Tim Laman's Wildlife Photo Archive

  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Archive
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Instagram
  • Fine Art
  • All Galleries
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
Next
358 images found
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Loading ()...

  • Flowering Metrosideros  (Metrosideros  sp.) shrub with rugged valley in the background.  Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
    PI308-06.jpg
  • Melon-headed Whales (Peponocephala electra).  Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
    PI315-29.jpg
  • Healthy reef of hard corals just under the surface of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji.
    FR126-05.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming around an outcrop covered in multi colored soft corals. Primarily Slender Anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) .Namena Island, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR49-30.jpg
  • Healthy reef of hard corals just under the surface of the Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu Island, Fiji.  Kadavu Island visible in this split level, over/underwater view.
    MM7059_0006.jpg
  • Orange-fin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus).  Vatu-i-Ra Island, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR76-04.jpg
  • Pink anmonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).  Vatu-i-Ra Island, Fiji.  Oct 2003.
    CR72-30.jpg
  • Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).  Gau Island, Fiji.  Oct 2003.
    CR29-33.jpg
  • Bleached staghorn and other corals on a shallow reef in the Fiji Island.  Note that the white areas are bleached (have lost their algae), but brown areas have retained their algae.  Reefs can recover from this type of partial bleaching and this one did.
    MM7059_0022.jpg
  • Close view of a Fijian crested iguana, Brachylophus vitiensis.
    Fijian Crested Iguana.jpg
  • A many-colored fruit dove (Ptilinopus perousii) sitting on a slender tree branch.
    Many-colored Fruit Dove.jpg
  • Sooty terns flying over their rookery and sitting on nests.
    MM6854_0043.jpg
  • A giant honeyeater, Gymnomyza viridis, on introduced ginger.
    Giant Honeyeater.jpg
  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR70-19.jpg
  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR63-17.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Note many orange colored females, and scattered pink colored males.
    CR65-25.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
    CR65-23.jpg
  • A pod of melon-headed whales swimming underwater.
    Melon-headed Whales.jpg
  • Fiji reef view with coral diversity and Anthias school.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)     Vatu-i-ra, Fiji.  Oct 03.
    CR70-19.jpg
  • A goby rests on a wire coral which has most of its polyps extended.  This species of goby often lives on wire corals.
    Goby on Wire Coral.jpg
  • A bluestriped fangblenny peering from a hole in a reef wall.
    Bluestriped Fangblenny.jpg
  • A reef crab, Pseudoliomora sp.,  nestled in an antler coral.
    Reef Crab.jpg
  • A jellyfish undulates its bell as it swims in blue seas.
    Jellyfish.jpg
  • A longnose hawkfish, Oxycirrhites typus, resting in a soft coral.
    Longnose Hawkfish in Soft Coral.jpg
  • A pair of garden eels protrude from their sea floor burrows.
    Garden Eels Pair.jpg
  • A jellyfish undulates its bell as it swims in blue seas.
    Jellyfish.jpg
  • A goby rests on a wire coral which has most of its polyps extended.  This species of goby often lives on wire corals.
    Goby on Wire Coral.jpg
  • A group of sergeant major fish school around a cabbage coral.
    Sergeant Major Fish and Cabbage Cora...jpg
  • A colorful marine flatworm, Pseudoceros species.
    Pseudoceros Marine Flatworm.jpg
  • A longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) among the branches of a sea fan coral.
    Longnose Hawkfish in Sea Fan.jpg
  • A golden damselfish against a background of red coral and crinoids.
    Golden Damselfish With Red Coral.jpg
  • A golden damselfish against a background of red coral and crinoids.
    Golden Damselfish With Red Coral.jpg
  • A blue ribbon eel, Rhinomuraena quaesita, occupying a hole in the reef.
    Blue Ribbon Eel in Hole.jpg
  • A school of anthias swimming near a reef wall of soft coral.
    Anthias school at soft coral.jpg
  • Close view of the knobby skin of a sea star.
    Sea Star Close-Up.jpg
  • A pair of garden eels protrude from their sea floor burrows.
    Garden Eels Pair.jpg
  • A flame hawkfish peers from a coral hiding place.
    Flame Hawkfish.jpg
  • A Christmas tree worm living on a coral.
    Christmas Tree Worm.jpg
  • Reef view with hard corals (Acropora sp.) and schools of Slender Anthias (Luzonichthys waitei) and Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) hovering over the reef.  All these fish can find hiding places on the reef if a predator comes by..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.
    FR92-07.jpg
  • A recently bleached table coral on a reef in Fiji.  Other corals in the area have not been bleached (ie. retained their algae), so this was a selective bleaching event.
    PI253-13c.jpg
  • A recently bleached staghorn coral.
    PI128-04c.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in soft corals and a yellow crinoid feather star. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
    CR67-18.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji
    CR65-23.jpg
  • Anthiases swimming over a reef  covered in sea fans and soft corals. Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)   .Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Note many orange colored females, and scattered pink colored males.
    CR65-25.jpg
  • Anthias and hard corals on a Fiji reef.  Primarily Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)..Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji.  Oct 03
    CR63-17.jpg
  • A reef teeming with fish, soft corals and other marine life.
    Namena Island Reef.jpg
  • A coral reef with a variety of soft and hard corals and anthias and golden damselfish.  Vatu-i-Ra Channel, Fiji.
    MM7059_0030.jpg
  • A colorful anthias fish swims about a reef with other fish.
    Anthias Fish.jpg
  • A squarespot anthias male being cleaned by a Labroides cleaner wrasse
    Squarespot Anthias and Labroides Cle...jpg
  • A close view of a scalefin anthias fish.
    Scalefin Anthias Fish.jpg
  • Shrimp on a tubasraea coral.
    MM7059_0020.jpg
  • A swift moving school of Schooling Bannerfish, Heniochus diphreutes.  Their banded pattern may seen to make them conspicuous, but when they move quickly as a group, it may be confusing and make it harder for prey to target an individual.
    MM7059_0003.jpg
  • A blenny fish and a coral hermit crab peer out of holes in a coral.
    Blenny Fish and Coral Hermit Crab.jpg
  • A barcheek wrasse gaping its mouth, which causes instant color change.
    Barcheek Wrasse 1.jpg
  • A close view of the face of a scorpionfish blending in with a leather coral.
    Scorpionfish.jpg
  • A close view of the head of a mantis shrimp, Squilla species.
    Mantis Shrimp.jpg
  • Emperor shrimp crawling on a sea cucumber.
    Emperor shrimp on sea cucumber.jpg
  • A crab crawling on a sea fan.
    Crab on Sea Fan.jpg
  • Juvenile blue damselfish sheltering in an acropora coral.
    Blue Damselfish on Acropora Coral.jpg
  • A barcheek wrasse patrolling his territory.
    Barcheek Wrasse 2.jpg
  • An orange dove, Ptilinopus victor, perches on a tree limb.
    MM6854_0020.jpg
  • A porcelain crab crawling in a sea anemone.
    Porcelain Crab in Sea Anemone.jpg
  • A strikingly colorful magenta dottyback fish.
    Dottyback Fish.jpg
  • Bleeker's parrotfish against a black background.
    Bleeker's Parrotfish.jpg
  • A school of fish swim over a reef of cabbage coral.
    Cabbage Coral Reef.jpg
  • A leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) lying in wait below a school of slender anthias.
    Leaf Scorpionfish.jpg
  • A giant manta (Manta birostris) with a golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) in its wing.
    MM7059_0028c.jpg
  • A coral reef in Fiji teaming with Anthias and other small fish.  Compare with shot FR57-06c taken a few seconds apart - all these fish instantly disappear into hiding places in  the reef when predatory jacks swim by in hunting mode.
    FR57-09c.jpg
  • A Harlequin Ghost Pipefish hides in a clump of whip coral, very well camouflaged.
    MM7059_0058.jpg
  • A clownfish nestled in the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone.
    MM7059_0044.jpg
  • Well-camouflaged wire coral shrimp graze and hide on their host.
    MM7059_0033.jpg
  • A steephead parrotfish (Scarus microrhinos) nibbling on algae encrusted coral.
    MM7059_0017.jpg
  • Two fish as one:  This Trevally is using the Clown Triggerfish as a stalking horse to sneak up on prey that ignore the harmless triggerfish.
    MM7059_0010c.jpg
  • A well camouflaged goby (Bryaninops sp.) rests on a red gorgonian coral.
    Goby on Red Gorgonian Coral.jpg
  • A coral reef in Fiji that was teaming with Anthias and other small fish a few seconds ago looks barren as marauding Jacks dart past.  Compare with shot FR57-09c taken a few seconds apart - all these fish instantly disappear into hiding places in  the reef when predatory Jacks swim by in hunting mode.
    FR57-06c.jpg
  • A camouflaged candy crab, Hoplophyrs oatesii, on a soft coral.
    Candy Crab.jpg
  • A variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) waits camouflaged for small fish.
    MM7059_0037.jpg
  • Triplefin fish resting on a hard coral
    MM7059_0036.jpg
  • Long-jawed mackerel straining a meal through their gill baskets.
    MM7059_0025.jpg
  • A blue-spotted grouper makes a lunge on a reef in Fiji.
    MM7059_0014.jpg
  • Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion).
    FR62-35.jpg
  • A camouflaged candy crab, Hoplophyrs oatesii, on a soft coral.
    MM7059_0055.jpg
  • A red-margined wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus) in a soft coral's polyps.
    MM7059_0053.jpg
  • A blue and yellow damselfish in a gorgonian coral.
    MM7059_52.jpg
  • Emperor shrimp on Leopard Sea Cucumber
    MM7059_0004.jpg
  • Anthias school and soft corals.
    MM7059_0002.jpg
  • A well camouflaged goby (Bryaninops sp.) rests on a red gorgonian coral.
    Goby on Red Gorgonian Coral.jpg
  • Puffy clouds fill the sky over Bora Bora Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia.  June 2002.
    2771-13.jpg
  • Sooty Terns (Sterna fuscata) hover over their nesting colony on Teuaua Islet off from Ua Huka Island, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
    PI277-35.jpg
  • Sooty Terns hover over a nesting colony on an islet near Ua Huka Island, Marquesas Island, French Polynesia.
    IslandsOfThePacific.jpg
  • Sooty Terns hover over a nesting colony on an islet near Ua Huka Island, Marquesas Island, French Polynesia.
    IslandsOfThePacific1.jpg
  • Sooty Terns hover over a nesting colony on an islet near Ua Huka Island, Marquesas Island, French Polynesia.
    MM6854_0003.jpg
  • Fern (Blechnum orientale) growing in the rain forest of Taveuni Island, Fiji.
    PI228-21.jpg
  • Fiji Parrotfinch (Erythrura pealii) foraging on the ground on Viti Levu Island, Fiji.
    PI230-31.jpg
  • Orange Dove (Ptilinopus victor) in the rain forest of Taveuni Island, Fiji.  Endemic to Fiji.
    PI197-03.jpg
  • Paddling a kayak through a mangrove channel.  The forested slopes of Kosrae Island are in the background..Kostrae Island, Federated States of Micronesia.
    MM7245-050629-03997.jpg
  • Coral reef with lettuce coral and school of damselfish and anthias.  Somosomo Strait, Rainbow Reef, Fiji.
    PI255-09.jpg
  • Photographer Tim Laman shooting from an ultralight.
    Photographing From An Ultralight.jpg
  • A male Walden's hornbill (Aceros waldeni) delivers food to its nest.
    Walden's Hornbill At Nest.jpg
  • A white-caped fruit dove (ptilinopus dupetithouarsii).
    MM6854_0034.jpg
Next