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shots taken bodies of water with no salt e.g. in lakes, streams, pools, rivers i.e NOT the Sea!
Speleothem with diver in the background in the cenote Dos... by Brenda De Vries
Speleothem with diver in the background in the cenote Dos Palmas in Mexico. The caves in Mexico are the best ones in the world.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Mexico
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The toad migration in the Netherlands. This phenomena onl... by Brenda De Vries
The toad migration in the Netherlands. This phenomena only lasts a few days. The toads are looking for a place to drop their eggs.
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date posted posted: Monday, April 3, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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A short beautiful life The water lilies attract variou... by Peet J Van Eeden
A short beautiful life
The water lilies attract various pollinating insects within their 4 days lifespan. They draw back underwater, the seeds ripen, float along streams, and finally sink into the mud where they germinate to begin a new life cy...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 14, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: South Africa
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The look and the grin Nile Crocodile in a small fresh wa... by Peet J Van Eeden
The look and the grin
Nile Crocodile in a small fresh water stream
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date posted posted: Monday, March 13, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: South Africa
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Esox lucius (nothern pike) in its environment at Ekeren. ... by E&e Lp
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Esox lucius (nothern pike) in its environment at Ekeren. (f/9, 1/160, ISO-640, 18mm). - Erik
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 12, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Belgium
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A white Cyprinus carpio (common carp) in a lake at Ekeren... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
A white Cyprinus carpio (common carp) in a lake at Ekeren. (f/22, 1/160, ISO-3200, 50mm). - Erik
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Belgium
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Fresh water nudibranch in the Netherlands. Not as colorfu... by Brenda De Vries
Fresh water nudibranch in the Netherlands. Not as colorfull as in salt water in the tropics, but even a very beautifull creature.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 27, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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Ponte dei Salti by Michael Baukloh
Ponte dei Salti
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Switzerland
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Verzasca by Michael Baukloh
Verzasca
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Switzerland
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Eye of a brown frog that tries to stay under water during... by Brenda De Vries
Eye of a brown frog that tries to stay under water during the wintercold. You can see the third eyelid of the eye.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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Larvea of a brown frog. the small 'fishes' have really ni... by Brenda De Vries
Larvea of a brown frog. the small 'fishes' have really nice mouths, they are really cute.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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A picture took from garbage. I have a longer lasting proj... by Brenda De Vries
A picture took from garbage. I have a longer lasting project to take pictures of garbage I find under water. This time it was a Barbie doll, the perfect woman for kids. But now dropped, headless and green of algea. A bigger contrast almost impossible
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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This divesite is not a lake, but a tank filled with water... by Brenda De Vries
This divesite is not a lake, but a tank filled with water. It is called the 'Gasometer'. In this tank there are several objects placed to explore. Maximum depth 14m, diameter 45m.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Germany
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Curious common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in La Gombe, an old... by E&e Lp
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Curious common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in La Gombe, an old open quarry. (f/3.5, 1/160, ISO-2500, 17mm, no strobe). - Erik
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Belgium
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hieroglyphic turtle @ fresh pond in Antwerp by Pieter Firlefyn
hieroglyphic turtle @ fresh pond in Antwerp
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Belgium
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Nature is harsh. This brown frog did not survive the wint... by Brenda De Vries
Nature is harsh. This brown frog did not survive the winterperiod. It is covered with mold. In this lake brown frogs can be found at 16-20m depth where they try to survive the winter under water.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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Riverdiving in the Verzasca river in Switzerland. by Brenda De Vries
Riverdiving in the Verzasca river in Switzerland.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 23, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Switzerland
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European Catfish - Silurus glanis by Sander Rietmeijer
European Catfish - Silurus glanis
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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Under the bridge, Verzasca by Michael Baukloh
Under the bridge, Verzasca
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Switzerland
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A magical moment, one of those amazing coincidences by Mo... by Cecilia Velazquez
A magical moment, one of those amazing coincidences by Mother Nature.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 7, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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An eel in a lake in Germany. by Brenda De Vries
An eel in a lake in Germany.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 5, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Germany
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This picture is taken in an old mine that was already in ... by Brenda De Vries
This picture is taken in an old mine that was already in use around 1900. It has been closed before world war 1. The mine is clear on the way in, but has zero viz on the way out. Taking pictures is hard, every wrong movement gives a siltout.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2023
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes France
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Catfish Action! (Silurus glanis) by Sander Rietmeijer
Catfish Action! (Silurus glanis)
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 25, 2022
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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Driftdive by Michael Baukloh
Driftdive
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 22, 2022
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Switzerland
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Verzasca by Michael Baukloh
Verzasca
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2022
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Switzerland
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Zander in the Netherlands by Sander Rietmeijer
Zander in the Netherlands
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2022
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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A nice pike in the Netherlands. by Brenda De Vries
A nice pike in the Netherlands.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2022
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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