The best photos of National Geographic February 2015

• The best photos of National Geographic February 2015

Focus on the best photos in January 2015 the first of the National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Russia.

The surfers in Hawaii. (Photo by Paul Nicklen):

Alpine cows in Denmark. (Photo by David Bengtsson):

cronies. Elephants in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. (Photo Ashwati Vipin):

The Miracle Tree. A farmer is selling bamboo traps for fishing, Vietnam. (Photo by Ly Hoang Long):

from ear to ear. This tawny frogmouth, found throughout Australia and Tasmania. (Photo by Malcolm C.):

The Great Wave, Portugal. Near the town of Nazaré in the west of Portugal Tou Mans, a professional photographer, takes a giant wave from an unusual angle. Climbing the hill, he photographed as a surfer tames the highest wave of the day. (Photo Tou Mans):

Snow Bird. Golden shiloklyuvy dyatel in Alberta, Canada. There are more than 100 titles for gold colaptes, including "yellow hammer". (Photo by P. Vaudry):

Night in the Tyrolean Alps, Austria. | VKontakte (Photo by Torsten Muehlbacher):

Family portrait. Sheep in New Zealand. (Photo by Cameron Zegers):

After the rain. Salar in Bolivia has become a near-perfect mirror of the thin layer of water. (Photo Guy Nesher):

The mite of the genus Hermanniella. According to the photographer Martin Eggerli, mouthparts soil hard ticks is equipped with "abruptly Swiss army knife." The "set of blades" are short and pincer-clippers, and tiny forks for serving food. (Photo by Martin Eggerli):

Spearfishing, South Africa. Each year, whales, dolphins, sea birds, seals and predatory fish (such as this copper shark) follow the sardines migrating to the north-east along the South African coast of the Indian Ocean. This migration - a reminder of the past ocean abound and a call to action for the sake of the preservation of life in the seas. (Photo by Thomas P. Peschaka):

Siberian cranes, Yakutia. The Reserve "RRR" on the north-eastern Yakutia nest more than 90 species of birds from around the world, including white, or Siberian, cranes, they're Siberian Cranes. (Photo by Andrey Kamenev)

The ermine with a white coat, Italy. (Photo by Stefano Unterthiner):

A walk with a shark, Hawaii. Conservationists Ocean Ramsay swims with tiger sharks and teaches surfing to avoid the attacks of these massive predators - this is a very real danger, even though people are much more likely to drown. Sharks in the vernacular called "aumakua" or "guardian spirits". (Photo by Paul Nicklen):

Night lights. Fireflies in Tennessee. (Photo by David Liittschwager):

A winter morning. Lone beaver in Montana. (Photo by John Warner):

Pony, Estonia. In the village of Kurtna pony named Rainbow basked in the winter sun. This four-year gelding - Blood: Estonian Klepper half and half - Shetland pony; Both breeds are famous endurance and adaptability. (Photo by Kirsty Kalberga):