Download nature and wildlife wallpaper pictures

Text and pictures © 1990-2024 Guillaume Dargaud
Last updated on 2021/11/05

"That's the problem with nature. Something's always stinging you or oozing mucus on you. Let's go watch TV." — Calvin.

On this page: 2010/10/10: I'm currently adding some WUXGA versions of those wallpaper images. That's 1920x1200 pixels for all of you big monitor owners, which is most of us nowadays. If you have a much bigger monitor, check this.

Procedure
Previews

Procedure

Here's the procedure for Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0:

If you have nothing better to do, you can read the copyright notice.
If you don't know what your monitor resolution is, go check your options in [Settings][Control Panel][Display][Monitor]. All the pictures are in 16 million colors and should show well on 65536 colors monitors. But if you don't have anything better than 256 colors, make sure you enable the dithering option set beforehand in your browser options.
Chose an image and click on the link of the desired resolution.
Wait for the image to finish loading and right click on the image.
On the popup menu, chose [Set as Wallpaper].
It's done. Change them often and don't spend all your time on your computer, go climb a rock...

If your browser does not have the "Set as Wallpaper" option, with Windows you can:

[Save As] the image to your Windows folder. Important: in the "Save As" popup, you must set the [Save as type] to "Bitmap (*.bmp)".
Go in [Settings][Control Panel][Display][Background] and select the image (the name you just saved) in the Wallpaper list.

Previews

Colored autumn leaves, Provence, 2006
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Green bug on purple flower (I don't know much, ain't I), France, 2007
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Lightning storm above Grenoble, France, 2007
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Snail porn... and after this we eat them !, France, 2007
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Caterpillar (not the Antarctic kind), France, 2007
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Butterfly cough on a thistle like on a velcro, hence long dead and dry, France, 2007
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Bee on lavender, France, 2007
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Bee on pink flower, France, 2007
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Insect on orange flower (sorry if that's vague, write me if you know more), France, 2007
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Butterfly on lavender, France, 2007
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The Hawk-moth, a hummingbird-like butterfly hovering above its dinner, France, 2007
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Macroglossum stellatarum butterfly sucking nectar from a 'butterfly tree', France, 2007
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Wasp trying to finish a last drop of sap before taking off drunk, France, 2007
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Blue beetle on green leaf, Vanoise, 2007
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Playful fox, Val d'Orco, 2007
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Cute fox, Val d'Orco, 2007
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Praying mantis getting a good hold on its prey, Verdon, 2007
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Lightning storm above Grenoble, France, 2007
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Rainbow over Chamrousse, Grenoble, 2007
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Strangely colored mushroom friends on a trail, Chartreuse, 2007
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Rosa canina fruits, also known as rosehip, Chartreuse, 2007
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Purple autumn flower, Chartreuse, 2007
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Rain drops on leaf, Macro, 2008
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A toad trying to warm up in the morning sun on an alpine trail, Bargy, 2008
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Water drop on a Dalia flower, Italy, 2008
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Gecko toe seen through a window, Madagascar, 2008
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Land turtle (not ninja, non-irradiated and into its middle age), Madagascar, 2008
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Intimidating crocodile, Madagascar, 2008
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If you step on my nose again, I'll bite your leg off, Madagascar, 2008
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Crocodile waiting in the water, Madagascar, 2008
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Indri lemur, Madagascar, 2008
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Smiling crocodile, Madagascar, 2008
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Chameleon on a branch, Madagascar, 2008
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Land hermit crab at night, Madagascar, 2008
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Ring-tail lemur checking out my pack, Madagascar, 2008
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Horned chameleon, Madagascar, 2008
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Frog on the side of a waterfall, Madagascar, 2008
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Ant growing its little farm on a thistle, Italy, 2009
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Donut throwers during traditional celebration in Bacugno, Italy, 2009
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Climbing on a cactus flower, Hvar island, Croatia, 2010
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Funny Tawney Frogmouth bird that didn't like being woken up, Tasmania, 1992
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Bison in Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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Carpet of moss on the Overland track, Tasmania, 1992
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Purple cloud above Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2002
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Corno Grange seen from Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, 1999
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Sunset clouds over Death Valley, California, 2003
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Deer in Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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Emus grazing in the outback, Australia, 2006
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Full double rainbow in the sunset, Utah, 2003
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Geology course in Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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The North Kaibab valley with the Grand Canyon of Colorado at the bottom, Arizona, 2002
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Grand Prismatic spring, Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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Kangaroos family gathering in the evening, Australia, 2006
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Funnybirds Kookabura putting on a show, Australia, 2006
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Lightning above Fort Collins, Colorado, 2002
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Limestone carved by the rain in Gran Sasso, Central Italy, 1998
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Carpet of leaves, Italy, 1999
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Mineral spring, Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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Autumn at the base of the Owl, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2002
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Pelicans resting after a fishing spree, Australia, 2006
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Couple of Bush-Tail possums in their nest, Tasmania, 1992
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Praying Mantis waiting for its next target, Australia, 2006
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Mineral spring, Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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Thunder strike above our Fort Collins condo, Colorado, 2003
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Mess of dead trees, Tasmania, 2000
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Snow covered trees on Macera de Morte, Appenino, Central Italy, 1999
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Bright rainbow, Utah, 2003
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A vulture coming for a closer look, Himalaya, 2000
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Wet stones in a river, Abbruzzo, Italy, 2000
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Corella cockatoos on eucalyptus branch, Australia, 2006
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Dried off spring in Yellowstone, Wyoming, 2002
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Woodworm tracks on eucalyptus bark, Australia, 2006
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A young fern slowly unrolling as it grows, New Zealand, 2005
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Mountain goat in winter, Vercors, 2009
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The summit sheep of the Grande Sure, Chartreuse, 2009
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Bee caught by a mimetic spider, France, 2009
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Wild turtle, Sicily, 2009
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Minor lake reflecting Mt Blanc, Vanoise, 2010
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Autumn leaves, Vercors, 2010
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Leaves on first snow, Vercors, 2010
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Strong waves and sun pillar, Malta, 2010
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Gnejna bay, Malta, 2010
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Chamois on cliff, Vercors, 2011
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Butterfly on a locking binner, Écrins, 2011
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Dromedary somewhere in the desert, Jordan, 2011
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Old juniper tree, Taghia, Morocco, 2012
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Sunset cloud above the Alps, Vercors, 2010
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Semi-wild horses on Mt Boragine, Apennines, 2010
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