Photographer Bence Mate captures Incredible images of toucans, herons and owls
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Caught in startling close-up detail, these stunning images give an unusual perspective on the animal world.
Award winning Hungarian photographer Bence Mate's breathtaking images capture wildlife unbelievably up close and personal.
His nickname - 'the invisible wildlife photographer' - offers an explanation as to just how he manages to capture such intimate snaps. Bence can spend days, weeks or even months quietly tucked away in a hide that he himself has carefully designed and built.
These often utilise one-way glass, which is what enables him to get so close to his oblivious subjects.
Bence comments: 'When walking in the wild with a pair of binoculars around our necks, we often witness breathtaking moments in nature.
'But at such moments, factors such as distance, light, background, environment and the miracle of surprise, seldom enable us to pass on our visual experience to others.
'In my work, I have strived to "forecast" when such moments will occur and capture them in photographs.'
He adds: 'Planning and lots of patience are usually behind a well executed natural history photograph. Along with a dose of good luck!'
'Indeed, I have crouched for hours, days, weeks, sometimes even months waiting for fortune to shine.'
Not so fast, young man: A Keel-billed toucan takes a bite out of a Brown-hooded parrot at Laguna del Lagarto in Costa Rica
Awaiting the dawn: A startling image of grey herons, caught at incredibly close range, by Hungarian photographer Bence Mate
Branching out: Three Brown-hooded parrots shake off the rain at Laguna del Lagarto, in the Santa Rita area of Costa Rica
'The Invisible Wildlife Photographer': Mate has earned a reputation for being able to capture pictures of animals at very close range
At the end of the day: This image sees Mate train his lens on the sunset over the River Prypiat, in the wilds of Belarus
The weight of the world on my back: A female leaf cutter ant carries a fragment of foliage - and an infant ant - in Costa Rica
In microscopic focus: A caterpillar goes about its daily business near Lake Bajkal, in Russia
Bird's eye view: A close-up snapshot of an Eastern White Pelican, taken on the Danube Delta of eastern Romania
Dinner is served: A grey heron wades in to pluck out a fish with its long beak in Pusztaszer, Hungary
Taking flight: Two grey herons spreads their wings above Lake Csaj in Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary
Caught in my own reflection: In this image, Mate's camera picks out a Eurasian bullfinch, pausing for a drink in Pusztaszer, Hungary
Jaws open, ready for anything: A Dalmatian pelican shows the amazing size of its bill and pouch in the Danube Delta, Romania
Incoming: Such is Mate's skill that he is able to capture underwater images of pelicans searching for fish - at Lake Kirkini, in Greece
You talking to me? A Keel-billed toucan (right) and a Montezuma oropendola in the middle of an aggressive encounter, in Costa Rica
Legs that go on for miles: A Black-winged stilt captured in mid-stride, in the Hungarian countryside
A bug's life... about to end: A male European roller bird (left) attempts to impress a potential mate with his food-catching skills, Hungary
Keeping watch: Two long-eared owls perch on a wooden cross during a moonlit night in Puszatszer, Hungary
The eyes have it: A Splendid leaf frog (an aptly named creature) caught in close-up at Santa Rita, in Costa Rica
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