Philippe Clement / Marsh samphire {Salicornia europaea} growing in cracked dry mud, Belgium

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Ernie Janes / Seedling English oak tree (Quercus robur) in the rain, UK

Juergen Freund / Mangrove seedling {Rhizophoraceae} underwater, Indo-Pacific

Laurie Campbell / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedling in snow, Abernethy Forest RSPB Reserve, Strathspey, Scotland, December

Stephen Dalton / Oak tree {Quercus sp} seedling, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermans / Greater black backed gull (Larus marinus) egg hatching, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION Wild Wonders kids book.

Paul Hobson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) egg hatching, Dorset, UK

Laurie Campbell / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) newly hatched cygnets on pond, Yetholm Loch Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserve, Roxburghshire, Scotland, May

Jane Burton / Light Sussex hen chick {Gallus gallus domesticus} birth sequence 5/8. The day-old-chick can stand upright, run about and feed itself.

Jane Burton / Light Sussex hen chick {Gallus gallus domesticus} birth sequence 3/8. After struggling the right way up the chick will now rest and dry its down.