Christophe Courteau / Light of the Creac'h Lighthouse at night. Ile d'Ouessant / Ushant, Finistere, Brittany, France, September 2011.

Pascal Kobeh / Sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) in the lagoon of Picard Island, Aldabra, Seychelles, Indian Ocean.

David Tipling / Fern growing among Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Foxley Wood, Norfolk, UK, April.

Marie Read / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) adult swimming leading five goslings, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Denis-Huot / Village weaver bird (Ploceus cucullatus) male building a nest after the rains, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. February.

Markus Varesvuo / Great white egret (Ardea alba) splashing, Hungary, January.

Markus Varesvuo / Willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus), Kiilopaa, Inari, Finland, January.

Andy Sands / Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August. Highly comm...

John Cancalosi / Brazilian agate, slice, with MR. Sad Face design.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) composite showing take off, Maine-et-Loire, France, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Erlend Haarberg / Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus) jumping aggressively, during the lemming population explosion, Vauldalen, Norway, May, 2011.

Martin Gabriel / Firefly crocus (Crocus sieberi) flowers in snow, Bavaria, Germany, March.