SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Orca (Orcinus orca) with surface just beyond a kelp bed, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) basking in the morning light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July

David Tipling / Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) flying against strong northerly wind off Salthouse North Norfolk, wind turbines in sea in background, England, UK. November

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June 2017

Staffan Widstrand / Great white egret (Egretta alba or Ardea alba) catching cyprionid fish or carp in fish farm, Pusztaszer Protected Landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses at sunset, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July. Commended in the Your View Category of the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year Compet...

Markus Varesvuo / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in flight near wind turbines, Spain, September

Juan Carlos Munoz / Iberian pig with mud covered snout, Sierra de Aracena Natural Park, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain, Europe. Breed used to produce Iberico ham / Jamon Iberico

Ernie Janes / Alpaca Herd on Norfolk Farm, winter

Laurent Geslin / Silhouette of Cattle with wind farm in background, nr Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK,

Franco Banfi / Fish farm net of sea cage with thousands of Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) Ponza Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Michel Roggo / Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) male, captive in fish-farm. France.

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Male Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in flight, singing, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, March. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The word skylark used to be used by sailors for playing t...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Two Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) squabbling over Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) seeds in winter, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, February. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Nick Upton / Close up of Pygmy goat (Capra hircus) chewing hay, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Woman and three children watching Domestic pigs feeding on windfall apples, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, August 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Man and child looking at Barn Owl at the Black Country Living Wildlife Roadshow, Sandwell Park Farm, West Bromwich, West Midlands, August 2011. Did you know? Although owls have excellent night vision...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) squabbling over teasel seeds in winter. Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, February. Crop of 01390677

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) grazing on urban pasture, Mudchute Farm, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK, August. Did you know? The domestication of sheep is hugely important to humans - more than a bil...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Corn buntings (Emberiza calandra) feeding on bird conservation crop. Wallasea Wild Coast Project, Essex.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / RSPB research ecologist Chloe Hardman using sweep net to sample invertebrate populations, RSPB Hope Farm reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May. Model released. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Farm manager Chris Bailey standing in skylark plot in Winter wheat crop, RSPB Hope Farm reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May 2011. Model released. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Perching on a snow covered branch. Perthshire, Scotland.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) on field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) showing fully laden pollen sacs, RSPB Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on nectar of Borage (Borago officinalis) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK. May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Two newly clipped Domesitc sheep grazing in pasture at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May 2011.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April. Did you know? Yellow wagtails commonly used to nest in wat...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) by oilseed rape crop at RSPB's Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire. April 2011.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima) adult female perched in oilseed rape crop (Brassica napus) on arable farm, Hertfordshire, UK, April. Did you know? Although wagtails are almost constantly w...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Flock of newly clipped Domesitc sheep grazing in pasture at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May 2011.

Roland Seitre / Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in fish cage of fish farm, Port Lincoln, South Australia, Critically Endangered species. Wild caught fish are reared in large fish cages for maximum growth bef...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) adult with insect food arriving at nestbox to feed chicks, Hope Farm RSPB Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) worker alighting on a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in a conservation margin in order to feed, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England,...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, July

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) worker feeding on nectar from a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in a conservation margin, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, Ma...

Nick Turner / Gloucester old spot piglets (Sus scrofa domestica) suckling at the Cotswold Farm Show, Cirencester, UK, July 2008.

Nick Turner / Gloucester old spot piglets (Sus scrofa domestica) suckling at the Cotswold Farm Show, Cirencester, UK, July 2008.

Carol Walker / Horse in snow storm with shed in background, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Sleeping mixed-breed piglet in straw, Maple Park, Illinois, USA

Kristel Richard / A purebred Lusitano stallion galloping in the arena at the Companhia das Lezírias Stud Farm, Samora Correia, Santarém, Portugal, July 2011

Kristel Richard / A purebred Lusitano colt (with his mane and tail cut to mark his first year) trotting in the arena at the Companhia das Lezírias Stud Farm, Samora Correia, Santarém, Portugal, July 2011

Kristel Richard / A rare Sorraia stallion cantering, Coudelaria Nacional (National Stud Farm), in Alter do Chao, District of Portalegre, Alentejo, Portugal.

Andrew Parkinson / Red kite (Milvus milvus) in swooping dive, Gigrin Farm, Mid Wales, UK, March.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Groupn of people at a moth trapping event, organised by Devon Moth Group, at Hazelwood Farm, near Okehampton, Devon, UK. July 2011.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Emperor dragonfly {Anax imperator} chrysalis shell by water's edge, Denmark Farm, Wales, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Ringlet butterfly {Aphantopus hyperantus} resting on yellow rattle flowers, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) adult perched in Blackthorn hedgerow with insect prey for young, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult stretching on fringes of a field of rapeseed. Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May, sequence 3/4

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult feeding on fringes of rapeseed field, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult grooming beside field of rapeseed, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult portrait near field of rapeseed, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult grooming beside field of rapeseed, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Benjam Pontinen / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) running past hay barn in snow storm, Lapua, Finland, March. WINNER, Animals in their Environment category, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR competition

David Woodfall / Red Kite (Milvus milvus) in flight. Gilfach farm SSSI, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, Wales, January.

Juergen Freund / Cultured Golden South Sea pearls of the Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) Jewelmer pearls, Philippines

Juergen Freund / Mass of juvenile farmed Barramundi cod (Chromileptes altivelis) in cage, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Caretaker transfers live fish in fish pens of Groupers / Coral trout, Live Reef Fish Trade, Tampakan, Kudat Bay, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009.

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Golden south sea pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) are prepared with plastic wedges to have nuclei inserted for the creation of cultured pearls, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Baby Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) at Jewelmer Pearlfarm, two months spats (2 mm in size) and three months (10mm in size) Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearl of Oyster (Pinctada maxima), Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearls of Oyster (Pinctada maxima) displayed in hand, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested cultured Golden South Sea pearls of Oyster (Pinctada maxima) displayed in oyster shell, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) perched on farm roof. Wales, UK, June.

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm workers clean each pearl oyster regularly taking off barnacles and anything that grows on the shell, Philippines, April 2010

Juergen Freund / Almost perfect cultured pearl extracted from Golden South Sea Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) oyster will then be reused, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, expert technician extracts nearly perfect culutred pearl from golden South Sea Pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) oyster will then be reused, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Goldlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) with golden pearl on beach, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Golden South Sea Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) laid out on trays waiting to have nucleus inserted to initiate cultured pearl growth, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Sue Flood / Bluefin tuna {Thunnus thynnus} captive in fish farm, Japan, 2000

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, free range sow and piglet sniffing noses, UK, August 2010

Ernie Janes / Three Domestic ducklings in green wooden shed

Ernie Janes / Domestic donkey (Equus asinus) looking over fence, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Domestic goat (Capra hircus) pygmy goat bleeting, portrait, UK

Ernie Janes / Boer domestic goat (Capra hircus) waiting to be fed, Norfolk, UK, September

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow and piglets in sty, UK, September 2010

Ernie Janes / Domestic sheep, lambs playing in field, Goosehill Farm, Buckinghamshire, UK, April 2005

Ernie Janes / Free range Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) four piglets at four weeks, UK, July 2010

Ernie Janes / Free range Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) piglets play fighting, UK, August 2010

Ernie Janes / Domestic beef cattle in winter rearing shed, Scotland, UK, November 2007

Ernie Janes / Domestic sheep, lambs playing in a field, Norfolk, UK, March

Ernie Janes / Farmyard chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) free range, mixed breed, Norfolk, UK. Property released

Ernie Janes / Farmyard chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) free range, mixed breed, two perched on tractor bonnet, Norfolk, UK. Property released

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow in free-range sty, UK, August 2010

Ernie Janes / Farmyard chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) free range, mixed breed, perched on fence, Norfolk, UK. Property released

Ernie Janes / Collecting free-range organic Chicken eggs (Gallus gallus domesticus) UK, September 2005

Ernie Janes / Four Ducklings in shed, UK

Petra Wegner / Australian Cattle Dog, portrait lying down in straw with Pumpkins / Squash

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair tomcat, blue coated, portrait standing in straw with Pumpkins / Squash

Russell Cooper / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding from Lavender (Lavandula) flowers, Mayfield Lavender Farm, North Downs, Surrey, UK, July

Michel Roggo / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in cage of Salmon farm, Norway, Captive

Wild Wonders of Europe / Munier / Sheep outside traditional wood farm houee with grass roof, Forollhogna National Park, Norway, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / Large group of Red kites (Milvus milvus) in flight waiting to be fed at Gigrin Farm, Powys, Rhayader, Wales, UK, February 2009

Mark Bowler / Silver arowana fish (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum) young fish are collected from the father fish who guards the young in his mouth and then released in a fish farm to grow until the price increases with d...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / Photographer, Juan Carlos Munoz, taking photographs of Red Kites (Milvus Milvus) from hide at feeding site, Gigrin Farm, Powys, Rhayader, Wales, UK, February 2009