Morley Read / Slow motion clip of rain falling into the rainforest understory, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.

John Cancalosi / Rain storm in the Sonoran desert, with Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea), near Tucson, Arizona. 2018.

Paul Hobson / Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) perched on branch with beak open. Laguna del Lagarto, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Paul Hobson / Green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), three feeding on Lobster-claw (Heliconia sp) flower in rain. Costa Rica.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Swallow (Hirundo rustica) flying into a barn in heavy rain, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Konrad Wothe / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) sitting in the rain, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania.

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) during rainfall, Costa Rica

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf in rain, wallowing in mud. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) male standing in cold and rain with strong wind blowing, smelling the air, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Bence Mate / Group of five Brown-hooded parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) in rain, Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) pair mating, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) and Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) squabbling with King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Black-winged stilt (Himanthopus himantophus) in rain, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, July.

Bence Mate / Montezuma oropendolas (Psarocolius montezuma) perched either side of Brown-hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Bence Mate / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) face to face with King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in rain with another heron behind, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Brent Stephenson / Three King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in light drizzle with a faint rainbow in the background, St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic, January.

Donald M. Jones / Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) bulls in rainfall, central Alaska

Donald M. Jones / Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) bulls in rainfall, central Alaska

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) in heavy rain, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Gerrit Vyn / Rain showers over sagebrush-steppe at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountains. Clark County, Idaho, USA, June.

Joris van Alphen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) mother attempting to shelter her chicks from the rain, Flevoland, the Netherlands. July.

Denis-Huot / African lion (Panthera leo) male shaking water off mane after rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing in the rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Portrait of male Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) in the rain, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Hougaard Malan / Sunlight illuminating a mountain below a rainstorm. Namib Rand, Namibia. February 2011.

Hougaard Malan / Rainstorm over desert plain, Namib Rand, Namibia. February 2011.

Adri de Visser / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) in rain, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda

Ammonite / Group of African lion (Panthera leo) cubs running to lioness, greeting and grooming each other, Masai Mara National Park, Kenya.

Ammonite / Group of African lionesses (Panthera leo) greeting each other in the rain, Masai Mara NP, Kenya

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) feeding on a fish in heavy rain, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July.

Bence Mate / Red footed falcons (Falco vespertinus) mating in the rain, Hungary, May.

Will Watson / Large hail stones falling during a storm, Herefordshire, England, UK, December.

Fergus Gill / Tree sparrows (Passer montanus) perching on a branch in the rain. Perthshire, Scotland, December.

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) young playing in front of mother in the rain, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Bence Mate / Keel billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Front cover bookplate of the H...

Bence Mate / Head portrait of King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) calling in the rain, Santa Rita, Costa Rica Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) breeding herd in rainstorm during migration. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa, August.

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / White rhino (Ceratotherium simum) in the rain, Nakuru National Park, Kenya

Christophe Courteau,Christophe Courteau / Villagers walking along a road during a heavy rain shower, Virunga National Park, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 2010.

Denis-Huot / Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd in the rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Mark MacEwen / Fishermen in boats on river during monsoon rain, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, September 2011. No release available.

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Two Turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) perched on a rusting iron rail in a rain shower, Essex, England, UK, June.

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on a rusting iron wheel, Essex, England, UK, June.

Mark Carwardine / Heavy tropical rain in rainforest, Rio Aripuana, Amazonia, Brazil

Eric Medard / Little owl (Athene noctua) young owlets stretching wings in the rain, France, July

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A bassari child holding out hands to collect rainwater, Bassari country, east Senegal. This area became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, for cultural landscape and traditions kept by the the Bas...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, East Africa. Murchison Falls National Park hosts the only remaining naturally occurring population of...

Orsolya Haarberg / Rain clouds over Blonduhli­darfjoll, Iceland, January 2011

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Red panda (Ailurus fulgens), pair resting in tree during monsoon season, Gangtok, Sikkim, India, captive

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at end of the working day, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Sven Zacek / Heavy rainfall on the calm surface of the Baltic Sea. Hiiumaa Island, Estonia, Europe, August, 2011.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga / quagga) in heavy rain. Masai Mara, Kenya, September.

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

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) in rain, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'Photographing in wet conditions can often result in inte...

Ernie Janes / Common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) flowers, UK

Philippe Clement / Heavy rain pouring down on lake Lago dei Caprioli surrounded by pine forest. Dolomites, Italy, July 2010.

Philippe Clement / Heavy rain pouring down on lake Lago dei Caprioli surrounded by pine forest. Dolomites, Italy, July 2010.

Juergen Freund / Rangers catching a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) for tagging and release, Tetepare Island reserve, Solomon Islands, July 2010

Diane McAllister / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) strolling along the beach in the rain, looking towards the camera. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Inaki Relanzon / Isolated rain storm above the sea. Bahamas Sea, Bahamas, North America, August 2006.

Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) migrating to spawn in Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Fergus Gill / Red kite (Milvus milvus) flying in a rain shower. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, June

Orsolya Haarberg / Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) at shallow water in snow, Ovre-Pasvik National Park, Norway

Anup Shah / Impala herd (Aepyceros melampus) huddled together in the rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. April

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Great skuas (Stercorarius skua) on a misty moorland with person walking close to their territory. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. (non-ex)

Bence Mate / Three Brown-hooded Parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) one taking off from branch, in the rain Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Laurent Geslin / Flock of Feral pigeons (Columba livia) feeding on bread in an urban street, in the rain, London, England, UK, October 2008.

Anup Shah / Impala herd (Aepyceros melampus) and female with suckling fawn in late afternoon rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Bence Mate / Head portraits of King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) right, and Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) left. Santa Rita, Costa Rica. WINNER: Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 6/6 - Wildlife Photographer of t...

David Woodfall / Severn Estuary at ebb tide in rainstorm. This habitat is potentially threatened by proposed tidal barrage. England, UK April 2010

Stephen Dalton / Owl butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) sheltering from rain

David Woodfall / Young Bangladeshi with young brother in monsoon rain washing in pond, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Man standing outside building in pouring rain, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Dark monsoon rain clouds over the Pasur river, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Young Bangladeshi child holding young brother in monsoon rain washing in pond, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, December 2008

Paul Hobson / Common european toad (Bufo bufo) sheltering under toadstool from rain, wild toad in controlled conditions, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK

Inaki Relanzon / Cyclist under a heavy rain, Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Motorcyclist in heavy rain carryaing umbrella, Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Cyclist in heavy rain, Nyaungshwe, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Monks holding umbrellas during heavy monsoon rain, Bago, Myanmar, Burma August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Boy playing in heavy monsoon rain, during the raining season, Bago, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Boy playing in heavy monsoon rain, during the raining season, Bago, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Boy playing in heavy monsoon rain, during the raining season, Bago, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Two children, one sheltering the other, in heavy rain, during the monsoon, Bago, Myanmar, before Burma. August 2009

Edwin Giesbers / Common frog (Rana temporaria) sheltering from rain under toadstool (Macrolepiota procera) the Netherlands

Dave Bevan / Long eared owl (Asio otus) perched on post, shaking wings in rain, Wales, UK, captive

Andrew Walmsley / Male House sparrow (Passer domesticus) peched on a fallen Fir tree in heavy rain, Christchurch, New Zealand, March

Poinsignon and Hackel / Sillhouette of Black woodpecker {Dryocopus martius} flying from nest hole in tree trunk in mist / rain, ancient forest, Vosges mountains, Lorraine, France. Overall winner and winner of the Birds categ...

Andy Rouse / Common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) crossing river on migration in rain, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Photographer, Edwin Giesbers, under umbrella photographing flowers in alpine meadow in the rain for Wild Wonders of Europe mission, Liechtenstein, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Rain falling from cumulonimbus clouds over the sea, Bahamas, Caribbean

Juan Carlos Munoz / Tropical rainstorm in tropical rainforest, Danum Valley Forest Reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia 2007

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bornean pygmy forest elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) in lowland rainforest, Rio Sungai Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, April. Endangered species. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographe...