Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) hunting in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern Norway, March

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) walking along river bank, Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil.

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) on river bank, Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil.

Ingo Arndt / Two European river otters {Luyra lutra} resting a on grass bank. Captive

Laurent Geslin / European beaver (Castor fiber) at river bank in urban environment at night, Grenoble, France, August.

Sven Zacek / Aerial view of Rver Koiva, and the border between Estonia and Latvia in Southern Estonia, Valgamaa, Estonia. August 2014. Estonia is on the left side of the river and Latvia on the right bank.

Pete Oxford / Gayal / Mithun (Bos frontalis) on river bank. Arunachal Pradesh, North East India. November 2014.

Suzi Eszterhas / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) mother and pup on riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil

Ben Cranke / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) family group together on a river bank, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. August.

Sean Crane / Jaguar (Panthera onca) standing on a river bank, Pantanal, Brazil

Peter Lewis / Fireworks over the London Eye on New Years Eve 2012. London, England, UK.

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River and clambering up steep bank. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, July

Igor Shpilenok,Igor Shpilenok / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and snow bank reflected in river. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East, February.

Denis-Huot / Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) running for down steep bank of the Mara river during migration, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot / Wildebeest (Connchaetes taurinus) running down bank of the Mara River during migration, Masai Mara, Kenya

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / School children carrying equipment to release salmon fry in the River Haddeo and to do invertebrate kick samples with Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) warden. Bury, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. M...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / School child releases salmon fry in the River Haddeo, with Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT) warden. Bury, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. May 2012. Editorial use only

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Family fishing from the bank of the River Tweed at Junction Pool, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The most popular UK spor...

Luis Quinta / Schreiber's lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) adult male on river bank with waterfall in background, Geres National Park, Portugal, May.

Sven Zacek / Snow thawing on forested river bank. Estonia, Europe, February 2011.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common Toad (Bufo bufo) in water, seen from a low, wide perspective with trees on the bank visible. River Orchy, Scotland, UK, April. Highly commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards compet...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) dragging a Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) onto the bank of the Piquiri River. The Pantanal wetlands of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, October.

Pete Oxford / Giant Otters (Pteronura braziliensis) at den in river bank, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. Endangered species

Bernard Castelein / Spituk Gompa seen from the left bank of the Indus river, Leh region, Ladakh, India, June 2010

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd moving up the river bank, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Christophe Courteau / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris) wild male, on the bank of the Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, September 2008 This individual is called Jack.

Pete Oxford / Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) on riverbank, Essequibo River, Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Mark Carwardine / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) family group on river bank, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaziland, Endangered / threatened species

Solvin Zankl / Immediately after hatching from their aquatic larval skin the subadult male Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly(Palingania longicauda) flies towards the river bank to land on a leaf. Here it will undergo its l...

Solvin Zankl / Immediately after hatching from their aquatic larval skin the subadult male Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly (Palingania longicauda) flies towards the river bank to land on a leaf. Here it will undergo its...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Neretva river delta, with Harestail grass (Lagurus ovatus) in the foreground, Mediterranean cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens) on the far bank, Galicak area, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Presti / Trees on the river bank reflected in water, Danube Delta Scenery, Romania, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / River Tara with autumnal vegetation on bank, Durmitor NP, Montenegro, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ruiz / Ferns growing on the Krinice River bank, Kyov, Ceske Svycarsko / Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zacek / Whirlpool with ice in water, small hut on bank, Kitkajoki River, Oulanka National Park, Finland, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi) on the bank of the Arkhyz River, Arkhyz valley in the western part of the Teberdinsky Biosphere reserve, Caucasus, Russia, July 2008

Andy Rouse / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) running along river bank, Katmai, Alaska (non-ex)

Pete Oxford / Jaguar (Panthera onca) female, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil

Anup Shah / Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} running up river bank after crossing river on migration, Masai Mara GR, Kenya

David Kjaer / Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) emerging from burrow on muddy river bank, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) on muddy river bank near burrow, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) emerging from burrow on muddy river bank, Wiltshire, England

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) adults walking and one jumping on boulder, along rocky river bank near sea, Cumberland Bay, Southern Ocean, Antarctic Convergance, South Georgia Island

Anup Shah / Wildebeest herd {Connochaetes taurinus} climbing bank after crossing river, Masai mara Reserve, Kenya

Anup Shah / Wildebeest herd {Connochaetes taurinus} climbing bank after crossing river, Maasai mara Reserve, Kenya

Nigel Bean / Garry River with Meadowsweet flowering on bank{Filipendula ulmaria} Highlands, Scotland, UK

Martin H Smith / European river otter {Lutra lutra} feeding on a dead Pike on river bank, UK.

Konrad Wothe / Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking along river bank in the snow, Russia

Konrad Wothe / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) group, Pantanal, Brazil

Flip de Nooyer / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) resting on riverbank, Europe

Michio Hoshino / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) on mossy rocks, Alaska

Michio Hoshino / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) mother and cubs at river's edge, Alaska

Pete Oxford / Deforestation - smoke from fires in Amazon rainforest along river bank, Ecuador, South America

Eric Baccega / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus) climbing bank after crossing river. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus) climbing bank after crossing river. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd crossing the Mara River and clambering up steep bank. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus) climbing bank after crossing river. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Nigel Cattlin / Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator) basking on rock, on bank of River Kwai, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

George Sanker / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) female and sub-adult cub walking along river bank at woodland edge. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. May 2018.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female with full pollen baskets, on bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female with male following , near nest burrow in bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female at nest burrow in bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) males swarming around nest burrows, waiting for females, in bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female digging nest in bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) male looking for females near nest burrows in river bank, River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) females near nest burrow in river bank, River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April 2018.

Mike Read / Clouds reflected in River Avon, Fool's watercress (Apium nodiflorum) on bank. Avon Valley SSSI, Dorset, England, UK. September 2018.

Juan Manuel Borrero / River with Ferns on bank. Lombadas Valley Nature Reserve, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.

Steven David Miller / Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) female foraging for fish on bank Corroboree Billabong, Mary River, Northern Territory, Australia.

Heather Angel / Rhododendron (Rhododendron souliei) and Leopard plant (Ligularia sp) on bank of river flowing through forest. South of Kangding, Sichuan Province, China. June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Birch trees (Betula sp) cling to the sides of a small river bank in Assynt, Scotland, UK, May.

Alan Williams / Bridge at Ogwen Bank over River Ogwen, just south of Bethesda Snowdonia, North Wales, UK, September 2018 0965

John Shaw / Jaguar (Panthera onca) stalking along the bank of the Cuiaba River. Pantanal, Brazil.

John Shaw / South Scalloped Spring with thermophilic algae, on the bank of the Firehole River, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

Eric Baccega / Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) female and very young calf on the bank of the Luangwa river, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Paul Hobson / Fly agaric toadstool (Amanita muscaria) on river bank, in deciduous woodland. Sheffield, England, UK.

Charlie Summers / American beaver (Castor canadensis) swimming to the bank dragging a small branch, Gunnison River, Colorado, USA, April.

Suzi Eszterhas / Jaguar (Panthera onca) stalking on riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil

Nick Garbutt / Jaguars (Panthera onca) courting pair on a sand bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) female walking along a river bank. Northern Pantanal, Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca) female swimming across a river, watched by tourists in a boat on the far bank. Northern Pantanal Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Adult Crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) perched on bank side branch. Northern Pantanal, Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male spraying, scent marking vegetation on the river bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguars (Panthera onca) courting pair on a sand bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguars (Panthera onca) courting pair, on a sand bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguars (Panthera onca) pair during courtship, on a sand bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguars (Panthera onca) pair mating on a sand bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male resting on a sand bank with reflection in the water. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male spray / scent marking vegetation on the river bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male on river bank. Cuiaba River, Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nick Garbutt / Crane hawk (Geranospiza caerulescens) perched on bank side branch. Northern Pantanal, Cuiaba River, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on riverbank, Masai Mara, Kenya

Luke Massey / Jaguar (Panthera onca) emerging from undergrowth along river bank, Pantanal, Brazil.

Luke Massey / Jaguar (Panthera onca) walking on a river bank Pantanal, Brazil.