Pal Hermansen / Close up of Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) feathers, with one foot held up, Trondelag, Norway. Winner of the Attention to Detail Category of the Bird Photographer Competition 2019.

Theo Bosboom / Common limpets (Patella vulgata) hit by a big wave from the Atlantic ocean at the coast of Crohy head, Donegal, Republic of Ireland. November 2017

Piotr Naskrecki / Termite (Macrotermes mossambicus) winged individual on pile of wings shed by other termites, with winged male Carpenter ants (Camponotus). Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Highly commended in the...

Robert Valentic / Rough-scaled death adder (Acanthophis rugosus) waving tip of tail as a lure to entice prey within striking range. Mount Isa, Queensland Australia.

Ernie Janes / Black howler (Alouatta caraya) male and female, captive, occurs in Brazil and Paraguay. With digitally added leaf pattern.

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) fur, Jao Reserve, Botswana

Edwin Giesbers / Sword-grass moth (Xylena exsoleta) caterpillar on Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus). Cyprus. April.

Steven David Miller / Sand bubble patterns created by Sand bubbler crabs (Scopimera inflata), Cape Hillsborough National Park, Queensland, Australia. September.

Marie Read / Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) flying over a pattern of kelp and sea foam, photographed from above, St. Paul, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA. July.

Marie Read / Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male displaying in cattail marsh, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida, USA, January.

Marie Read / Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) female perched, Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada, January.

Marie Read / Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions.

Marie Read / Abstract patterns of reflected sky and clouds on the ocean with a silhouetted Red-faced cormorant (Phalarocorax urile) in flight, St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA, July.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Kajikia audax) hunting Sardine (Sardinops sagax) in bait ball. Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax). Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female on nest, male landing with twig in beak. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female stretching wings whilst perched in Spruce (Picea sp) tree. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. May.

Karine Aigner / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) licking paw. Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India.

Nick Hawkins / Sergeant major (Abudefduf sp) schooling in mangroves of Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Paul Hobson / Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) preening, close up. Hungary. May.

David Fleetham / Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), pair tending to egg mass placed beside the protection of an anemone. Yap, Micronesia.

David Fleetham / Ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus), male protecting and incubating eggs in mouth, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Smooth trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter), portrait. Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean.

David Fleetham / Day / Big blue octopus (Octopus cyanea) with diver in background. Hawaii. September 2012.

David Fleetham / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), a commercial encounter for tourists with feeder above on canoe. Oslob, Cebu, Philippines. April 2017.

Paul Williams / Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close up portrait, captive.

Nick Garbutt / Jaguar (Panthera onca palustris), male hunting amongst tree roots at edge of the Cuiaba River. Three Brothers, Porto Jofre, northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. August 2017.

Espen Bergersen / Harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) Jokulsarlon lake. Iceland 2016

Pascal Kobeh / Close-up of a Egg-eating / Turtleheaded sea snake (Emydocephalus annulatus) with eggs coming out of its mouth, New Caledonia, Pacific Ocean.

Bernard Castelein / Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly resting on plant. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly resting on flowerhead. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Common blue (Polyommatus icarus) butterfly on flowerhead. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) on dew covered web. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Oscar Dewhurst / Nubian woodpecker (Campethera nubica) foraging on tree trunk. Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Oscar Dewhurst / Lizard (Squamata) basking on rock. Karnataka, India. September.

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) group overwintering on old wood. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) overwintering on old wood, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

Nigel Cattlin / 16-spot ladybird (Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata) overwintering on old wood, close up. Berkshire, England, UK. May.

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

Nigel Cattlin / Broad bean rust (Uromyces vicia-fabae) on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, notches made by Bean weevil (Chrysomelidae) around leaf edge. Berkshire, England, UK. August.

Nigel Cattlin / Large rose sawfly (Arge pagana) larva feeding on damaged Rose (Rosa sp) leaf. Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Bubbler crab (Scopimera sp) with balls of sand and escape hole forming pattern in sand. Andaman Sea at low tide, near Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand.

Nigel Cattlin / Balls of sand and escape holes forming pattern in sand, created by Bubbler crab (Scopimera sp). Andaman Sea at low tide, near Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand.

Loic Poidevin / Three Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) grazing close together, Masai Mara, Kenya. March.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) Tongbiguan Nature Reserve, Dehong, Yunnan, China

Alex Mustard / Detailed photo of the eye and pattern of a Coney (Epinephelus fulvus). George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) on a coral reef. Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea

Alex Mustard / Common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) hiding in the branches of a sea pen (Pteroeides sp.). Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacifi...

Alex Mustard / Common ghost goby (Pleurosicya mossambica) hides in the branches of a sea pen (Pteroeides sp.). Anilao, Batangas marine protected area, Luzon, Philippines. Verde Island Passages, Tropical West Pacific...

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Black coral (Antipathes dichotoma), West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Pink anemonefish or Pink skunk clownfish. (Amphiprion perideraion), West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) on coral reef. Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus). Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthya sp) and Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Featherduster worm. Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Pygmy sweepers (Parapriacanthus guentheri) and soft corals (Dendronephthia sp.), Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of gorgonian (Gorgoneaceae) coral. Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Variegated feather duster (Bispira variegata), Sabellidae. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Variegated feather duster (Bispira variegata), Sabellidae. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Fire urchin (Asthenosoma varium). This sea urchin has venomous spines and is able to inflict painful stings. Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.), Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Bigeye snappers (Lutjanus lutjanus) with soft corals. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Hingebeak shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis). Bali, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals, sea fans and black coral. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.) and a red sponge. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopc Incurrent siphon or inhalant siphon of a clam. North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) school feeding on sea bed. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleiscopic Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of brittle star (Ophiothrix sp), North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Basket star (Astroboa nuda) commonly found at night with its rays fully extended into areas of current. It removes plankton from the water column by filter feeding. During the d...

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Basket star (Astroboa nuda) commonly found at night with its rays fully extended into areas of current. It removes plankton from the water column by filter feeding. During the d...

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii), Ambon, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Soft corals (Dendronephthia sp.)on coral reef. Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp.) on Sea pen (Virgularia sp.). Rinca, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Brittlestar (Ophiothrix species) on soft coral on which there are Acoel flatworms (Waminoa species). Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthia sp.), Thailand.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of detail of crinoid. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthia sp), Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft coral. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Pygmy sweepers (Parapriacanthus guentheri) with soft corals (Dendronephthia sp.), Egypt, Red sea.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Indian fan worm (Sabellastarte indica), Mabul, Malaysia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Fan worm (Sabella sp.), Puerta Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Variegated feather duster (Bispira variegata), Sabellidae. Puerto Galera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.), Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Sea squirts or tunicates - Clavelina sp. surrounded by Atriolum robustum. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Latticed sandperdh, Spothead grubfish or False-eye grubfish (Parapercis clathrata), male. Puerto Valera, Philippines.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of polyps on gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of polyps on gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of polyps on gorgonian coral. West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of crinoid or feather star on gorgonian. Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of crinoids or feather stars. Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of (Euphyllia ancora) polyps brown and green. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Partially retracted polyps of Goniopora sp. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Soft coral (Dendronephthya sp.). Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Kaleidoscopic image of Pattern on the mantle of a clam. Indonesia.