Ingo Arndt / Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) emitting spores, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) emitting spores, Germany

Konrad Wothe / European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) grooming itself among tulips, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Germany

Konrad Wothe / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) croaking, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtle, pair in pond, City Park, Munich, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) mushrooms, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Ice crystal on window, Germany

Christian Ziegler / Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) flowering near Lake Constance, southern Germany

Konrad Wothe / Norway Spruce (Picea abies) cones in spring, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Eroded rock formations, Naturpark Pfaelzerwald, Germany

Heike Odermatt / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in water, Helgoland, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Kuhflucht Waterfalls near Farchant, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Tree in morning fog, Hessen, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Rock formations caused by erosion, Naturpark Pfaelzerwald, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Full moon, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Domestic Chicken (Gallus domesticus) egg and fetus, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Hydra (Hydra vulgaris), Germany

Stephen Belcher / Lone tree and moon, Wiesbaden, Germany

Stephen Belcher / Lone tree on the horizon, Wiesbaden, Germany

Stephen Belcher / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Germany

Heike Odermatt / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) group flying over rock, Helgoland, Germany

Heike Odermatt / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) subadult, Helgoland, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Domestic Cat (Felis catus) kitten, Germany

Duncan Usher / Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) juvenile feeding on hazelnuts, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Giant Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) colony, invasive species oppresses local Mussel (Mytilus edulis), Sylt Island, North Sea, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Giant Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) colony, invasive species oppresses local Mussel (Mytilus edulis), Sylt Island, North Sea, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Giant Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) colony, invasive species oppresses local Mussel (Mytilus edulis), Sylt Island, North Sea, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Lichen on rock, Lusen Mountain, Bavarian Forest, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Germany

Ingo Arndt / Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Germany, sequence 3 of 3

Ingo Arndt / Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowering, Germany, sequence 2 of 3

Ingo Arndt / Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) showing large jaws, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina), North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) resting in shallow water, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) play fighting in shallows, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) in shallows, play fighting, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) resting in shallow water, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) with radio transmitter on its back, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) resting in shallow water, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding in shallow water, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding in shallow water, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) resting in shallow water, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) pair play fighting, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) with nesting material, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) play fighting, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) flock, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Mew Gull (Larus canus) flying, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus) one centimeter, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Dahlia Anemone (Utincina felina) body diameter approximately eight centimeters, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany, sequence 1 of 5

Ingo Arndt / Common Sun Star (Crossaster papposus) diameter approximately fourteen centimeters, North Sea, Helgoland, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Fat Dormouse (Glis glis) newborns sleeping in nest, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Red Wood Ant (Formica rufa) drinking from water droplet, Hessen, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Red Wood Ant (Formica rufa) drinking from puddle on leaf, Hessen, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Wood Cricket (Nemobius sylvestris) grooming itself, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) pair flying, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) in deciduous forest, Germany

Jan Vermeer / Red Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) wildflowers in field, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Grasshopper (Stenobothrus sp) on leaf, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Vagrant Darter (Sympetrum vulgatum) male on flower, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) in vegetation, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris), Germany

Konrad Wothe / Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) with acorn, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) flying, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on flower, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) incubating eggs on nest built among reeds, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) male singing, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings on a misty lake, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) in pond, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Burrower Mayfly (Ephemera danica) on flower Germany

Konrad Wothe / Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) portrait, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Spider and web covered with dew, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Solar eclipse, August 11, 1999 photographed from Munich, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) in dirt, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) couple courting, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Dragonfly emerging from underwater larval stage during metamorphosis, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) landing on lake, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Maize (Zea mays) field, comprised of cultivated young plants, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) with blue sky behind, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Rhododendron (Rhododendron hirustum) with sun shining through leaves, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Donkey (Equus asinus) foal in field of flowers, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Hairy Stereum (Stereum hirsutum) mushrooms growing on dead oak tree, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) emitting spores, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) emitting spores, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) flowers with dew on grass, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor) flowers in deciduous forest, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Spring under ice in frozen lake, Germany

Ingo Arndt / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest in mist, Spessart, Germany

Ingo Arndt / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest in mist, Spessart, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Eroded rock formations reflecting sunlight, Naturpark Pfaelzerwald, Germany

Ingo Arndt / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees deformed by strong winds and harsh weather conditions, Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany