David Tipling / Eurasian magpies (Pica pica) five gathering prior to going to roost Hortobagy National Park, Hungary January

Dave Bevan / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) descending down a wooden electricity pole, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Elephant hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) caterpiller climbing down a Fuchsia (Fuchsia) plant, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Jordi Chias / Giant Manta (Manta birostris) going overhead, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Boy on skis going up slope, framed by snow laden tree, Norway, February 2014.

Pascal Kobeh / Group of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) swimming down into deep water, Costa Rica. Pacific ocean.

Radomir Jakubowski / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) male on mountainside at sunrise, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, July. Received honourable mention in the Big Picture Competition awards 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Image...

Ernie Janes / London red bus going past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament at Westminster, London, June 2013.

Kirkendall-Spring / Snowboarder descending Table Mountain in the Heather Meadows Recreation Area, Washington, USA. March 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tourists on a zodiac going past icebergs in Iceberg Alley, Pleneau Island, Antarctica

Alex Mustard / Diver explores the cathedral at Silfra Canyon, deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates, at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. May 2011....

Alex Mustard / A diver explores Nikulasargj Canyona deep fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates at Thingvellir National Park, Iceland. May 2011. In this ph...

Markus Varesvuo,Markus Varesvuo / Pair of Common ravens (Corvus corax) displaying, Vardo, Norway, March.

Orsolya Haarberg,Orsolya Haarberg / Muskox (Ovibus moschatus) herd, in the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway. February

Juergen Freund / Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) babies swaddled in cloth ready to sleep, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton, North Queensland, Australia. January 2008.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Farming family going home from work with a horse pulling cart full of hay, Lake Prespa National Park, Albania, June 2009

Paul Hobson / Large flocks of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) going to roost at dusk, Gretna Green, Scotland

Paul Hobson / Large flock Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) going to roost at dusk, Gretna Green, Scotland

Jorma Luhta / Two Red squirrels {Sciurus vulgaris} on tree trunk, one going up, one coming down, Finland

Jose B. Ruiz / Coastline along Ballota beach, Llanes, Asturias, Spain - with tide going out

Pete Oxford / Emperor penguin adults and chicks going to colony {Aptenodytes forsteri} Auster EP rookery, Antarctica

Pete Oxford / Magellanic penguins going to the sea {Spheniscus magellani} Falkland Islands

Morley Read / Tropical flat snake (Siphlophis compressus) descending down a vine, with Rio Tiputini in the background, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Drone shot descending over a field planted with potatoes, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2018. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot descending towards Wawa Sumaco crater lake, with Sumaco Volcano in background, rainbow and pristine cloudforest, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2018. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot descending towards the Amazon rainforest, near Rio Shiripuno in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot descending to rainforest canopy, Rio Shiripuno, Pastaza Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot descending to rainforest canopy, Rio Shiripuno, Pastaza Province, Ecuadorian Amazon. 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot descending over rainforest canopy on a tepui, Rio Nangaritza Valley, Cordillera del Condor. Zamora Chinchipe Province, Ecuador, 2018. (non-ex)

Anup Shah / Olive baboon (Papio anubis) female trying to stop a baby aged about 3 months going to a male(Papio anubis). Gombe National Park, Tanzania.

Oscar Dewhurst / Velvet-fronted nuthatch (Sitta frontalis) on tree trunk. Goa, India.

Matthew Maran / Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) climbing down a steep cliff face, Ninh Binh, Vietnam, 2018.

Morley Read / Aerial shot descending over montane rainforest canopy, Los Cedros Biological Reserve, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot ascending over rainforest canopy at dawn, with the Rio Napo in background, a tributary of the Amazon, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial view descending over the rainforest, with two Ceiba trees and a clearing planted with maize, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon, 2017. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Aerial shot decending over the Amazon rainforest at sunset, with the Sumaco Volcano and the Cordillera de Galeras in the background, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2017. (non-ex)

Charlie Summers / Meteor going past comet 46P / Wirtanen and the Pleiades seen in early morning hours, Echo Lake, Colorado, USA. September 17 2018.

Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma) male walking down slope on hillside. Estancia Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. November.

Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma) female walking downhill. Estancia Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. November.

Nick Garbutt / Bornean pygmy squirrel (Exilisciurus exilis) on tree trunk. Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia.

Nick Garbutt / Western red panda (Ailurus fulgens fulgens) climbing downwards. Singalila National Park, India / Nepal border.

Dong Lei / Flying squirrel (Petaurista yunnanensis) in tree at night. Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province. May.

Mike Read / Motor boats going under Twin Sails Bridge, Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, UK. September 2018.

Laurie Hedges / Drone shot zooming in on an oil palm plantation, once rainforest, Rondonia, Brazil, 2019.

Nigel Cattlin / Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis), three flower spikes with anthers and stamens.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) runs down a snowy mountain side. Monadhliath Mountains, Scotland.

David Woodfall / Raw wool going to into carding machine. North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings going to sea after being released, Oaxaca, Mexico

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings going to sea after being released, Oaxaca, Mexico

Duncan Murrell / Batak children going to school in Sitio Manggapin, Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat, Palawan, the Philippines.

Pedro Narra / Aerial view of tide going out, Sado estuary, Portugal. November

John Waters / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration, huge flock approaching roost in the evening, Avalon Marshes, Somerset, England, UK. November.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), seven diving into sea. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), seven diving into sea. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), six diving into sea. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), five flying, folding wings to dive into water. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), two diving into water. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) in flight. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), three flying downwards. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), three diving into sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), six diving into sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), six diving into sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) landing amongst others in colony. Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), four diving towards sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), four diving towards sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), two diving in synchrony towards sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), five folding wings whilst diving towards sea. Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) folding wings as it dives. Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) folding wings as it dives. Cerro Brujo, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) folding wings as it dives. Turtle Cove, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

David Tipling / Eurasian magpies (Pica pica) gathering prior to going to roost Hortobagy National Park, Hungary January

Ashley Cooper / Flynns wrecking yard with cars going back to the 1920's, near Cooma in New South Wales, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Flynns wrecking yard with cars going back to the 1920's, near Cooma in New South Wales, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Canal going from the sea to the reclaimed polder land in Holland, north of Amsterdam, which is some 20 feet lower than the sea. With 50% of the Netherlands below sea level, it is incredibly vulnerable...

Ashley Cooper / Fire engine going through flood waters on the Ambleside, Coniston road, Rothay bridge, Lake District on Saturday 5th December 2015, during torrential rain from storm Desmond. England, UK, December 20...

Loic Poidevin / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) descending tree trunk. Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Golden jackal (Canis aureus) climbing down tree trunk after eating fish left by Sea eagle. Hooded crows (Corvus cornix) out of focus in foreground. Danube Delta, Romania, May.

Tony Wu / Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus), male approaching two gravid females during breeding season. Sado, Niigata Prefecture. June.

Tony Wu / Ama diver adjusting her mask and breathing hose before going into the ocean to work. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. June 2010.

Tony Wu / Ama diver cleaning her face mask in preparation for going to work underwater. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. June 2010.

Sue Flood / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) four adult penguins stand in row waiting going to sea to feed. Gould Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Steve Downer / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) feeding on bird table at night, Birmingham, England, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Nick Upton setting up a remote camera on an extension roof to photograph Common swifts (Apus apus) coming and going from a nest box under the eaves of a cottage, Hilperton, Wiltshire, UK, June 2016. M...

Nick Upton / Remote camera set up on an extension roof to photograph Common swifts (Apus apus) coming and going from a nest box under the eaves of a cottage, Hilperton, Wiltshire, UK, June 2016.

Nick Upton / Photographer Nick Upton photographing Common swifts (Apus apus) coming and going from a nest box under the eaves of a cottage, Hilperton, Wiltshire, UK, June 2017. Model released.

Philippe Clement / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) looking around in shallow water of wetland and then going to sleep, Belgium, April

Jussi Murtosaari / Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) female and two males huddling together for warmth before going to sleep, Finland, May.

Vincent Grafhorst / Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) showing eyes going in different directions, Namibia

Tony Wu / Starry handfish / Minipizza batfish (Halieutaea stellata) descending after it was released from a fishing net. Kochi, Japan.

Frederique Olivier / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick struggling to cross a tide crack, following other chicks going to sea, Adelie Land, Antarctica, January.

Christophe Courteau / Female Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) feeding in a tree, Kahuzi-Biega National Park, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Philippe Clement / Tracking shot of a female Brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing down a tree trunk, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.

Andy Rouse / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) on post with a van going by in the background, Yorkshire Dales, England, UK, August.

Five Films / Aerial shot descending over an area of wetland in the Atlantic Forest, Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015.

Five Films / Aerial shot descending over an area of wetland in the Atlantic Forest, Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015.

Five Films / Aerial shot descending into an area of the Atlantic Forest, Reserva Ecologica de Guapiacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015.