Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in tree, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.

Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) juvenile, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.

Mark Taylor / Mt Fitz Roy and Laguna Los Tres, panoramic view, Fitzroy National Park, Argentina

Daniel Heuclin / 'Laguna Colorada' or 'Red Lagoon' with mountains beyond. The colouration is due to both sediments and red-algae. Eduardo Avaroa national reserve, Bolivian altiplano at 4780 m.

David Noton / James' flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on Laguna Colorada, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December

David Noton / Flamingos on Laguna / Lake Colorada at dawn, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

Oriol Alamany / Laguna Torre and Grande glacier below Cerro Torre (3102 m), Los Glaciares National Park, Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Daniel Heuclin / Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi) in tree, from Provinces of Quezon, Laguna, Batangas, Sursogo, Philippines. Captive, Vulnerable species

Bence Mate / Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) attacking a Brown-hooded Parrot (Pionopsitta haematotis) Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Bence Mate / Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) displaying at Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma) Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Bence Mate / Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) in aggressive encounter with a Montezuma Oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

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

Claudio Contreras / Jamaican fruit eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) captive, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June

Martin van Lokven / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Jack Dykinga / Cactus (Acanthocereus tetragonus) amid flowering Flaveria (Flaveria anomala) and Pink Floss Plant (Ageratum sp), Laguna Madre, Mexico, Central America

Jose B. Ruiz / Rear-view of Common cranes {Grus grus} in flight, Laguna de Gallocanta, Teruel, Aragn, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Common cranes {Grus grus} calling with heads raised in air, Laguna de Gallocanta, Teruel, Aragn, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Common crane {Grus grus} jumping and fighting, Laguna de Gallocanta, Teruel, Aragn, Spain

Pete Oxford / James's flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Pete Oxford / James's flamingos {Phoenicoparrus jamesi} Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Pete Oxford / James' flamingos nesting {Phoenicoparrus jamesi} Laguna Colorada, South West Bolivia

Pete Oxford / James's flamingo juvenile {Phoenicoparrus jamesi} Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Doug Allan / Laguna Verde and extinct volcano Licancabur on the altiplano of Bolivia at 4500m

Gavin Hellier / Los Flamencos National Reserve, the altiplano at an altitude of over 4000m looking over the salt lake Laguna de Tuyajto, Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Norte Grande, Chile 2008

Gavin Hellier / Los Flamencos National Reserve, the altiplano at an altitude of over 4000m looking over the salt lake Laguna de Tuyajto, Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Norte Grande, Chile 2008

Gavin Hellier / Los Flamencos National Reserve, the altiplano at an altitude of over 4000m looking over the salt lake Laguna de Tuyajto, Atacama Desert, Antofagasta Region, Norte Grande, Chile, 2008

David Welling / Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopova) drinks from a small pond on Laguna Seca ranch, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

David Welling / Male Summer tanager (Piranga rubra) bathes in a small pond on Laguna Seca ranch, Rio grande valley, South Texas, USA

David Welling / Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) perches on a dead mesquite tree limb, with food in beak, Laguna Seca Ranch near Edinburgh, Texas, United States

Oriol Alamany / Hiker on trail to Laguna Torre below Cerro Torre, with Mount Fitz-Roy in the background, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina. January 2006. Model released.

Claudio Contreras / Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) with mouth open. Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October. Endangered species.

Claudio Contreras / Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October.

Claudio Contreras / Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) clasping stem, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October.

Claudio Contreras / Red-Eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) on leaf, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, October.

Colin Monteath / Alpaca (Lama pacos) group above Laguna Viconga, Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes, Peru

Mark Taylor / Mt Fitz Roy and Laguna Los Tres, panoramic view, Fitzroy National Park, Argentina

Daniel Heuclin / 'Laguna verde, a high-altitude salt-lake with volcanic peak on horizon. Bolivia, South America.

Daniel Heuclin / 'Laguna Colorada' or 'Red Lagoon' with mountains beyond. The colouration is due to both sediments and red-algae. Eduardo Avaroa national reserve, Bolivian altiplano at 4780 m.

Konrad Wothe / Laguna Botos crater lake, Poas National Park, Costa Rica, 2007

Sue Flood / Brown hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) Laguna del Lagortos, Costa Rica. January 2011.

Sue Flood / Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), Laguna del Lagortos, Costa Rica. January 2011.

Sue Flood / Brown hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) Laguna del Lagortos, Costa Rica. January

Sue Flood / Montezuma oropendola (Psarocolius montezuma), Laguna del Lagortos, Costa Rica. January

Oriol Alamany / Torres del Paine from Laguna Azul, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Richard Herrmann / Scissor's Crossing, looking west to the Laguna Mountains with a dusting of snow, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California

David Noton / Flamingos on Laguna / Lake Colorada at dawn, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / Flamingos on Laguna / Lake Colorada at dawn, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / Flamingos on Laguna / Lake Colorada at dawn, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

David Noton / James' flamingos (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on a laguna in the remote region of high desert, altiplano and volcanoes near Tapaquilcha, Bolivia, December 2009

Colin Monteath / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) male on route sign to Laguna Torre under Cerro Torre peak, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

David Welling / Botteri's Sparrow (Aimophila botterii) perched on barbed wire fence, Near Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA, May

Oriol Alamany / Laguna Torre and Grande glacier below Cerro Torre (3102 m) at dawn, Los Glaciares National Park, Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Laguna Torre and Grande glacier below Cerro Torre (3102 m) at dawn, Los Glaciares National Park, Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Crowberry / Diddledee bush with berries (Empetrum rubrum) near Laguna Torre, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Hiker studies map on signpost at the beginning of the Laguna Tower trail, El Chalten, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Laguna Torre and Grande glacier below Cerro Torre (3102 m) at dawn, Los Glaciares National Park, Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, January 2006

Daniel Heuclin / Southern giant slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys cumingi) in tree from Provinces of Quezon, Laguna, Batangas, Sursogo, Philippines. Captive

Jack Dykinga / Flock of Chilean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) feeding, with the reflection of Andean volcanos in the heavily salted waters of this laguna, Atacama Desert, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Chile...

Jack Dykinga / Atacama Desert with mountains on horizon and heavily salted waters of laguna in foreground, Chile, April 2009

Juan Manuel Borrero / Mummies of the Laguna de los Cóndores, dating back to the period of Chachapoyas culture. Leymebamba Museum. Amazonas Department. Peru October 2009

Juan Manuel Borrero / Mummies of the Laguna de los Cóndores, dating back to the period of Chachapoyas culture. Leymebamba Museum. Amazonas Department. Peru October 2009

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) flock feeding in Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) flock feeding in Laguna Hedionda, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) flock feeding in Laguna Hedionda, Bolivia

Tui De Roy / Puna Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) taking off from Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Mary McDonald / Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) perched on moss covered branch, Laguna del Lagarto, Costa Rica, Central America.

Mary McDonald / Brown-hooded Parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) portrait, perched on moss covered branch, Laguna del Lagarto, Costa Rica, Central America.

Claudio Contreras / Jamaican fruit eating bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) carrying baby, Punta Laguna, Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June/97.

David Welling / Female Four-spotted pennant (Brachymesia gravida) on branch, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA

Mike Read / Aplomado falcon {Falco femoralis} landing on branch, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA

Mike Read / Aplomado falcon {Falco femoralis} perched, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Ocelot (Felis pardalis) researcher, Jody Mays, checks the condition of a male captured earlier that day, having been fitted with a radio collar, before release. Ocelot trapping program, Laguna Atascos...

Shattil & Rozinski / Ocelot (Felis pardalis) being released after having a radio collar put on, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, USA. The largest known population of wild ocelots in the USA lives on this r...

Martin van Lokven / Tree Frog (Hylidae), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), venomous, Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Fer-de-lance (Bothrops asper), venomous, Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Mantid (Rhombodera sp), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Martin van Lokven / Strawberry Poison Dart Frog (Oophaga pumilio), Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

Thomas Marent / American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso, Colombia

Thomas Marent / American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) portrait, Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso, Colombia

Thomas Marent / American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) portrait, Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso, Colombia

Thomas Marent / American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) portrait, Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso, Colombia

Thomas Marent / American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso, Colombia

Thomas Marent / American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), Reserva Natural Laguna de Sonso, Colombia

Shattil & Rozinski / Detail of algal mat on exposed soil, King Ranch, Laguna Madre, Texas, USA

Jose B. Ruiz / Greater flamingos {Phoenicopterus ruber} Laguna Fuente de Piedra NP, Malaga, Spain

Matthew Maran / Extinct volcano Licancabur (on right) reflected in Laguna Verde, Altiplano, Bolivia