Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Abstract patterns in Phragmites reedbed. Scotland, November.

Michael D. Kern / Maroon eye / Moon frog (Leptopelis uluguruensis) captive, from East Africa

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Phragmites reeds (Phragmites australis) at dawn in late autumn sun, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, October. Did you know? Woodwalton Fen is an example of ancient fen, most of which disappeared...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) male perched on reeds, Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire Fens, UK, April

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Dyke along drove at Woodwalton Fen, Cambridgeshire Fens, UK, June 2011

Robert Thompson / Variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) on reed stalk, Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, June

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds (Phragmites sp), Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds at Joist Fen, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Reed beds and view towards Glastonbury Tor from Ham Wall (RSPB Nature Reserve) late evening light, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June 2011.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Two Blue-tailed damselflies {Ischnura elegans}, silhouette on reed, Cornwall, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Blue-tailed damselfly {Ischnura elegans} half visible behind reed stem, Cornwall, UK. June

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) on fire. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, July.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) flat against reed stem, only eyes visible, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 12 day chick in Reed Warbler nest (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) fed by Reed warbler, Fenland, Norfolk, UK, May

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) at nest feeding 12 day Cuckoo chick (Cuculus canorus), Fenland, Norfolk, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common reed (Phragmites australis) in morning light, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) adult perched in reedbed, Titchwell RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK, April.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) adult singing in reedbed, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) adult male perched in reedbed, Norfolk, UK, May. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Bence Mate / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) taking fish from water, Hungary, June. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) feeding 12 day chick of European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in its nest, East Anglian Fens, Norfolk, May. 2020VISION Book Plate.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / 12 day chick of European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in Reed warbler's (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) nest, East Anglian Fens, Norfolk, May

Steve Nicholls / Huge flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flying in to roost over the reed beds at dusk, Ham Wall nature reserve, Somerset, UK, January

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aquatic plants in water, Donana NP, Andalucia, Spain

Alex Hyde / Madagascar reed frog {Heterixalus madagascariensis} in front of waterfall, montane rainforest. Andasibe-Mantadia NP, Eastern Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Madagascar reed frog {Heterixalus madagascariensis} underside viewed through glass, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Stephen Dalton / Frost on dead reeds, UK

Gary K. Smith / Juvenile male Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) in flight over Common reed bed (Phragmites australis) Norfolk, UK, October

Sandra Bartocha / Common reeds (Phragmites australis), Frstenseer Lake at Mritz National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pommerania, Germany.

Nick Upton / Great Crane Project team members Beate Blahy and Roland Digby inspecting Eurasian / Common crane eggs (Grus grus) in reed pool nest in Germany before collecting them for UK reintroduction programme. S...

Andy Sands / European Cuckoo chick (Cuculus canorus) being fed by Reed Warbler on post, West Sussex, England, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Reed (Phragmites australis) islands, Svitavsko Lake, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustico) perching on reed, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Giant reeds (Arundo donax) Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Reeds on in Tisza lake, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Lake Tisza with reflections in water, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Common reed (Phragmites australis) backlit in evening light, Lithuania, May 2009

Gary K. Smith / Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) male bird in flight over reed bed, Norfolk, UK, March

Michael Hutchinson / Cerro Fitz Roy with clouds behind, seen across reed-filled lake, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Houses with reed roofs, Around Westerhever, Germany, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) perched on reed, singing, Eastern Slowakia, Europe, June 2009

Piotr Naskrecki / Pygmy Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus vibekensis), Atewa Range, Ghana

Andy Sands / Large Copper Butterfly (Lucaena dispar) Wings closed on reed. UK. Captive.

David Kjaer / Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) with large fledgling Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) in it's nest, Essex, UK

Willem Kolvoort / Tadpoles of Common frog (Rana temporaria) amongst reed stems in sand winning pit, Holland

Pete Oxford / Lake Titicaca with local Indian in traditional reed boat and Giant Titicaca frog {Telmatobius culeus} in foreground, captive release, Bolivia

Tony Phelps / Marbled reed frog on reed {Hyperolius marmoratus} Mapumalanga, South Africa

David Kjaer / Juvenile European cuckoo {Cuculus canorus} fed by Reed warbler {Acrocephalus scirpaceus}. Bucks, UK. Cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of reed warblers and when they hatch, the warbler mother will a...

Rolf Nussbaumer / Harvested Common reed {Phragmites australis} Lake of Neusiedl, Austria.

Pete Oxford / Giant Titicaca frog {Telmatobius culeus} and researcher Esther Perez, Lake Titicaca. Boliivia / Peru. Totora reed boat in background. 2002

Jim Hallett / Reedwarbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) feeding chicks. Somerset levels, England, UK

Steve Knell / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} perched on reed stem. England, UK

Pete Oxford / Traditiona Totora reed boat & Aymara, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia / Peru, South America

Paul Hobson / Bearded tit male on reed head {Panurus biarmicus} Norfolk, UK

John Cancalosi / Reed warbler's nest with eggs and European cuckoo chick just hatched, UK

David Kjaer / Juvenile European cuckoo {Cuculus canorus} begging for food from 'parent' Reed warbler {Acrocephalus scirpaceus} UK

David Tipling / Ambelopoulia (meaning birds of the vineyards) small migratory birds prepared for eating (mainly Blackcaps but also Lesser Whitethroat and Great Reed Warbler) Cyprus, September 2011

David Tipling / Ambelopoulia (meaning birds of the vineyards) small migratory birds prepared for eating (mainly Blackcaps but also Lesser Whitethroat and Great Reed Warbler) Cyprus, September 2011

David Tipling / Ambelopoulia (meaning birds of the vineyards) small migratory birds prepared for eating (mainly Blackcaps but also Lesser Whitethroat and Great Reed Warbler) Cyprus, September 2011

David Tipling / Ambelopoulia (meaning birds of the vineyards) small migratory birds prepared for eating (mainly Blackcaps but also Lesser Whitethroat and Great Reed Warbler) Cyprus, September 2011

David Tipling / Ambelopoulia (meaning birds of the vineyards) small migratory birds prepared for eating (mainly Blackcaps but also Lesser Whitethroat and Great Reed Warbler) Cyprus, September 2011

David Tipling / Ambelopoulia (meaning birds of the vineyards) small migratory birds prepared for eating (Great Reed Warbler and possibly Lesser Whitethroat) Cyprus, September 2011

David Tipling / Person cutting Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundiaceus) from an illegal mist net in olive grove, the bird would have been killed and sold as a delicacy to restaurants, known as ambelopoulia. Cypr...

David Tipling / Officer from the British Sovereign Base Police at Dekeleia Cyrus extracting an illegally trapped Great Reed Warbler from a mist net in olive grove. Bird would be used to serve as a delicacy in resaura...

Paul Hobson / Water Vole (Arvicola terestris) feeding on reed, Derbyshire UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) flying above reed beds, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in flight above reed beds, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Storm clouds over the reed beds (Phragmites communis) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Storm clouds over trees and reed beds (Phragmites communis) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania, May

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) covered in dew, resting on reed, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall/Devon border, UK. May

Danny Green / Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) male reedmace. Holland, April.

Danny Green / Bearded Tit / Reedling (Panurus biarmicus) perched on reed mace. Holland, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Merlin (Falco columbarius) hunting over reed beds, Falsterbo Sweden September

Markus Varesvuo / Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) scratching head against reed, Uto Finland October

Neil Aldridge / Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo christata) perched on a reed at Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa, August

Winfried Wisniewski / Eurasian Penduline-Tit (Remiz pendulinus) male on reed blade, Biebrza National Park, Poland

Fabrice Cahez / Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) in song. Extramadura, Spain, May.

Mark Carwardine / Reed / Sedge frog (Hyperolius sp) captive, from Africa

Mark Carwardine / Marbled / Cagle's / Painted reed frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) captive, from rainforests of East Africa

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) perched, Oman, March

Chris Mattison / Cochran's running frog (Kassina cochranae), captive, occurs in West Africa

Chris Mattison / Cochran's running frog (Kassina cochranae), captive, occurs in West Africa

Sandra Bartocha / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in water, Germany, August.

Sandra Bartocha / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in frozen lake, Tollensesee, Germany, December late afternoon

Sandra Bartocha / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in frozen lake, Tollensesee, Germany, late aftrenoon December

Sandra Bartocha / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) dead stems above snow, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, December

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Abstract patterns in Phragmites reedbed. Scotland, November.

Tom Vezo / American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) baby resting on reeds, Florida

Jean E. Roche / Crop of dry Reed (Phragmites australis) used mainly for roofs, Camargue, Southern France, April 2009

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of tractor harvesting crop of Reed (Phragmites australis) on Camargue marshes. Reeds are used to protect the sandy soil from wind erosion. Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, Southern France, August...

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of tractor harvesting crop of Reed (Phragmites australis) on Camargue marshes Reeds are used to protect the sandy soil from wind erosion. Aigues-Mortes, Camargue, Southern France, August...

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of reed islands used by waterfowl hunters on the marshes, Camargue, Southern France,

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed bed at sunset, South Swale Nature Reserve, Kent, England, UK, December. Did you know? Wetlands globally provide trillions of dollars' worth of services such as absorbing carbon and filtering wate...