Simon Colmer / Blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina) lying upside down, dead, on white background, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / White mustard (Sinapis alba) seedlings illustrating phototropism (growing towards the light) England, UK

Simon Colmer / Footprints of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in snow, England, UK. February 2009

Simon Colmer / Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana) bud opening on twig in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Goat willow (Salix caprea) twig and opening buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Field maple tree (Acer campestre) twig and buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Looking up the stems of bamboo in a Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Simon Colmer / Bamboo grove, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Simon Colmer / Multicoloured / Asian / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) feeding on ivy flowers, UK

Simon Colmer / European Holly with leaves and berries (Ilex aquifolium) covered in snow, UK

Simon Colmer / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Pied Wagtails (Motacilla alba yarrellii) roosting in tree in a car park at night, Sussex, UK