Juergen Freund / Black kites (Milvus migrans) gathering in flocks around bush fire to prey on small animals as these flee the flames, Queensland, Australia.

Krista Schlyer / Katydids (Tettigoniidae) and other insects flee Longleaf pine forest during controlled fire, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, USA, MAy.

Jurgen Freund / Coconut octopus or the veined octopus (Octopus marginatus) ready to flee from its coconut shell home. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Robert Valentic / Skink (Liopholis modesta) male basking at entrance of multi-chambered burrow, ready to flee if disturbed, Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia

Anup Shah / Herd of Wildebeest {Connochaetes taurinus} with calf flee from predator, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Suzi Eszterhas / Nile crocodiles {Crocodylus niloticus} flee from Hippopotamus carcass as Lion approaches, Masai Mara Reserve, Kenya

Daniel Mideros / Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera), Orange-cheeked parrots (Pyrilia barrabandi) and a Scarlet macaw (Ara macao) drinking from a clay lick. The Macaw enters the frame and frightens the sma...

Kim Taylor / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) attacking another Marbled white on a Lesser knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower. The aggressor manages to dislodge the butterfly, causing it to flee. Ringst...

Manuel Gracia / European roller (Coracias garrulus) enters the frame and lands on the perch. Another roller continuously attacks the perched bird, causing it to flee. The bird leaves the frame briefly and then return...