Charlie Summers / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), large chick in nest in a plant pot outside house, Aurora, May.

Shattil & Rozinski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub on patio decking, Minnesota, USA, May.

Shattil & Rozinski / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) digging soil out of a flowerpot, Minnesota, USA, May.

Shattil & Rozinski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub walking on a fence, looking at a flowerpot, Minnesota, USA, May.

Nick Turner / A stack of unused plant pots in a garden, UK, September 2008.

Ernie Janes / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in flowerpot, UK

Ernie Janes / Terracotta flowerpots on wasteland, Norfollk, UK

Stephen Dalton / Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) amongst flowerpots in garden shed, UK

Stephen Dalton / Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis) in garden shed with flowerpots, controlled conditions, UK

Stephen Dalton / House mouse {Mus musculus} peeping out of flowerpot, UK

Mark Taylor / Two Maine Coon kittens playing in a terracotta flowerpot.

Gary K. Smith / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) foraging for food in urban garden amongst flowerpots and autumn leaves, UK