Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna Paradisaea) flying, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Markus Varesvuo / Great White Egret (Egretta alba) with water splashing from beak, Hungary January

John Abbott / Low angle view of trees in the Hoh Rainforest, Hall of Mosses Trail, Olympic National Park, Jefferson County, Washington, USA, June.

Andy Trowbridge / Arctic Fox (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) portrait in early morning light, during moult from grey summer fur to winter white. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, September.

Daniel Heuclin / Primary forest, New Caledonia.

Daniel Heuclin / Giant Houp (Montrouziera cauliflora), New Caledonia, endemic.

Charlie Summers / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) hunting for spawning Salmon during low tide, Neets Creek estuary, Alaska, July.

Michel Roggo / Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) fishing for Sockeye salmon in the Ozernaya River, Kamtchatka, Russia, August

Ernie Janes / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) footprints on sand at low tide, Norfolk, England, UK, November.

Fergus Gill / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) adult bird in afternoon light. Perthshire, Scotland, March.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A diver and a hydrothermal chimney. Note that he is obscured by the different temperature waters (from the chimney and the surrounding water) which are unable to mix. The sea water was 4 degrees Celsi...

Michael Pitts / Devil rays (Mobula japonica) viewed from below, South Ari atoll, Maldives.