Dave Bevan / Long eared owl (Asio otus) perched on fence post, head cocked on one side, Wales, UK, captive

Nick Garbutt / Male Wild gaur (Bos gaurus) licking nose, Satpura NP, India

Warwick Sloss / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perching on fence post in snow, winter, Somerset, UK

Kim Taylor / Jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) leaping from bramble berry. Triple exposure showing 3 stages of jump. UK

Mike Wilkes / Two Rooks perched on fence post (Corvus frugilegus) England

Paul Hobson / Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) profile on fence post, Iceland June

David Pattyn / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)perched on fence post, Southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, August

David Pattyn / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) perched on fence post, Southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, August

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) perched on a fence post, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) perched on fence post, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2012.

Markus Varesvuo / Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus) perched on fence post, Porvoo Finland February

Ingo Arndt / Termite mound built on top of fence post, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica