Francisco Marquez / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) juveniles and a few adults kept temporarily in an enclosure for ringing, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.

Francisco Marquez / Volunteers rounding up Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) juveniles for ringing, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.

Francisco Marquez / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock silhouetted in wetland, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.

Andy Rouse / Sally lightfoot crab, (Grapsus grapsus), feeding on marine iguana parasites and dead skin, Galapagos

Marie Lochman / Firewood banksia (Banksia menziesii), Western Australian endemic plant, Mt. Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.

Nick Hawkins / Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) off Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. October .

Steven David Miller / Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) female perched in a tree, The Wildlife Habitat Zoo, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. August. Captive.

Marie Read / Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilocus colubris), male flying in to feed from cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) New York, USA. August.

Marie Read / Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male displaying in cattail marsh, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida, USA, January.

Marie Read / Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) holding an acorn in its bill whilst perched on tree stump, with autumn foliage, New York, USA, October.

Marie Read / Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions.

Marie Read / Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male perched amid snow-covered branches, New York, USA, February.