Kevin Schafer / Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) in flooded forest, Rio Negro, Amazonia, Brazil

Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Philippe Clement / Wide-angle shot of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in a breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Territorial Common raven (Corvus corax) on cliff top, tearing out vegetation, Eshaness, Northmavine, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

David Perpinan / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) incubating eggs on nest, alarm calling as a predator flies overhead, Scotland,UK, June.

Matthew Maran / Beaver (Castor fibre) female feeding on willow bark with her two kits, River Otter, Devon, England, UK, July. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA)...

Robert Thompson / Large red damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) Brackagh Moss NNR, Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. May.

Andrew Parkinson / Badger (Meles meles) adult in pine forest at sunset, Derbyshire, UK, June. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition 2017.

Dave Bevan / Two male Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) fighting in surf, with a female and juvenile nearby, Norfolk, England, UK. December.

Dave Bevan / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup sheltering amongst sand dunes and Maram grass (Ammophila) whilst its mother is away feeding, Norfolk, England, UK. December.

Dave Bevan / Pair of Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) mating on a beach, Norfolk, England, UK. December.

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) leaping between Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris)s, lands on camera, Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, February.