Florian Möllers / Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male perched in urban wasteland at Berlin Central Station, Germany, June 2008

Tim Laman / Bower of Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata) decorated with various types of trash and some flowers. West Papua, Indonesia, Dec 2008

Tim Laman / Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus minor) male displays to a female who has entered his bower. This bower is decorated with all natural objects. Rainforest of the Atherton Tablelands, Queensl...

Tim Laman / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male in his bower. The center of the bower avenue is decorated with green fruits. Located on the campus of James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australi...

Tim Laman / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male performing a peripheral display around his bower while holding a red plastic cap. James Cook University Campus, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Sept 2009

Tim Laman / Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornata) holding berries used to decorate bower. Dec 2004

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Western Grey Kangaroo (Macropus fuliginosus) eating flowers left on grave in Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park, an environmentally responsible cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pete Oxford / Brown-chested martins (Progne tapera) roosting on telegraph wires, Puerto Lopez, Santa Elena Peninsula, Manabi Province, Ecuador

Ernie Janes / Three Domestic ducklings in green wooden shed

Ernie Janes / Domestic pig, hybrid large white sow and piglets in sty, UK, September 2010

Ernie Janes / Domestic beef cattle in winter rearing shed, Scotland, UK, November 2007

Ernie Janes / Farmyard chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) free range, mixed breed, Norfolk, UK. Property released

Ernie Janes / Farmyard chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) free range, mixed breed, perched on fence, Norfolk, UK. Property released

Ernie Janes / Four Ducklings in shed, UK

Laurent Geslin / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) flying through the city. Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) male in flight with wings spread. Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / House mouse (Mus musculus) walking down sloping beam in light from a window. Switzerland. Captive, May. Property released

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting on grass in a Paris park with buildings behind. France.

Laurent Geslin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a lavender flowerhead in a park, with buildings behind. Neuchatel, Switzerland

Laurent Geslin / Fire bug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) on branch of tree, with view of Paris behind, France. April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Common sparrows (Passer domesticus) two females and a male flying in urban park, Paris. France, November.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbits on grass in park, near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, April 2010.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Kestrel (Falco tinninculus) perched in roosting hole in stone building in the Vatican garden, Rome, Italy, March 2010

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) perched on church building in the Vatican garden, Rome, Italy, March 2010

Donald M. Jones / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) carrying branch over dam, western Montana

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Nesting colony of House martins (Delichion urbicum) in a building, Muilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Nesting colony of House martins (Delichion urbicum) in a building, Muilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Eric Baccega / Hoary marmot (Marmotta caligata) carrying grass to build nest, Banff National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Ian McCarthy / Silhouette of mastiff dog crossing a bridge with Himalayas in the background, Upper Dolpo, Nepal

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / White stork (Ciconia Ciconia) landing on nest with building material, Pont du Gau, Camargue, France, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Allofs / White stork (Ciconia Ciconia) landing on nest with building material, Pont du Gau, Camargue, France, May 2009

Anup Shah / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} building nest, Kenya

Luis Quinta / White stork {Ciconia ciconia} pair nest building, Costa Vicentina, Alentejo, Portugal

Colin Varndell / Barn owl {Tyto alba} flying out through hole in building, UK

Christian Ziegler / Army Ant (Eciton hamatum) colony forming a bridge by climbing over each other, some are carrying food back to nest, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Mark Raycroft / Cairn Terrier (Canis familiaris) on deck

Mark Raycroft / German Shorthaired Pointer (Canis familiaris) laying on rock wall

Tony Heald / African masked weaver {Ploceus velatus} male in early stage of building nest, Etosha NP, Namibia

Andy Sands / House Mouse {Mus domesticus / musculus} sitting-up outside farm building, Captive, UK.

Kim Taylor / Tree wasp queen building nest {Vespula sylvestris}. UK.

Mark Raycroft / Weimaraner (Canis familiaris) looking out from barn

Michael Durham / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) raiding urban garbage, common pest species native to Europe, introduced worldwide

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together to make a nest, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group grab an adjacent leaf and stem with mandibles and toes and pull, gradually binding them together, Malaysia

Jim Brandenburg / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) with a stick underwater, Minnesota

Flip de Nooyer / Common Vole (Microtus arvalis) adult peering from burrow, Europe

Georgette Douwma / Termites excavating corridor in wood {Isoptera} Bunaken, Sulawesi, Indonesia

PREMAPHOTOS / Green tree {Oecophylla smaragdina} drawing leaf edges together to 'sew' them into a nest, Australia

Sumio Harada / American Pika (Ochotona princeps) on rock with vegetation for nest building, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) portrait against blue sky in desert, spring, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Arizona

Konrad Wothe / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) swimming towards camera with lodge in background, North America

Konrad Wothe / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) perching on barn window, North America

Chris Newbert / Papuan Jellyfish (Mastigias papua) 20 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Gerry Ellis / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male in courting bower, Katherine Gorge National Park, Australia

Gerry Ellis / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) dam, Silver Horn Creek, Lake Silver Horn, Wood River, Wood-Tikchik State Park, Alaska

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group building nest by pulling on leaves and forming chains, Africa

Norbert Wu / Larvacean (Oikopleura labradorensis) house, primitive animal spins mucus web, Arctic

Shin Yoshino / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) swimming with tree branch, North America

Michio Hoshino / American Beaver (Castor canadensis) carrying cut branches used to build its lodge, Alaska

Dietmar Nill / Long eared bat flying through barn window, Germany

Tony Heald / Male African masked weaver bird building nest, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Male Sakalava weaver building nest, Ankarana Reserve, Madagascar

Paul Hobson / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) grroming in derelict building. Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe

Pete Oxford / Ovenbird building nest, Pantanal, Brazil

Doug Gimesy / Scientist examining river water to tests for platypus DNA. Cesar Research Laboratory, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. June, 2017.Model released.

Peter Lewis / Red fox cub (Vulpes vulpes) on wall, Hampshire, England, UK, October.

Peter Lewis / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration at sunset, West Pier, Brighton, England, UK.

Peter Lewis / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration at sunset, West Pier, Brighton, England, UK.

Peter Lewis / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) murmuration at sunset, West Pier, Brighton, England, UK.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Least chipmunk (Tamias minimus) gathering plant material, South Dakota, USA, September.

Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) young in nest about to fledge, Lincolnshire, UK. Highly commended in the Black and White Category of the BWPA Photography competition 2019.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Spiny orb-weaver (Micrathena sp.) weaving a silk nest to protect its eggs, the nest is suspended from a thread to isolate it from predators, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. Filmed at...

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Spiny orb-weaver (Micrathena sp.) weaving a silk nest to protect its eggs, the nest is suspended from a thread to isolate it from predators, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. Filmed at...

Ann & Steve Toon / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) carrying nesting material, Chobe river, Botswana.

Winfried Wisniewski / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair building nest, Extremadura, Spain

Winfried Wisniewski / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) landing with nest-building material, Extremadura, Spain

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) male weaving nest, Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out by lighthouse, Heligoland, Germany.

Edwin Giesbers / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out near lighthouse, Heligoland, Germany.

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female with full pollen baskets, on bank of the River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May..

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee sealing off brood cells with mud Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee bringing in pollen load under her abdomen for brood cell Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Phil Savoie / Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee sealing off brood cells with mud Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Sergio Hanquet / Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) male making nest of algae where female will deposit eggs. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) male making nest of algae where female will deposit eggs. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Sergio Hanquet / Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) male making nest of algae where female will deposit eggs. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Robert Valentic / European legless lizard (Pseudopus apodus) on rock amongst Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers. Near Evros River, Loutros, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.

Ashley Cooper / Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) gathering feathers for nest. May.

Nick Garbutt / Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) in flight over South Atlantic, viewed through ship's window. South Georgia.