Nick Garbutt / Puma (Puma concolor puma), three sub-adult cubs aged 12 to 13 months attempting to dig Armadillo out of burrow. Estancia Amarga, near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. December.
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Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) walking on a coast path, seeking a site to dig a burrow for its eggs, north Cornwall, UK, April.
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Marie Read / Red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) adult feeding on tree sap from shallow wells it has drilled in bark of Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifoius), Lee Vining Canyon, California, US...
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Ashley Cooper / Tar sands deposits being mined north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. August 2012
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Ashley Cooper / Digging deeper into former lake bed to try and find water during severe drought, Inner Mongolia. March 2009.
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Ashley Cooper / Digger excavating lake bed to try and find water during drought, Hong Hai Zai, Inner Mongolia, China. March 2009.
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Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Sand martin (Riparia riparia) flying to nest hole and starting to dig before mate arrives to protect entrance, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, April.
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Konrad Wothe / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) using rear flippers to dig a nest, Trinidad, West Indies.
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Konrad Wothe / Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) using rear flippers to dig a nest, Trinidad, West Indies.
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Nick Turner / Archaeological dig, Hanging Hill Roman Villa, Upton Cheyney, Bath, UK. Aerial drone with CAA permit. October 2015
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Nick Turner / Aerial view of an archaeological dig, Hanging Hill Roman Villa, Upton Cheyney, Bath, UK. Aerial drone with CAA permit. October 2015.
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Nick Turner / An archaeological dig at a 3rd century roman villa, Doynton near Bath, South Gloucestershire, UK. May 2015.