David Tipling / Hunter on hillside soon after dawn during spring migrations and BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, placed on newspaper which shows article about hunting, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo which has been shot, held at vets by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013 volunteer, April 2013

Alex Mustard / A common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) above seagrass meadow (Posidonia oceanica). Xlendi Bay, Gozo Island, Malta, Mediterranean Sea.

Alex Mustard / A diver encounters a common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) above seaweeds, Xlendi Bay, Gozo Island, Malta, Mediterranean Sea. June 2012, Model released

Alex Mustard / A common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) below the surface in shallow water, Xlendi Bay, Gozo Island, Malta, Mediterranean Sea.

Colin Monteath / Hut after fresh snowfall, Tasman Glacier valley with Malte Brun and Liebig Range in background, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Hut with alpenglow over Malte Brun and Liebig Range, Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Common spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / White coral (Cladocora caespitosa) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Cave diving, Comino Island, Malta, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Common spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Abstract Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) on sea bed, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009, Endangered species

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Looking down on rock formation (Azur Window) at Blue Hole, Dwejra, Malta, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Hard bottom community off Comina Island, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) shoal, captive, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Golden cup coral (Astroides calycularis) Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) captive, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) swimming past rock, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) with diver swimming by, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Coast, sea and rocks, Dwejra, Gozo, Malta, May 2009

Chris Gomersall / Bird market selling wild Greenfinch and Goldfinch caught by hunters, Malta

Chris Gomersall / Hunters with guns for shooting birds on migration, Malta

Colin Monteath / Mt Cook or Aoraki, eastern side seen from the Malte-Brun Range in winter, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mt Cook or Aoraki bathed in pre-dawn light, eastern side seen from the Malte-Brun Range in winter, Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Devil's thorn in flower {Tribulus terrestris} Clay castles, Skeleton coast, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Desert in bloom. Devil thorn flowers {Tribulus terrestris} Kgalagadi TP, (formerely Kalahari Gemsbok) South Africa

Pete Oxford / Devil thorn bush {Tribulus terrestris} flowering in sand Skeleton coast, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Devil thorn bush {Tribulus terrestris} in flower with seal bones in sand nearby, Skeleton coast, Namibia

Colin Monteath / Mount La Perouse, Mount Cook, Tasman Glacier, and Malte Brun Range seen from summit of Mount Kinsey, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Roberto Rinaldi / The Gran Castello or Cittadella, Victoria, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Lighthouse in the entrance Stt Elmos Bay, Marsamxettt harbour, Valetta, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Woman weaving traditional hand-made lace, Gozo, Malta.

Roberto Rinaldi / Fishing boats in the harbour that separates Cospicua from Vittoriosa in Malta.

Roberto Rinaldi / Yachts in the harbour of Msida with St Joseph church in the background, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Xewkija church and skyline, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks and luzzus, traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep evil away, Marsaxlokk harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Street decorated for feast celebrating a Saint, Malta. ^^^In summer time these kind of festivals are very common with processions marching through decorated streets.

Roberto Rinaldi / Msida with St Joseph church in the background, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Mdina, also known as Notabile and Citta Ceechia, the captial of the Maltese islands until 1568 when the order of St John built Valetta, the present captial, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Fishing boats in the harbour that separates Cospicua from Vittoriosa, Malta.

Roberto Rinaldi / A cannon in front of buildings, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks, traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep evil away, Marsaxlokk harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, the capital of Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett harbour from Grand Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The spire of St Paul's church and the Carmelites Dome, Valletta, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Traditional luzzu fishing boats moored in the harbour, Malta.

Roberto Rinaldi / Valletta, the capital city of Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Senglea waterfront with the Maria Bambina church in the background, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, the capital of Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett harbour from Grand Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks and luzzus, traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep the evil off. Marsaxlokk harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The Gran Castello or Cittadella, Victoria, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Mnajdra Temples, a complex of three Neolithic temples surrounding an oval courtyard, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Harbour and town, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Yachts in the harbour of Msida with St Joseph church in the background, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks, traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep evil away, Marsaxlokk harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The Three Cities, Valletta, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, the capital of Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett harbour from Grand Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, the capital of Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett harbour from Grand Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Captain Morgan submarine with divers above, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks, the traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep the evil off. Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Stairway, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks, the traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep evil away, Marsaxlokk harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Xewkija church and skyline, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Senglea Island seen from the port, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Fort Saint Elmo in Valletta, the capital of Malta. It stands on the seaward shore of the Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett harbour from Grand Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The spire of St Paul's church and the Carmelites Dome, Valletta, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / A traditional luzzu fishing boat moored in Marasaxlokk Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks and luzzus, the traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep the evil off. Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The Comino Tower / Santa Maria Tower dominates the south-west part of the island Comino as well as the south Comino channel, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The Three Cities, Valletta, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The Hagar Qim Neolithic temple, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Scuba divers preparing to enter the giant azure pool at the Azure Window, a rock formation on the cliff-lined coast of Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Salt pans dug in rock, the production of sea salt has a long tradition on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. Marsalforn, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / A fortification on the water's edge along the cliff lined coast at Dwejra, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Temples of Ggantija, Megalitihic temples from 3600 to 3000 BC, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Scuba divers preparing to enter the giant azure pool at the Azure Window, a rock formation on the cliff-lined coast of Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Xlendi Bay on Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Diver above a rock covered by different types of colourful encrusting sponges and sea urchins, Gozo, Malta. Model released.

Roberto Rinaldi / A fortification on the water's edge along the cliff lined coast at Dwejra, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Kajjieks and luzzus the traditional colourful eyed Maltese fishing boats. The painted eyes are supposed to keep the evil off. Marsaxlokk Harbour, Malta.

Roberto Rinaldi / Temples of Ggantija, megalitihic temples from 3600 to 3000 BC, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Salt pans dug in rock, the production of sea salt has a long tradition on the Mediterranean island of Gozo. Marsalforn, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / Temples of Ggantija, megalitihic temples from 3600 to 3000 BC, Gozo, Malta

Roberto Rinaldi / The Azure Window, a stunning and dramatic rock formation on the cliff-lined coast of Gozo, Malta.

Premaphotos / Dung-roller beetle (Onthophagus / Scarabaeus taurus) rolling a ball of dung, Malta

Pete Oxford / Devil thorn bush {Tribulus terrestris} flowering in sand Skeleton coast, Namibia