David Tipling / Three people watching common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) arriving to roost at Palace Pier Brighton. UK, February

Ernie Janes / Yellow labrador, five puppies in a row

Laurent Geslin / Honey bees (Apis melifera) flying in city. Paris, France

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

Andrew Parkinson / Small flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on a house TV aerial. Nottinghamshire, UK, January. (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) flock flying in dense winter fog. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, January (non-ex)

Floris van Breugel / Kokanee Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on Autumn migration up Taylor Creek from Lake Tahoe, California, USA.

Floris van Breugel / Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) roosting in winter in dense groups, Southern California, USA

Daniel Heuclin / Arizona mountain kingsnakes (Lampropeltis pyromelana) Found in Chiricahua mountains, SE Arirona. Controlled conditions

Juan Carlos Munoz / Huge flock of Bramblings (Fringilla montifringilla) flying to roost in trees, Gorbeia Natural Park, Basque country, Spain, January 2011, unusual winter visitors pushed further south than usual by the...

Mary McDonald / Flock of Gray-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) flying over Lake Nakuru, Kenya, East Africa

Daniel Heuclin / Andean flamingos / Pariwana (Phoenicopterus andinus) taking off / flying over Lake Colorada, with reflections. National Andean Fauna Reserve, Eduardo Abaroa, Bolivia, South America

Alex Mustard / An Ornate / Banded Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) lies amongst boulders inside a cave, during the day. Fish Rock, Southwest Rocks, New South Wales, Australia. Pacific Ocean. November

Alex Mustard / Southern Stingrays (Hypanus americanus) swimming in a school over sand ripples, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. March

Tim Laman / Large school of Trevally (Caranx) shelter beneath the jetty at Arborek Village. Many village docks in this area act as shelter for these fish, which provide a handy source of protein for villagers in...

Kristel Richard / The Khampa herdsmen gather to participate in the horse festival, near Huangyan, in the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Sichuan Province, China, June 2010

Alex Mustard / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) portrait, Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Adrian Davies / Colourful Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives in fields, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family playing traditional game, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family sitting round fire in the bush, dry season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family group playing skipping game, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, family group preparing food in the bush, rainy season, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, March 2009

Steve Knell / Swarm of Midges (Chironomidae) flying around grass stems. Lake Myvatn, Iceland. June

Steve Knell / Swarm of Midges (Chironomidae) flying around grass stems. Lake Myvatn, Iceland. June

Alex Hyde / Panther Chameleon {Furcifer pardalis} close-up of skin, green colouration. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} silhouetted at sunset. Morondava, Madagascar, October 2009

Alex Hyde / Social Wasp colony {Hymenoptera} photographed against white background. Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Close-up of the extendable silk net of the Ogre faced / Net-casting spider {Deinopis sp}, Masoala Peninsula National Park, north east Madagascar.

Billy Black / Steam over boiled Lobsters (Homarus americanus). Gilkey Harbour, Islesboro, Maine, USA.

Alex Hyde / Boabab trees {Adansonia grandidieri} in evening light. Morondava, Madagascar. Digital Composite Panorama.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Upturned canoes (caballitos) owned by the Fishermen of Totora, on Pimentel beach at sunset. Chiclayo. Peru November 2009

Juan Manuel Borrero / Side-necked Terrapin (Podocnemis unifilis) hatchlings in the hand, and ready to be released. Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Amazon Basin. Loreto. Peru

Guy Edwardes / Beads of water trapped on vibrant green moss Landmannalaugar, Southern Iceland, July 2009.

Guy Edwardes / Wind turbines near Kilmore Quay viewed from boat at dawn. Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland, Europe June 2010.

Solvin Zankl / After an incubation period of 45 to 55 days and several days long ascent through the sand the hatchling Olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) emerge all together. Ostional Beach, Costa Rica, No...

Alex Hyde / Swarm of Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)in sea loch, Isle of Mull, Scotland. June.

Philip Stephen / Fishing trawler surrounded by seabirds as the net is hauled onboard. North Sea, September 2010. Property released.

Jeff Rotman / Bat rays (Myliobatis californica) schooling, Redondo Rock, Galapagos Is

Gerrit Vyn / Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) roosting during spring migration. Gray's Harbor County, Washington, USA, April.

Gerrit Vyn / Flock of Heermann's Gulls (Larus heermanni) standing on intertidal rocks. Jefferson County, Washington, USA, August.

Georgette Douwma / Large shoal of Horse mackerel (Megalaspis cordyla) schooling. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Graham Eaton / Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) swarming in shallow water over kelp, Cardigan Bay, Wales, June. Highly commended in Coast and Marine category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...

Mary McDonald / Flock of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) in roosting trees at dusk, Imba Ndutu, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa.

Petra Wegner / Group portrait of five dogs sitting, from left to rt: two mongrels, Rough Collie, Bobtail (Old English Sheepdog) and longhaired Chihuahua.

Petra Wegner / Group portrait of five dogs sitting, from left to rt: two mongrels, Rough Collie, Bobtail (Old English Sheepdog) and longhaired Chihuahua.

Nick Garbutt / Ox cart and Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) Near Morondava, western Madagascar.

Nick Garbutt / Grandidier's Baobabs (Adansonia grandidieri) at dusk. Near Morondava, western Madagascar. (digitally stitched image)

Georgette Douwma / Featherstar (Crinoidea) on coral with shoal of Surgeonfish swimming in the background, Moto Mount, Indonesia

Anup Shah / Impala herd (Aepyceros melampus) and female with suckling fawn in late afternoon rain, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Paul Hobson / Flock of Pink Footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) flying low over Liverpool bay, with gas rig behind. England, UK. November.

David Woodfall / Collection of European eels (Anguilla anguilla) bred as part of breeding project, to be exported to Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. UK. May 2010

Bence Mate / Leafcutter ants (Atta sp) colony harvesting a banana leaf, Costa Rica. OVERALL WINNER: Wildlife Photoghrapher of the Year 2010 from Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 2/6

Pete Oxford / Shoal of Yellowtail Grunts (Anisotremus interruptus) Floreana Island, Galapagos, Equador, Pacific ocean

Stephen Dalton / Honeybees (Apis mellifera) on new frame in beehive, UK

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) swimming over a bait ball of Sardines, three ridges on forehead that distinguish the Bryde's whale from other mysticetes are prominently visible. Off Baja C...

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) feeding on baitball of Sardines (Sardinops sagax) off Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean. 4 in sequence of 5

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) feeding on baitball of Sardines (Sardinops sagax) off Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean. 3 in sequence of 5

Doug Perrine / Female Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in seasonal breeding aggregation with Sharksuckers (Echeneis naucrates) Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (Caribbean Sea)

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model release Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Great White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming with symbiotic Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) and schooling Mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus) Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific Ocean.

Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of herd of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) on the move, Okavango delta, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of herd of Common zebra (Equus quagga) Makgadikgadi salt pans, Botswana

Onne van der Wal / Shoal of fish beneath nets and small fishing boats in the Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.

Jeff Rotman / Large group of Californian sealions (Zalophus californianus) swimming underwater, Anacapa Island, California, Pacific Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Bigscale soldierfish (Myripristis berndti), Sweetlips, Philippine chromis with Blueline snappers in background. Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Georgette Douwma / Coral reef scenery with Gorgonian and shoal of Pygmy / Glassy sweepers (Parapriacanthus guentheri) Egypt, Red Sea

David Tipling / Flock of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flying to roost near Gretna, Scotland, UK, December

David Tipling / Flock of Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) sitting on telephone wires, at pre-roost gathering in winter, Buckenham, Norfolk, England

Gary K. Smith / Large group of Common garden snails (Helix aspersa) hibernating on Sycamore tree, Norfolk UK December

Dan Burton / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in enclosure, Lapland, Sweden, November 2009

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) filling honey storage cells in hive, UK

Sue Daly / Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock, pacific coast, Canada, August

Sue Daly / Large group of Sunflower sea stars (Asterias / Pycnopodia helianthoides) covering rock, pacific coast, Canada, August

Sue Daly / Lightbulb seasquirts / tunicates (Clavelina lepadiformis) cluster on rock, Channel Isles, UK, July

Stephen Dalton / Mass of frogspawn of Common frog {Rana temporaria} UK

Solvin Zankl / Female Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly (Palingani a longicauda) rise up in the air soon after mating, where they form huge swarms and are out of range from males still searching for mates close to the wate...

Solvin Zankl / Female Long-tailed / Tisza mayfly (Palingani a longicauda) rise up in the air soon after mating, where they form huge swarms and are out of range from males still searching for mates close to the wate...

Philip Dalton / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from / to Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA

Philip Dalton / Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) flying from Bracken Cave and Echert James Bat Caves, Texas, USA

John Waters / Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) group on the move, crossing a track at Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, E. Africa

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock in flight with snow topped Pyrenees mountains in the background, during southward migration period, Haute Pyrenees, Gascony, France. December 2009

Nick Upton / Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flock flying close to wind turbine, Near Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany, October 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Muñoz / Large group of Red kites (Milvus milvus) in flight waiting to be fed at Gigrin Farm, Powys, Rhayader, Wales, UK, February 2009

Georgette Douwma / Lyretail anthias / Goldies (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) on coral reef with soft corals, Red Sea, Egypt

Chris Gomersall / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) herd grazing, Etosha National Park, Namibia, November

Sue Flood / Tourists standing in a circle around the North Pole, July 2008

Laurie Campbell / Flock of Sanderling (Calidris alba) flying over a rough sea, Berwickshire Coast, Scotland, UK, March

Angelo Gandolfi / Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) train crossing Merzouga dunes, Tafilalt, Sahara, Morocco, March 2007.

Claudio Contreras / Shoal of Smallmouth grunts (Haemulon chrysargyreum) surrounding Blade firecoral (Millepora complanata) Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, September

Stephen Dalton / Merino sheep in pen, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Stephen Dalton / Garden black ants {Lasius niger} feeding on drop of syrup on granite work surface, UK

Andy Rouse / Large flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Andy Rouse / Aerial view of a large flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) on lake, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA

Andy Rouse / Common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) gathering to cross river on migration, Masai Mara, Kenya

Andy Rouse / Common wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) about to cross river during migration, Masai Mara, Kenya

David Tipling / King Penguin colony {Aptenodytes patagonicus} and Elephant seals, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, November 2006