Ingo Arndt / Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) male flying to nest entrance, Singapore

Juergen Freund / Schooling silversides (Atheriniformes) split level with karst limestone cliff and West Papuan fishermen in their dugout outrigger canoe. Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of t...

David Noton / Canoes on the moored on the Nam Song River at Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

Sandra Bartocha / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees in snowy woodland in evening sunlight, Potsdam, Germany, January.

Sam Hobson / Rose-ringed / ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in flight on way to roost in an urban cemetery, London, UK, January. Finalist in the Birds category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (...

Dong Lei / Yellow poppywort (Meconopsis integrifolia) flowering, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Shiqu County, Sichuan Province, China, August.

Michael Pitts / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swimming out to deep water from Karan Island, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf.

Alex Hyde / Ash tree leaves (Fraxinus excelsior) photographed in mobile field studio against a white background. Derbyshire, UK. September.

Nick Upton / Pollen and nectar flower mix strip with Mustard (Brassicaceae), Common sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Red clover (Trifolium pratense) bordering a Barley crop (Hordeum vulgare), Marlborough Downs...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) being released after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) near Robben Island in Table Bay. Cape Town, So...

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Rhzophora mangrove trees, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Staffan Widstrand / Mangrove planting team from CRINEO planting Mangrove trees (Rhizophora) Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, February 2013.

Alex Mustard / Trees and sky photographed at dawn through the surface of Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America.

Alex Mustard / The narrow Nes Canyon, a fault filled with fresh water in the rift valley between the Eurasian and American tectonic plates in northern Iceland. May 2011.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

Tim Laman / Rainforest interior views, looking up.

Pal Hermansen / Silhouette of a Blue tit (Cyanistes / Parus caeruleus) seen through the windscreen of an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, December. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of...

Graham Eaton / A foggy scene on the road to the Tan Hill Inn, Richmond, Yorkshire, June 2012

Claudio Contreras / View from bangka boat at dawn, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Ben Hall / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of the flooded Lake Eyre National Park. South Australia, June 2011

Niall Benvie,Niall Benvie / Stratus and cirrus clouds above the Isle of Coll. Scotland, August 2012.

Niall Benvie,Niall Benvie / Alto cumulus clouds. Angus, Scotland, August 2012.

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Topi (Damaliscus korrigum) at sunset, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Blue light after sunset at the Peipsi Lake, the largest lake in Estonia. August 2007.

Ernie Janes / Garden centre with potted Hyacinth bulbs, Edgefield, Norfolk, January

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial image showing light reflected off the deep blue of the sea around the Bahamas archipelago, Caribbean, February 2012

Bence Mate / Green crowned brilliant hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) male taking off to feed at feeder in garden, another waiting perched on lichen covered branch, Costa Rica, January. Winner, Eric Hosking award at...

Onne van der Wal / Crystal clear shallows under a blue sky. Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean, June 2009.

Ingo Arndt / Moving sea ice, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March 2013.

Merryn Thomas / Surfer running on beach to sea, Rhossili, Gower, Wales. February 2013

Kirkendall-Spring / View through doorway of Osborn Cabin of Squaretop Mountain in Green River Valley, Bridger National Forest, Wyoming, USA. September 2015.

Pascal Tordeux / Tyre tracks in sand on beach as low tide, Crotoy, Somme Bay, Pas de Calais, France, July 2015.

Adrian Davies / Bridge over rainforest river, Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo, September 2015.

Ben Hall / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in flight over long grass in evening light, Czech Republic, November. Captive.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pup, aged a few weeks, caught in the wild and shown at a famous camel trekking site for tourists in the hope of either selling it or being paid for photos, Kebili Governorate...

Roy Mangersnes / Stray light on mountains north of Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

David Noton / Weaver making silk cloth, Luang Prabang, Laos, March 2009.

Sandra Bartocha / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) trunks with sun setting behind. Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, April.

Pal Hermansen / Colourful corn (Zea mays) seeds against white background.

Pal Hermansen / Emmer wheat (Triticum dicoccum) one of the first domesticated wheat species.

Pal Hermansen / Flax (Linum usitatissimum) seeds, September.

Floris van Breugel / Misty forests along the coastline of Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. October 2013

Charlie Summers / Andromeda galaxy and and sister galaxies M110 above and M32 below. Taken from eastern Colorado, USA, September 6-7 2013. Image taken with digital image stacking.

Alex Mustard / Old tree branches on the floor of Cenote pool, beneath the forest canopy with Snell's Window effect. Puerto Aventuras, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

David Fleetham / Storm approaching jetty on the turquoise Aitutaki lagoon, Aitutaki Atoll, Cook Islands.

Paul D Stewart / Copper engraving of dinosaur femur, from Robert Plot's 1677 'Natural History of Oxfordshire'. Dug out of a quarry in 'the Parish of Cornwell' in Oxfordshire on the land of (and donated by) Sir Thomas...

Roberto Rinaldi / Two explorers evaluating the possibility of diving in a flooded crevasse, Perito Moreno glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Nature Production / Green Turtle {Chelonia mydas mydas} juvenile swimming, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan