Nick Saunders/ BIA / Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Saskatchewan, Canada

Rod Williams / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on wild aster, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, UK, September.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) males fighting in front of glacier, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniew / Two Alpine marmots (Marmota marmota) playing, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniew / Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) feeding, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria, July 2008

Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (circaetus gallicus) flying amongst Stone Pines (Pinus pinea). Coto Donyana, Andalusia, Spain. 2007.

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} brings snake to chicks in nest, Portugal

Kim Taylor / Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on ripe blackberries, UK.

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle with chick at nest, Spain

Loic Poidevin / Pied avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) foraging in water, Le Teich, Gironde, France, January.

Loic Poidevin / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) male on water, Le Teich, Gironde, France, January.

Loic Poidevin / Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta) and Black tailed godwit (Limos limosa) during migration, Le Teich, Gironde, France, February

Loic Poidevin / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) foraging in water, Le Teich, Gironde, France September.

Andy Sands / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) hibernating on Ivy Flowers and covered in frost, Hertfordshire, England, UK, January - Focus Stacked Image

Eric Baccega / Eurasian / White Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) feeding in water with small fish in bill. Le Teich Ornithological Reserve, Gironde, France

Eric Baccega / Eurasian / White Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) feeding in water. Le Teich Ornithological Reserve, Gironde, France

Eric Baccega / Eurasian / White Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) feeding in water. Le Teich Ornithological Reserve, Gironde, France

Eric Baccega / Common cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) perched on post with wings stretched. Le Teich Ornithological Reserve, Gironde, France

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) fledgling begging for food, Verdon, France

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with snake to feed young, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) building its nest, Verdon, France, France. July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with a toad prey, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) feeding young, Verdon, France

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with snake to feed young, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) feeding snake to young, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with snake prey, Verdon, France, August.

Loic Poidevin / Coypu (Myocastor coypus) with Greylag goose (Anser anser) and duck in background. Le Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming. Le Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Coypu (Myocastor coypus) juveniles in water. Le Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Coypu (Myocastor coypus) female and young feeding on grass. Le Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Coypu (Myocastor coypus) juvenile feeding on Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.). Le Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. April.

Loic Poidevin / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) at edge of water. Le Teich, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. April.

Rod Williams / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK, August.

Stephen Dalton / Common butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Sussex, England, UK, August.

Kim Taylor / Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) pupa. Surrey, England, UK, August.

Will Watson / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) basking on Field maple (Acer campestre) leaves, lane-side hedgerow, Worcestershire, England, UK, July.

Roger Powell / Great white egret (Egretta alba) hunting, Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France

Roger Powell / Great white egret (Egretta alba) hunting, Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France

Roger Powell / Great white egret (Egretta alba) preening wing. Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France

Roger Powell / Two Whiskered terns (Chlidonias hybridus) fighting over perch, Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France. April.

Roger Powell / Two Whiskered terns (Chlidonias hybridus) fighting over perch, Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France. April.

Roger Powell / Two Whiskered terns (Chlidonias hybridus) fighting over perch, Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France. April.

Roger Powell / Two Whiskered terns (Chlidonias hybridus) disputing a perch on top of a post in a lake. Le Cherine Nature Reserve, La Brenne, France.

Bernard Castelein / Greater Rhea (Rhea Americana) walking, St Cruz le la Sierra, Bolivia

Lorraine Bennery / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album), Loiret, France, April.

Sue Daly / Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album), Jersey, British Channel Island, May.

Loic Poidevin / Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Vendee, France, April

Stephen Dalton / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) in flight, Sussex, England, UK, September.

Stephen Dalton / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK. July.

Loic Poidevin / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) in grass, Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) in bush. Le Teich , Gironde, France, September

Loic Poidevin / Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) flying with prey in talons, Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Coypus (Myocastor coypus) fighting, Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) feeding on clams, Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) male stretching wings, Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Eurasian teal (Anas crecca) male, in water. Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) adult. Le Teich, Gironde, France, October

Loic Poidevin / Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) foraging in water. Le Teich, Gironde, French, September

Loic Poidevin / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) foraging. Le Teich , Gironde, France, September

Loic Poidevin / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) female swimming, Le Teich , Gironde, France, September

Loic Poidevin / Coypu (Myocastor coypus) swimming, Le Teich , Gironde, France, September. Introduced species.

Loic Poidevin / Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) female swimming, Le Teich , Gironde, France, September

Loic Poidevin / Eurasian spoonbill (platalea leucorodia) in grass. Le Teich, Gironde, France, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Oman, April

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) taking off, Oman, April

Kim Taylor / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on Dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus) flowers, Bulgaria, July.

Sylvain Cordier / Domestic rabbit - Le Dore de Saxe. Standing outdoors with tattooed ear. Saxony, Alsace, France

Loic Poidevin / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) sitting on nest, Le Teich, Gironde, France September

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) pupa, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) caterpillar, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) caterpillar, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) caterpillar, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album), Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) caterpillar, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. May. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) wings closed, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Loic Poidevin / Razorbill (Alca torda) with fish prey, Le Sept Iles, Perros-Guirec, Brittany, France, June.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Texas

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammodramus leconteii), Texas

Rod Williams / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on Buddleia Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK. September

Benjamin Barthelemy / Aerial view of oyster hatcheries in Le Banc d'Arguin, Arcachon Bay, Aquitaine, France, June 2014.

Alex Hyde / Underside wing detail of Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) showing the white comma-shaped mark from which it gets its name. Peak District National Park, Deryshire, UK, September.

Tim Zurowski / Le Conte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei), California

Tim Zurowski / Le Conte's Thrasher (Toxostoma lecontei), California

Loic Poidevin / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on branch, Le Teich, Gironde, France, September.

Loic Poidevin / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) regurgitating pellet, Le Teich, Gironde, France, September.

Russell Cooper / Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) London, UK, June.

Colin Varndell / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) at rest. Dorset, UK, July.

Theo Webb / Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) perched in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) flying, Morocco, March.

Silvia Reiche / Comma (Polygonia c-album) butterfly, Netherlands

Jussi Murtosaari / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) male, Parainen / Lansi-Turunmaa, Lounais-Suomi, Varsinais-Suomi / Southwestern Finland, Finland. July

Jussi Murtosaari / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) Parikkala, Etela-Karjala / South Karelia, Etela-Suomi / South Finland, Finland. July