Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} adult perched on brach over river, England

Ashley Cooper / Pollen from Willow catkins (Salix sp) on black background.

David Pattyn / Parson's chameleon (Chamaeleo parsonii) male in rainforest resting on a brach. Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Lucas Bustamante / Two Blue and Yellow Macaws (Ara ararauna) perched on a brach above a claylick. Tambopata National Reserve, Madre de Dios, Peru.

Konrad Wothe / Red-fronted Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus rufus) male on brach, Andasibe Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) perched on frosty brach. Perthshire, Scotland, December.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) perched on frosty brach. Perthshire, Scotland, December.

Charlie Hamilton James / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} adult perched on brach over river, England

Peter Blackwell / Black mamba {Dendroaspis polylepis} moving along brach in tree, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa