Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), with the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountains in the background, Denver, Colorado, USA, November.

Ashley Cooper / Annapurna base camp at 4130 metres in front of Annapurna South summit, , with a sign about a cleanup campaign. Annapurna Sanctuary, Himalayas, Nepal. December 2012.

Ashley Cooper / The Army helping to clear A591 after flooding caused major damage during Storm Desmond, Cumbria, England, UK, 3th December 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Road in Glenridding away by floods after Storm Desmond, Cumbria, England, UK, December 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Pumping out floodwater from the Civic Centre in Carlisle, Cumbria on Tuesday 8th December 2015, after torrential rain from storm Desmond. England, UK, December 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Environment Agency staff pumping out floodwater from Hardwicke Circus in Carlisle, Cumbria on Tuesday 8th December 2015, after torrential rain from storm Desmond. England, UK, December 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Pumping out floodwater from Hardwicke Circus in Carlisle, Cumbria on Tuesday 8th December 2015, after torrential rain from storm Desmond. England, UK, December 2015.

Claudio Contreras / Graybar grunt (Haemulon sexfasciatum) with Barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) for cleanup, Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July

Marie Read / Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), male perched in flowering Eastern redbud tree, New York, USA, May (Digitally retouched image - bill cleanup)

Marie Read / Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) male perched on flowering eastern redbud in spring, New York, USA (Digitally retouched image - flower cleanup)