Guy Edwardes / Field of flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) at sunrise, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. May 2019.

Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on bread and jam. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Alex Mustard / Two female Common seahorses (Hippocampus kuda) fighting over territory on the seabed. The brief fight was preceeded by a ritualised, synchronised parade. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Stra...

Alex Mustard / Common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) female wrapping her prehensile tail around piece of wood on the seabed. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a male short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) in sea oak seaweed (Halidrys siliquosa). Devon, England, United Kingdom. British Isles. English Channel. North East Atlantic Ocean.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) basking in the morning light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July

Franco Banfi / Freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta venusta) swimming amongst Water lilies leaves, Gran Cenote, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Guy Edwardes / Close up of a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) head, Provence, France.

Guy Edwardes / Close up of a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) head, Provence, France.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Dave Bevan / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) adding material to nest, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, July.

Dave Bevan / Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) catching European eel (Anguilla anguilla) elvers as they migrate up a waterfall, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, July.

Dave Bevan / Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) catching European eel (Anguilla anguilla) elvers as they migrate up a waterfall, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, July.

Guy Edwardes / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on Corfe Common, Corfe Castle in background, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) wing, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Bruno D'Amicis / Common mulleins (Verbascum thapsus), Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), and Daisies flowering in mountain pasture. Gran Sasso National Park, Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Robert Thompson / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to fuchsia flower, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Ross Hoddinott / Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) flowering on cliff tops, Bedruthan Steps, near Newquay, north Cornwall, UK. April 2017.

John Waters / Close-up timelapse of a Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower opening, UK. Controlled conditions.

Ingo Arndt / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) detail of nest surface, Hessen, Germany, April.

Peter Schwarz/ BIA / Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly, Hesse, Germany

Bernard Castelein / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium August

Neil Aldridge / Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) with a Yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) on its back, nuzzling its mother at a waterhole, Chief's Island, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd silhouetted against the rising sun with clouds in the background. Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Wim van den Heever / Plains zebra (Equus quagga) group of four including foal at sunset, Savuti Marsh, Botswana.

Wim van den Heever / Plains zebra (Equus quagga) at sunset, Savuti Marsh, Botswana.

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Claudio Contreras / Mesoamerican slider turtle / terrapin (Trachemys scripta venusta) in sinkhole, Cenote Carwash, near Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Juan Carlos Munoz / European beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn, view from below in the mist, Ilirska Bistrica, Green Karst, Slovenia, October.

Ernie Janes / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) hanging on Pussy willow branch, Norfolk, England, UK, April.

Ross Hoddinott / Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) two females resting on reed, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. August.

Espen Bergersen / European shags (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) in courtship display. Hornoya bird cliff, Finnmark, Norway. March.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), Maine-et-Loire, France, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August. Highly comm...

David Pattyn / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) silhouettes, Hornoya, Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted at sunset, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Silvia Reiche / Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on fennel, Netherlands

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common peony (Paeonia officinalis) close up of stamens and stigma, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Andy Trowbridge / Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) perched on stump calling. Tomter, Southern Norway. July.

Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Common Crane (Grus grus) in flight at sunrise. Hornborga, Sweden, Scandinavia. April.

Erlend Haarberg / Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) and Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) fighting. Vauldalen, Sor-trondelag. Norway, May.

Alex Hyde / Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on a pot of jam, photographed against a white background. Derbyshire, UK. September.

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador and in wheat field, Norfolk, August

Ernie Janes / Field of Winter barley (Hordeum vulgare), Norfolk, England, UK, November 2013.

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...

Thomas Marent / Oldworld Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) caterpillar, Switzerland

Markus Varesvuo / Common shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) flying, with the sun in the background, Vardo, Norway, March.

Sven Zacek / Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) perched on a frosty tree, Southern Estonia, January.

Milan Radisics / Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) roosting in tree, Szeged city, Southern Hungary, February 2009

Cyril Ruoso / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) field, Bourgogne, France

Cyril Ruoso / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) field, Bourgogne, France

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) backlit showing wing structure. Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, October

Roland Seitre / Harlequin Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates histrionicus) in defensive posture, native to South America

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) in flight. Southern Estonia, December.

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) in flight. Southern Estonia, December.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October. Did you know? More than 1.4 million people visit the Cairngorms each year.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima) adult male in spring plumage feeding on dung flies at farm midden heap, Hertfordshire, UK, April. Did you know? Yellow wagtails commonly used to nest in wat...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) feeding on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) flower, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Pair of mating soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? In some areas this insect is called the “bloodsuck...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small copper (Lycaena phlaeas) butterfly resting on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Black brittlestar (Ophiocomina nigra), yellow colour variety, with Common brittlestars (Ophiothrix fragilis), on sea bed, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotlan...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Yellow / spiny seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) female sheltering is meadow of common Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Studland Bay, Dorset, UK, August. Did you know? The two species of seahorse found in Br...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on Ribbed meliot (Meliotus officinalis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Two Marbled white butterflies (Melanagria galathea) resting on Meadow vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis), Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, July

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close up of Common / Round leaved sundew {Drosera rotundifolia}, Westhay Nature Reserve (Somerset Wildlife Trust), Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Two juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) "Pepper" and "Trinny" released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, standing alert in a meadow, with Autumn Hawkbit (Leontod...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flock of ten juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, foraging near adult crane decoys, with Autumn Hawkbit (Leontodon autu...

Juergen Freund / Estuary / Spotted / Common seahorse (Hippocampus kuda) in the rubble. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Tony Heald / Zebra (Equus quagga) foal running through Devil's Thorn flowers (Tribulus terrestris). Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.

Nick Upton / Traditional organic hay meadow with a profusion of wild flowers and grasses including Pyramid orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Rough hawkbit (Leontodon hisp...

Neil Lucas / Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) growing in a Wheat field, UK

Colin Varndell / Male Common pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) in meadow full of buttercups, Dorset, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Common white tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) in flight. Summer, UK

Edwin Giesbers / Common tree frog {Hyla arborea} resting on {Nyphar lutea} flower, the Netherlands

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Nipplewort (Lapsana communis) in flower with Eschers blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) and Silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead ins...

Angelo Gandolfi / Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) fighting (and feeding on) a Yellow-tailed / European Scorpion (Euscorpius flavicaudis), Piemonte. Italy.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Short snouted seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus) portrait, Malta, Mediteranean, June 2009 WWE BOOK PLATE. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Common rockrose (Helianthemum nummularium / chamaecistus) in flower, Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Donald M. Jones / Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) eating Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), western Montana

Donald M. Jones / Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) eating Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), western Montana

Donald M. Jones / Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) male singing, western Montana

Michael Hutchinson / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers Bristol, UK

Tim Fitzharris / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) group showing symmetrical seed heads, North America

Ross Hoddinott / Common primroses {Primula vulgaris} in flower, near Bradworthy, Devon, UK.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Common Moorhen {Gallinula chloropus} hen with Yellow Water Lillies, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Norbert Wu / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned by Yellow-eyed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus), Hawaii

Mitsuaki Iwago / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Tim Fitzharris / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) with bee covered with pollen, Pennsylvania

Tim Fitzharris / Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta) turtle, North America

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) flowers and Large-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) in summer, Pryor Mountain, Montana

Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) schooling Pygmy Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) and Lionfish (Pterois volitans)