Kerstin Hinze / Black-bellied hamster (Cricetus cricetus) feeding on yew fruits (Taxus baccata), Vienna, Austria, October.

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Floris van Breugel / First rays of golden sunshine hit Giant Sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) covered in a winter blanket of snow and frost, Grant Grove, Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA November

Chris Mattison / Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sierra Nevada, California, USA, May.

David Pattyn / Temperate rainforest scenic with ancient Red cedar tree (Thuja plicata). Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, August.

David Pattyn / Western Red Cedar trees (Thuja plicata) in temperate rainforest. Cathedral grove in MacMillan provincial park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, August.

Inaki Relanzon / Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in Sequoia National Park, California, USA.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Ferns in front of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) forest. Natural Monument of Caldeira Velha, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Ferns in front of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) forest. Natural Monument of Caldeira Velha, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation. Devasa mountain range, Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal.