Dietmar Nill / Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funerus) pouncing on mouse, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Close-up of two European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) feeding on windfall pears, Mossingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, October.

Dietmar Nill / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in road at night, with approaching car headlights, Mossingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, October.

Dietmar Nill / Slow motion clip of a male Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) hovering, Germany, May.

Dietmar Nill / European hornet (Vespa crabro) fanning nest with wings to regulate the temperature, Germany, September.

Dietmar Nill / Murmuration of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) at dusk, Rome, Italy, December.

Dietmar Nill / Slow motion clip of a Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) catching a moth in flight, Germany, captive.

Dietmar Nill / Slow motion clip of a pair of Common kingfishers (Alcedo atthis) mating, Germany, April.

Dietmar Nill / Slow motion shot of a Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) diving into a pond and emerging with a fish, Germany, December.

Dietmar Nill / Two European hares (Lepus europaeus) boxing in a snow covered field, Germany, March.

Dietmar Nill / Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female in flight over snow. Germany, January.

Dietmar Nill / European hare (Lepus europaeus) mating pair boxing in field, Slovakia

Dietmar Nill / European hare (Lepus europaeus) pair boxing in field, Slovakia

Dietmar Nill / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow, Alps, Austria, controlled conditions

Dietmar Nill / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} flying over water with mouth open, hunting for insects, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Little owl (Athene noctua) pair perched, courtship behaviour, Spain

Dietmar Nill / Great Bustard (Otis tarda) chick, Germany, vulnerable species

Dietmar Nill / Great Bustard (otis tarda) two chicks, Germany, vulnerable species

Dietmar Nill / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) two fighting, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Great crested grebe (Podicepes cristatus) adult with chick on its back, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with fish being attacked by Gull, Germany, winter

Dietmar Nill / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) juvenile running, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) juvenile running, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) beside busstop in town, South Germany

Dietmar Nill / Hebe tiger moth (Arctia festiva) close up of wings, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Goats beard flower / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) with poppies in the background, Germany

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) feeding, Muselievo, Nigopol, Bulgaria, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) feeding on Mulberries, Bulgaria, June 2008. BOOK & WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Red-backed shrike male (Lanius collurio) perched on Denseflower mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Cave near Pelvin, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Fallow ground with Denseflower mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in flight, Bulgaria, May 2008 UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) pair at nest, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Juvenile Grasshopper on a woolly Foxglove flower(Digitalis lanata) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) at nest, with young, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in flight, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in flight with butterfly prey, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Mehely's Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) flying carrying baby in cave near Nikopol, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Common tree frog (Hyla arborea) on flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus) Bulgaria, May 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) female in flight to nest, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) feeding in water, Bulgaria, May 2008, sequence 3/3

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) with head underwater, feeding, Bulgaria, May 2008, sequence 1/3

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Corn bunting (Emberiza / Miliaria calandra) on Denseflower mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Mehely's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) flying from cave, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Juvenile Mehely's Horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus mehelyi) roosting in a cave near Nikopol, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) pair, male feeding insect to female in courtship, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Dice snake (Natrix tessellata) near water, Bulgaria, May 2008 Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Common roller (Coracias garrulus) female feeding on its courtship gift, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Bush cricket {Deracantha sp} on Mallow flower (Malva sylvestris) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on post, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) landing at nest, with lizard prey for chicks, Bulgaria, May 2008 WWE BOOK. Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Red-backed Shrike male (Lanius collurio) male perched on Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) Bulgaria, May 2008 UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE WITHOUT PRIOR CONSENT

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) pair in courtship display, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Fallow ground with Denseflower mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) and Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus) landing at nest with food fo young, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) with butterfly prey in his beak, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) pair at nest, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in flight, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Mehely's Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi) pregnant female flies from cave near Nikopol Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in flight, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) male perched, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European souslik / ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) standing up, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) feeding in water, Bulgaria, May 2008, sequence 2/3

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / European Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis) Bulgaria, May 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Juvenile Mehely's horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus mehelyi) roosing in cave, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Common roller (Coracias garrulus) in flight, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) male feeding on flower spike, Bulgaria, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Nill / Black-headed bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) male perched singing, Bulgaria, May 2008

Dietmar Nill / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) rear view walking away along a path, Mazury, Poland

Dietmar Nill / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult on telephone wires, Bulgaria

Dietmar Nill / European hare (Lepus europaeus) in snow, Usedom, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Moor frogs (Rana arvalis) mating in a pond, Germany (the male is blue)

Dietmar Nill / Hohenzollern castle emerging from the mist, Baden-wuerttemberg, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Two European hares (Lepus europaeus) running in spring, Stuttgart, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Two Mute swans (Cygnus olor) taking off from water, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) running through grass, Latvia

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) looking over their shoulders in long grass. Germany

Dietmar Nill / Two Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) on ice, fighting over fish, Germany

Dietmar Nill / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) wood in winter, Sweden

Dietmar Nill / Lesser horseshoe bat {Rhinolophus hipposideros} roosting next to stalactites, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Wild boar (Sus scrofa), sniffing tree stump, silhouetted by sun, Germany

Dietmar Nill / Peregrine falcon feeding on pigeon prey {Falco peregrinus}

Dietmar Nill / European bee eater catching insect prey in flight (Merops apiaster) Germany

Dietmar Nill / Red squirrel (black phase) {Sciurus vulgaris} Germany, Europe

Dietmar Nill / Brandt's bat flying {Myotis brandtii} Germany

Dietmar Nill / Lesser horseshoe bats roosting {Rhinolophus hipposideros} Slovenia

Dietmar Nill / Laboratory mice (Mus musculus) showing colour variation / morphs

Dietmar Nill / Pond bat flying at night {Myotis dasycneme} Germany

Dietmar Nill / Geoffrey's bat hunting spider in flight {Myotis emarginatus} Germany

Dietmar Nill / Two Beech / Stone martens {Martes foina} interacting, Germany.

Dietmar Nill / Schreiber's long fingered bats {Miniopterus schreibersii} mass roosting. Central America

Dietmar Nill / Pine marten at water {Martes martes} Germany

Dietmar Nill / Greater mouse eared bat hunting (Myotis myotis) Germany

Dietmar Nill / Schreiber's long fingered bat {Miniopterus schreibersii} Germany, Europe

Dietmar Nill / Peregrine Falcon in flight (Falco Peregrinus) Germany

Dietmar Nill / Herd of Hungarian Grey domestic cattle {Bos taurus} cow and calf, Hungary.