Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Natures Best Windland Smith Rice...
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Ismaele Tortella / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, chick climbing back into nest, with the midnight sun, Norway, July
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Ismaele Tortella / Aerial tracking shot over Tromso in the winter, northern Norway, March 2019.
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Ismaele Tortella / Four Eurasian elk (Alces alces) walking through vegetation , Norway, August
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Morley Read / Reventador Volcano erupting at dawn, Ecuador, 2017. The mountain has been in a constant state of eruption since 2002.
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Morley Read / Aerial shot ascending over rainforest canopy at dawn, with the Rio Napo in background, a tributary of the Amazon, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2017.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) walking, silhouetted at dusk. Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Ann & Steve Toon / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) herd silhouetted at sunset. Chobe National Park, Botswana.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of Gunnuhver steam geyser, Gunnhuver Hot Springs, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, August 2018.
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Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of rootless cones or pseudocraters, formed by steam explosions as flowing hot lava crosses over a wet surface, South Iceland, August 2018.
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John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks stretching and flapping their wings, Southern California, USA, May.
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John Chan / California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) roosting on a mudflat, with a flock of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) nearby, Southern California, USA May/2019
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Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.
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Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting with sunset light on wings, UK. March.
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Francisco Marquez / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock silhouetted in wetland, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.
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Andy Rouse / Little bittern, (Ixobrychus minutus), hunting in reeds, Bulgaria, June. This is a crop of 1637244. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.
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Andy Rouse / Little bittern, (Ixobrychus minutus), hunting in reeds, Bulgaria, June.
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Jack Dykinga / Erosion sculpted 'pot-hole' with reflection of clouds at sunset, Muley Point, Cedar Mesa, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, USA, October 2018.
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Jack Dykinga / Murmuration of Yellow-headed blackbirds (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) and Redwing blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) at sunset, before roosting. Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area, Arizona, USA, December.
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Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) sub adult tigress resting at dusk. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.
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Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) sub adult tigress resting at dusk. Kanha National Park, Central India. Camera trap image.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), stags silhouetted at sunset in winter, Scotland, UK.February (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) using freshwater pools along the shore line and in the adjacent fields as place to learn to swim, Orkney, Scotland, UK, April.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted at sunset on Hermaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, June.
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Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a Killer whale (Orcinus orca) spyhopping several times close to land, with people watching and taking pictures, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.
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Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving and showing tail fluke, Troms, Norway, January.
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Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) spyhopping, with a snowy landscape in the background, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, December.
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Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a small pod of Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at surface, with snowy landscape in the background, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, December.
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Steven David Miller / Silhouette of an Agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) hopping along the beach at dusk, Cape Hillsborough National Park, Queensland, Australia. September.
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Neil Aldridge / Five orphaned White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) calves feed from a trough at dusk at the Rhino Revolution orphanage near Hoedspruit, South Africa. The mothers of these rhinos were killed by poach...
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David Pattyn / Moriche palm tree (Mauritia flexuosa) at Laguna Grande in an area of flooded forest, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador, July, Cuyabeno wildlife reserve, Sucumbios, Amazo...
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Matthew Maran / Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes) cubs play fighting North London, England, UK, June.
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Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) silhouetted at sunset, Atka Bay, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. October.
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John Waters / Large murmuration of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at sunset, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, January.
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John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.
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John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Islands of Boreray and Stac Lee, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, summer 2015.
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Stefan Christmann / Sunset with beams of light shining through Neumayer-Station III, Alfred-Wegener-Institut research station. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January 2017.
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Sven Zacek / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a field of many seedheads highlighted at sunset. Karula National Park, Valgamaa, Southern Estonia. June 2017.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched on Alder (Alnus sp) tree at dusk. Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. April.
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Oriol Alamany / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) female with two cubs climbing a canyon cliff at dusk at 4400 metres, Spiti valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya mountains, Himachal Pradesh, India, February
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Nick Upton / Two Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing near the entrance to their den at dusk, Somerset, England, UK, May.
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Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) grazing at dusk, River Otter, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Pedro Narra / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at dusk with moon, Sado Estuary, Portugal. September
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Pedro Narra / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) silhouetted, Sado Estuary, Portugal. September
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub sitting in coniferous woodland clearing at dusk. Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.
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Oscar Dewhurst / Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July
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Tui De Roy / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) silhouettes at sunset, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos
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Alex Mustard / Yellowtail tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) male courting a female prior to spawning at dusk on a coral reef. Temple, Ras Umm Sid, Sharm El Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea.
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David Fleetham / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming just below surface at sunset, split level view. Off the island of Yap, Micronesia.
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Jurgen Freund / Timelapse from day to night looking over Tsing Yi container port, with cranes filling container ships, Hong Kong, China, 2017.
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Jurgen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.
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Jurgen Freund / Timelapse of Fireflies (Lampyridae) flying around a tree, Bicol, Philippines.
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Jurgen Freund / Timelapse from day to night of bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) on a tree trunk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Jurgen Freund / Timelapse from day to night looking over Tsing Yi container port, with cranes filling container ships, Hong Kong, China, 2017.
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Jurgen Freund / Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying from roosting tree at dusk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Jurgen Freund / Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) catching a Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) flying to drink from a watering hole, Kimberley, Western Australia.
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Jurgen Freund / Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnsoni) trying to catch Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying to drink from a watering hole, Kimberley, Western Australia
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Jurgen Freund / Large group of Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying at dusk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Jurgen Freund / Large group of Little red flying foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) flying at dusk, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.
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Guy Edwardes / Grykes in limestone pavement at sunset,, Twisteleton Scar End, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, UK, May 2013.
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Ashley Cooper / Heliostats, large reflective mirrors directing sunlight to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. June 2011
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Jack Dykinga / Birdcage evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) flowering in the sand dune flats near Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA, March.
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Eladio Fernandez / Cienaga de Zapata Swamp at sunset, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Cuba, January 2009.
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Vincent Grafhorst / Crater of active volcano at twilight, Erta Ale, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
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Sergey Gorshkov / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking beside waterhole, reflected in the water at dusk. Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa.
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Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) avenue, Moor Crichel, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.
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Guy Edwardes / Porth Nanven, Cot Valley, Porth Nanven, Cornwall, England, UK. September 2017.
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Guy Edwardes / Sunset at Kimmeridge Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2010.
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Guy Edwardes / Rock formations at Kimmeridge Bay, Clavell Tower in background, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2010.
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Guy Edwardes / Sea stacks at sunset, Mangurstadh beach, Aird Feinis, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. March 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Yesnaby Stack, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK. August 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Yesnaby Stack, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK. August 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Yesnaby Stack, Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK. August 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / The Drongs sea stacks silhouetted at sunset, Hillswick, Northmavine, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK. August 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / The Drongs sea stacks silhouetted at sunset, Hillswick, Northmavine, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK. August 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / The Drongs sea stacks silhouetted at sunset, Hillswick, Northmavine, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK. August 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Durdle Door, Dungy Head and Bats Head at sunset, Isle of Portland on horizon, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Durdle Door and Bats Head at sunset, Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England, UK. December 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Portland Bill Lighthouse at sunset, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, UK. November 2009.
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Guy Edwardes / Rock formations at Kimmeridge Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK. October 2011.
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Guy Edwardes / Stac a' Phris rock arch, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. March 2017.
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Guy Edwardes / Eilean Glas Lighthouse, Scalpay, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. March 2014.
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Guy Edwardes / Eilean Glas Lighthouse, Scalpay, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. March 2014.
Bernard Castelein / Waterviolet / featherfoil (Hottonia palustris) at sunset, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium
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Gavin Hellier / Aerial shot tracking along chalk cliffs at sunset, near Old Harry Rocks, Dorset, England, UK, May 2017. Hellier
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Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of clouds moving over Bamburgh Castle at sunset, Northumberland, England, UK, October 2017. Hellier
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Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night looking over the Gaudi House Museum, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, May 2016. Hellier
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Gavin Hellier / Timelapse looking out of the front of a train on the elevated Dubai Metro System, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesJanuary 2017. Hellier
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Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night looking towards the Peter and Paul Fortress, St, Petersburg, Russia, May 2016. Hellier
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Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of the view from the summit of Pao de Acucar or Sugarloaf Mountain at sunset, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America - 4K time lapseSeptember 2016. Hellier
