Roland Seitre / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) group in zoo, around keepers car, Cabarceno Natural Park, Spain. Captive, occurs in North America and Eurasia.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) singing with tongue visible, Norway, June.

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

Gavin Hellier / Aerial view of the famous Blue Lagoon and Belcekiz beach along the 'Turquoise' coast, Oludeniz near Fethiye, Mediterrean Coast, Turkey 2008

Gavin Hellier / Ancient carved stone heads of the gods, the god Antiochus, Nemrut Dagi (Nemrut Dag), on the summit of Mount Nemrut, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, 2008

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the Bosphorus and Sultanahmet from the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey 2008

Gavin Hellier / Volcanic tufa rock formations, Uchisar, Cappadocia, Anatolia, Turkey, 2008

Gavin Hellier / Aerial view of the famous Blue Lagoon and Belcekiz beach along the 'Turquoise' coast, Oludeniz near Fethiye, Mediterrean Coast, Turkey 2008

Igor Shpilenok / Kluchevskoy Volcano, the highest volcano in Eurasia, flanked by volcanos Plosky (flat) Tolbachik and Ostry (sharp) Tolbachik. Kluchevskoy Nature Reserve, Central Kamchatka. .

Yashpal Rathore / Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) catching flies, standing in water. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Andy Sands / Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) walking along top of drystone wall, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June

Andy Sands / Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) On top of old fencepost in rain, Upper Teesdale, Co Durham, England, UK, June