Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on pollen in Apple (Malus domestica) flower, collecting pollen in pollen basket. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May.

Marie Read / Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilocus colubris), male flying in to feed from cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) New York, USA. August.

Marie Read / Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) male fluttering wings while perched on cherry (Prunus sp.) branch in spring, New York, USA, April.

Marie Read / Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male perched in pear (Pyrus sp.) blossom, eastern redbud in background, New York, USA. May.

Marie Read / Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea), two in flight over nesting colony in field of buttercups (Ranunculus sp.), Keflavik, Iceland. Digital canvas expansion.

Michael Hutchinson / Tracking shot of Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in woodland, Bristol, England, UK, April.

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

James Dunbar / Close-up of a Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower before grooming itself and taking off, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) nectaring on a thistle flower, England, UK, September.

Steve Downer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) fast motion of bee collecting pollen from begonia flower and flying lies off. Birmingham UK. September.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare leveret (Lepus timidus) grooming amongst flowering heather, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August.