Marie Read / California quail (Callipepla californica), male emerging from behind snowbank in winter, Mono Lake Basin, California, USA

Russell Cooper / Mandarin duck drake (Aix galericulata) from behind flapping its wings. Southwest London, UK. February.

Guy Edwardes / View of hikers from behind the Pericnik Waterfall, Slovenia, October 2018.

Stephane Granzotto / Tracking shot of a pod of Euphrosyne dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) swimming, Mediterranean Sea, August.

Ingo Arndt / American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) swimming in open ocean, Pacific Coast, Ostional, Costa Rica

Ben Hall / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) peering from behind tree with bluebells in foreground, Cheshire, June.

Kevin Schafer / Oil refinery with Mount Baker behind, seen from Fidalgo Bay, Anacortes, Washington

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) walking along edge of water, orange glow in sky behind from the lights of Inverness. Black Isle, Scotland, UK, September. Photographed by camera trap.

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) on branch, orange glow in sky behind from the lights of Inverness. Black Isle, Scotland, UK, October. Photographed by camera trap Highly commended in the Habitat category o...

Espen Bergersen / Adult male King eider (Somateria spectabilis) portrait from behind also showing triangular black sails on the back and white sides of rump. Batsfjord, Norway, March.

Mark Raycroft / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) peeking from behind tree, North America

Alex Hyde / Sheep sheltering from harsh weather behind a stone wall, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.