Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (circaetus gallicus) flying amongst Stone Pines (Pinus pinea). Coto Donyana, Andalusia, Spain. 2007.

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} brings snake to chicks in nest, Portugal

Jose B. Ruiz / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) at water, Spain

Dietmar Nill / Wood ants (Formica rufa) attacking Wasp (Polistes gallicus). Germany, Europe

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle with chick at nest, Spain

Loic Poidevin / Black-Chested Harrier Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) on a branch, Masai mara, Kenya. March.

Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) walking on a coast path, seeking a site to dig a burrow for its eggs, north Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) starting to excavate a nest burrow in a footpath on a chalk grassland hillside, the Ridgeway, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) female excavating a nest burrow in coastal grassland, north Cornwall, UK, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) laying eggs in the ground, Filzwald, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May.

Kerstin Hinze / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) laying eggs in hole. Filzwald, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany. May.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) fledgling begging for food, Verdon, France

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with snake to feed young, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) building its nest, Verdon, France, France. July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with a toad prey, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) feeding young, Verdon, France

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with snake to feed young, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) feeding snake to young, Verdon, France, July.

David Allemand / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) with snake prey, Verdon, France, August.

Loic Poidevin / Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Vendee, France, April

Ingo Arndt / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) adult perched in tree, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Black-chested Snake Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) adult perched in tree, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) adult perched in tree, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Oman, April

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) taking off, Oman, April

Ingo Arndt / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) perched, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Nick Upton / French Tamarisk / Salt cedar (Tamarix gallica) in flower on a coastal hillside, Cornwall, UK, September.

Nick Upton / French Tamarisk / Salt cedar (Tamarix gallica) bushes on a coastal hillside, Daymer Bay, Trebetherick, Cornwall, UK, September.

John Abbott / Polistes sp. (Paper Wasp) in flight, captured using high speed flashes Travis County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. March

Jean E. Roche / Little egret (Egetta garzetta) nest with chicks in Tamarisk (Tamarix) woodland, Scamandre, Camargue, France, May.

Jean E. Roche / Little egret (Egetta garzetta) nest with chicks in Tamarisk (Tamarix) woodland, Scamandre, Camargue, France, May.

Richard Du Toit / Black chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) flying, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, February.

Alex Hyde / European Paper Wasp (Polistes gallicus) nest attached to rock face. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Wim van den Heever / Black-Chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight, Lake Ndutu Tanzania.

Wim van den Heever / Black-Chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) taking off from tree, Lake Ndutu Tanzania.

Pascal Pittorino / Paper wasps (Polistes gallicus) on nest, Var, Provence, France, June.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus), Maine-et-Loire, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus), Maine-et-Loire, France, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Theo Webb / Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) perched in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) flying, Morocco, March.

MYN / Pierre Escoubas / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) Valbonne, France, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Pierre Escoubas / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) Valbonne, France, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Loic Poidevin / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight, Masai Mara ,Kenya.

Loic Poidevin / Black-chested snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight, Kenya.

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Spain, September

Markus Varesvuo / Short-toed Eagle (circaetus gallicus) high angle view in flight, Spain, September

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Oman, February

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Short toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Oman, February

Colin Varndell / Tamarisk flowers (Tamarix gallica) in bud. Dorset, UK, June.

Adrian Davies / Paper Wasp (Polistes gallicus) nest, in early stages of construction, Picos de Europa, northern Spain. June

Robert Thompson / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) on nest, north of San Nicandro Garganico, Gargano, Italy, April.

Alex Hyde / Paper Wasp (Polistes gallicus) on nest, Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June

Claudio Contreras / Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.) on nest cells. Maria Madre Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, September.

Robin Chittenden / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) flying with prey in beak, Lesvos, Lesbos, Greece April

Michel Poinsignon / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) on nest, Lorraine, France, May

Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) flying low over stone wall, calling, Tuscany, Italy

Angelo Gandolfi / Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Tuscany, Italy

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) in flight, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009

Bruno D'Amicis / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) perched on branch in wintering ground, Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa December 2008

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} adult with chick in nest, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagles {Circaetus gallicus} bring snake to chick in nest, Portugal

Luis Quinta / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} chick feeding on snake in nest, Portugal

Albert Lleal / Paper Wasp (Polistes gallicus) on nest, Europe

Ingo Arndt / Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) landing, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Ingo Arndt / Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Michel Poinsignon / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) at nest, Lorraine, France

Dietmar Nill / Paper wasps (Polistes gallicus) at nest, Austria

Jose B. Ruiz / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) at water, Spain

Kerstin Hinze / European Paper Wasps ( Polistes gallicus) at nest caring for larvae, Austria

Jose B. Ruiz / Short-toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} with chick at nest, Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short-toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} Alicante, Spain

Staffan Widstrand / Short toed / Black crested snake eagle {Circaetus gallicus} and flock of White storks {Ciconia ciconia} flying in the thermals, Serengeti NP, Tanzania, East Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Head portrait of Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} Camargue, France

Staffan Widstrand / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} head portrait, Camargue, France.

PREMAPHOTOS / Paper wasp chews caterpillar into bolus to carry to nest {Polistes gallicus} Switzerland

Dietmar Nill / Paper wasp (Polistes gallicus) cooling nest with water. Germany, Europe

PREMAPHOTOS / Paper wasp worker takes prey to nest. (Polister gallicus) France

Roger Powell / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} male perched in rain, Spain

Roger Powell / Short toed eagle female defing chicks from intruder {Circaetus gallicus} Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} juvenile spreading wings at nest, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle and chick at nest, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle egg in nest, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} brings snake to chicks in nest. Spain

Mike Read / Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) digging and chewing at plant roots on a grassy verge, Garston Wood RSPB Reserve, Dorset, England, UK. April.

Eric Baccega / Black breasted snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) perched on branch and looking around before taking flight and leaving frame, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} in flight on migration across the Straits of Gibraltar, Spain

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Short toed eagle {Circaetus gallicus} in flight on migration across the Straits of Gibraltar, Spain

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus) dark form in flight on migration across the Straits of Gibraltar, Spain

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / Short toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) chick in nest, Spain