Ingo Arndt / Cape gannets (Morus capensis / Sula capensis) at nesting colony, zooming from tight to wide shot, Lamberts Bay, South Africa, December

Ramon Navarro / Close-up of Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on roof, vocalising, Seville, Spain, July.

Dietmar Nill / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) perched in a tree and shifting it's feet to keep them warm, Berlin, Germany, February

Dietmar Nill / Male Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) perched at nest being blown about in the wind before taking off, Bulgaria, June

Dietmar Nill / Male Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) feeding chicks, Bulgaria, June

Andy Rouse / Little owl (Athene nocuta) perched and vocalising in a Hawthorn tree, Wales, UK, July 2010.

Dietmar Nill / Male and female Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)settling at nest and vocalising, before the male takes flight, Bulgaria, June

Dietmar Nill / Female Golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) landing at nest to feed chicks, Bulgaria, June

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) copulating in a tree, Berlin, Germany, February

Ammonite / Female Northern royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus) displaying crest, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Ammonite / Male Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying to female, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Sequence 1/4.

Ammonite / Male Common peafowl (Pavo cristatus) displaying to female, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Sequence 4/4.