Kirkendall-Spring Photographers / Vicky Spring next to a small tarn, Lyman Lakes Basin, Glacier Peak Wilderness, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA, September 2014. Model released.

Danny Green / Black bears (Ursus americanus) three cubs, one climbing, Minnesota, USA, June

Inaki Relanzon / Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) at sunset. Previously extinct in the wild, their conservation status is now stable thanks to conservation efforts.This male is part of a reintroduction program in Dubai, U...

Gerrit Vyn / Mature male California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) used for the captive breeding program to restore this critically endangered species. Idaho. February.

Gerrit Vyn / Black-faced Spoonbills (Platalea minor). Incheon, South Korea. October. Critically endangered.

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with flowering Notch-leaf scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Maria Mountains in the back...

Jack Dykinga / Notch-leaf scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata) blooming around Desert agave (Agave desertii) in Glorieta Canyon, Anza-Borrego State Park, California, USA, March 2017. These plants are flowering during...

Jack Dykinga / Flowering Sand verbena (Abronia) and Birdcage evening primrose (Oenothera deltoides) close up, Anza-Borrego State Park, California, USA. March 2017. These plants are flowering during on largest 'supe...

Ann & Steve Toon / Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) with goslings, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at waterhole at night with plains zebra (Equus quagga), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, September

Jack Dykinga / Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in 'Wall Street' Canyon. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA, October.

Jack Dykinga / Lupan Point, looking west into sunset. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA, August.