Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in hovering hunting flight. UK, February.

Andy Rouse / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in hovering flight, with sunlight highlighting primary feathers. UK, May.

Floris van Breugel / A White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovers in the open space over Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA. December.

Diane McAllister / Male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) hovers in mid-air looking at the camera in a backyard in Reno. Nevada, USA, August

Doug Gimesy / Drone, operated bya member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) hovers near a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This drone is being use...

Doug Gimesy / Drone, operated by a member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) hovers near a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This drone is being us...

Doug Gimesy / Drone, operated by a member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) hovers near a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This drone is being us...

Jen Guyton / Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) hovers over a foraging Meerkat (Suricata suricatta). The drongo will imitate the alarm call of other birds and then swoop down and steal the food the meerkat ha...

Alex Mustard / Broadclub cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) hovers in front of an anemone. Balbulol Islands, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hovering over a stream looking for fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.

Roger Powell / Male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) hovering over a stream looking for fish. Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, May.

Nick Garbutt / Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans) at feeder, Jardin Encantado (The Enchanted Garden), mid-elevation Andes, Bogota, Colombia, South America.