Pascal Kobeh / Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) with prehensile tail twined round seagrass, Etang de Thau Lagoons, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

Pascal Pittorino / Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalski) head portrait, captive, Lozere, France, December.

Pascal Pittorino / Ground beetle (Carabus hispanus) resting on a leaf of Hydrangea (Hydrangea sp), Lozere, Cevennes, Languedoc Roussillon, France, July.

Konrad Wothe / Ochre quarry of Roussillon, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, Southern France, April 2006

David Noton / The Canal du Midi at dawn. Castelnaudary, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, July 2010.

David Noton / A field of sunflowers near Castelnaudary at sunrise. Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, July 2010.

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of Grande Motte marina, a tourist complex in the Languedoc, France, June 2008

Fabrice Cahez / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) portrait, Aude, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) foraging, Aude, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) foraging, Aude, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) fluffing up feathers on beach, Aude, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) Gorges du Tarn, France, July.