John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) swarming on an old gas tank and establishing a new nest site within, with some individuals beating their wings to create air circulation, Southern California, USA, February...

Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, USA, September

Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, United States of Ame...

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) with tourists watching from cars, Ranthambore, India

Juergen Freund / Flock of Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus ) drinking in an outback dam, Northern Territory, Australia.

Sam Hobson / Rose-ringed / ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in flight on way to roost in an urban cemetery, London, UK, January. Finalist in the Birds category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (...

Pal Hermansen / Wood ants (Formica rufa) around the edge of a broken window in an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in...

Roland Seitre / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to lay eggs during an arribada nesting event, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Ingo Arndt / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to lay eggs during an arribada nesting event, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Beach trash, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Beach trash, Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Alex Mustard / An Ornate / Banded Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) lies amongst boulders inside a cave, during the day. Fish Rock, Southwest Rocks, New South Wales, Australia. Pacific Ocean. November