John Abbott / Smoky rubyspot damselfly (Hetaerina titia) male at rest, Lousiana, USA, June

Gerry Ellis / Fisherman, Nick Collins, with oyster harvest one year after BP disaster, only a few are alive out of 2,000 bivalves, Louisiana

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja), southern Louisiana

George McCarthy / Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) in breeding plumage at Lake Martin rookery, Louisiana, USA

David Welling / Swamp rabbit {Sylvalagus aquaticus} Sabine NWR, Lousiana, USA.