Wild Wonders of Europe / E. Haarberg / Male Black grouse (Tetrao tertrix) displaying, expiring warm air on a cold morning, Bergslagen, Sweden, April 2009

Dave Bevan / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) hunting and catching a fish, Suffolk, England, UK, October.

John Waters / Mixed flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) disturbed by hunting Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a flock of Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying over a flooded marsh, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) with twelve day old Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) chick at nest, Norfolk, England, UK, May

Markus Varesvuo / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), adult in flight carrying a fish. Kangasala, Finland. June.

Sven Zacek / Rays of sunshine behind pine trees, Southern Estonia, May early morning.

Sven Zacek / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait in snowy clearing, Southern Estonia, February.

Theo Bosboom / Emerald damselflies (Lestes sponsa) mating on the reed along a fen, Hondeven, east Holland, August

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Two pairs of Small spreadwings (Lestes virens) egg depositing in the soft rush in fen, Hondeven, east Holland, August

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over water, in a fen Hondeven, east Holland, June

Theo Bosboom / Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) flying over the water to rest on plant stem, in a fen, Hondeven, Holland, July