Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ant (Atta sp) female worker carrying leaf to nest, with a smaller 'minor' ant riding. The minor's job is to protect her sister from parasitic flies. Costa Rica, December. Highly Commended,...

Anup Shah / Lesser flamingos {Phoeniconaias minor} performing 'wing salute' as part of courtship display, the wings are spread out to the side of the body and held in this position for several seconds, making the...

Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) wading, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) pair fighting, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Doug Gimesy / Little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), two standing on rocks at night, silhouetted against Melbourne city lights. St Kilda breakwater, Victoria, Australia. December 2016. COP26 Countdown Photo Competi...

Doug Gimesy / Little penguin (Eudyptula minor) on rocks of St Kilda breakwater, Melbourne city lights in background. Victoria, Australia. January 2017.

John Shaw / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male at nest site, with gular sac inflated to attract females. Genovesa Island, Galapagos, May.

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock flying, Lake Magadi, Kenya

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock nesting on island, Lake Natron, Tanzania

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) nesting colony, Lake Natron, Tanzania

Christophe Courteau / Greater flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) and Lesser flamingoes (Phoeniconaias minor), Walvis Bay, Namibia.

Tui De Roy / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male displaying inflated gular sac, Galapagos, Ecuador.