Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) female and ten chicks aged a few weeks. Marana, Arizona, USA. May.

Edwin Giesbers / Sword-grass moth (Xylena exsoleta) caterpillar on Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus). Cyprus. April.

Bernard Castelein / Spotted owlet ( Athena brama), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Ross Hoddinott / Buff tip moth (Phalera bucephala) caterpillars feeding on leaf, Meeth Quarry, Devon, UK. July

Markus Varesvuo / Pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) perched in lichen covered tree. Helsinki, Finland. February.

Sven Zacek / Eurasian pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum) perched on snow covered branch in evening light. Vorumaa, Southern Estonia. November.

Robert Thompson / Herald moth (Scoliopteryx libatrix) camouflaged in leaf litter, Gosford Forest Park, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland. September

Robert Thompson / Great tiger moth (Arctia caja americana) Lac-Drolet, province, Quebec, Canada November

Felis Images / Spotted owlets (Athene brama) group of juveniles, Tamil Nadu, India.

Robert Thompson / Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) Killard Point NNR, Ballyhornan, County Down, Northern Ireland.July.

Nick Saunders/ BIA / Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) chicks, Saskatchewan, Canada

Ingo Arndt / Buff tip moth (Phalera bucephala) protective web covering caterpillars and food plant, Hungary, June.