Guy Edwardes / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with Egret (Ardeidae sp) on back wtih tourists watching from boat in background. Chobe River, Botswana. 2017.

Markus Varesvuo / Yellow browed warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) perched on twig, Uto, Finland, September.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perching on an Apsen tree during the blue hour of dawn, Tartumaa, Estonia, April.

Jack Jeffrey / Anianiau (Viridonia parva) male perching on flowers, Hawaii

Donald M. Jones / Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) perching on cactus, Arizona

Markus Varesvuo / Willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) perched on branch, Kiilopaa, Inari, Finland, January.

Cyril Ruoso / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) migratory flock of forty birds perching on telephone wire, Poitou, France

Cyril Ruoso / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) migratory flock perching on telephone wires along road, Poitou, France

Martin Willis / Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) on Rocket Pincushion (Leucospermum reflexum) flower, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Perching on a snow covered branch. Perthshire, Scotland.

Donald M. Jones / Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) perching on pine cones, North America

Anup Shah / Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata) perched on the back of a Common zebra (Equus quagga). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. December