John Shaw / James' flamingo / Puna flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi). Lago Colorado, Bolivia. March.

Bernard Castelein / Puna / James flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) taking off from Laguna Hedionda, between Polques and Quetena, altiplano, Bolivia September

Doug Perrine / Hot lava from the 61G flow, emanating from Pu'u O'o on Kilauea Volcano, flows over sea cliffs into the ocean under the stars and moon, Kamokuna, Kalapana, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Puna, Hawaii...

Cyril Ruoso / Queen of the Andes (Puya raymondii) Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru, November.

Cyril Ruoso / Giant humming bird (Patagona gigas) feeding from Queen of the Andes (Puya raymondii) flowers, Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru, November.

Oscar Dewhurst / Puna teal (Anas puna) standing in shallow water of an Andean lake. Arequipa, Peru. September. Cropped

Oscar Dewhurst / Puna ibis (Plegadis ridgwayi) on grass mound in Andean lake. Arequipa, Peru. September. Cropped

Oscar Dewhurst / Puna teal (Anas puna) in flight over Huacarpay Lake. Cusco, Peru. February. Cropped

Daniel Heuclin / Puna Plover (Charadrius alticola) foraging, Salar Atacama. Chile.

Alex Hyde / Cosinga hawker moth (Metardaris cosinga) found at 3500 metres altitude in transition zone between Manu cloudforest and the puna grasslands of the high Andes. Acjanaco Pass, Peru.

Jeff Vanuga / James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), flock standing in saline Laguna Colorada, Altiplano Desert. Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Andean Plateau, Bolivia.

Jeff Vanuga / James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), flock standing in saline Laguna Colorada, Altiplano Desert. Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Andean Plateau, Bolivia.