Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blowing, with Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in the water spray. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August. Runner up in the Birds category of GDT competition 2014.

Erlend Haarberg / Red Knots (Calidris canutus) on migration rest on coastal rocks as waves wash across the coastline. The Snfellsnes peninsula, Iceland, May. Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2011, runner-...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, Svalbard, Norway, July. Highly commended, BIRDS category, GDT 2011 competition. Joint runner up in Creative Visions of Nature Category, Wildlife Photographer...

Klaus Echle / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen on a misty day in woodland, Black Forest, Germany, July. Runner-up in Animal Portraits category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2011. Winner of Fritz Polki...

Peter Cairns / Flooded birch and alder woodland in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November, RUNNER UP: In Praise of Plants category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition 2010

Michel Roggo / Chub fish (Leuciscus cephalus) and Mute swan (Cygnus color) swimming over, Rhine river, Schaffhausen, Switzerland. RUNNER-UP - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010.

Sandra Bartocha / Gespensterwald (ghostly forest) - European Beech forest (Fagus sylvatica) in snow, Nienhagen, Germany. RUNNER-UP: Creative Visions of Nature - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Michel Poinsignon / Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) flying from nest-hole in tree, Vosges Mountains, France. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009: Nature in Black and White category: Runner-up...

Marc Slootmaekers / A bloody lion (Panthera leo) lying on its back after feeding on a buffalo, Masai Mara, Kenya. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009: Animal Portraits category: Runner-up

Floris van Breugel / Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) in bloom amongst Giant Sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and two Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, USA. June. Veolia Environn...

Morten Hilmer / Two Arctic hares (Lepus arcticus) fighting, Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009: Runner-up in the 'Mammal Behaviour' category

Pete Oxford / Rainbow runner (Elegatis bipinnulata) off Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bornean pygmy forest elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) in lowland rainforest, Rio Sungai Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, April. Endangered species. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographe...

Alex Hyde / Fell runner in winter conditions. Derwent Edge, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. January.

Tui De Roy / Pearled tree runner (Margoromis squamiger) upside down on tree branch, Bellavista cloud forest private reserve, 1700m altitude, Tandayapa Valley, Andean cloud forest, West slope, Tropical Andes, Ecuad...

David Noton / A jogger on the towpath of the Canal du Midi near Castelnaudary, Languedoc-Rousillon, France. Septeber 2011.

Stephen Dalton / Runner Bean (Phaseolus sp.) seed pod. UK.

Claudio Contreras / Blue Runner / Trevally (Caranx crysos). Playa del Carmen, Caribbean Sea, Mexico.

Billy Black / Runners aboard Stephens 53 yacht, Florida Bay, Florida, USA.

Billy Black / Sheet runner from boom aboard a Hunter 216. Mystic, Connecticut, August 2004.

Nick Turner / Runner bean (Phaseolus) seedlings growing up canes on an allotment, June 2011.

Simon Colmer / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on runner beans, UK

Christian Ziegler / Serjania (Serjania sp) runner puts out compound leaves alternately to avoid overlap, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Ernie Janes / Runner bean row in vegatable garden, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Potting up Dwarf runner bean plants (Phaseolus sp), UK

Ernie Janes / Runner Beans (Phaseolus sp) being gathered from vegetable garden, Uk

Ernie Janes / Dwarf runner bean (Phaseolus sp) plants ready for planting out, UK

Ernie Janes / Dwarf runner bean (Phaseolus sp) seedling, ready to be planted on, UK

Konrad Wothe / Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta), Sardinia, Italy

Konrad Wothe / Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard (Podarcis tiliguerta) basking, Sardinia, Italy

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans, ( Phaseolus coccineus) 'Polestar' variety, freshly picked in brown paper bag on red chair, Norfolk, UK, August

Pete Oxford / Collared tree runner (Tropidurus plica) in rainforest, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Collared tree runner (Tropidurus plica) in rainforest, Iwokrama reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Jungle Runner (Ameiva ameiva), Rupununi, Guyana

Gary K. Smith / Bundle of bamboo canes and basket of Tomatoes and other vegetables, Norfolk, UK, October

Konrad Wothe / Wall Lizard (Mesalina sp) on sand, Libya

Albert Lleal / Gallot's Lizard (Gallotia galloti) female, endemic to north of the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Fred Bavendam / Rainbow Runner (Elagatis bipinnulata) school, Coral Sea, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Rainbow Runner (Elagatis bipinnulata), Coral Sea, Australia

Pete Oxford / Rainbow runner (Elegatis bipinnulata) off Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands

Gary K. Smith / Garden potting shed bench in autumn with stored apples, runner bean seed pods, onions, chillies and squashes, UK, October 2008

Gary K. Smith / Garden potting shed bench in autumn with stored apples, runner bean seed pods, onions, chillies and squashes, UK, October 2008

Pete Oxford / Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata) off Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Pete Oxford / Rainbow Runner (Elegatis bipinnulata), Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Konrad Wothe / Wall Lizard (Podarcis sp) without tip of tail, Peloponnese, Greece

Albert Lleal / La Gomera Giant Lizard (Gallotia bravoana) juvenile, species only occurs on La Gomera Island, Canary Islands, Spain

Gary K. Smith / Flowers and vegetable in raised beds, including, Marigolds, Lettuce, Sweet peas, Runner Beans and Beetroot, Norfolk, UK, June

Gary K. Smith / Potting on Strawberry runner {Fragaria sp} into 9cm pot, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Potting on Strawberry runner {Fragaria sp} into 9cm pot, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Home grown organic Runner Beans, 'white lady' variety {Phaseolus sp} freshly picked in wooden bowl on garden chair, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Potting on Strawberry runner {Fragaria sp} into 9cm pot, Norfolk, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Vegetables, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Runner beans, Carrots and Melons growing in poly tunnel, Norfolk, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / Vegetables, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Runner beans, Carrots and Melons growing in poly tunnel, Norfolk, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / Summer vegetable harvest of greenhouse and outside crops in rustic blue trug, Beetroot, Runner Beans, Chillies, Tomatoes and Sweet Peppers, Norfolk, UK, August

Silvia Reiche / Western Green Lizard (Lacerta bilineata) in grass

Gary K. Smith / Sowing Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seeds in peat pots in the greenhouse, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean seeds (Phaseolus sp.) various varieties held in hand, cutout

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean seeds (Phaseolus sp.) various varieties, cutout

Gary K. Smith / Home grown Runner Beans (Phaseolus sp.) in traditional country kitchen with rustic weighing scales, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Home grown Runner Beans (Phaseolus sp.) in traditional country kitchen with rustic weighing scales, England, UK

Gary K. Smith / Woman gardener picking Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) England, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Woman gardener picking Runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) England, UK, August

Thomas Marent / European Green Lizard (Lacerta viridis) male emerging from burrow, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) male, Switzerland

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} being planted in fibre biodegradable, pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Runner bean {Phaseolus coccineus} seeds, saved from previous season, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} seeds planted in fibre biodegradable, pots, Norfolk, UK, April

Gary K. Smith / Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Rustic potting shed still life with garden tools, Onion sets, Shallots, Runner bean and Potato seeds

Gary K. Smith / Planting Runner beans {Phaseolus coccineus} with cane supports, in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Gardener planting Runner Beans {Phaseolus coccineus} in small urban vegetable plot, UK, May

Gary K. Smith / Gardener preparing Runner bean seeds {Phaseolus coccineus} from previous year's pods, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner bean seeds {Phaseolus coccineus} from previous year's pod, UK

Piotr Naskrecki / Collared Tree Runner (Tropidurus plica) clinging to tree trunk, Guyana

Piotr Naskrecki / Smith's Desert Lizard (Meroles ctenodactylus) on sand, Namibia

Petra Wegner / Runner Duck duckling (Anas platyrhynchos), 2 weeks

Gary K. Smith / Garden still life - potting shed with runner bean seeds, seedling potatoes and shallots

Gary K. Smith / Planting runner bean (Phaseolus genus) seeds in the greenhouse in Spring , Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seeds and dried pods, UK

Gary K. Smith / Planting runner bean (Phaseolus genus) seeds in the greenhouse in spring, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seeds and dried pods, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean (Phaseolus coccineus) seeds and dried pods, UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean seeds (Phaseolus coccineus), seedling potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and shallots (Allium genus) UK

Gary K. Smith / Runner Bean seeds (Phaseolus coccineus), seedling potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and shallots (Allium genus) UK

Kim Taylor / Brimstone Butterfly {Goneopteryx rhamni} female feeding on runner bean flowers, Surrey, England.

Tom Vezo / Road runner perched on rock. (Geococcyx californianus) Anza Barrego California, USA

David Welling / Road Runner {Geococcyx californianus} Texas, USA

Gary Smith / Vegetable seed Shallots, Runner beans and Potatoes in tray, ready for planting, UK.

Gary Smith / Runner beans in flower {Phaseolus genus} growing on cane wigwam, UK.

John Cancalosi / Road runner with snake prey {Geococcyx californianus} USA

John Cancalosi / Road runner with lizard prey {Geococcyx californianus} USA.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Peringuey's Sidewinding Adder (Bitis peringueyi) swallowing a Shovel-snouted Lizard, Namib Desert, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Namib Sanddiver (Aporosaura anchietae) dancing on hot sand dunes for thermoregulation, Namib Desert, Namibia

Gerry Ellis / Anchieta's Desert Lizard (Meroles anchietae) side-view portrait on dune slip face, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Gerry Ellis / Anchieta's Desert Lizard (Meroles anchietae) lifting feet for heat relief, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia