Pal Hermansen / Scattered conifers with long shadows in snow, aerial shot. Golsfjell, Norway. March 2018.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Sand dunes and scattered rocks, Death Valley National Park, California

Jordi Chias / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) covering with sand the eggs after laying them in the beach, Europa Island, Eparse Islands / Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) returning at sea after egg laying in the beach, Europa Island, Eparse Islands / Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Male Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) inside lagoon, Europa Island, Eparse Islands / Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around adult crane models alongside a carer wearing a crane costume acting as a surrogate parent, Somer...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) in winter, Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December 2011

Bernard Castelein / Heathland with Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and scattered trees, mist in valley at dawn. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August 2019.

Bernard Castelein / Acid grassland with scattered Birch (Betula sp) trees in mist, at sunrise. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. July 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Cut agricultural field with scattered trees, aerial view. Hornillastra, Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. June 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Cut agricultural field with scattered trees, aerial view. Hornillastra, Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. June 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Gorse (Ulex sp) scrub flowering in network of fields with scattered trees and surrounded by hedgerows and woodlands, aerial view. Merindad de Montija, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. May 2019.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fields with scattered trees and livestock, aerial view. La Gandara, Soba Valley, Valles Pasiegos, Cantabria, Spain. May 2019.

Tony Heald / Tea (Camellia sinensis) plantation, scattered trees silhouetted on hills in background, in early morning mist. Carolyn Tea Estate, Mango Range, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. 2014.

Heather Angel / Old tea terraces with scattered shade trees. Near Kunming, Yunnan, China. January 2007.

Heather Angel / Morning glory (Ipomoea tricolor) flower with pollen grains scattered by visiting insects.

Graham Eaton / A wave-cut platform in Jurassic age, Liassic limestones (Blue Lias). Jointing and erosion patterns can be seen that have contributed to the break-up of the scattered boulders. Southerndown, South Glam...

Graham Eaton / Wave-cut platform in Jurassic age, Liassic limestones (Blue Lias). Jointing and erosion patterns can be seen that have contributed to the break-up of the scattered boulders. Southerndown, South Glamor...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scattered Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestirs) and natural regeneration of saplings on Dorback Moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scattered Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvstris) with the natural regeneration of saplings on Dorback Moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. August 2017.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scattered Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvstris) with the natural regeneration of saplings on Dorback Moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. August 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), scattered groups on sea ice, returning to form breeding colony. Atka Bay, Antarctica. April 2017.

Sven Zacek / Morning mist over bog scattered with trees. Endla Nature Reserve, Jogevamaa, Central Estonia. August 2015.

Angelo Gandolfi / Wood stork (Mycteria americana) flying over termite mounds amongst scattered trees. Cerrado, Brazil. 2010.

Angelo Gandolfi / Termite mounds in savannah with scattered trees. Cerrado, Brazil. 2010.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) pair with Starfish (Asteroidea) and Slate pencil urchin (Eucidaris sp) scattered at feet. Punta Albemarle, Isabela Island, Galapagos.

Ashley Cooper / Plastic bags blown from a landfill site in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England, UK.

Ashley Cooper / Plastic bags blown from a landfill site in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, England,UK.

David Fleetham / Scattered pore rope sponge (Aplysina fulva) reproducing by releasing sperm and/or eggs into the water column. Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean.

Michael Pitts / Musket balls scattered on the seabed. From the wreck of the Invincible wrecked in 1758. Horsetail Sands. Eastern Solent Channel. UK, June 2017.

David Pattyn / Beaches along the coast of the Bay of Angotil. Scattered eroded rocks and fringed with primary rainforest. Masoala National Park, North eastern Madagascar. August

David Pattyn / Beaches along the coast of the Bay of Angotil. Scattered eroded rocks and fringed with primary rainforest. Masoala National Park, North eastern Madagascar. August

David Pattyn / Trees scattered after an avalanche in a winter landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. January

Fabrice Cahez / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feathers scattered on forest floor after predator had caught it, Vosges, France, April.

Bruno D'Amicis / Androsace mathildae, endemic to Gran Sasso and Majella massifs in Central Apennines where it occurs in a few scattered locations. Abruzzo, Italy

Juergen Freund / Split level - blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) scattered in the shallow white sands and a nearby mangrove island, Nukubati Island Resort, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific

Juergen Freund / Split level - blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) scattered in the shallow white sands and a nearby mangrove island, Nukubati Island Resort, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific

Juergen Freund / Split level view blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) scattered in the shallow white sands and a mangrove tree with its numerous aerial root (Rhizophora sp), Nukubati Island Resort, Macuata Province, Fij...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scattered boulders on upland heath. Looking north towards Glenmore Forest and Loch Morlich from flanks of Lurchers Crag, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Flowering Ling / Common heather (Calluna vulgaris) and scattered Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) with Meall a' Bhuachaille in background, in morning light, Abernethy, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Flowering heather and scattered Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) in morning light with Meall a' Bhuachaille in background, Abernethy, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, Uk, August 2016.

Nick Upton / Flood defence dyke with debris scattered along the high water mark left after winter storms in an area where Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) have become established, River Ericht, near Blairgowrie, Pe...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Commercial pine forest, scattered trees and heather moorland in upland habitat, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Commercial pine forest, scattered trees and heather moorland in upland habitat, Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view over scattered woodland and heather moorland, Tulloch Moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view over scattered woodland and heather moorland, Tulloch Moor, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2015.

Nick Upton / Wildflower and grass seeds mixed with sand being scattered on ploughed farmland grassland by a volunteer for Buglife / Avon Wildlife Trust's West of England B-Lines project, Newton St. Loe, Bath and n...

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Sand dunes and scattered rocks, Death Valley National Park, California

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of scattered small reefs with coral spawn on the water's surface. Western Division, Fiji. December 2013.

Chris Mattison / Australian barking gecko (Underwoodisaurus milii) scales from shed skin, showing granular scales with scattered tubercles.

Floris van Breugel / White corals scattered on black lava rocks polished by the ocean and the Milky Way, southern Maui, Hawaii. July 2011.

Neil Aldridge / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) scattered bones amongst bushes, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, September.

Neil Aldridge / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) jawbone and other scattered bones amongst bushes, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, September.

Neil Aldridge / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) scattered bone remains amongst bushes, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, September.

Neil Aldridge / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) scattered bone remains amongst bushes, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, September.

Neil Aldridge / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) jawbone and scattered remains amongst bushes, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, September.

Neil Aldridge / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) jawbone and scattered remains amongst bushes, Kariega Game Reserve, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, September.

Loic Poidevin / Savanna habitat with scattered clouds, Samburu, Kenya,October 2013.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View over Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve, with Cotton grass (Eriophorum) and scattered Silver birch (Betula pendula) woodland, Badenoch, Scotland, UK, June 2012.

Ernie Janes / Grass seeds (Gramineae) sack of seeds about to be scattered by gardener, Norfolk, UK August

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around adult crane models, alongside two carers dressed in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents,...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) following two carers dressed in crane costumes towards some adult crane decoys where grain will be scattered for them, Somerset Le...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered by an automated feeder near two carers dressed in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, within a fox-proof initial...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around an adult crane model alongside two carers in crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Somerse...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around adult crane models alongside a carer wearing a crane costume acting as a surrogate parent, Somer...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered in a fox proof enclosure alongside a mannequin dressed in a crane costume acting as a surrogate parent,...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around adult crane models alongside two carers wearing crane costumes acting as surrogate parents, Some...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Two recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus), one standing and one feeding on grain scattered near an adult crane model, alongside a carer wearing a crane costume acting as a surro...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) feeding on grain scattered around adult crane decoys, with two carers wearing crane costumes watching other birds released in flig...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Group of recently released young Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) following two carers dressed in crane costumes towards some adult crane decoys where grain will be scattered for them, Somerset Le...

Brent Stephenson / Steep hill country farmland with scattered trees on the edge of the Ruahine Ranges, seen from a helicopter. Near Ashley Clinton, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Brent Stephenson / A single tree in the middle of a dry sheep paddock with scattered sheep, seen from a helicopter. Near Otane, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Hilly farmland with scattered trees and small farm ponds, seen from a helicopter. Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand

Brent Stephenson / Rolling farmland with scattered trees and farm ponds, as seen from helicopter. Near Te Hauke, Hawkes Bay, North Island, New Zealand.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered Scot's Pines (Pinus sylvestris) on moorland. Abernethy NNR, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011.

Inaki Relanzon / Countryside with mass of yellow flowers and scattered trees, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, September 2011.

Inaki Relanzon / Countryside with mass of yellow flowers and scattered trees, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, September 2011.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered group of Red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) grazing on an open moorland hillside in snow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, December

Mark Hamblin / Scattered birches and pine woodland in autumn with Cairngorm mountains beyond, Rothiemurchus Forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / Scattered birches and pine woodland in autumn with Cairngorm mountains beyond, Rothiemurchus Forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Small lochan amongst scattered Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the Caledonian pine forest, Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, September 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered Scot's pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) beside the Dorback Burn, Dorback Estate, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered Scot's pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) beside the Dorback Burn, Dorback Estate, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered Scot's pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) beside the Dorback Burn, Dorback Estate, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scattered Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) beside the Dorback Burn, Dorback Estate, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011. Did you know? Only 1% of Scotland's ancient forest remain...

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Scattered clouds at sunrise, Norman's Beach, Western Australia, Australia

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) chicks, ten weeks, learning to feed on grain scattered around adult crane cut out decoy in feeding posture. Captives reared by the Great Crane Project, WWT Slimbrid...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) chick, ten weeks, learning to feed on grain scattered around adult crane cut out decoy in feeding posture. Captive reared by the Great Crane Project, WWT Slimbridge...

Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) eggs scattered over the floor of Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Nick Upton / Two New forest ponies (Equus caballus) grazing grass on open heathland with scattered Gorse bushes (Ulex europaeus). New Forest National Park, Hampshire, UK, June 2010.

Roger Powell / Heath habitat with scattered Hairy Birch (Betula pubescens) and Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees at their northern limit, Ivalo Heath, Karigasniemi, Finnish Lapland. July 2009

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / View down glacier from icecap to iceberg scattered sea. Cape York, Northwest Greenland, 1991.

Billy Black / Misty sunrise over water scattered with lobster buoys. Robinhood, Maine, USA, July 2010.