Roland Seitre / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) swimming in unison, seen from above. Azores.

Thomas Rabeil / Flock of Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) taking flight at seasonal waterhole, seen from above. Sahelo-Sudanese Biome, W National Park (UNESCO, IUCN & RAMSAR), Niger. Aerial census, May 2011.

Sven Zacek / Lowland marshes seen from the air. Estonia, Europe, October 2010.

Sven Zacek / Lowland bog landscape seen from the air. South Estonia, Europe, October 2010.

Graham Eaton / Leatherback Turtle Hatchling (Dermochelys coriacea) crossing a beach towards the sea, seen from above. Cayenne, French Guiana, July.

Jerry Monkman / Lake Gloriette and the Balsams Grand Resort as seen from the cliffs above NH 26 in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, USA, September 2009

Pascal Tordeux / A small valley in Alsace seen from a high angle. France.

Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) seen from above, swimming away from the camera. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming through the sea near a coral reef, seen from above. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Charlie Summers / The Moon (waning crescent) with Venus (below) and Jupiter (above) as seen 50 minutes before a 0545 sunrise on the morning of 15 July 2012 from Aurora, Colorado, USA

Charlie Summers / The Moon (waning crescent) with Venus (below) and Jupiter (above) as seen just before sunrise on the morning of 15 July 2012 from Aurora, Colorado, USA

Mark Payne-Gill / Munk's devil ray (Mobula munkiana) seen from above sea surface, San Jose Del Cabo, Baja, Mexico

Roland Seitre / Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) seen from above. The Bahamas.

Inaki Relanzon / Cuvier's madagascar swift / Collared iguana (Oplurus cuvieri) seen from above, Sahamalaza National Park, North West Coast, Madagascar, October

David Kjaer / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony seen from above. Troup Head RSPB Reserve, Scotland, April.

Jerry Monkman / Lake Gloriette and the Balsams Grand Resort as seen from the cliffs above NH 26 in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, USA, September 2009

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Aerial view of the south of Oscar II Land seen from above the Isfjorden. Prins Karls Forland behind. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June 2008.

Pete Oxford / Cofan houses in Cuyabeno Reserve seen from above. Ecuador, June 2007.

Pete Oxford / Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) seen from above. Captive juvenile. Orinoco River, Venezuela.

Pete Oxford / Huaorani Indian houses seen from above. Gabaro Community, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, June 2007.

Pete Oxford / Cofan houses in Cuyabeno Reserve seen from above. Ecuador, June 2007.

Juergen Freund / Giant manta rays (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station, seen from above. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Pfeffer's flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) hunting on the sand, seen from above. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) head and body, seen from above. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Purple nembrotha nudibranch (Nembrotha purpureolineolata) seen from above. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) seen from above. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) seen from above. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) seen from above. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Jurgen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming through the sea near a coral reef, seen from above. Sipadan Island, Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Close-up of a Horned sea snake (Acalyptophis peronii) resting its head on its coils, seen from above. Queensland, Australia, February

Juergen Freund / Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) well camouflaged in its natural habitat, seen from above. Queensland, Australia, February

Juergen Freund / Olive python (Liasis olivaceus) on white background, seen from above. Taken in Queensland, Australia, February

Juergen Freund / Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) seen from above, coiled on white background. Taken in Queensland, Australia, February

Stephen Dalton / Orb weaver spider (Araneidae) using debris as camouflage, viewed from above the spider cannot be seen, UK

Theo Allofs / Emerald Lakes seen from above filling old volcanic explosion pits, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

Scott Leslie / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) seen from above, Maine

Paul Hobson / European Mole (Talpa europaea) emerging from a molehill seen from above, Derbyshire, UK - resconstruction, dead specimen

Onne van der Wal / Grytviken, a deserted whaling station, active from 1918-1963, as seen from a hill top above King Edward point, South Georgia. The museum can be seen in the foreground.

Onne van der Wal / Grytviken, a deserted whaling station, active from 1918-1963, as seen from a hill top above King Edward point, South Georgia.

Flip Nicklin / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) singing as seen from above, Maui, Hawaii - notice must accompany publication; photo obtained under NMFS permit 987