Andres M. Dominguez / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) perched on branch amongst Hawthorn (Crataegus sp) berries. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Cadiz, Spain. February.

Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), portrait. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), two peched in tree, adult and juvenile. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Lucas Bustamante / Sierra Negra giant tortoise (Chelonoidis guntheri) Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands.

Claudio Contreras / Devil's hand Tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) flower, Filo de Caballos, Sierra Madre del Sur, southern Mexico, March

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Patagonian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) male calling, Andes, Chile

Ashley Cooper / Sunflower next to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. May 2011

Ashley Cooper / Heliostats, large reflective mirrors directing sunlight to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. June 2011

Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), wintering from November to March in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Tim Fitzharris / Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) and Jeffrey Pine (Pinus jeffreyi) trees, Phipps Peak, Eldorado National Forest, California

Tim Fitzharris / Dana Plateau from Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, Inyo National Forest, California

Tim Fitzharris / Dana Plateau from Ellery Lake, Sierra Nevada, Inyo National Forest, California