Angelo Gandolfi / A wild Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) roaming on the outskirts of a village at night, Tuscany "Maremma" Italy.

Brent Stephenson / Adult Buff-banded rail (Gallirallus philippensis assimilis) skulking through the mangroves on the edge of tidal mudflats. Wenderholm Regional Park, Auckland, New Zealand, October.

Andy Sands / Grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia) skulking among grasses, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK