Marie Read / Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions.

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from day to night looking towards the Peter and Paul Fortress, St, Petersburg, Russia, May 2016. Hellier

Marie Read / Terns, gulls, and skimmers on the beach with bird photographer, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January.

Marie Read / Royal tern (Sterna maxima) perching on a sand castle on a beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March.

Marie Read / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), closeup of individual feeding by using its chisel-shaped bill to pry open shellfish, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March.

Lynn M. Stone / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) at dawn, low tide; St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. November.

Lynn M. Stone / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) perched on branch feeding on fish from Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Lynn M. Stone / Snowy egret (Egretta thula) portrait, viewed from below. St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.

Gavin Hellier / View of the Summer Palace, near St, Petersburg, Russia, May 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / View of the Winter Palace, Palace Square, Alexander Column and the Hermitage, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / View of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of people visiting the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 2016. Hellier