Robin Chittenden / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) on statue's head, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK, June

Alex Mustard / A fisherman swims down to touch the statue of Christ Of The Abyss (Cristo degli abissi) for good fortune, in the Marine Protected Area of Portofino (Area Marina Protetta, Portofino), Liguria, Italy. M...

Gavin Hellier / Giant monolithic stone Maoi statues at Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile, South America 2008

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Two Common comorants (Phalocrocorax carbo) perched on statue drying out, Bushy Park, London, England, UK, November.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Corcovado Hill and the Christ Redemptor statue in the Atlantic Rainforest of Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro State, Southeastern Brazil, August 2011

Ole Jorgen Liodden / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) parents calling and performing 'statue' display at colony. South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, November.

Brent Stephenson / The fallen Moai at Ahu Hanga Tetenga with the coastline in the background. Hanga Tetenga, Easter Island, October 2009.

Oriol Alamany / Moai face at the restored archaeological site of Ahu Ko Te Riku in Tahai Ceremonial Center in Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Pascua or Rapa Nui), Unesco World Heritage Site, November 2004

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on the arm of a classical stone statue, urban park, Paris, France, April.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) perched on statues of the Saints in St Peter's Square, Vatican, Rome, Italy, March 2010

Oriol Alamany / Four giant Moai statues in Ahu Nau Nau, Anakena beach, Easter Island Pacific ocean, November 2004

Oriol Alamany / Silhouette of Moai statue at dawn in Ahu Ko Te Riku, restored archaeological site of Ahu Tahai, Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Pacific ocean, November 2004