Milan Radisics / Tracking aerial shot of the source of the Rio Tinto river, the river is coloured by minerals leeching from the surrounding terrain, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Sven Zacek / Bog surrounding river in morning light. Emajoe Suursoo Nature Reserve, Tartumaa, Estonia. October 2015.

Sven Zacek / Meandering Loobu River with surrounding meadows and woodlands, aerial view. Lahemaa National Park in Northern Estonia in Laane-Virumaa, Estonia. May 2017.

Ingo Arndt / Red-eyed Tree Frog (Agalychnis callidryas) close- up of eye half open, the golden webbed semi-transparent eyelid allows to see its surrounding even while resting, Costa Rica.

Floris van Breugel / Mid summer flowers abound in the mountains surrounding Mono Lake, California, USA, July

Ingo Arndt / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) and Dwarf Cypress (Taxodium sp) trees surrounding water channel, Everglades National Park, Florida

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tjibaou Cultural Center designed by Renzo Piano. The building is designed to be integrated with the surrounding forest. Noumea, New Caledonia, September 2008.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tjibaou Cultural Center designed by Renzo Piano. The building is designed to be integrated with the surrounding forest. Noumea, New Caledonia, September 2008.

Orsolya Haarberg / Kirkefjorden and surrounding mountains, viewed from Reinebringen. Hammarskaftet can be seen in foreground. Moskenes municipality, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway. October 2012

John Waters / Flood water spilling out of the River Parrett into the surrounding fields of Aller Moor. Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK, January 2014

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A diver and a hydrothermal chimney. Note that he is obscured by the different temperature waters (from the chimney and the surrounding water) which are unable to mix. The sea water was 4 degrees Celsi...

Ben Hall / Orcas (Orcinus orca) pod feeding on herring, wide shot showing surrounding landscape, Iceland, January 2013

Ben Hall / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March

Michel Roggo / Sockeye / Red Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on spawning migration; males surrounding a female. Adams River, British Columbia, Canada, October.

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of coral cays and white sand bars surrounding Bugsuk Island, Farm 1 of Jewelmer pearl farm. This private island has been highly protected since the 1970's and is in pristine environmental...

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of coral cays and white sand bars surrounding Bugsuk Island, Farm 1 of Jewelmer pearl farm. This private island has been highly protected since the 1970's and is in pristine environmental...

Alex Hyde / Dwarf snowbell (Soldanella pusilla) flower in snow. The plant generates heat by fermenting sugars to melt the surrounding snow. Austrian Alps, 2300 metres above sea level, June.

Edwin Giesbers / Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) detail of patterns surrounding the eye, captive.

Claudio Contreras / Shoal of Smallmouth grunts (Haemulon chrysargyreum) surrounding Blade firecoral (Millepora complanata) Cancun National Park, Caribbean Sea, Mexico, September

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Clouds surrounding mountains near Steg, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Relanzón / Mountains with low clouds surrounding them, La Caldera de Taburiente National Park, La Palma, Canary Islands Spain, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Rays of light shining through mist surrounding Black pines (Pinus nigra) Crna Poda Natural Reserve, Tara Canyon, Durmitor NP, Montenegro, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Krahmer / Lacs des Cheserys with clouds surrounding Aiguille Vert (4,122m) Haute Savoie, France, Europe, September 2008

Andy Rouse / Striated / Forster's caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) group surrounding penguin chick, Falkland Islands (non-ex)

Igor Shpilenok / Aerial view of the Zhupanov river and surrounding wetlands just south of the Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Jose B. Ruiz / The hill-top town of Atienza and surrounding fields, Guadalajara, Spain

Pete Oxford / Devils Tower National Monument, East Wyoming, USA. Rises 1267 feet above surrounding plains, formed by solidification of a molten magma plug.

Jose B. Ruiz / The hill-top town of Atienza and surrounding fields, Guadalajara, Spain

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Lion (Panthera leo) group surrounding wounded Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Mitsuaki Iwago / Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) grazing in grassland surrounded by a flock of Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Thomas Mangelsen / Boreal forest surrounding lake, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

TJ Rich / European river otter {Lutra lutra} standing on hind legs for better view of surrounding area, England, UK captive

David Gallan / Rural Fire Service volunteers staff a road block, waiting for heavy machinery to help clear the road. The surrounding forest was burned during the December 2019 bushfires.

David Gallan / Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) drinking from bird bath as a bushfire burns in the surrounding forest. Sky reddened by ash and smoke. Tathra, New South Wales, Australia. January 2020.

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group surrounding Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lagoons of Gayangos with surrounding countryside of woodlands and fields, aerial view. Merindad de Montija, Burgos, Castile and Leon, Spain. June 2019.

Oriol Alamany / Licancabur volcano and surrounding mountains reflected in waters of a severe flood caused by climate change. Los Flamencos National Reserve, Antofagasta , Chile. February 2019.

Pascal Kobeh / Barrel sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) covered with Lampert's sea cucumbers (Synaptula lamperti). Crinoids and Feather stars (Crinozoa) also on Sponge. Jewel fairy basslets (Pseudanthias squami...

Ingo Arndt / Snow covered hills surrounding Laguna Goic, Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

Ingo Arndt / Laguna Amarga saline lake and surrounding snow capped mountains. Near Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. August 2017.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Fogo Lake and hills of surrounding crater. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. 2019.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Fogo Lake and hills of surrounding crater. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal. 2019.

Chris Mattison / Oak (Quercus sp) tree and surrounding countryside in autumn. Near Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. November 2018.

Bernard Castelein / Lake Alaotra with surrounding bamboo, Madagascar May 2019.

Heather Angel / Bloody bellflower (Nesocodon mauritianus), female phase with red nectar surrounding stigma. Native to Mauritius. Cultivated at Kew Gardens, London, England, UK.

Olga Kamenskaya / Landscape of the Lena River and surrounding taiga, Baikalo-Lensky Reserve, Siberia, Russia. August 2018.

Olga Kamenskaya / Landscape of the Lena River and surrounding taiga habitat, Baikalo-Lensky Reserve, Siberia, Russia. August 2018.

Olga Kamenskaya / Landscape of the Lena River and surrounding taiga habitat, Baikalo-Lensky Reserve, Siberia, Russia. August 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Shoveler ducks (Anas clypeata) on water with reflections of cottonwood trees surrounding the marshes. Whitewater Draw, Arizona, USA. January

John Shaw / Sand dunes in house. Kolmanskop, a ghost town in the Namib desert near Luderitz, Namibia, May 2017. The town was founded in the early 1900s for diamond mining, and completely abandoned in 1954. It is...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Loch Garten and surrounding Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest of Abernethy, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Loch Garten and surrounding Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest of Abernethy, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Loch Garten and surrounding Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest of Abernethy, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.

Roger Powell / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) incubating on top of a huge nest made from surrounding aquatic vegetation, with its mate swimming nearby. Limpolo, Sirkka, Finnish Lapland, June.

Roger Powell / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) incubating on top of a huge nest made from surrounding aquatic vegetation, Borselvefjellet, Porsanger, Finmark, Norway

Will Watson / A landslip of the Carboniferous South Wales Lower Coal Measures on Blorenge and surrounding Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) moorland, Monmouthshire, Wales, September 2018...

Sven Zacek / Spring flooding of Mustjogi River and surrounding meadows, aerial view in evening light. Border of Estonia and Latvia. May 2016.

Sven Zacek / Bog pool with islands and surrounding wetland, in morning light. Nigula Nature Reserve, Parnumaa, Western Estonia. August 2016.

Sven Zacek / River Pedja and surrounding forests in autumn flood, aerial view. Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Jogevamaa, Central Estonia. October 2017.

Sven Zacek / Lake and surrounding forest in evening light. Seli Bog, Korvemaa Nature Reserve, Jarvamaa, Central Estonia. October 2017.

Sven Zacek / Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) standing with head up, camouflaged between surrounding reeds. Laanemaa, Western Estonia. March.

Franco Banfi / Iceberg with unfrozen sea surrounding it, present due to the movement of the iceberg in the tides. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April 2018.

Franco Banfi / Diver exploring Greenland Sea surrounding an iceberg. Tasiilaq, East Greenland. April 2018.

Franco Banfi / Snow covered Tasiilaq village and surrounding mountains. East Greenland. April 2018.

Franco Banfi / Tasiilaq village and surrounding mountains, in snow. East Greenland. April 2018.

Pal Hermansen / Seimsjoen Lake and surrounding grassland and trees. Odalen, Hedmark, Norway. September 2017.

Pal Hermansen / Lake and surrounding trees in first snow of winter, aerial view. Akershus, Norway. December 2018.

Mike Read / Golo River gorge, Scala di Santa Regina and surrounding mountains, Regional Natural Park of Corsica, France. July 2018.

Mike Read / River Bourne and surrounding deciduous woodland. Gorges de la Bourne, Vercors Regional Natural Park, Rhone-Alpes, France. June 2018.

Mike Read / Bouvante le Haut with surrounding forests and limestone cliffs, view from D199. Vercors Regional Natural Park, Drome, Rhone-Alpes, France. June 2018.

Mike Read / Ruisseau de Verjello River and surrounding Corsican pine (Pinus nigra laricio) forest. Foret de Cervello, Vivario, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. May 2017.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Wetlands surrounding lake in semi desert habitat, Inner Mongolia, China. May 2016

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver between trees seen from below the surface surrounding Lagoa Misteriosa, a sink hole in limestone region, Serra da Bodoquena (Bodoquena Mountain Range), Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver between trees seen from below the surface surrounding Lagoa Misteriosa a sink hole in limestone region, Serra da Bodoquena (Bodoquena Mountain Range), Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Robin Chittenden / Tourists on boats surrounding Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Zakynthos, Greece, August.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi), pair at nest with seaweed in beaks. Carcasses surrounding nest. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) pair at nest. Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) carcasses surrounding nest. El Nino resulted in starvation of iguanas. Cape Douglas, Fernan...

Tui De Roy / Flightless cormorant (Phalacrocorax harrisi) on nest with another drying wings in background. Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) carcasses, a result of starvation caused by El Nino, sur...

Pal Hermansen / Skuleberget mountain and surrounding coniferous forest. High Coast World Heritage Site, Vasternorrland, Sweden. August, 2018.

David Tipling / Common cranes (Grus grus), wintering at the Hula Lake Park, Hula Valley Northern Israel. Farmers spread 8 tons of Maize a day on to the marsh to keep the cranes from damaging their crops in the surrou...

David Tipling / Common cranes (Grus grus), wintering at the Hula Lake Park, Hula Valley Northern Israel. Farmers spread 8 tons of Maize a day on to the marsh to keep the cranes from damaging their crops in the surrou...

David Tipling / Common cranes (Grus grus), wintering at the Hula Lake Park, Hula Valley Northern Israel. Farmers spread 8 tons of Maize a day on to the marsh to keep the cranes from damaging their crops in the surrou...

David Tipling / Common cranes (Grus grus), wintering at the Hula Lake Park, Hula Valley Northern Israel. Farmers spread 8 tons of Maize a day on to the marsh to keep the cranes from damaging their crops in the surrou...

David Fleetham / Stone scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri mystes) camouflaged against surrounding reef. Galapagos Islands National Park, Isabela Island, Ecuador.

Eladio Fernandez / Green thatch palm (Thrinax radiata) standing above surrounding vegetation with Caribbean Sea in background, Hispaniola. September 2014.

Ashley Cooper / Woman carrying a load of foliage from the surrounding forest to feed goats and cows. Annapurna, Himalayas, Nepal, December 2012

Ashley Cooper / Trees with surrounding soil washed away to expose roots during the January 2015 flooding, near Chikwawa, Malawi. March 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Tree with surrounding soil washed away exposing roots, during the January 2015 flooding, near Bangula, Malawi. March 2015.

Felis Images / Person standing on rocks by looking over lake in the Rocky Mountains, with surrounding forest and kayaks stored, Alberta, Canada. July.

Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012

Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012

Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012

Ashley Cooper / The tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. In addition, tho...

Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012

Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012

Ashley Cooper / Tailings pond at the Syncrude mine north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Tailings ponds in the tar sands are unlined and leach toxic chemicals into the surrounding environment. August 2012