Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Waves along the Baltic Sea coast of Northern Estonia. January 2012.

Franco Banfi / Blue-dash fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) Maldives, Indian Ocean

Fred Bavendam / Bluestreak Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) schooling, Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Tiger face in roof tiles. Details from the Taoist Bai Long Wang Miao, White Dragon King Temple, Beiyue Hengshan Mountain, Datong, Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Tiger or owl faces in roof tiles. Details from the Yong An Si temple, now a museum, Beiyue Hengshan Mountain, Datong, Hunyuan County, Shanxi Province, China

Ashley Cooper / Gentoo house builder's Hutton Rise housing development in Sunderland, UK. All of the houses have either solar thermal water heating or solar electric panels, some have both. December 2011

Ashley Cooper / Hutton Rise housing development in Sunderland, UK. All of the houses have either solar thermal water heating or solar electric panels, some have both. December 2011

Ashley Cooper / Hutton Rise housing development in Sunderland, UK. All of the houses have either solar thermal water heating or solar electric panels, some have both. December 2011

Ashley Cooper / Hutton Rise housing development in Sunderland, UK. All of the houses have either solar thermal water heating or solar electric panels, some have both. December 2011

Ashley Cooper / Solar voltaic panels on a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. September 2011

Ashley Cooper / Technicians fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Technicians fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Technicians fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Technicians fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Technicians fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Technicians fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / A technician fitting solar photo voltaic panels to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Fitting wiring to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK, to support solar photo voltaic panels. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / A techinician fitting roof brackets to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK, to support solar photo voltaic panels. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / A techinician fitting roof brackets to a house roof in Ambleside, Cumbria, UK, to support solar photo voltaic panels. August 2011

Ashley Cooper / Solar panels on a house in Cley on the North Norfolk coast, UK. October 2014

Ashley Cooper / Solar PV panels on a house roof in Ambleside, Lake District, UK. July 2012

Ashley Cooper / Solar thermal panels for heating hot water with solar PV electric panels behind on a house roof in Ambleside, Lake District, UK. July 2012

Ashley Cooper / Workman fitting solar thermal panels for heating water, to a house roof, Ambleside, Cumbria, UK,. June 2012

Ashley Cooper / Environmentally friend 'Hutton Rise' housing development in Sunderland, UK. December 2011.

Robin Chittenden / Italian sparrow (Passer italiae) emerging from under roof tile, Sicily, Italy. April.

David Fleetham / Necklace seastar (Fromia monilis) on Sea cucumber (Bohadaschia argus) Yap, Micronesia.

Jordi Chias / Orange-spotted emperor (Lethrinus erythracanthus) with shoal of Dark banded fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) South Male Atoll, Maldives islands, Indian Ocean.

Jordi Chias / Dark banded fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) Pomene Coast, Mozambique.

Alex Mustard / Stacks of italian tiles from the Chrisoula K wreck (also known as the tile wreck), encrusted with corals. Abu Nuhas, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.

Philippe Clement / Common starling / European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) male perched on roof tile of house, digital composite

Philippe Clement / Common starling / European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) male perched on roof tile of house

Loic Poidevin / Two White storks (Ciconia ciconia) on the roof of a house, Spain, February.

Alex Mustard / Fusiliers including, Neon fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) and Randall's fusilier (Pterocaesio randalli) race past a coral reef in open water. East Of Eden, Similan Islands, Thailand. Andaman Sea, Indian...

Alex Mustard / Blue and yellow fusilier (Caesio teres) and Neon fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) over a coral reef. Sardine Reef, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Constantinos Petrinos / Detail of a slab covered roof, village of Small Papigo, Zagori area, Timfi mountain, western Greece, Mediterranean, Greece, October 2003.

Constantinos Petrinos / Tiled roofs of houses, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba, Caribbean, July 2008.

Constantinos Petrinos / Tiled roofs of houses, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba, Caribbean, July 2008.

Constantinos Petrinos / Tiled roofs of houses, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus Province, Cuba, Caribbean, July 2008.

Alex Mustard / View through the door into the galley of the Chrisoula K wreck (also known as the tile wreck), showing the cooker. Abu Nuhas, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. June.

Alex Mustard / Stacks of Italian tiles inside the hold of the Chrisoula K wreck (also known as the tile wreck). Abu Nuhas, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea. June 2015.

Pascal Kobeh / Necklace starfish (Fromia monilis) on variable thorny oyster (Spondylus varius), Maldives, Indian Ocean. This starfish is a predator of oysters.

Alex Mustard / The bow of Chrisoula K wreck (also known as the tile wreck) Abu Nuhas, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.

Roy Mangersnes / Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) pair mating in front of nesting tile on a barn roof, Lleida, Spain, April.

Roy Mangersnes / Female Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) inspecting nest with the male waiting, the nest is a hollow tile on a barn roof, Lleida, Spain, April.

David Tipling / White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on Alfaro Cathedral, La Rioja Spain, May 2010.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, close-ups of roof tiles, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Franco Banfi / Shoal of Blue-dash fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) Maldives, Indian Ocean

Michele Westmorland / Fusilier (Caesio tile) profile portrait, Palau, Micronesia

Michele Westmorland / Fusilier (Caesio tile) profile portrait, Palau, Micronesia

Loic Poidevin / Ocellated lizard (Lacerta lepida) on roof tile basking in sun, Extremadura, Spain

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Southern coati (Nasua nasua) on ceramic tile wall in Atlantic Rainforest, Tijuca National Park, Rio de Janeiro City, Southeastern Brazil.

Juergen Freund / Schooling Dark banded / Bluestreak fusiliers (Pterocaesio tile) on reef, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / A blue wall of Lunar fusiliers (Caesio lunaris) and Bluestreak fusiliers (Pterocaesio tile) blending in with the blue of the water. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluestreak / Dark banded fusiliers (Pterocaesio tile) gathering at a cleaning station over coral. Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Bluestreak Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) showing nocturnal coloration, Manado, Indonesia

Juan Manuel Borrero / Detail of tile decoration in Mulay Al' ash-Sharif mausoleum, Rissani, Morocco, March 2009

Fred Bavendam / Bluestreak Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) with nocturnal coloration, Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juan Manuel Borrero / Slate tile roof and chimney in the Pyrenees mountains. Catalonia, Lerida, Spain

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluestreak / Dark banded fusilier {Pterocaesio tile} school over coral reef, Bunaken NP, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Nature Production / Dark-Banded Fusilier {Pterocaesio tile} of night body color, Okinawa, Japan

Kim Taylor / Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) leaping from a roof tile. Captive, UK.

Robin Chittenden / House sparrow (Passer domesticus) perched on gutter, Norfolk, UK, February.

Pete Oxford / Bluestreak Fusilier (Pterocaesio tile) school, Koro Island, Fiji

Barry Bland / Men repairing a terracotta tiled roof in the town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Barry Bland / Terracotta tiled rooftops in the town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Slate tile roof in the Pyrenees mountains, Catalonia, Lerida, Spain

Juan Manuel Borrero / Slate tile roof with lichen in the Pyrenees mountains, Catalonia, Lerida, Spain

Nature Production / Dark Banded Fusilier {Pterocaesio tile} Ogasawara Islands, Tokyo, Japan

David Tipling / House sparrow (Passer domesticus) male, perched on roof tile singing, Norfolk, UK. May.

Robin Chittenden / House sparrow (Passer domesticus) perched on roof, portrait, Cley, Norfolk, UK. April.

Sergio Hanquet / Necklace starfish (Fromia monilis) portrait, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / Necklace starfish (Fromia monilis) resting on coral reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Sergio Hanquet / RF - Necklace starfish (Fromia monilis) on coral reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Tim Laman / Iban hunter shines phone light through casque of juvenile Helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) as full skin of Wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) and skull and casque of Rhinoceros hornbill (Buce...

Tim Laman / Iban hunter displaying skin of Wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus), skull and casque of Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) and casque of a young Helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) on floor...

David Tipling / Two Tree sparrow (Passer montanus) males perched on roof, one with nesting material in beak, Bempton RSPB visitor centre, Yorkshire, UK. April.

David Tipling / Tree sparrow (Passer montanus) male perched on roof with nesting material in beak, roof of Bempton RSPB visitor centre, Yorkshire, UK. April.

Ashley Cooper / Roof tiles blown off a house roof by Storm Arwen, Bamburgh, Northumberland, UK. January, 2022.

Georgette Douwma / Composite image of echinoderms on black background. Top row from left: Featherstar (Crinoidea), Sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus). Central row from left: Mosaic cushion star (Halityle regu...

Alex Mustard / School of Bluestreak fusiliers (Pterocaesio tile) swimming over a coral reef, Ari Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

David Tipling / Stock dove (Columba oenas) male, at entrance to nest site in barn roof, North Norfolk, UK. March.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) landing on a tiled roof with food in its beak to feed its two waiting chicks, Castile La Mancha, Spain, Europe

David Fleetham / Necklace seastar (Fromia monilis) on coral polyps, Yap, Micronesia.

Nick Upton / House sparrow (Passer domesticus) female emerging from its nest site under a stone ridge tile on the gable end of a cottage roof, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Alex Mustard / The engineroom (this is a generator, not the main engine) of the Chrisoula K wreck (also known as the tile wreck). Abu Nuhas, Egypt. Strait of Gubal, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea.