Sven Zacek / Low angle shot of Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female returning to its nest at night. Southern Estonia, May.

Mark Bowler / Aerial view of Amazon River, with settlements and secondary rainforest, near Iquitos, Peru. July 2015.

Mark Bowler / Aerial view of Yavari-Mirin River and oxbow lake and Amazon Rainforest, Peru, July.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Delta Sierpe River Terraba, Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. December 2014.

Cyril Ruoso / Common woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha) reaching forward, Ikamaperou Sanctuary, Amazon, Peru.

Andy Rouse / Fish eye aerial view of autumnal forest, Finland, September.

Konrad Wothe / Starry night sky over the scientific research station in Panguana Reserve, Huanuca province, Amazon basin, Peru.

Chris Mattison / Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sierra Nevada, California, USA, May.

Sam Hobson / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings inside treetop nest, handled by Dr. Norbert Kenntner. Part of an urban goshawk colour ringing study. Berlin, Germany, May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita...

Hougaard Malan / Perito Moreno glacier viewed over bright autumn foliage, Patagonia, Argentina. April 2013. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Aloes below the snow-capped peaks of the Swartberg. Near Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa. June 2009.

Markus Varesvuo / Silhouette of Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) against full moon, Helsinki, Finland, December