Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Chukchi hunter scanning sea ice for Polar bears from his vantage point on top of pressure ice. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Ann & Steve Toon / Southern Pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) on Sociable weaver nest (Philetairus socius) Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, February

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Leopard (Panthera pardus) male resting on branch of Acacia tree with people in jeep watching, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.

Theo Allofs / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) parent and young using photographer as vantage point, Makgadikgadi Pan, Kalahari, Botswana

Diane McAllister / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) on vantage point, Jigokudani, Japan, January

Onne van der Wal / View of coast from vantage point. Valparaiso, Chile, 2008.

Onne van der Wal / View across Valparaiso from high vantage point, Chile, 2008.

Roger Powell / Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) male singing from vantage point on a rock, within his breeding territory Castro Verde, Portugal, April

Michael Hutchinson / Tourists observe the Perito Moreno Glacier from a vantage point, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina February 2009

Suzi Eszterhas / Grevy's Zebra (Equus grevyi) young foal standing on termite mound to get better vantage point, Lewa Wildlife Conservation Area, northern Kenya