Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in tree sleeping, viewed through a fence, Estonia.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of cars on Route 1, passing through a lava flow landscape from the Laki eruption in June 1783, Skaftareldar, Iceland, August 2018.

Oscar Dewhurst / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) watching prey through long grass. London, UK. November

Marie Read / American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), adult in breeding plumage foraging by sweeping its bill from side to side through shallow water, Orange County, California, USA, April.

Pedro Narra / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) walking through puddle. Sado Estuary, Portugal . March

Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) emerging through gateway in wall at night. In urban area, Sheffield, England, UK. October 2018.

Juergen Freund / Tracking timelapse of stars and the Milky Way seen through the rainforest canopy, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia.

Gavin Hellier / Panning shot of a Shinkansen bullet train passing through harvested rice fields, with Mount Fuji in the background, Honshu, Japan, November 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse from the back of an autorickshaw moving through city streets, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, January 2018. Hellier

Ingo Arndt / Burned trees in front of Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, September 2011.

Ingo Arndt / Great Bowerbird (Chlamydera nuchalis) male at courting bower, Litchfield National Park, Australia.

Nick Garbutt / North American bobcat (Lynx rufus) striding through deep snow. Madison River Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January