Alan Murphy / Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) calling, British Columbia, Canada

Lynn M Stone / English Springer Spaniel in Virginia Cowslip (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) Rockton, Illinois, USA

Kristel Richard / Wild Chincoteague (Equus caballus) two breeding stallions greeting one another, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA, June

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), climbing on Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) with fall colors, Kerrville, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) juvenile drinking from wetland lake, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Cascading waterfall in Jefferson National Forest, Virginia

Tim Fitzharris / Autumn deciduous forest, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Konrad Wothe / Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) female hissing from tree cavity, North America

LYNN M. STONE / Virginia opossum in tree USA

Steve Gettle / Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), native to North America

Doug Wechsler / Milkweed tiger moth (Euchaetes egle) caterpillars on Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, July.

John Cancalosi / Schist, metamorphic rock, Virginia.