George Sanker / River running through misty autumn forest, White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire. October 2012.

Erlend Haarberg / Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) standing in shallow water, Hungary, August

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / Tristan da Cunha on the horizon is dusky light. South Atlantic Islands, March 2007.

Shattil & Rozinski / Great blue heron {Ardea herodias} silhouette at sunrise, Merritt Is, Florida, USA

Konrad Wothe / Cliffs along the northern coast, Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Iceland. March.