Heather Angel / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) forages on pollen in Apple (Malus domestica) flower, collecting pollen in pollen basket. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. May.

David Woodfall / Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

John Shaw / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) stretches on a downed tree. Zimbabwe. September.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Beetle, (Rhagonycha fulva), feeding on oxeye daisy flower, Scotland, UK, July.

Paul Hobson / Badger (Meles meles) amongst Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Scotland, UK. May.

Paul Hobson / Violet sabrewing hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) nectaring on Orchid. Costa Rica.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) silverback sitting on boundary wall between Volcanoes National Park and a Potato crop, looking into valley. Area to be restored to forest. Rwanda.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. August

Loic Poidevin / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) on a Sumac (Rhus) Vendee, France, December.

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) resting under Acacia tree (Vachellia tortilis) Tenere, Sahara, Niger.

Joao Burini / Coreid bug (Coreidae) feeding on a Palm (Areaceae) inflorescence. South-east Atlantic forest, Sao Miguel Arcanjo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.