Konrad Wothe / Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowering with meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina), Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Konrad Wothe / Larvae of Birch sawfly (Craesus septentrionalis) in alarm position, Upper Bavaria, Germany. October.

Konrad Wothe / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urtica) in flight, with flower, Bavaria, Germany.

Konrad Wothe / Clouds, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light tracks in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) butterfly flying, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flying with pollen basket, Bavaria, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavarian Alps, Germany, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavarian Alps, Germany, April.

Kerstin Hinze / Male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drilling a hole in a tree, hunting for insects, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Konrad Wothe / Timelapse of a female Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) spinning web, Bavaria, Germany, September.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) swarming, Bavaria, Germany, May.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Wood ants (Formica rufa) on anthill, squirting formic acid to repel threat, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Chub (Squalius cephalus) trying to catch a Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), Bavaria, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) singing, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Pair of European nuthatches (Sitta europaea) mating, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Marbled orb weaver spider (Araneus marmoreus) spinning web, Bavaria, Germany, 2016

Konrad Wothe / Goosander (Mergus merganser) chick hunting mayfly, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Pair of Rosalia longicorns (Rosalia alpina) climbing up a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) whilst mating, Upper Bavaria, Germany, August.

Konrad Wothe / Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) mother with chicks, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Firefly crocus (Crocus sieberi) flowers in snow, Bavaria, Germany, March.

Martin Gabriel / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) on water, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Roger Powell / Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) walking through snow. Captive, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany. February.

Ingo Arndt / European Beaver (Castor fiber) feeding on willow twig, Bavaria, Germany

Ingo Arndt / European Beaver (Castor fiber) feeding on willow twig, Bavaria, Germany

Radomir Jakubowski / Ladys slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Bavaria, Germany, May. 2nd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Konrad Wothe / Aggressive Mute swan (Cygnus olor) Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Konrad Wothe / Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) mother carrying chicks on water, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) carrying goslings, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) mother carrying chicks on water, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Paul D Stewart / Landscape of the Triassic coastal environment with reconstructions of dinosaurs and marine reptiles, 'Dr. Schubert's Naturgeschichte - Geologie, Mineralreich, Palaontologie'. Published in Stuttgart 18...

Kerstin Hinze / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) perched in tree, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Prunn Castle in autumn. Altmuehl valley, Bavaria, Germany, October 2010.

Martin Gabriel / Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) pair mating. Bavaria, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Girl looking at Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) on web. Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe, September. Model released.

Konrad Wothe / Partial eclipse of the sun, 3rd of March 2005, seen from Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Hermann Brehm / A Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Great Spotted Woodpecker (Decdrocops major) fighting on a tree stump. Bavaria, Germany, November.

Hermann Brehm / Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) on Guelder Rose branch with red berries. Bavaria, Germany, December.

Hermann Brehm / Great Tit (Parus major) in flight. Bavaria, Germany, December.

Aflo / N-5703 900-year-old European beech tree in field {Fagus sylvaticus} Bavaria, Germany.

Martin Gabriel / Weltenburg Monastery and the River Danube Canyon, autumn, Bavaria, Germany, October 2008

Martin Gabriel / Weltenburg Monastery and the River Danube Canyon / gorge, autumn, Bavaria, Germany, October 2008

Konrad Wothe / Brown-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in spring flowers, Bavaria, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker sitting on honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) natural beehive, built in wooden hut in the garden of the Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Kirkendall-Spring / Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Martin Gabriel / Sycamore tree in blossom {Acer pseudoplatanus} Bavaria Germany

Konrad Wothe / Forest in autumn, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Sunlight filtering through Spruce forest, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Agile Frog (Rana dalmatina) on flower, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Loisach River covered with a dusting of fresh snow, Lake Kochel, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Snow covered birch trees {Betula pendula} Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / European (Fire) salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Bavaria, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Common poppy flowers, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Sun rays breaking through trees in winter mist, forest Bavaria, Germany

David Noton / Panoramic view of Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, in snow in winter, Germany

Martin Gabriel / European fire salamander {Salamandra salamandra} Germany

Konrad Wothe / Caterpillar of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) Upper Bavaria, Germany. August.

Konrad Wothe / Common Frogs mating (Rana temporaria) Bavaria, Germany. March.

Konrad Wothe / Rye field (Secale cereale) with Poppies flowering (Papaver rhoeas) Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Konrad Wothe / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) feeding area in winter, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Leopard slug (Limax maximus) Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Blue longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) on dead tree trunk, Upper Bavaria, Alps, Germany. July.

Konrad Wothe / Coral fungus (Ramaria sp) Alps, Upper Bavaria, Germany, September.

Konrad Wothe / Club moss (Lycopodium annotinum) Bavaria, Germany, September.

Konrad Wothe / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) female, Bavaria, Germany. October.

Konrad Wothe / Crocus (Crocus vernus) flowering in Upper Bavaria with Karwendel mountains in distance, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Dew on Ox-eye daisy / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) Upper Bavaria, Germany. June.

Konrad Wothe / Fly (Gymnosoma rotundatum) Bavaria, Germany. June.

Konrad Wothe / Common Cryptops (Cryptops hortensis) Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Tiger beetle (Cicindela hybrida) Upper Bavaria, Germany. July.

Konrad Wothe / Sundew (Drosera intermedia) in wetland habitat, Bavaria, Germany, July.

Konrad Wothe / Sundew (Drosera anglica) in wetland, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July.

Konrad Wothe / Total lunar eclipse, blood moon, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Sunrays coming through clouds, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Bumblebee (Bombus sp) pair on Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light tracks in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light tracks in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light tracks in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Bumblebee (Bombus sp) approaching Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Reed with dew, Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Reeds at sunrise, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Konrad Wothe / Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina) beetle, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Roger Powell / Garganey (Anas querqueda) male swimming. Ferienregion National Park, Bayerischer Wald, Bavaria, Germany. April.

Roger Powell / Northern Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) on a branch of a Scots Pine. Bayerische Wald, Bavaria, Germany. April.

Roger Powell / Stock Dove (Columba oenas) feeding on pasture grass. Bayerischer Wald, Bavaria, Germany. April.

Kerstin Hinze / Treecreeper (Certhia familiars) climbing up a tree, Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria, Germany, March.

Kerstin Hinze / Slow motion clip of a male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drilling a hole in a tree, hunting for insects, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Kerstin Hinze / Slow motion clip of a male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drilling a hole in a tree, hunting for insects, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Kerstin Hinze / Slow motion clip of a male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drilling a hole in a tree, hunting for insects, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Kerstin Hinze / Slow motion clip of a male Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) drilling a hole in a tree, hunting for insects, Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany, February.

Philippe Clement / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in autumn forest, Bavarian Forest, Germany, October, captive

Kerstin Hinze / Northern birch mouse (Sicista betulina) climbing on Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany. Captive.