Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on rock removing Mew gull's (Larus canus) feathers before feeding, Knight Inlet, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, July.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) fry on river bed, Cumbria, England, UK, September.

Laurie Campbell / Two Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) acending waterfall to reach spawning beds, Perthshire, Scotland, November

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds (Phragmites sp), Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds at Joist Fen, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Reed beds and view towards Glastonbury Tor from Ham Wall (RSPB Nature Reserve) late evening light, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June 2011.

Steve Nicholls / Huge flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flying in to roost over the reed beds at dusk, Ham Wall nature reserve, Somerset, UK, January

Floris van Breugel / Warm sunlight after a snowstorm reveals intricate patterns in the 'Painted Hills' caused by slowly eroding rich fossil beds, in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA. December 2009

Floris van Breugel / A colorful explosion of rocks embedded in three feet of permanent cave ice deep in a lava tube cave (illuminated with a flashlight in the utter darkness.) Lava Beds National Monument, Northern Califor...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Reeds on in Tisza lake, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Lake Tisza with reflections in water, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, May 2009

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat flying over desert scrub, near Pine Creek in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon, this is the smallest bat found north of Me...

Michael Durham / Western Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus) bat chases a moth over desert scrub, near Pine Creek in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Clarno Unit, Oregon

Tui De Roy / Tundra bog, sparse moss beds in glaciated terrain, Kvitoya, eastern Svalbard, Norwegian Arctic

Norbert Wu / Seagrass beds serve as sediment traps and nurseries, Palau

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) flying above reed beds, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in flight above reed beds, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Storm clouds over the reed beds (Phragmites communis) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Storm clouds over trees and reed beds (Phragmites communis) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania, May

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) fry on river bed, Cumbria, England, UK, September.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) fry on river bed, Cumbria, England, UK, September.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) fry on river bed, Cumbria, England, UK, September.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) fry on river bed, Cumbria, England, UK, September.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) fry on river bed, Cumbria, England, UK, September.

Markus Varesvuo / Merlin (Falco columbarius) hunting over reed beds, Falsterbo Sweden September

Floris van Breugel / Strange ice stalagmites collect under slowly dripping water in one of the many lava tube caves of Lava Beds National Monument, Northern California, USA, December

Nick Upton / Batters / Sea noodle (Nemalion helminthoides) seaweed growing on rocks encrusted with Common barnacles / Northern rock barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) and Black-footed limpets (Patella depressa) lo...

David Woodfall / Community members cultivating and harvesting raised beds on former football pitch - Vetch field, now community allotments, Swansea West Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June 2006. Editorial use only

David Woodfall / Numerous raised beds (over 100 in all) on former football pitch - Vetch field, now community allotment, Swansea West Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June 2006. Editorial use only

David Woodfall / Numerous raised beds (over 100 in all) on former football pitch - Vetch field, now community allotment, Swansea West Glamorgan, Wales, UK, June 2006. Editorial use only

David Woodfall / Young volunteers help create raised planting beds for growing food, Down to Earth environmental project, Murton, Gower, South Wales, UK 2009

David Woodfall / Young volunteers help create raised planting beds for growing food, Down to Earth environmental project, Murton, Gower, South Wales, UK 2009

David Woodfall / Young volunteers help create raised planting beds for growing food, Down to Earth environmental project, Murton, Gower, South Wales, UK 2009

David Woodfall / Young volunteers help create raised planting beds for growing food, Down to Earth environmental project, Murton, Gower, South Wales, UK 2009

Nick Upton / Bloody Henry starfish (Henricia oculata) exposed on a low spring tide with kelp beds in the background and Common limpets (Patella vulgata) and Common Barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) around it, Cra...

Nick Upton / Bloody Henry starfish (Henricia oculata) exposed on a low spring tide with kelp beds in the background and Common limpets (Patella vulgata) and Common Barnacles (Semibalanus balanoides) around it, Cra...

Nick Upton / Sea thong (Himanthalia elongata) mature plants and young 'buttons' exposed at low tide alongside a variety of red algae, with kelp beds in the background, Crail, Fife, UK, July

Nick Upton / Sea thong (Himanthalia elongata) mature plants and young 'buttons' exposed at low tide alongside a variety of red algae, with kelp beds in the background, Crail, Fife, UK, July

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Woman clearing weeds from raised beds, Brockwell Park Community Garden, London, England, UK, August

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Woman clearing weeds from raised beds, Brockwell Park Community Garden, London, England, UK, August

John Waters / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) adult perched among reeds (Phragmites communis). Reed beds are commonly used as roost sites for Starlings in winter. Somerset, UK, March 2011. Captive bird.

John Waters / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) two adults silhouetted perched among reeds (Phragmites communis). Reed beds are commonly used as roost sites for Starlings in winter. Somerset, UK, March 2011. Capti...

John Waters / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) two adults silhouetted perched among reeds (Phragmites communis). Reed beds are commonly used as roost sites for Starlings in winter. Somerset, UK, March 2011. Capti...

John Waters / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) adults flying among reeds (Phragmites communis). Reed beds are commonly used as roost sites for Starlings in winter. Somerset, UK, March 2011. Captive birds

Toby Roxburgh / Underside of the newer Severn Bridge at Severn Beach, England, UK, 2009.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Visitors gathered at Ham Wall RSPB reserve at sunset to watch Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) coming to roost in reed beds, listening to a warden describing the behaviour, Somerset Levels, UK, Jan...

Mike Read / Watercress beds at market garden. Broadchalke, Wiltshire, England, October 2011.

Mike Read / Watercress beds at market garden. Broadchalke, Wiltshire, England, October 2011.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds on Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, April 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds (Phragmites sp), Joist Fen at sunset, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / People birdwatching from Joist Fen viewpoint, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / People bird watching from Joist Fen viewpoint, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / People birdwatching from Joist Fen viewpoint, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds at Joist Fen, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed beds at Joist Fen, Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, UK, May 2011

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / View of reed beds and the village of Meare, Shapwick Heath (Somerset Wildlife Trust) Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June 2011.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Reed beds and view towards Glastonbury Tor from Ham Wall (RSPB Nature Reserve) late evening light, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June 2011.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Reed beds and view towards Glastonbury Tor from Ham Wall (RSPB Nature Reserve) late evening light, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. June 2011.

Ernie Janes / Common mussel (Mytilus edulis) beds exposed at low tide, Hunstanton, Norfolk, UK, November

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter drinking tea inside hut near Igloolik. Nunavut, Canada, 1990. 40 BELOW bookplate.

David Woodfall / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) sleeping in snow bed, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, December 2004

David Woodfall / Male Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) two asleep in day snow beds, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, December 2004

Steve Nicholls / Huge flock of Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flying in to roost over the reed beds at dusk, Ham Wall nature reserve, Somerset, UK, January

Jeff Vanuga / Golden Bee (Cleome) plant blooming in water channels in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. May 2010.

Jeff Vanuga / Golden Bee (Cleome) plant blooming in water channels in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in Oregon. May 2010.

Juergen Freund / Split level view of seagrass beds and Tetepare island, the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands, July 2010, Seagrass beds of Tetepare Island attracts dugong who feed here r...

Juergen Freund / A colonial tunicate / ascidian (Didemnum vexillum). An invasive sea squirt which can form huge colonies that smother shellfish beds, Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Bedroom at a bungalow in Misool Eco Resort. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010.

Nick Upton / Aerial view of Martham Broad National Nature Reserve, with West Somerton wind pump in the foreground, Norfolk Broads, UK, January 2011.

Nick Upton / Aerial view of Horsey Mere with Horsey Estate in the foreground and Horsey Mill to the right, and the North Sea in the background, The Broads National Park, Norfolk, UK, January 2011.

Nick Upton / Sun rising over flooded Biebrza marshes, with a single Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming near reed beds, Biebrza National Park, Podlaskie, Poland, April.

Chien Lee / Waterfalls cascading over layered beds of sandstone, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Waterfalls cascading over layered beds of sandstone, Lambir Hills National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Stream cascading down layered beds of sandstone in lowland rainforest, Bintulu, Borneo, Malaysia

Pete Oxford / Bedroom in a tourist lodge in the Iwokrama Forest Reserve, Guyana, January 2010

Roger Powell / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) feeding on grubs in old weed beds, Varanger shore, Arctic Norway. June

Mike Potts / Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) foraging on mussel beds, during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA. May

Mike Potts / Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) foraging on mussel beds, during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA. May

Mike Potts / Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri) feeding on mussel beds, during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA. May

Mike Potts / Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) feeding on mussel beds during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA. May

Mike Potts / Flock of Western Sanpipers (Calidris mauri) feeding on mussel beds during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA. May

Mike Potts / Mixed flock of Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) and Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) feeding on mussel beds during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA May

Mike Potts / Flock of Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) feeding on mussel beds during migration stop-over. Mendenhall Wetlands. Juneau. Alaska. USA, May

Philippe Clement / 'Fucoid beds' rock fragment, part of the Knockan Puzzle at the Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve, Highlands, Scotland, May 2010

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuk asleep in hut with stove for warmth. Northwest Greenland, 1980.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Couple toasting each other in the Roman Suite of Ice Hotel. Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, 2003.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Couple toasting each other in the Roman Suite of Ice Hotel. Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, 2003.

Nick Upton / Migratory flock of Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) bunching in flight over reed beds due to a Peregrine falcon hunting nearby, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Octob...

David Kjaer / Flock of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) gathering at winter roost at Ham Wall RSPB Reserve on the Somerset Levels, England

Sue Daly / Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) feeding amongst coral rubble, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Indonesia, January, Endangered species

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Two-spot snapper (Lutjanus biguttatus) school over vast beds of Staghorn coral. Andaman Sea, Thailand

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Flock of Mediterranean gulls (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) in flight over reeds, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Wooden boat on a channel between reeds on lake Tisza at dusk, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009