Murray Cooper / Andean Lapwing (Vanellus resplendens) stretching wings, Ecuador

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silver birch (Betula pendula) woodland in autumn, Craigellachie NNR, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Niall Benvie / Twin Birch (Betula) trees highlighted snow. Senja, Norway, February.

Sandra Bartocha / European white birch / Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) and Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Reicherskreuzer Heide, Schlaubetal, Germany, August

Sandra Bartocha / Downy / European white birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunks in the mist, Waldstadt, Potsdam, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fallen Silver Birch (Betula pendula) leaves on Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum capillifolium). Glen Etive, Scotland, UK.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / A view of Suilven over a highland loch with islands of scots pine and birch. Sutherland, Scotland, June 2011.

Erlend Haarberg / Male Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) singing on a birch tree with feathers blowing in wind, Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, May

Orsolya Haarberg / Autumnal Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) blowing in wind, Hraunfossar, Iceland, September

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) singing in birch tree at Frensham Common nature reserve, Surrey, England, UK, April

Paul Hobson / Birch Sawfly (Cimbex femoratus) feeding on a leaf. August, UK.