Ernie Janes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight, viewed through car windscreen at night, Norfolk, UK, model released. Digital composite

Juergen Freund / Researchers Guido and Katja Westhoff catching a highly venomous Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) found 10 minutes into their group's evening road collection. The death adder ranks 9th out...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) walking in front of car, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, March 2009

Billy Black / Long exposure of car lights passing a tree decorated with lights, Thailand. March 2006.

Sven Zacek / Four wheel drive car driving along wet road, spraying muddy water, Subaru legacy, Estonia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Female European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) crossing road to reach breeding grounds to lay eggs, with car on road, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009

Miles Barton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) sits above road, waiting for traffic lights to change to red to retrieve nuts purposely left on road to be crushed, Sendai, Japan

Julia Bayne / Car lights from M4 motorway at night, near Bristol, UK

Michael Hutchinson / Common European Toad {Bufo bufo} on road with car headlights (many toads have to cross roads when they migrate to their breeding ponds and are run over) Somerset, UK

Gavin Hellier / Excaliber Hotel and Casinos on 'The Strip', Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Gavin Hellier / MGM Hotel and Casinos on 'The Strip' at night, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Gavin Hellier / Hotels and Casinos on 'The Strip' at night , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Gavin Hellier / Looking down on Hotels and Casinos on 'The Strip', Las Vegas, Nevada, USA