Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested myna starlings (Arcidotheres cristatellus) sitting on domestic waterbuffaloes (Bubalus domesticus), Poyang Ho Lake, Jiangxi province, China

Kristel Richard / Eagle hunter mounted on Mongolian horse with his female Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) at Eagle Hunters Festival, near Sagsai, Bayan-Ulgii Aymag, Mongolia. September 2014..

Sam Hobson / Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), colour-ringed juvenile in flight, carrying remains of brown rat. Berlin, Germany. July. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Alan Williams / Domestic pigeons (Columba livia) flock in flight over houses, Cheshire, UK, June.

Roger Powell / Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) perched on the back of a sheep, with another on the ground, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Laurent Geslin / Domestic cat (Felis catus) playing with prey, a dead Common treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) UK

Graham Eaton,Graham Eaton / Dog chasing and disturbing a flock of Knot (Calidris canutus) on a beach, Hoylake, Wirral

John Cancalosi / Free range hens (Gallus gallus domesticus) by their shed. Herefordshire, England, UK.

Mark Carwardine / Domestic dog wearing muzzle, trained to track the endangered North Island Kiwi, Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Ernie Janes / Ebdem Geese Goslings at four days

Ernie Janes / Bantam hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) close up sitting on chick, Norfolk, UK, April.