Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on leaves of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on trunk of Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on the trunk of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) some with wings open in flight, in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Gree...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers flying to and resting on Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on leaves of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Gerrit Vyn / Adult male Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) in winter plumage preparing to land. Three females are following. Ocean County, New Jersey, USA, January.

Gerrit Vyn / Two pairs of Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) in flight. Ocean County, New Jersey, USA, January.

Eric Baccega / Aerial view of Jersey, Channel Islands. May 2009.

Nick Garbutt / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) extracting beetle grubs from wood. Endemic to Madagascar. Photographed under controlled conditions at Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Jersey, UK. captive

Michael Pitts / Corbiere lighthouse at sunset, Jersey, Channel Islands

Doug Wechsler / Red bellied turtle male sunning {Pseudemys rubriventris} New Jersey, USA

Doug Wechsler / Eastern cottontail rabbit {Sylvilagus floridanus} New Jersey, USA

Doug Wechsler / Diamondback terrapins at water's edge. New Jersey, USA {Malaclemmys terrapin}

WILLIAM OSBORN / Dairy herd of Jersey cows {Bos taurus} feeding in winter quarters. UK.

Jabruson / Hind legs of a Jersey cow {Bos taurus}Thoroughbred for breeding purposes. UK.

Jabruson / Hind legs of a Jersey cow {Bos taurus}. Thoroughbred for breeding purposes. UK.

Doug Wechsler / Eastern cottontail rabbit scratching {Sylvalegus floridanus} New Jersey, USA

Fred Bavendam / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) group crawling ashore on the high tides of spring to lay their eggs in Delaware Bay's sandy beaches, New Jersey

Fred Bavendam / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) group crawling ashore on the high tides of spring to lay their eggs in Delaware Bay's sandy beaches, New Jersey

Doug Wechsler / Osprey female with chicks at nest {Pandion haliaetus} New Jersey, USA

Sue Daly / Dover sole fish on seabed {Solea solea} Jersey, Channel Is, UK

Sue Daly / Lugworm cast {Arenicola marina} Jersey, Channel Isles, UK

Gavin Hellier / Mount Orgueil Castle, overlooking Grouville Bay in Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands 2009

Gavin Hellier / Mount Orgueil Castle, overlooking Grouville Bay in Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands 2009

Gavin Hellier / Fishing boats moored by the harbour wall in Rozel bay, Jersey, Channel Islands, 2009

Gavin Hellier / Corbiere Lighthouse, Jersey, Channel Islands, 2009

Gavin Hellier / Traditional yellow telephone boxes, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, 2009

Gavin Hellier / Mount Orgueil Castle, overlooking Grouville Bay in Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands 2009

Doug Wechsler / Dry vernal pool in summer, Pinelands Reserve, New Jersey, USA, July.

Doug Wechsler / Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) feeding at a Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) flower, Salem County, New Jersey, USA, August.

Doug Wechsler / Showy bur marigold (Bidens laevis) in the riparian zone of the Manumuskin River, New Jersey, USA, September

Doug Wechsler / Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla) displaying, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, May.

Doug Wechsler / Large group of Red-jointed fiddler crabs (Uca minax) on a mudflat, Stowe Creek, Salem County, New Jersey, USA, August.

Doug Wechsler / Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) in flower, Belleplain State Forest, New Jersey, USA, May.

Doug Wechsler / Blue-winged / Digger wasp (Scolia dubia) on Goldenrod (Solidago) flowers, Pinelands Reserve, New Jersey, USA, September.

Doug Wechsler / Close-up of Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) leaf close up changing colour, Pinelands Reserve, New Jersey, USA, October.

Doug Wechsler / Close-up of Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) leaf close up changing colour, Pinelands Reserve, New Jersey, USA, October.

Doug Wechsler / Close-up of Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) leaf close up changing colour, Pinelands Reserve, New Jersey, USA, October.

Doug Wechsler / Close-up of American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) in flower, showing carpellary receptacle with protruding stigmas, Mannington Marsh, New Jersey, USA, August.

Doug Wechsler / American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) in flower, Mannington Marsh, New Jersey, USA, August.

Christian Ziegler / White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) with telemetry transmitter, this bird has been relocated from Washington to New Jersey to learn about bird migration, New Jersey

Christian Ziegler / White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) being fitted with telemetry transmitter, this bird has been relocated from Washington to New Jersey to learn about bird migration, New Jersey

Tom Vezo / Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile foraging, Cape May, New Jersey

LYNN M. STONE / Jersey cow browsing on wild berries in high pasture. Vermont, USA, October.

Ross Hoddinott / Sunset views of La Corbiere lighthouse located at the extreme south-western point of Jersey, St. Brelade) Jersey, The Channel Islands, UK, September 2011.

Ross Hoddinott / Sunset views of La Corbiere lighthouse located at the extreme south-western point of Jersey, St. Brelade) Jersey, The Channel Islands, UK, September 2011.

Doug Wechsler / Diamond back terrapin {Malaclemys terrapin} swimming, New Jersey, USA

Marie Read / Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) flock on water, Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, USA, March

Gerrit Vyn / Long tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) male and female flock on water in basic (winter) plumage. Ocean County, New Jersey, USA January

Colin Varndell / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripuncraria) caterpillar, Dorset, UK, March

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on trunk of Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on trunk of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on leaves of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on leaves of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) resting on leaves of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Entrance to the Valley of the Butterflies where large numbers of Jersey tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) can be seen resting on tree trunks, Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on trunk of Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis)in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on stone wall in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) resting on trunk of Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis) near opening of funnel-web spider nest, in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August...

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on tree trunk and boulder in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers flying to and resting on trunks of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) resting on Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis)in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Juan Carlos Munoz / Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) large numbers resting on leaves of Sweetgum trees (Liquidambar orientalis) in the Petaloudes Valley, Rhodes island, Greece, August 2011

Steve Gettle / Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) male taking flight, Barnegat Light, New Jersey

Steve Gettle / Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) male, Barnegat Light, New Jersey

Steve Gettle / Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Barnegat Light, New Jersey

Steve Gettle / Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres), Barnegat Light, New Jersey

Doug Wechsler / Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) in vernal pool. Cape May County, New Jersey. March

Doug Wechsler / Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) on forest floor. Cape May County, New Jersey, March.

Doug Wechsler / Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) feeding on horseshoe crab eggs with other birds in the background. Delaware Bay, New Jersey, May.

Doug Wechsler / Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron / Rhus radicans) flowers. Higbee Beach, New Jersey, USA, May.

Doug Wechsler / Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) in flower. New Jersey, USA, May.

Doug Wechsler / Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) feeding chick on nest. New Jersey, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) with three chicks on the nest. New Jersey, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) with chick on nest. New Jersey, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) with chick on nest. New Jersey, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) standing above eggs in the nest as others fly overhead. New Jersey, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) standing above eggs in the nest as others fly overhead. New Jersey, USA, June.

Doug Wechsler / Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchius) and copepods in vernal pool. New Jersey, USA, March.

Doug Wechsler / Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) on pine forest floor. New Jersey, USA, April.

Doug Wechsler / Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) in sand dunes. Higbee Beach, New Jersey, USA, May.

Colin Varndell / Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) caterpillar. Dorset, UK, March.

Piotr Naskrecki / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) group crawling ashore during high tide to lay their eggs, New Jersey

Colin Varndell / Caterpillar larva of Jersey tiger moth (Euplangia quadripunctaria) Dorset, UK, March

Tom Vezo / Juvenile Dunlin {Calidris alpina} on coast, New Jersey, USA

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, Jersey dairy herd gather for afternoon milking, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, three Jersey calves at water in meadow, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, Jersey calves in rearing shed, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, close up of nose of Jersey dairy cow under strand of barbed wire, in summer pasture, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, Jersey dairy cow in summer pasture, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, two Jersey calves in rearing shed, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, Jersey dairy cow in summer pasture, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, two Jersey calves in rearing shed, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, Jersey dairy herd in summer pasture, UK, June 2005

Ernie Janes / Domestic cattle, Jersey dairy cows in summer pasture, UK, June 2005