Todd Pusser / Star nosed mole {Condylura cristata} in leaf litter, North Carolina, USA. Dead specimen, found by photographer and photographed in-situ.

Marie Read / Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa), females behave aggressively toward a male (second from right) that is trying to join them on a floating log, autumn, New York, USA, October.

Steve Gettle / Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) with insect prey, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) three month old baby, Duke Lemur Center, North Carolina

Alan Murphy / Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) landing, Texas

Krista Schlyer / Hooded pitcher plant (Sarracenia minor) Green Swamp, North Carolina, USA. June.

Krista Schlyer / Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) on Yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava) Green Swamp, North Carolina, USA. September.

George Sanker / Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on branch in snow, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA, February.

Clay Bolt / Rough Green Snake (Opheodrys aestivus) in undergrowth, Southern Appalachians, South Carolina, USA, North America, June.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Red paper wasp (Polistes carolina) adult in flight, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata) on autumn leaf, North Carolina, USA, November, meetyourneighbours.net project