Andrew Parkinson / Red deer {Cervus elaphus} adult stag roaring during the October rut, Leicestershire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Male Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) displaying at photographer Andy Parkinson whilst on assignment for 2020VISION, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) adult reaching up. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight with two fish in beak. Farne Islands, UK, July.

Andrew Parkinson / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) two youngsters chase each other up a sloping tree. Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

Andrew Parkinson / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) adult on water of shallow lagoon. Norfolk, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Presbytis entellus) youngster in mid-air leaping from a sloping tree trunk to a nearby tree sapling. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Andrew Parkinson / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) adult in winter plumage, taking off at dawn from tranquil lake. (Non-ex) Derbyshire, UK. Highly commended, GDT competition 2012, Nature's studio categor...

Andrew Parkinson / Adult Badger (Meles meles) at entrance to sett, with some young Domestic cattle in the background, Derbyshire, England, UK, May 2012 (non-ex).

Andrew Parkinson / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) adult killing and plucking feathers from collared dove. Derbyshire, UK, November. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Animal Behaviour' ca...

Andrew Parkinson / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) adult with feather of collared dove in beak, after making kill. Derbyshire, UK, November. (Non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Redwing (Turdus iliacus) protecting a windfall apple from another bird. Derbyshire, UK, February. (Non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Redwings (Turdus iliacus) squabbling over an apple in snow. Derbyshire, UK, February. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Animal Behaviour' category. (Non-ex) Winner of...

Andrew Parkinson / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in meadow of buttercups. Derbyshire, UK, June. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Outdoor Photography editor's choice' category. (Non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria Profile of an adult on open moorland. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK Photographer.Andrew Parkinson

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) adult perched on a fence post in front of urban landscape, Elmley Marshes RSPB Reserve, Kent, UK, February 2012

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Bearded tit / reedling / parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) adult male perched on Bullrush (Typha latifolia) Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, London, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Flock of European wigeon (Anas penelope) in flight over Elmley Marshes RSPB reserve, Kent, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) adult male, running, pursuing a female, Elmley Marshes, Kent, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Bearded tit / reedling / parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) adult male landing on Bullrush (Typha latifolia) feeding on seeds, Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, London, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) adult walking on frozen lake at dusk, backlit, Derbyshire, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Flock of Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) in flight, turning together in evening light, Norfolk, UK.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) adult on open moorland, breeding plumage, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) adult on open moorland, breeding plumage, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) adult on open moorland, breeding plumage, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A male (left) and female Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) in winter plumage taking flight from an ice field as a skier passes by, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A line of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings swimming on a still lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June. Did you know? A Mallard duck will lay more than half her body weight in eggs.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) comes in to land, backlit by evening sunlight, Derbyshire, England, UK, March. Did you know? In addition to the colour differences between male and female du...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling scurries across the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Two Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings standing up to shake their wings after bathing, Derbyshire, England, UK, June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A line of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings swimming on a still lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A sub-adult female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) swimming on a still lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A line of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings swimming on a still lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June. Did you know? Ducklings take 50-60 days to fledge and become independent.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) running across the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010. Did you know? It is a current theory that dinosaurs such as Archaeopteryx developed wings to help...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Adult Coot (Fulica atra) running on the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010. Did you know? Coots can dive up to 2 metres.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Two young Coots (Fulica atra) on a still lake at dawn, Derbyshire, England, UK, June 2010

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) diving for food, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Two young Coots (Fulica atra) standing together in shallow water, Derbyshire, England, UK, June 2010. Did you know? The phrase 'bald as a coot' comes from the white head shied of the coot.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult emerges from a thick mist into dawn sunlight, Derbyshire, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult aggressively pursues another in a territorial dispute, Derbyshire, UK, March

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) male mating with female who has shown her willingness to mate by lying on the nest site in front of a fishing platform, Derbyshire, UK, March, sequence 2/5

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult in profile with a fish that it has just caught, Derbyshire, UK, June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair of adults during part of their elaborate courtship ritual during the very last few rays of evening sunlight, Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair of adults during part of their elaborate courtship ritual during the very last few rays of evening sunlight, Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Adult female Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) feeding on a collared dove kill in a garden, Derbyshire, UK, November 2011

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult female Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) landing on a collared dove kill in a garden, Derbyshire, UK, November 2011. Did you know? In falconry sparrowhawks were traditionally used by priests.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Portrait of an adult Badger (Meles meles), Derbyshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Portrait of an adult Badger (Meles meles), Derbyshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Badger (Meles meles) adult, portrait, Derbyshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Badger (Meles meles) sub-adult beside tree, Derbyshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Badger (Meles meles) sub-adult backlit in evening light, Derbyshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) chick, removed from its nest to be sexed, weighed and ringed by licensed professional, Phil Littler, held up to be photographed by reserve volunteers, Sculthorpe Nat...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) chick at its nest site, defiant as it is approached by a licenced bird ringer, Sculthorpe Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, July 2010

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) three sub-adult siblings squabbling in flight in the last rays of evening sunlight, Norfolk, UK, August

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) adult male in flight hunting over reedbed at dawn, Norfolk, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) adult female preparing to land in reedbeds, backlit, Norfolk, UK, April

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) adult male in flight, backlit, Norfolk, UK, April

Andrew Parkinson / Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) two adults perched together, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, UK, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) adult aggressively chasing another, UK visitor between November and March. Lancashire, UK, October.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan portrait on water (Cygnus olor) Derbyshire, UK, April.

Andrew Parkinson / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag portrait, Leicestershire, UK, October.

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing on its hind legs, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) alert portrait in white winter coat, Monadhliath Mountains, Scotland, UK, February.

Andrew Parkinson / Sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) singing portrait, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) adult in threat posture, Derbyshire, UK, February.

Andrew Parkinson / Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) a pair of adults perform their elaborate courtship dance. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) perched on rock with curious Highland cow behind. Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, February.

Andrew Parkinson / Barn owl (Tyto alba) adult in flight in evening light, Norfolk, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Coot (Fulica atra) silhouetted as it descends a grass bank, Derbyshire, UK, March. Highly commended in the Portfolio category of the BWPA Competition 2016.

Andrew Parkinson / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) adult trying to pull a worm out of the wet sand, September, Shetland Islands, UK, September.

Andrew Parkinson / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) alert cub looking up, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on frost covered branches, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December.

Andrew Parkinson / Rear view of Red squirrel tail (Sciurus vulgaris) foraging in deep snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing on its hind legs, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Red kite (Milvus milvus) in swooping dive, Gigrin Farm, Mid Wales, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair take off together to go fishing. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) portrait in snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult stretching its wings and neck in dawn sunlight. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) abstract view of flock in flight, Derbyshire, UK, December.

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) adult hovering directly in front of the sun, defending nest from perceived threat, Farne Islands, UK. June

Andrew Parkinson / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) alert cub portrait, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Coots (Fulica atra) resting at dawn. Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) male peched on an alder branch, Rothiemurchus Forest, Scotland, UK, April.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) adult emerges serenely from a thick mist into dawn sunlight, Derbyshire, UK, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) adult female among breaking waves, Lincolnshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / European / Brown hare portrait (Lepus europaeus), Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) adult perched on the ground, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December.

Andrew Parkinson / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on frost covered branches, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December.

Andrew Parkinson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) adult backlit by winter sunlight, Formby Point, Lancashire, UK, December.

Andrew Parkinson / European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) young rabbit stands alert in grass, Norfolk, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) young rabbit sits alert in grass, Norfolk, UK, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Pink footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) huge flock take flight in dawn light, Norfolk, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) drinking from the surface of a frozen lake, Derbyshire, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) portrait on water at dawn, Derbyshire, UK, February.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) pair of adults engaged in a courtship dance, Nottinghamshire, UK, February.