Paul Hobson / Small garden bumble bee (Bombus hortorum) frozen on small twig, covered in ice crystals, Sheffield, UK February 2011

Paul Hobson / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on barley cereal, Yorkshire, UK Captive

Paul Hobson / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) two fighting in the air, Scotland, UK July

Paul Hobson / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flocking above urban streetlights at dusk. Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, March. 'Urban Wildlife' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 20...

Paul Hobson / Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) male grasping stem with eyes and head in sharp focus. Sheffield, UK, May. 'Animal Portraits' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2012.

Paul Hobson / Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) in Heather. Peak District, UK, August.

Paul Hobson / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) melanic form, on turning leaf. Sheffield, October.

Paul Hobson / Birch Sawfly (Cimbex femoratus) feeding on a leaf. August, UK.

Paul Hobson / Knot (Calidris canutus) flock roosting on beach. Norfolk, August.

Paul Hobson / Feral Pigeon / Rock Dove (Columba livia) on city street. Sheffield, UK.

Paul Hobson / Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) flying across a full moon, UK, February 2011

Paul Hobson / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) adult female with two cubs playing, Finland, June