Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common frog (Rana temporaria) portrait, close-up of eye, Cornwall, UK. January. Did you know? Female Common frogs can lay up to 2000 eggs.

Staffan Widstrand / Lichen (Xanthoria sp) growing on rocks by coastline, Svalbard, Norway

Ben Hall / Northern gannets (Morus / Sula bassanus) portrait of individual with a courting pair in foreground, UK, Bass Rock, Scotland, Portrait category winner in the British Wildlife Photography Awards BWPA co...

David Pattyn / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight above Wadden sea, Terschelling Island, The Netherlands, June

Matthew Maran / Wildlife photographer Tony Heald photographing Red deer in Richmond Park, London, UK January 2012. Model released.

Sandra Bartocha / Common Water-Crowfoot (Ranunculus aquatilis) with reflections in water, June

Sandra Bartocha / Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers impression in field, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg Western Pommerania, Germany

Sandra Bartocha / Waves of Baltic Sea washing over and polishing coloured pebbles, Markgrafenheide, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) Germany, October

Sandra Bartocha / Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in flower amongst flowering Rapeseed (Brassica napus) crop, Muritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, June

Sandra Bartocha / Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in field with cowslips in flower Brandenburger Vorstadt, Potsdam, Germany, April

Sandra Bartocha / Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) in flower, Hungary, March

Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germay, April

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.

David Noton / Poppies flowering in a field, near Norcia, Umbria, Italy. May 2005.

Alex Hyde / Yellow form of Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) growing amongst purple form. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.

Anup Shah / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) male baby 'Thor' aged 8-9 months swinging from a liana. Camp Leakey, Tanjung Puting National Park, Central Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. July 2010. Rehabili...

Merryn Thomas / Domestic dog (3/4 Tibetan Terrier, 1/4 Cocker Spaniel) with ball. Isles of Scilly, UK, December 2011.

Orsolya Haarberg / Calyx tube of the Northern catchfly (Silene uralensis apetala) Abisko National Park, Sweden, July

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Guwahati, Assam, India, captive

Roy Mangersnes / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in flight with others on water, Norway, July

Roy Mangersnes / Arctic fox (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) in tundra landscape, near Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, August

Roy Mangersnes / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) perched on dead pine tree, Southern Norway, December

Todd Mintz / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) sitting in the distance on snow covered railway tracks, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Nick Turner / Hand picked heritage apples, Discovery, in a basket, Stroud Farmers Market, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, August 2011.

Nick Turner / Cotswolds Lion rare breed sheep (Ovis aries) and the village of Naunton at sunset, Gloucestershire, UK, June 2001.

Nick Turner / Men pulling on a rope in a tug of war competition, Cotswold Olimpicks, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, June 2011.

Nick Turner / Man lifting fluorescent light tubes at a recycling centre, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK, February 2008.

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

Alex Hyde / Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) close-up of sticky droplets on leaf hairs that trap invertebrate prey, originating from South Africa.

Laurie Campbell / Feral Goat (Capra hircus) male, Inverness-shire, Scotland, July

Laurie Campbell / Male Adder (Vipera berus) basking on rock, Northumberland National Park, England, May

Laurie Campbell / Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) squabbling near seed feeder, Berwickshire, Scotland, April

Laurie Campbell / Mountain pansy (Viola lutea) flowers, Strathspey, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, June

Edwin Giesbers / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in snowstorm captive, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Tulips (Tulipa) 'Synaeda Orange', cultivated, Schwerin, Germany

Kerstin Hinze / Tulips (Tulipa) cultivated, Schwerin, Germany

Solvin Zankl / Laboratory culture of Wild type Common fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) Vienna Drosophila RNAi Center, Institute for Molecular Pathology, Austria

Alex Hyde / Lobster pots on harbourside at night, Tobermory harbour, Isle of Mull, Scotland.

Bert Willaert / Hognosed Pit Viper (Porthidium nasutum) coiled. Ecuador, South America.

Bert Willaert / Great Sundew (Drosera anglica) peduncles, with sticky droplets to ensnare insects. Belarus, Europe, July.

Bert Willaert / Large Psammodromus Lizard (Psammodromus algirus) against sand. Ebro Delta, Spain.

Bert Willaert / Portrait of Balearic Green Toad (Pseudepidalea balearica / Bufo balearicus) close up, Mallorca, The Mediterranean.

Chadden Hunter / Husky dog (Canis familiaris) Northern Canada, taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2009

Oriol Alamany / Chilean huemul or South Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Endangered species

Nick Garbutt / Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) gathering around burrows on cliff top, Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, June

Konrad Wothe / Cairns birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) male on fern leaf and Blue Mountain Swallowtail butterfly in flight, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia, October

Sven Zacek / Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) in soft focus by fern fronds. Estonia, Europe, June.

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) males with developing antlers in velvet, one in focus, one not. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awar...

Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Mammals category in GDT competition 2013. 2nd Prize in the Mammals Category of M...

Sven Zacek / Herd of Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) on the horizon with another out-of-focus in foreground. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.

Sven Zacek / Two Mute Swans (Cygnus olor). Estonia, Europe, February.

Sven Zacek / Portrait of two Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) in soft evening light. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, February.

Andy Rouse / Landscape of Seven Islands and arctic coastline. Svalbard, Norway, May 2010.

Konrad Wothe / Girl looking at Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) on web. Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe, September. Model released.

Dan Burton / Child with a Praying Mantis (Mantodea) on hand. France, Europe, August. Model released.

Eric Baccega / Ginger Kittens (Felis catus) in garden. France, September.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga / quagga) in heavy rain. Masai Mara, Kenya, September.

Richard Du Toit / Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) with communications tower in background, Waterberg, South Africa, April

Richard Du Toit / Low level view of domestic Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Overberg, Southern Cape, South Africa August

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) with blooded face looking at Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) in flight. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July.

Florian Möllers / Chinese Fisherman and one of his Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis). Li River, Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

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

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

Tim Laman / Portrait of Agamid Lizard (Hypsilurus modestus). Foja Mountains, Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Sandesh Kadur / Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) roosting on electric lines along Highway 77, Brownsville, Texas, USA. March

Sandesh Kadur / Greater adjutant storks (Leptoptilos dubius) at a landfill dite near the city of Guwahati, Assam, India, Critically Endangered

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male amongst Bluebell flowers, UK, April

Laurent Geslin / Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking, watched by herd of Impala, Masai Mara reserve, Kenya

Klaus Echle / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) licking a tree trunk while another walks in the foreground. Black Forest, Germany, November.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Cane Toad / Marine Toad / Giant Toad (Bufo marinus) adult jumping in Dogweed (Dyssodia pentachaeta) field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Markus Varesvuo / Ural Owl (Strix uralensis) bringing rodent prey to her chicks in a hollow tree-stump. Kuusamo, Finland, May.

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in foreground with second deer on horizon in snow, Estonia, December. Highly commened in CREATIVE VISIONS OF NATURE category, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COM...

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) resting on straw bale in field. Vosges, France, July.

Markus Varesvuo / Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) male approaching other birds on water. Finland, May. Magic Moments book plate, page 18.

Markus Varesvuo / Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) female (foreground) and male on water. Finland, May. Magic Moments book plate, page 150.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) at the edge of woodland path with couple walking in the background, The National Forest, UK, Spring, 2011

Diane McAllister / Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Bachelor buttons / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), and Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow. Nevada, USA, July

Diane McAllister / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching a red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow of wildflowers. Nevada, USA, July

Brent Stephenson / Steller's Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) resting on rocks above the tideline. Zodiac with tourists watching in the background. The Brothers, Alaska, United States, July.

Eric Baccega / Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) crossing tusks above water surface. Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, April.

Matthew Maran / A hiker building a fire at his campsite. The West Coast Trail, Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, Canada, September 2010. Model released.

Andy Rouse / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei) in habitat seen through leaves. Rwanda, Africa

Simon Colmer / Early Purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) flowering, Hollingbury Ring, Brighton, Sussex, UK, May

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Andy Rouse / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) chasing gulls away from his salmon hunting territory. Katmai, Alaska, USA, September.

Juergen Freund / Black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) perched on a tree branch overlooking the Australian outback. Queensland, Australia, February

Anup Shah / Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd running - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. August

Anup Shah / Common / Plains Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii) herd running away from the Mara River - wide angle perspective, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. September 2009.

Edwin Giesbers / Three Common Coot (Fulica atra) walking across snow. The Netherlands, January.

Edwin Giesbers / Portrait of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking directly at lens. The Netherlands, June.

Edwin Giesbers / European Mouflon (Ovis musimon) male in snow. The Netherlands, January.