Andres M. Dominguez / Great grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis) perched on a branch of Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum). Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. southern Spain. December.

Ernie Janes / Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) new leaves and buds growing.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) two year old cub devours soapberries in dry stream bed, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska