Danny Green / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) standing in tundra. Svalbard, Norway, July.

Guy Edwardes / Marbled white (Melanagria galathea), two butterflies on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Badbury Rings, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK. June.

Guy Edwardes / Field of flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) at sunrise, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. May 2019.

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dog interacting with a vixen in an urban garden. North London, UK. June.

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) dog interacting with a vixen in an urban garden. North London, UK. July.

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) carrying a large dead Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) in an urban garden, North London, UK. August.

Matthew Maran / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub defending its kill,a large Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) from another cub, North London, UK. August. Highly commended in the Behaviour : Mammals Category of the Wildlife Ph...

Nigel Cattlin / Large rose sawfly (Arge pagana) larvae feeding on ornamental rose leaves in summer, Berkshire, September

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.

Andy Rouse / Black headed bunting, (Emberiza melanocephala), catching flies on sunflower crop, Bulgaria, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), sub-adult in summer coat on moorland, Scotland, UK, August.

Konrad Wothe / Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowering with meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina), Upper Bavaria, Germany.

Robert Valentic / Eastern tiger snake (Notechis scutatus) female, Yarra River corridor in suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in mid-summer. She is in a defensive pre-strike position with hood expanded, accompanie...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Stream in spate in native oak woodland in summer, Clonaig, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland, UK, July 2015.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Islands of Boreray and Stac Lee, St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, summer.

Sven Zacek / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a field of many seedheads highlighted at sunset. Karula National Park, Valgamaa, Southern Estonia. June 2017.

Pal Hermansen / Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying in summer meadow amongst Knapweed (Centaurea sp). Hvaler, Ostfold, Norway. July.

Brian Bevan / Brown hare (Lepus europeans) feeding on barley, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Philippe Clement / Pair of Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) resting and grazing in forest in summer, France, September.

Guy Edwardes / Cauldron Force, West Burton, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK, June.

Guy Edwardes / Hawes, Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK. June.

Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) avenue, Moor Crichel, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.

Guy Edwardes / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) avenue, Moor Crichel, Dorset, England, UK. May 2017.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Canoe on river in summer, Hudson River, Hudson Gorge Wilderness, New York

Emanuele Biggi / Predatory bush cricket (Saga pedo) waiting for prey on Eryngium, Italy. June. Vulnerable species.

Philippe Clement / Juvenile Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunting and eating insects in a meadow at dusk, Belgium, September

Phil Savoie / Swift (Apus apus) flock screaming in flight against blue sky and clouds, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Jack Dykinga / Western sword fern (Polystichum munitum) and Big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) trees that are covered with moss, Hoh Temperate Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. June 2017.

Andrew Parkinson / Badger (Meles meles) adult in pine forest at sunset, Derbyshire, UK, June. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition 2017.

Ross Hoddinott / Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa), female resting, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / Female chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016.

Phil Savoie / Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) flying to Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.

Eric Dragesco / Wild Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) climbing among rocks on a mountainside, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, August.

Eric Dragesco / Wild Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) climbing among rocks on a mountainside, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, August.

John Waters / Panning shot of farmland along southern face of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK, August 2014

Ingo Arndt / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) giving birth (viviparous during the summer month), Germany. Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize, GDT 2012 competition.

Francois Savigny / Polar bear and cub asleep on drifting iceberg, summer, Svalbard, Norway

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) in summer coat on Scots pine tree trunk, Highlands, Scotland

Danny Green / Black bears (Ursus americanus) three cubs, one climbing, Minnesota, USA, June

Clay Bolt / Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis) pollinating wildflowers in the Bridger Range, Bozeman, Montana. August.

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) playful young seal above a kelp forest. Lundy Island, Devon, UK Bristol Channel, August

Neil Aldridge / Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) preening itself after a summer rainstorm in the central district, Kruger National Park. South Africa. Vulnerable species.

Marie Read / Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), pair, one adult feeding one of two chicks riding on the other adult's back, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Marie Read / Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), pair, one adult carrying food (damselfly) for two chicks riding on the other adult's back, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Marie Read / Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), pair, one adult feeding chick riding on the other adult's back, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Floris van Breugel / Mid summer flowers abound in the mountains surrounding Mono Lake, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Sunset on the outer coast of Chichagof Island with the White Sulphur Hotsprings in the distance, South East Alaska, USA, July

Jan Hamrsky / Summer mayfly nymph (Siphlonurus lacustris), Europe, May. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Summer mayfly nymphs (Siphlonurus lacustris), Europe, May. Controlled conditions.

Niall Benvie / Queen Mary's Tree, a veteran Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) over 600 years old, Cumbernauld, Scotland, UK, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) newly emerged on asters, Jyvaskyla, Finland, August.

Dong Lei / Plants growing in woodland (Kingdonia uniflora) Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, August.

Doug Wechsler / Summer fishfly (Chauliodes pectinicornis) close up, Weymouth Furnace Park, New Jersey, USA, July.

Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.

Neil Aldridge / Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) adult and young on the back of Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) through grassland in summer Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa.

Colin Varndell / Harvest mouse (Micromus minutus) climbing between ripe Wheat, Dorset, UK, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Morning mist over the countryside, Aubrac, France, July 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Partially harvested Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) fields in front of Senanque Abbey, Gordes Village, Provence, France, July 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Hut in Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) in lavender fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July.

Arne Hodalic / Nenet herdsman with Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) during summer migration, Yamal Peninsula, Russia. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) fields in flower, Burgundy, France, May.

Sven Zacek / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisea) sitting on its nest surrounded by various coastal colors. Harjumaa, Estonia. June.

MYN / Paul van Hoof / Common spadefoot toad (Pelobates fuscus) composite showing metamorphosis from larva to adult, The Netherlands, meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) scavenging left over food, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Nick Upton / Adult Herring gull (Larus argentatus) walking among sunbathers on beach, St.Ives, Cornwall, UK, June. Editorial use only.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) in summer fur, close up portrait while resting Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) grooming in summer fur, Spitsberg, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus lagopus) mid moult into summer fur, back lit portrait, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June.

Alan Murphy / Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) male, Texas

Alan Murphy / Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) female, Texas

Ernie Janes / Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) growing in organic Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Markus Varesvuo / Black grouse (lyrurus tetrix) female and chick at nest, Vaala, Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) in flight, Foglo, Ahvenanmaa / Aland Islands, Finland, July.

Ann & Steve Toon / Cornfield annual summer wildflowers growing on one of the plant charity Landlife's National Wildflower Farms, St Helens, Merseyside, UK, June.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Erlend Haarberg / Lysefjorden viewed from the Preikestolen (Pulpit rock) on misty summer morning with sun rays shining down, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway.

Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July 2014.

Ross Hoddinott / Rural view of rolling countryside with grazing cattle, near Frome, Somerset, UK. July 2014.

Hougaard Malan / Sunny summer day at Hole in the Wall. Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa. May 2013. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Sunny summer day at Hole in the Wall. Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa. June 2012.

Hougaard Malan / Berlin falls on a summer afternoon. Panorama route, Mpumalanga, South Africa. March 2013.

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) adult with two young chicks on water, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) on water, cleaning feathers, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Adult Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) on water with chick, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) portrait at edge of lake, Vaala, Finland, June

Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) taking off with fish, Vaala, Finland, June. Magic Moments book plate.

Markus Varesvuo / Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythopus) foraging, with head submerged in water, Summer plumage Loviisa, Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dupius) summer, Loviisa Finland

Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) flock in flight over nesting colony on rocks, Norway, July 2008