Kim Taylor / Southern flying squirrel {Glaucomys volans} taking off, Captive

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in fish separator on board Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', with crew member David Anderson taking a sample for measurement. Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Octo...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Great tit (Parus major) taking mealworm from person's hand, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, UK, May.

Tim Fitzharris / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock taking flight, Lake Bogoria, Kenya

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man and veiled woman taking a photograph of the River Ganges at sunset, Rajshahi. Bangladesh June 2012. No release available.

Christophe Courteau / African Buffalo {Sincerus caffer} bull taking a mud bath, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) silhouette of shark feeding on floating fish eggs (not visible) just below the surface in calm weather, with snorkeller taking photos nearby, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo,...

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...

Tui De Roy / Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male taking flight at dusk. Espanola Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.

Brent Stephenson / Buller's albatross (Thalassarce bulleri) landing on the sea with wings outstretched off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking flight from a post. Wales, UK, June. Did you know? Owls are far sighted - so can't see objects close to their faces clearly.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) taking flight. Snettisham, UK, January. Did you know? The red knot has one of the longest migrations in the world, with some travelling 9000 miles from the Arctic to th...

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla silverback, male called Munyinya, (Gorilla beringei) with tourist taking photo, part of Hirwa Group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Jack Dykinga / American coots (Fulica americana) taking off from pond with reflections of cattails, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Dark-bellied brent geese (Branta bernicla) taking flight from grazing field, Wallasea Island, Essex, England, UK, February.

Fiona Rogers / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) sub-adult male wading through water taking care to keep his balance as he is unable to swim. Camp Bulu, Lamandau Nature Reserve, Central Kalimantan, Borneo,...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) taking off from a low Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster integerrimus) hedge in a supermarket car park, Whitstable, Kent, England, UK, January

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Mixed flock of Northern shovelers (Anas clypeata), Gadwalls (Anas strepera) and Common teal (Anas crecca) taking off from a small lagoon, Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, UK, February. Did you know?...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) taking off from flock on water. Scotland, December. Did you know? Richard the Lionheart is said to have introduced Mute Swans to Britain

Erlend Haarberg / Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) taking off from water, Norway, January

Erlend Haarberg / Male Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) in flight, just after taking off, Myvatn, Iceland, June

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.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / A flock of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) taking flight from a sugar beet field in Norfolk, England, UK, November

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Large flock of Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) taking off from grazing marshes, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December

Sue Flood - TD / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) taking a fish from water. Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, May.

Thomas Rabeil / Flock of Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) taking flight at seasonal waterhole, seen from above. Sahelo-Sudanese Biome, W National Park (UNESCO, IUCN & RAMSAR), Niger. Aerial census, May 2011.

Dan Burton / Children in garden photographing flowers and insects. France, Europe, August. Model released.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag with two people taking photographs, Bushy Park, London, UK, October

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) taking off from water. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult female on rock taking food as part of supplementary feeding programme on Glen Tanar Estate, Grampian, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Winner, documentary series category,...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Young Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) taking a curious peep out of the water, Island of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July

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

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) taking off from tidal pool, Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, UK, March. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The black-tailed godwit's bill...

Bence Mate / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) taking fish from water, Hungary, June. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

Bence Mate / Green crowned brilliant hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) male taking off to feed at feeder in garden, another waiting perched on lichen covered branch, Costa Rica, January. Winner, Eric Hosking award at...

Luiz Claudio Marigo / People taking photographs of a Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) in Parque Centenario, downtown Cartagena de Indias city, Magdalena Department, Colombia, February 2011.

Georgette Douwma / Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming down after taking a breath. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Ernie Janes / Coot (Fulica atra) taking off from water silhouetted. UK, Europe, March.

Hermann Brehm / Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) alighting on a branch. Hamra, Sweden, September.

Inaki Relanzon / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) taking a fish from water. Homer, Kenai Fjord, South Alaska, USA, March.

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking off with a worm in its beak. Wales, UK, June.

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm workers clean each pearl oyster regularly taking off barnacles and anything that grows on the shell, Philippines, April 2010

Juergen Freund / Umbrella and other human waste thrown out into the coastal waters, settling on the ground becoming marine life habitat, Moluccas Islands, Indonesia, December 2009

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Razorbill (Alca torda) taking off from cliff. June 2010.

David Noton / James' flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) on Laguna Colorada, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, December

Markus Varesvuo / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) on seed head Finland, October

Jenny E. Ross / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) and Ross's Geese (Chen rossii) taking off from field where they have been feeding, Imperial Valley, California, USA.

Anup Shah / African Lioness (Panthera leo) taking a swipe at remote camera, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Andrew Parkinson / Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) taking off from snow covered ground. Derbyshire, UK, January (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) small flock in winter plumage, backlit by evening sun, taking off from lake. Derbyshire, UK, March (non-ex)

John Waters / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult female taking off, flying over mountain landscape, trained bird photographed during filming in Glenveagh National Park, Donegal, Republic of Ireland. August 2010

John Waters / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult female taking off, flying over mountain landscape, trained bird photographed during filming in Glenveagh National Park, Donegal, Republic of Ireland. August 2010

Daniel Heuclin / Andean flamingos / Pariwana (Phoenicopterus andinus) taking off / flying over Lake Colorada, with reflections. National Andean Fauna Reserve, Eduardo Abaroa, Bolivia, South America

Bence Mate / Three Brown-hooded Parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) one taking off from branch, in the rain Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Tim Laman / A child taking a bath in a large bucket. Waifoy Village, Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Steve Knell / Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) male in summer plumage, taking off from river, Iceland, May

Eric Baccega / Scientist taking a photograph of Lichen in Dundas Harbour. Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada, August 2010

Marie Read / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) taking flight from tufa tower carrying a fish, Mono Lake, California, USA

Laurent Geslin / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) male during the rut with aeroplane taking off / landing in background, Richmond Park, London, UK

Steven Kazlowski / Thousands of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking flight to begin their migration south from their summer nesting grounds in the Arctic, Alaska.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) small flock of juveniles taking flight over the frozen, snow covered pastureland on a foggy winter morning. These Cranes were released by the Great Crane Project...

Laurent Geslin / Flock of Feral pigeons (Columba livia) feeding on bread, landing / taking off in a busy urban street, London, England, UK, October 2008.

Paul Hobson / Gannet, (Morus bassanus) rear view, flying into head wind, tail used as break, Yorkshire coastline, England. UK. May.

Stephen Dalton / Common scorpionfly (Panorpa communis) taking off, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) shortly after taking off from Aster flowers, UK, sequence 1/4

Stephen Dalton / Hoverfly (Eristalis tenax) taking off from Snapdragon flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Goldcrest ( Regulus regulus) in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Dronefly (Eristalis similis) taking off from Snapdragon (Antirrhinum) flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Ringneck / Java dove {Streptopelia roseogrisea} flight sequence, multiflash image, UK

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" taking a good haul of Saithe (Pollachius virens) aboard, at night on the North Sea, 60 miles North East of the Shetlands. February 2010, Property released.

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides), taking off from water after failed attempt to catch fish, Ravilobe Lake, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar.

Inaki Relanzon / Buddhist monk taking photos in Shwedagon Paya, the most important buddhist place in all Myanmar, Yangon, Rangun, Myanmar, Burma. September 2009

Sven Zacek / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) taking off from water, Atlantic ocean, Norway.

Sven Zacek / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) taking off from water with fish, Estonia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Presti / White fronted goose (Anser albifrons) taking off from Durankulak Lake, Bulgaria, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Flock of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Knot (Calidris canutus) taking off, Grossmorsum, Sylt, Germany, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Peltomäki / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) taking off, Texel, Netherlands, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Herring gull (Larus argentatus) taking off from head of statue of St Peter, Vatican City, Rome, Italy, March 2010

Stephen Dalton / Green lacewing {Chrysopa sp} flight sequence, multiflash image, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempuncatata) taking off backwards from plant, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lesniewski / Little owl (Athene noctua) taking off, Bagerova Steppe, Kerch Peninsula, Crimea, Ukraine, July 2009

Laurie Campbell / Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) taking to the air as wave crashes over the rock they are perching on, Northumberland Coast, England, November

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Turkish / Balkan edible snail (Helix lucorum) on car wing mirror with person taking it off, Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, Model released

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Three Tisza mayflies (Palingenia longicauda) taking off, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tisza mayfly (Palingenia longicauda) taking off from water, Tisza river, Hungary, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) taking off, Flatanger, Norway, November 2008

Andy Rouse / Large flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Andy Rouse / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) taking off, Islay, Scotland

David Tipling / Snow geese {Anser / Chen caerulescens} flock taking off, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, January

Andy Rouse / Flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking off, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bergmann / Two Gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) in flight, one landing on rock the other taking off, Myvatn, Thingeyjarsyslur, Iceland, June 2009

Alan Williams / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) taking off from Rowan tree (Sorbus) with full crop after eating berries, North Wales, UK, January

Alan Williams / Stonechat (Saxicola torquata) male taking off from Gorse, Suffolk, UK, May

Pete Oxford / Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) running to take flight, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands

Wild Wonders of Europe / Presti / Eastern white pelican (Pelecanus onolocratus) taking off from river, Danube Delta, Romania, May 2009