Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) in flower, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Danny Green / Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) on lily pad, reflected in water. Leicestershire, UK, October.

Kim Taylor / Brown Long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from a lily pond , Surrey, UK. Overall WINNER of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver Share the View competition 2011

Pete Oxford / Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) walking on leaf of Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) savannah, Rupununi, Guyana

Anup Shah / Hippopotamus female and calf (Hippopotamus amphibius) head portraits, submerged in lily covered pool, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February

Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape looking up at bubbles and water lily in ice, Doubs River, France, February

Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape with water lily in peat pond, Fribourg, Switzerland, May

Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape with water lilies, Juktan, Sweden, July

Rolf Nussbaumer / Yellow Waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana) flowers, with reflections, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA

Stephen Dalton / Common frog {Rana temporaria} froglet sitting on lily pad in water, UK

Edwin Giesbers / European edible frog {Rana esculenta} beside Water Lily flower {Nymphaea alba} the Netherlands

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) flower, Bohusln, Sweden, August 2008. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) in Swedish lake with snells window effect, Bohusln, Sweden, August 2007. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) and White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) on Deransko Lake at sunset, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) and White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) on Deransko Lake at sunset, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Water lilies on Lake Belau, Moldova, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) flower in lake, Bohusln, Sweden, August 2008 WWE BOOK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fringed water lilies / Yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltata) flowers on lake, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) growing in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) flowers on Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) on Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / White water lily (Nymphea alba) in flower, viewed from below the surface, Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montengro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) viewed from underwater, Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Water lilly (Nymphaea odorata) Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) flowers on Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Underwater view of White water lily roots (Nymphaea alba) and pond weed, Gornje Podunavlje Special Nature Reserve, Serbia, June 2009

Kim Taylor / Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) about to drink from the surface of a lily pond, Surrey, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Yellow water lily (Nuphar luteum) Backwater of Latorica River, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009

Michel Loup / Looking up at Pike (Esox lucius) hiding under water lily leaves, Jura mountain lake, France. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - Highly commended in the 'Animals in their Env...

Willem Kolvoort / Split level view of White water lily (Nymphaea alba) flowering at surface with windmill behind, Lake Naarden, Holland

Rolf Nussbaumer / American purple gallinule {Porphyrio martinicus} eating Yellow Water Lily flower {Nuphar lutea}Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / American purple gallinule {Porphyrio martinicus} adult on Yellow Water Lily pads {Nuphar lutea} Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Yellow water lillies {Nuphar lutea} in bloom on lake, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Tom Vezo / Purple gallinule {Porphyrio martinicus} on a water lily in Florida, USA Everglades National Park, Florida

Mitsuaki Iwago / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) walking across lily pads, North America

Rolf Nussbaumer / White water lily {Nymphaea alba} Switzerland.

Claus Meyer / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower and lily pad, Amazon, Brazil

Tim Fitzharris / Lily pads and cloud reflection, Granadier Range, Molas Pass, Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado

Tim Fitzharris / Sunrise over Granadier Range, Molas Pass, Weminuche Wilderness, Colorado

Jim Brandenburg / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) cluster in pond surrounded by coniferous forest, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) cluster in pond surrounded by coniferous forest, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

LYNN M. STONE / Labrador retriever dog in lake {Canis familiaris} Illinois, USA

Neil Lucas / Tim Shepherd filming Royal Water Lilies in Brazil for the BBC series The Private Life of Plants in December 1993. Model released

Pete Oxford / Black caiman {Caiman niger} juvenile on Royal water lily pad (Victoria amazonica) Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana, South America

Pete Oxford / Spectacled caiman juvenile on giant lily pad {Caiman crocodilus}, Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana South America

George McCarthy / Common frog {Rana temporaria} on heart-shaped lily pad, England, UK

Kirkendall-Spring / Myrtle Lake with lily pads (Nymphaeaceae) Itasca State Park Minnesota, USA, September 2011

Hermann Brehm / Striated Heron (Butoriodes striatus) on Giant water Lily, Pantanal, Brazil

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Pool Frog (Rana lessonae) sitting on lily pad, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lily pads on surface, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lily pads on surface, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) on river surface, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) on surface of Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Sue Flood / Worker cutting lilies in pond near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Kerstin Hinze / Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower. Endemic to India, south-east Asia and northern Australia. Germany, September.

Kerstin Hinze / Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower. Endemic to India, south-east Asia and northern Australia. Germany, September.

Christophe Courteau / Lily pads of Giant / Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) Pantanal, Brazil.

Christophe Courteau / Lily pads of Giant / Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) Pantanal, Brazil.

Christophe Courteau / Lily pads of Giant / Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica) at dawn Pantanal, Brazil.

Christophe Courteau / Day waterlily {Nymphaea nouchali}. Moremi GR, Okavango delta, Botswana.

Christophe Courteau / Day waterlily {Nymphaea nouchali}. Moremi GR, Okavango delta, Botswana.

Christophe Courteau / Aerial view of permanent river with day waterlily. Okavango Delta, Botswana,

Tim Fitzharris / Water Lily (Nymphaeaceae) flower and dragonfly, Singapore Zoo, Singapore

Sandra Bartocha / European White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba) leaves floating on surface of the lake Granziner See, Muritz National Park, Germany August 2008

Sandra Bartocha / European White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba), on the lake Granziner See, Muritz National Park, Germany. August 2008

Sandra Bartocha / Water lily (Nymphaea Pygmaea Rubra) flower, blurred image, August

Sandra Bartocha / European White Water Lily (Nymphaea alba), Havel, Muritz National Park Germany, July

Sandra Bartocha / Wanzkaer See / lake with water lily leaves, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May

Solvin Zankl / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) Lake Stechlin, Germany

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Amolar mountains in background, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Amolar mountains in background, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Amolar mountains in background, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) close up of leaf Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) new flowers are white, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) underside of leaf showing spines for protection against fish, and thick stems filled with air for support to float on water, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park,...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily leves (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) new flowers are white, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) underside of leaf showing spines for protection against fish, and thick stems filled with air for support to float on water, Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park,...

Paul Williams / Rufescent Tiger heron (Tigrisoma lineatum) supported by Giant water lily leaf (Victoria cruziana) with Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) in background, Pantanal, Pocone, Brazil

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Paul Williams / Giant water lily (Victoria cruziana) Pantanal, Matogrossense National Park, Brazil. Flowers open at night to attract beetles to pollinate them. The flower is 10c warmer than its surroundings, this hel...

Andy Rouse / Australian Water Lilly (Nymphaea violacea) reflected in water, Bamarru, North West Territories, Australia

Steven David Miller / Pied heron (Egretta picata) standing on a Giant water lily (Nymphaea gigantea) pad, Parry Lagoons Nature Reserve, Wyndham, Western Australia, July

Philippe Clement / Australian water lily (Nymphaea gigantea) flowers with Royal water lily (Victoria amazonica / Victoria regia) pads in the background, National Botanic Garden of Belgium, May