Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of Queensboro Bridge and Mid town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Typical yellow taxis below skyscrapers along Sixth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA, 2009. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Looking up at the Empire State Building on a rainy evening, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Luxury cruise liner infront of Midtown Manhattan across the Hudson River, New York, USA October 2011. No release available.

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colors along the shores of Pharaoh Lake in Adirondacks park, New York, USA. October

Paul D Stewart / 'Martha' the last passenger pigeon, (Ectopistes migratorius), who died Cincinnati Zoo, September 1st, 1914. This portrait of her published in March 1915 as the Frontispiece to William Hornaday's 'The...

Onne van der Wal / Yachts racing under spinnaker, New York Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island. September 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Fleet racing at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island. September 2009.

Marie Read / Male Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeding on winterberry (Ilex sp) fruit, New York, USA, January

Marie Read / Male American robin (Turdus migratorius) feeding on Winterberry (Ilex sp) New York, USA, January

Marie Read / Two Black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) in mid-air fight by a sunflower, New York, USA, February

Onne van der Wal / Yacht during the New York Yacht Club Invitational Regatta, Newport, Rhode Island. September 2009.

Konrad Wothe / Magnificent riflebird (Ptiloris magnificus) male perched in rainforest, Iron Range National Park, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, November

Konrad Wothe / Common green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) in rainforest, Iron Range National Park, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, October

Konrad Wothe / Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) courtship behaviour in rainforest, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, captive

Konrad Wothe / Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus) pair in rainforest, female on right, Cape York Peninsula, North Queensland, Australia, captive

John Cancalosi / Two Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing. New York, USA, May.

John Cancalosi / Portrait of a male Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) New York, USA, May.

Mateusz Piesiak / Young American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) snatching food from adult on the shoreline. Long Island, New York, USA, July 2010. Winner, Young Wildlife Photographer, 2011 Wildlife Photographer o...

Marie Read / Red Maple (Acer rubrum) leaves covered with early snow in autumn. Ithaca, New York, USA, October.

Marie Read / Red Maple (Acer rubrum) leaves covered with early snow in autumn. Ithaca, New York, USA, October.

Marie Read / Tree covered with rime ice standing in snow-covered field, aginst blue sky with clouds, Ithaca, New York, USA. January 2010.

Marie Read / Tree covered with rime ice standing in snow-covered field, Ithaca, New York, USA. January 2010.

Marie Read / Purple Crocus (Crocus angustifolius) flowers emerging through snow in early spring, New York, USA.

Marie Read / Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, New York, in autumn after a day of heavy rainfall. October 2010. At 215 feet, Taughannock Falls is 33 feet taller than Niagara Falls.

Marie Read / Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), male perched in flowering Eastern redbud tree, New York, USA, May

Floris van Breugel / View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008

Marie Read / Sun beams passing through misty trees, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge, New York, USA. October 2008. Highly Honored in Nature's Best 2010 competition.

John Cancalosi / Boy, aged 12, running in autumn woodland, upstate New York, USA, model released

Gerrit Vyn / Small flock of adult Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in flight. Tompkins County, New York, USA, March.

Gerrit Vyn / American woodcock (Scolopax minor) feeding on an earthworm, April, Tompkins County, New York, USA

Gerrit Vyn / Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) brooding a recently hatched chick at the nest. Tompkins County, New York, USA

Gerrit Vyn / Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) resting on a log, Tompkins County, New York, USA

Marie Read / Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) perched with red berries in winter, New York, USA

Marie Read / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched in Bradford Pear tree in autumn, Ithaca, new York, USA

Marie Read / Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) collecting acorns to store over winter, New York, USA

Marie Read / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male singing, perched in eastern redbud in spring, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor) calling to attract mate, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) male calling to attract female, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) male calling to attract female, New York, USA

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Michael Hutchinson / Feral pigeon / rock dove (Columba livia) perched on top of Empire State Building with view of Manhattan below, New York City, USA

Floris van Breugel / Ferns, mosses and blooming azaleas in marshes, Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York, USA. May. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - Highly Commended in the 'In Praise of Plants'...

Jerry Monkman / A woman kayaking on the upper reaches of the York River at high tide, sunset, York, Maine, USA. Model Released. May 2008

Jerry Monkman / Family explores a woodland trail at Highland Farm, York, Maine, USA. Model Released. May 2008

Jerry Monkman / A woman kayaking on the upper reaches of the York River at high tide, York, Maine, USA. Model Released. May 2008

John Cancalosi / Taughannock Falls, frozen, Taughannock Falls State Park, New York, USA

Ingo Arndt / The American Falls at Niagara Falls, New York

Martin Dohrn / Aerial view of yellow taxi cabs and other traffic reflected in glass of skyscraper in New York city, USA

Tom Vezo / Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) sitting on eggs in nest on ground, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) portrait, Hudson Valley Raptor Center, New York

Tom Vezo / Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) in Bayberry bush, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) male perched in tree, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) female on perch, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in winter plumage, Long Island, New York

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Autumn leaves changing color, Hurley, New York

Tom Vezo / Male Whitetail deer {Odocoileus virginianus} Long Is, New York, USA

Martin Dohrn / Peregrine falcon {Falco peregrinus} in Manhatton New York, USA

Martin Dohrn / Peregrine falcon {Falco peregrinus} in Manhatton New York, USA

Martin Dohrn / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in Manhattan New York, USA

Tom Vezo / Barn owl (Tyto alba). Raptor Centre, New York, USA

John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) males attempting to mate with female, New York, May

John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) males attempting to mate with female, New York, May

John Cancalosi / American toad (Bufo americanus) males attempting to mate with female, New York, May

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan at dusk, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Yellow NYC Checker Taxi in the downtown Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan, the Chrysler Building and Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / The clock in Grand Central Station, Manhattan, New York City, USA

Gavin Hellier / Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Statue of Liberty, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Wollman Ice rink in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, USA December 2009

Gavin Hellier / Inside Grand Central Station, main terminal, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Inside Grand Central Station, main terminal, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view of mid-town Manhattan illuminated at night, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges spanning the East river at dusk, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Looking out across Mid-Town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Inside of Grand Central Station, main Terminal, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of Queensboro Bridge and Mid town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of Queensboro Bridge and Mid town Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic view of Mid town Manhattan across the Hudson River, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Wall Street and the New York Stock Exchange signs, downtown Financial District, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / The Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges spanning the East river at dusk, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Wide angle view of ice Skating Rink below the Rockefeller Centre building on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Wide angle view of Brooklyn Bridge looking towards downtown Financial district of Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Inside Grand Central Station, Central Station Hall, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / View of Mid town Manhattan and the Queensboro Bridge, Manhattan, New York City, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Midtown Manhattan skyline across Hudson River, New York, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Midtown Manhattan skyline at night across Hudson River, New York, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Midtown Manhattan skyline at night across Hudson River, New York, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Manhattan skyline and Queens Power Station at dusk, New York, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Queens Power Station above Manhanttan houses at dusk, New York, USA 2009

Gavin Hellier / Panoramic morning view of the skyscrapers of Manhattan from the Brooklyn Heights neighbourhood, New York, USA, 2011