Signs of Spring 202124

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers opening, UK, April.

Alastair MacEwen / Time-lapse of Cherry (Prunus) blossom emerging, Somerset, England, UK, April.

Konrad Wothe / Serviceberry tree (Amelanchier ovalis) in blossom, moving in the wind, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Philippe Clement / Panning shot of a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest with Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flowering, Hallerbos, Belgium, May

Michael Hutchinson / Tracking shot of Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in woodland, Bristol, England, UK, April.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) entering nest site amongst Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

John Waters / Group of Common frogs (Rana temporaria) spawning in a garden pond, with floating spawn, Somerset, England, UK, March.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) collecting mud at pool for nest building, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, May 2011

Dave Bevan / Female Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) bringing moss to nest and incorporating it into nest before flying out of frame, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

John Waters / Timelapse of rain approaching a tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, September 2012.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) in blossom in heavy rain, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Swallow (Hirundo rustica) flying into a barn in heavy rain, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Dave Bevan / Pair of Swallows (Hirundo rustica) feeding chicks at nest in a barn, filmed using infra red, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, September.

Terry Whittaker / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding chicks perched on a bench, Greater Manchester, England, UK, May.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European/Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) leveret cleaning itself, with a second leveret feeding in the background, Essex, England, UK, June 2012.

Luke Massey / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) piglets suckling from mother, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) kitten playing with its mother's tail, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.