Michael W. Richards / Baby Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) bath time with mother, Pench National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at sunset, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephants (Elephas maximus) being walked to forest at end of the working day, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Domesticated Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) low angle view of having howdah fitted to take people into Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Wide angle view of baby Indian elephant, domesticated (Elephas maximus indicus), just a few days old standing below mothe'rs legs, Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Michael W. Richards / Greater black backed gulls feeding on bycatch {Larus marinus} Norway, Europe

Michael W. Richards / Chimpanzee troupe nut cracking in rainforest clearing (Pan troglodytes) Tai Forest, Ivory Coast, Africa

Michael W. Richards / Domestic hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) brooding her chick in hay barn, Somerset, UK, September.

Michael W. Richards / Domestic hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) preening while brooding her chicks in farmyard, when she pecks at ground chicks appear from underneath her, Somerset, UK, September.

Michael W. Richards / Domestic hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) foraging in grass surrounded by small chicks, Somerset, UK, September.

Michael W. Richards / Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) walking over grass to catch and eating worm, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) running over grass to catch and eat a worm, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) running over grass, towards camera to catch a worm, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Wide angle shot of Common frogs (Rana temporaria) sitting in pond surrounded by spawn, one frog exits frame followed by a second, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Male Common frog (Rana temporaria) following female attempting to mate in pond surrounded by spawn, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) gathering to mate in pond surrounded by spawn, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) gathering to mate in pond surrounded by spawn, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) gathering to mate in pond surrounded by spawn, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) gathering to mate in pond surrounded by spawn, Somerset, UK, February.

Michael W. Richards / Aerial shot of tractor ploughing field, with flock of Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) following, Somerset, UK, April.

Michael W. Richards / Aerial shot of tractor ploughing field, with flock of Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) following, Somerset, UK, April.

Michael W. Richards / Aerial shot of flock of Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) flying over ploughed field, Somerset, UK, April.

Michael W. Richards / Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) and Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) feeding on corn by farmhouse, they temporarily leave when Farmyard chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) and chicks arrive, but soon return and f...

Michael W. Richards / Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) flying to bird bath in garden before flying onto birdfeeder to eat fatballs, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) and Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) feeding on corn on wooden birdtable in garden, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) foraging in the snow before flying away, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Female Chaffinch (Frigilla coelebus), Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) foraging in snow, Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris) enters to feed on and defend apple on ground, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris) feeding on apples on snow covered ground, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Fieldfares (Turdus pilaris) and Blackbird (Turdus merula) fighting to feed on apples on snow covered ground, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Siskins (Carduelis spinus) feeding on birdfeeder while it snows, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Sparrows (Passer domesticus), Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) and Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebus) feeding at birdtable in garden during blizzard, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) feeding at birdtable in garden during blizzard, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Rooks (Corvus frugilegus) landing on top of birdfeeder and eating peanuts in a garden, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / Two Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) landing at and drinking from a birdbath before taking off, Somerset, England, UK, October.

Michael W. Richards / Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and House sparrows (Passer domesticus) landing at and bathing in a birdbath before taking off, Somerset, England, UK, October.

Michael W. Richards / Clouds moving in front of full moon, Somerset, England, UK, September.

Michael W. Richards / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) drinking at a garden birdbath, Somerset, England, UK, September.

Michael W. Richards / Juvenile Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and House sparrows (Passer domesticus) landing at and bathing in a birdbath before taking off, Somerset, England, UK, October.

Michael W. Richards / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) nectaring on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) flowers, Somerset, England, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) nectaring on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) flowers, Somerset, England, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) nectaring on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) flowers, Somerset, England, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Speckled wood (Pararge aegeria) feeding on Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus), Somerset, England, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Static shot of long grass containing Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas), with a farmhouse in the background, Somerset, England, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) dust bathing surrounded by chicks, Somerset, England, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) in flight carrying grass to make nest in nest box, Somerset, UK, April.

Michael W. Richards / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with dead chicken from farmyard, Somerset, UK, March.

Michael W. Richards / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) on a graden lawn, Somerset, UK, August.

Michael W. Richards / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in garden, Somerset, UK, March.