Konrad Wothe / Two male Lawes' parotia birds of paradise (Parotia lawesii) hopping on its display ground, with females watching nearby, Papua New Guinea.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female watching fledgling learning to climb and balance on branch. Owlet's first day out of nest. Tartumaa County, Southern Estonia. June.

John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick watching for parents to return with food, Southern California, USA, June.

Guy Edwardes / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) with Egret (Ardeidae sp) on back wtih tourists watching from boat in background. Chobe River, Botswana. 2017.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets with head submerged while feeding underwater, with mother watching and helping, Derbyshire, England, UK. June. Highly Commended in the Animal Behaviour category of the...

Bence Mate / Little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) watching Great warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) with prey, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary.

Staffan Widstrand / Bonelli's eagle or Eurasian hawk-eagle, Hieraetus fasciatus or Aquila fasciata, picture taken from hide, at a feeding station for conservation purposes, utillizing live domestic pigeons caught as pest...

David Tipling / Young brother and sister bird watching in woodland in summer, Norfolk. July 2012. Model Released Model released.

David Tipling / Tourist photographing King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, November 2006. No release available.

David Tipling / Toddlers watching Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) swimming underwater at Zoo, UK, May 2008. Model released.

Jabruson / Mozambican children with captive passerines including Red-throated Twinspot (Hypargos niveoguttatus). Birds are caught to eat whilst watching fields against crop raiding baboons. Pemba to Montepuez hi...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) on bird feeder with man in background watching through house window with binoculars, Poynton, Cheshire, England, UK, May. Property released.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) on bird feeder with man watching in background, Poynton, Cheshire, England, UK, May. Property released.

Markus Varesvuo / Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) hovering and watching for prey, hunting behaviour, Rovaniemi Finland March

Andy Rouse / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) on post at sunset, UK, June

George Sanker / Green heron (Butorides virescens) hunting for fish, camouflaged against tree roots, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March

Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) swooping on to mouse prey, UK March

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Boy birdwatching at Ormesby Little Broad, Trinity Broads, Norfolk Broads, Norfolk, UK, April 2012

Staffan Widstrand / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) close up in snow with Red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Photographed at a wildlife watching facility, the fox was shot by local hunters as a standard wildlife management practi...

Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) watching flying flock of Common raven (Corvus corax) Kuhmo, Finland. September.

Roland Seitre / Girl watching Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus) feeding on flower. Captive. La Paz Waterfall Gardens, Poas, Costa Rica. Model released

Roy Mangersnes / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) perched on dead pine tree, Southern Norway, December

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sign for a birdwatching hide, with a birdwatcher walking towards it in the background, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher standing by a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Birdwatcher sitting on a bench scanning for a visiting Osprey, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Model released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Two White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) fighting in acrobatic flight as Raven (Corvus corax) looks on. Scandinavia, April. 5th, 2010 Euronatur Wildlife photographer competition.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Tourist watching a Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. Did you know? When flying a Puffin can flap its wings 400 times a minute.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on a rock, posing for a tourist holding a camera, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Although the largest colonies of pu...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / RSPB volunteer watches peregrine falcons with St Paul's Cathedral in background, RSPB 'Date With Nature Event' for learning about urban Peregrine falcon, Tate Modern, South Bank, London, UK, September...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / RSPB staff member Emma Cambell showing peregrines to young woman at RSPB 'Date With Nature Event' for learning about urban Peregrine falcon, Tate Modern, South Bank, London, UK, September 2011, RSPB G...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / People on the Millenium Bridge at the RSPB 'Date With Nature Event' for learning about urban Peregrine falcon, Tate Modern, South Bank, London, UK, September 2011, RSPB Greater Thames Futurescapes Pro...

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Boy bird watching on family visit to the Westhay Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK, June 2011, model released

Fabrice Cahez / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair displaying, Vosges, France, March

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Birdwatchers in foreground with Kemsley Paper Mill in background, Kent, UK, March 2011

Klaus Echle / Little Owl (Athene noctua) young bird peering through boughs. Black Forest, Germany, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Visitor watching Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and pigeons in Regent's Park, London, UK, April 2011, Model released.

Lassi Rautiainen / Common raven (Corvus corax) perched in snow beside birch tree, Finland, March

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Pair of Gannets (Morus bassanus) mutual preening, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'I never get tired of watching gannets. This pair who momentarily lined up in perfe...

Fergus Gill / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) watching for prey from a garden rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, September

Tim Laman / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) swimming off the coast of Bartolomew Island, Galapagos, Endangered species

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

Kevin Schafer / Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) on coastal rocks, Pucusana, Lima Province, Peru

David Tipling / Three people watching common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) arriving to roost at Palace Pier Brighton. UK, February

Laurent Geslin / Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) females looking skyward together on the shore of Lake of Geneva, France, June.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on grass near busy road, Paris, France. April.

Floris van Breugel / Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) standing at entrance to burrow, and watching a Red-tailed Hawk circling above. Salton Sea, California, USA.

Angelo Gandolfi / Little Owl (Athene noctua) standing on grass, observing a a Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) flying above. Tuscany, Italy

David Woodfall / Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) in flight with a researcher walking, in mist, Northumberland, UK, June 2009