Cyril Ruoso / Three Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs sleeping near den. Yonne, France, May.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding underwater, Burgundy, France, March.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding underwater, Burgundy, France, March.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding underwater, Burgundy, France, November.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding along riverbed, viewed underwater, Burgundy, France. November.

Cyril Ruoso / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juvenile Burgundy, France.

Cyril Ruoso / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juvenile running away, Burgundy, France.

Cyril Ruoso / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) juvenile, Burgundy, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) and frogspawn in pond, Yonne, Burgundy, France, February. Commended in the Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards competi...

Cyril Ruoso / Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) fields in flower, Burgundy, France, May.

Cyril Ruoso / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub, Burgundy, France, May.

David Kjaer / Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina), Wiltshire, UK, June.

Niall Benvie / Beech trees in autumn mist, Morvan regional park, Burgundy, France, November 2010

Andy Sands / Duke of Burgundy butterfly {Hamearis lucina} portrait on Cowslip, captive, UK.

Andy Sands / Duke of Burgundy butterfly {Hamearis lucina} basking with wings open on Cowslip, Captive, UK.

Niall Benvie / Charolais cattle in parched landscape, Le Grand Satenot, Ternant, Burgundy, France, August.

Niall Benvie / Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus) against white background, Burgundy, France, August.

Niall Benvie / Wild clematis (Clematis vitalba) against white background, Burgundy, France, July.

Niall Benvie / Hare's foot clover (Trifolium arvense) against white background, Burgundy, France, July.

Niall Benvie / Chicory (Cichorium intybus) against white background, Burgundy, France

Niall Benvie / Meadow grasshopper, (Chorthippus parallelus) against white background, Burgundy, France, July.

Niall Benvie / Teasel (Dipsacus fullorum) against white background, Burgundy, France, July.

Mike Read / Burgundy drop bonnet fungi (Mycena haematopus) small group growing on rotting wood, Mark Ash Wood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Duke of Burgundy (Hamearis lucina) butterfly with wings open. Kent, England, UK. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck walking in meadow in evening light. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck leaping in field. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) female standing in frost, looking over shoulder. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. February.

Cyril Ruoso / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub outside den. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub sitting near den, in woodland. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) group overwintering under bark in crack in tree, non-native invasive species. Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. March.

Cyril Ruoso / Green blowfly (Lucilia sericata) on Prunus (Prunus sp) blossom. Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) inside base of tree trunk. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. March.

Cyril Ruoso / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) standing on hind legs. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. February.

Cyril Ruoso / Ground beetle (Poecilus cupreus) on blade of grass. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Edible snail / Escargot (Helix pomatia) in woodland. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), non-native invasive species. On riverbed in woodland. La Cure river, Morvan, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), non-native invasive species, on riverbed. La Cure river, Morvan, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), non-native invasive species, on riverbed in woodland. La Cure river, Morvan, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck, portrait. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. June.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck eating a flower, portrait. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. June.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck grazing in meadow with Poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. June.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe grazing in meadow with poppies (Papaver rhoeas). Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. June.

Cyril Ruoso / European robin (Erithacus rubecula) singing, perched on branch. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. March.

Cyril Ruoso / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) female walking along path. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Dance fly (Empis tesselata) on blade of grass. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.

Cyril Ruoso / Black slug (Arion ater) eating Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), close up. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. April.