Bence Mate / Green / Double-crested basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) running across water surface, Santa Rita, Costa Rica. Did you know? This amazing lizard is colloquially known as the 'Jesus Christ lizard' for i...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) feeding on honeycomb surrounded by bees, Chayi, Taiwan Controlled conditions

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) feeding on honeycomb surrounded by bees, Chayi, Taiwan. Controlled conditions

Andres M. Dominguez / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) about to land on Elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) plant, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Southern Spain, January.

Konrad Wothe / Macgregor's bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) singing in rainforest, Papua New Guinea.

Konrad Wothe / Macgregor's bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) decorating his bower in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea.

Konrad Wothe / Macgregor's bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) at his bower in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea.

Robert Thompson / Crested gecko (Correlophus ciliatus), New Caledonia, controlled conditions

Andres M. Dominguez / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Southern Spain. September.

Andres M. Dominguez / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Southern Spain. July

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera) leaping, Orellana Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Morley Read / Close-up portrait of a South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera) amongst leaf litter, Orellana Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Heather Angel / Northern white cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) female standing in tree with baby aged two weeks. Parents captive bred and released. Wild Elephant Valley / Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China, 2...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) perched above pine forest with a series of small lochans in background, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2014.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crested tit (Parus cristatus) backlit on lichen-covered branch, Inshriach Forest, Scotland, UK, January.January

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with freshly caught fish. Tench (Tinca tinca) to feed to its young chick, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on its back and in the water, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on its back, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adults courting and greeting each other to confirm their bond. Even with the young chicks already out they often show courtship behavior to each other, Valkenh...

Ernie Janes / Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra) infant, captive.

Paul Hobson / Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) preening, close up. Hungary. May.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Central Yunnan black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis), mother and baby hanging in canopy. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of wetland landscape at sunset, with Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying to roost, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

David Perpinan / Male Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) arriving at nest to incubate eggs, female leaves, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK, June.

Staffan Widstrand / Western crowned pigeon, (Goura cristata), Aiduma Island, Triton Bay, near mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

John Waters / Mixed flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) disturbed by hunting Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a flock of Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying over a flooded marsh, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

Richard Robinson / Snares crested penguin (Eudyptes robustus) on rock washed with sea surf, Snares (Tine Heke) Sub Antarctic Island Group, Southern Ocean, New Zealand. December 2016. Editorial use only.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) silhouetted against sunset bokeh. Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, December.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) at sunset silhouetted against setting sun. Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, October.

Jen Guyton / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) barely alive, with Cape porcupine (Hystrix africaeaustralis) quills through his abdomen. Kalahari Desert, South Africa.

Andy Rouse / Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) courting, Cardiff, Wales, UK, March.

Andy Rouse / Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) courting, Cardiff, Wales, UK, March.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship 'weed dance' in morning light, Wales, UK, February.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming, backlit with morning light forming a bokeh affect on the water, Wales, UK, February. Highly commended in the Habitat Category of the BWPA (British W...

Bence Mate / Green / Double-crested basilisk (Basiliscus plumifrons) running across water surface, Santa Rita, Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Spoonbilll (Platalea leucorodia) portrait, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Wim van den Heever / Bare-faced curassow (Crax fasciolata) portrait of female, Pantanal, Brazil.

Wim van den Heever / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) herd reflected in waterhole. Etosha National Park, Namibia, June.

Markus Varesvuo / Two male Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) fighting, Kuusamo, Finland, April.

Ingo Arndt / Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) adult resting, close up portrait, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. January. Finalist in the Birds Category of the GDT Awards 2015.

Marie Read / Tufted puffin (Fratercula cirrhata), close-up portrait, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July.

Edwin Giesbers / Crested newt (Triturus carnifex) Gelderland, The Netherlands, April. Winner of the Amphibians category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition 2015. Winner of the Underwater...

Constantinos Petrinos / Crowned crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps) Masai Mara National Reserve, Rift Valley Province, Kenya, East Africa, August.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance, Cardiff, UK, March.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) rival males fighting during mating season, Cardiff, UK, March.

Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance at dawn, Cardiff, UK, March. Highly Commended in the Animal Behaviour Category of the BWPA Competition 2015.