Charlie Hamilton James / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthias) adult male diving into water, Halcyon River, Gloucestershire, England.

James Dunbar / Slow motion clip of a Beefly (Bombyliidae sp.) laying eggs by flicking them into the nest of a solitary bee, UK, April.

James Dunbar / Beefly (Bombyliidae sp.) feeding at flower, April, UK

John Shaw / James' flamingo / Puna flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi). Lago Colorado, Bolivia. March.

Jurgen Freund / Scientist Susan Laurance leads the Daintree Drought Experiment in far north Queensland. The experiment combines the efforts of plant physiologists, ecologists, soil experts, climatologists and hydrolo...

James Dunbar / Timelapse of a Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale) forming a chrysalis. Controlled conditions. Native to South and Central America.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close up of a Cryptic mantis (Sibylla pretiosia) catching and eating a fruit fly, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Male Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) wrapping up prey, UK. Captive.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a pair of Nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) mating, UK. Captive.

Bernard Castelein / Puna / James flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) taking off from Laguna Hedionda, between Polques and Quetena, altiplano, Bolivia September

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) with Northern lights / Aurora borealis lighting up the night sky in background, Monadhliath Mountains, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2015.

James Dunbar / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp.) communicating. Guadeloupe National Park, Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands.

James Dunbar / Male Garden spider (Araneus) attaching silk to prey, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower before grooming itself and taking off, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Close-up of a Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower before taking off, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) nectaring on a flower, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Sweat bee (Lasioglossum) condensing nectar on a Thistle (Cirsium) flower, England, UK, September.

James Dunbar / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) nectaring on a thistle flower, England, UK, September.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Grey seals (Halochoerus grypus) hauled out along the banks of the Ythan Estuary, agiatated, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, February.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) sheltering in blizzard conditions, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on a hillside in the snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on a hillside in the snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A large herd of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on a hillside in the snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, January.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in a freshly dug snow hole, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Panning shot of a large flock of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) taking off from their roosting site, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, UK, November.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) leaping up a small waterfall in order to reach breeding grounds further upstream, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfacing just offshore, Black Isle, Scotland, UK, July.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine marten (Martes martes) feeding, balanced between two logs, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine marten (Martes martes) on top of a car wheel, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Two male Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) displaying at a lek, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April.

Tui De Roy / Dead Sally-lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) washed up in surf, Puerto Egas, James Bay, Santiago Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, May.

James Dunbar / Male Orb-weaving spider (Araneus) courting a female near a dead fly, Bristol, England, UK, September.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Fishing for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) aboard the James Archer (Oceana fisheries). Crew haul up lobster trap. Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / The crew of the James Archer, Oceana fisheries, throws baited lobster traps into the ocean to catch West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). View from cabin window, Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, W...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Crew of the James Archer (Oceana fisheries) pull up a lobster trap during West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) fishing, Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Merryn Thomas,Merryn Thomas / Tractor driving through Grape vines (Vitis vinifera), Knightor Winery vineyard, Roseland Peninusla, Cornwall, England, August 2012.

David Tipling / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) climbing on fence, St James Park, London, UK, October

Paul D Stewart / A rare British broadsheet illustration with contemporary hand colouring, drawn and engraved by John Emslie and published by James Reynolds in 1849. It shows reconstructions of extinct creatures in the...

David Shale / Male and Female glass shrimps on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Close up of deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Detail of deepsea Sea pen (Pennatulacea) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Orange ghost lobster (Decopoda, Thalassinidae) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Hermit crab with zoanthid (Epizoanthus sp) on shell, from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Featherstar (Crinoidea) on Primnoid coral seafan from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011