Alex Hyde / Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) and Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus sp.) flowering in ancient alpine hay meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July 2014.

Alex Hyde / Wildflowers and hut in alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Alex Hyde / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) camouflaged on yellow flower. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Alex Hyde / Cable cars at Fiss, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June 2014.

Alex Hyde / Viscid primrose (Primula latitolia) on mountainside, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 2600 metres, June.

Alex Hyde / Pine seedlings (Pinus sp) with seed cases attached, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.

Alex Hyde / Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) resting on scabious flower, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, August.

Alex Hyde / Alpine moon daisy (Leucanthemopsis alpina) on mountainside, fisheye lens. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Meadow Clary (Salvia pratensis) flowers, on a white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) resting on Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) on thistle head in alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps.

Alex Hyde / Apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) resting on thistle head. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps.

Nick Garbutt / Mountain primrose (Primula villosa) in rock crevice at 2300m in elevation, mountains in background. North Tyrol, Austrian. June.

Nick Garbutt / Mountain primrose (Primula villosa) in rock crevice. North Tyrol, Austrian. June.

Nick Garbutt / A cluster of fragrant orchids (Gymnadenia conopsea) in ancient alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, June.

Alex Hyde / Male Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura / Triturus alpestris) in mountain pool. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Nick Garbutt / Trumpet / Stemless gentian (Gentiana acaulis) flowers, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Trumpet / Stemless gentian (Gentiana acaulis) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvatium) growing in an Alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Marsh marigolds (Caltha palustris) in flower. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Alpine rose (Rhododendron ferrugineum) in flower growing along side tumbling high-mountain stream. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Alpine meadow and hay barn. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July 2015.

Nick Garbutt / Broad-leaf marsh ochid (Dactylorhiza majalis) growing in Alpine meadow. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Photographer taking picture of rainbow and stormy sky over an Alpine meadow. Fiss Valley. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July 2015.

Nick Garbutt / Broad-leaf marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) growing along Alpine meadow stream. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria.

Nick Garbutt / Broad-leaf marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) growing along Alpine meadow stream. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Fritillary butterfly (Melitea varia) feeding on Mountain Arnica (Arnica montana). Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Round-leaved sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) showing sticky droplets on the end of glandular hairs that trap insects. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Raft spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) resting on water's surface. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austian Alps, Austria. July.

Nick Garbutt / Alpine asters (Aster alpinus). Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Mossy saxifrage (Saxifraga btyoides), fish eye lens view showing habitat, Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, , July.

Nick Garbutt / Wood ant nest (Formica rufa) constructed from pine needles and other debris from the forest floor. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Nick Garbutt / Rock soapwort (Saponaria ocymoides) in bloom around the base of a conifer. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Alex Hyde / Wild / Creeping Thyme (Thymus polytrichus) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Wild / Creeping Thyme (Thymus polytrichus) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria), Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria), photographed against a white background in mobile field studio. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride) photographed against a white background in mobile field studio. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Viper's Bugloss / Blueweed (Echium vulgare) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 1700 metres altitude, July.

Alex Hyde / Photographers at sunset recording the mountain landscape of the Samnaungruppe, a subgroup of the Central Alps, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Detail of Cumulonimbus cloud at sunset. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Detail of Cumulonimbus cloud at sunset. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July.

Alex Hyde / Full moon rising over the Watzespitze (3554m), part of the Glockturmkamm, the westernmost ridge of the Otztal Alps. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. July. Digitally stitched panorama.