Sebastian Kennerknecht / Minden / South African Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa) female in Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) woodland, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Cyril Ruoso / Tropical rainforest. Golfo Dulce, Puntarenas, Costa Rica.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Banyan fig tree (Ficus benjamina), one single individual tree, Banyan garden protected forest, Kenting National Park, Taiwan

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden Birdwing butterfly (Troides aeacus) Sheding Forest park, Kenting National Park, Taiwan

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) pair perched amongst pink blossom, Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan. Endemic species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) pair perched amongst pink blossom, Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan. Endemic species

Jack Dykinga / Desert lilies (Hesperocallis undulata) flowering in spring on dunes at dawn. Mohawk Dunes, Barry M. Goldwater Range, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

Stephen Dalton / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male in flight amongst Lady's smock or Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis),England.

Shane Gross / Dugong (Dugong dugon) feeding on Tapegrass (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by juvenile Golden trevally fish (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Shane Gross / Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus) pair in Eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed. Newfoundland, Canada. September.

Jack Dykinga / Horseshoe Bend of the Salt River with Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea), Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Elves Chasm with maidenhair ferns and monkey flowers. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Ben Hall / Langur monkey (Semnopithecus) climbing tree in misty forest at dawn, India, November.

Mateusz Piesiak / Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus) pack in snow, forest in Bialowieza National Park. Poland. January 2019. Received Honour award at the Mont Photo 2020 Competition.

David Allemand / Snow-covered taiga forest in Finland. Honoured in the MontPhoto awards 2020.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark juvenile (Negaprion brevirostris) swimming in mangrove habitat near blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), a prey species for the shark. Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Lemon shark juvenile (Negaprion brevirostris) trying to feed on the leaves of a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). As pups, the sharks have to learn to hunt for themselves and sometimes make mistakes....

Andres M. Dominguez / Crab spider (Thomisus onustus) on white flowerhead, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Jeff Foott / Mexican giant cardon cactus (Pachycereus pringlei) and Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris) in Sonoran Desert, rainbow in background. Catavina, Valle de los Cirios Reserve, Baja California, Mexico.

Pal Hermansen / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) silhouetted in forest at night. Finland. August.

Neil Aldridge / A lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) flying over grassland habitat at night. Devon, UK.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp). View towards Campitello di Fassa and mountains, Fassa Valley, Dolomit...

Shane Gross / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on on Turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) seagrass bed. The Bahamas.

Jack Dykinga / Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) of the Mojave Desert at dawn encircled with flowering lupines. (Lupinus sp,) Mohave County, Castaneda Wash, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest with twisted limbs of Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) at dawn on the White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA.

Michael Hutchinson / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) yellow female on Honesty flower, Bristol, UK, April

Sergey Gorshkov / Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) female territorial marking by rubbing cheek against ancient Manchurian fir tree, Land of the Leopard National Park, Far East Russia, November. Taken with remo...

Edwin Giesbers / RF - White-legged damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes) peering over Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flower. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free...

Edwin Giesbers / Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) pair mating amongst flowers. The Netherlands. July.

Edwin Giesbers / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines), two females on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) in marshy grassland, egg visible on stem. April 2009.

Edwin Giesbers / Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) two females on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). The Netherlands. March.

Edwin Giesbers / RF - Green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis), in meadow amongst Buttercup (Ranunculus sp) flowers. The Netherlands. March. (This image may be licensed either a...

Edwin Giesbers / Small pearl bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene), two resting on Scabious. The Netherlands. July.

Lucas Bustamante / Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) flying during a warm morning. When the overwintering period draws to an end large numbers become active. Michoacan, Mexico, February.

Jussi Murtosaari / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) cub climbing tree. Martinselkonen, Kainuu, Finland. May.

Edwin Giesbers / Three Long-eared owls (Asio otus) looking down from a tree in autumn, Wijchen, The Netherlands, December. Birds in their Habitat Category winner, Expos Photos Aves Emotion'Ailes Competition 2020.

Edwin Giesbers / Long-eared owl (Asio otus) looking down from a tree in autumn, Wijchen, The Netherlands, December. Second Prize Winner, Birds in their Environment Category, Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) 2019...

Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) male sitting in tree, portrait. Hokkaido, Japan. March

Jurgen Freund / Magnificent sunbird (Aethopyga magnifica) male perched on flower. Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Jurgen Freund / Firefly (Lampyridae) trails on beach at night, Palm tree silhouetted against milky way. Oak Beach, Port Douglas, Far North Queensland, Australia. 2016.

Philippe Clement / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) wedging nut into a tree stump crevice before hammering it, Belgium, June.

Philippe Clement / Tracking shot through Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with the sun shining through the foliage, dolly shot, Belgium, April.

Philippe Clement / Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) in flower in forest, dolly shot, Belgium, April.

Andy Rouse / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) amongst dandelion seed heads at sunset, UK. May.

Andy Rouse / RF - Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) feeding on dandelion seed heads at sunset, UK. May. UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Marie Read / Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male in a late summer garden setting, Coreopsis sp. flowers around the perch, New York, USA, August.

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