Kim Taylor / Barn owl {Tyto alba} landing on fence post. Captive UK. NOT AVAILABLE for jigsaw puzzles in Germany Switzerland and Austria until 31st Dec 2014.

Guy Edwardes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight above post and wildflowers, in morning light. The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Hampshire, England, UK. July. Captive.

Nigel Cattlin / Eggs of Golden apple snail / Channelled apple snail (Pomacea caniculata) in a Rice (Oryza sativa) paddy, Luzon, Philippines

Marie Read / Black-necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) pair performing post-copulatory display (as copulation ends, the male slides off the female leaving his wings draped over her and crossing his bill with hers...

Marie Read / Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) female perched, Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada, January.

Ernie Janes / Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) at night in winter, with lamp post illuminating the woodland. Felbrigg Woods, Norfolk, England, UK. January.

Jurgen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital director Jenny Maclean rescuing, Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) caught in barbed wire fence. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. April 2015. Second Place i...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Shark spotter, in front of black flag at the Kalk Bay post. It provides a warning to ocean goers that visibility is bad and the shark spotters may not see a white shark if it does enter the bay. West...

Paul Williams / Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) rescued by Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), in holding cage, Animal rescue centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. Critically Endangered. Post production to remove light...

Sam Hobson / Fallow deer (Dama dama) herd walking down road. London, UK. January.

Angelo Gandolfi / Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) approaching livestock fence, Pantanal. Brazil

Roger Powell / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on a fence post, stretching its wings, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Roger Powell / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on a fence post, ruffling its feathers, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April.

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on a post, Essex, England, UK, June. Did you know? The Latin name of the Little owl, Athene noctua, comes from the Greek goddess of wisdom Athena, whose symbol was a...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) perched on a fence post, vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? The collective noun for a group of Skylarks is an e...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) perched on a fence post, vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2012.

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) perched on a gate post, Cheshire, England, UK, December.

Andy Rouse / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) on post at sunset, UK, June

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) perched on post with its nesting barn in background. Wales, UK, August.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking flight from a post. Wales, UK, June. Did you know? Owls are far sighted - so can't see objects close to their faces clearly.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) portrait on post. Wales, UK, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on post at edge of conservation margin and arable crop, Wallasea Island Wild Coast project, Essex, England, UK, January.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on a fence post, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on a fence post, Worlaby Carr, Lincolnshire, England, UK, December

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) adult perched on a fence post in front of urban landscape, Elmley Marshes RSPB Reserve, Kent, UK, February 2012

Paul D Stewart / Lithograph with contemporary colouring, continental version of the last wallchart produced by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Department of Science and Art 1862. It is entitled 'Pachydermata and C...

Merryn Thomas / Remains of jetty in St Mary's Loch, Scottish Borders, Scotland, September 2011.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Backlit Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) perched on an old post, Scotland, UK, May 2010

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat, fawn-white / Highlander / Lowlander / Britannica hiding in a box.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) rear view perching on fence post with tail feathers spread. Vosges, France, January.

Fabrice Cahez / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perched on a post. Vosges, France, February.

Kim Taylor / Jumping Spider (Marpissa mucosa) female leaping from acorn to acorn, using silk as a safety line. Surrey, UK, September.

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat, kitten calling, black-silver-tabby / Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat, kitten, blue-silver-tabby / Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica

Petra Wegner / British Longhair Cat, kitten on scratching post, choco-tabby-white / Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica

Dave Bevan / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on post at dusk, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, Captive

Andy Sands / European Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) female perched on fence post, Isle of Coll, Scotland, UK, June

Petra Wegner / British Longhair kitten, aged 9 weeks, sitting next to scratching post (Highlander, Lowlander, Britannica)

Petra Wegner / Three British Longhair kittens, aged 9 weeks, sitting on scratching post (Highlander, Lowlander, Britanica)

Petra Wegner / British Longhaired kitten, climbing on scratching post, aged 9 weeks. (Highlander, Lowlander, Britannica)

Stephen Dalton / Fence post jumper spider (Marpissa muscosa) jumping, Multiflash sequence of six images, England, UK.

Suzi Eszterhas / Rescued chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) playing with Bruce Ainebyona (Caretaker) Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa. Captive, June 2009. model released, *Digitally removed fence post in...

Sven Zacek / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) perched on tree stump, in snow, Ontario, Canada.

Andy Sands / European Cuckoo chick (Cuculus canorus) being fed by Reed Warbler on post, West Sussex, England, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Male Stag beetle {Lucanus cervus} on a post with a hiker walking crossing a wooden bridge in the background, Codrii Reserve, Central Moldova, June 2009

David Tipling / Nightjar {Caprimulgus europaeus} male churring on song post at dusk, North Norfolk, UK, June

Dave Bevan / Long eared owl (Asio otus) perched on fence post, head cocked on one side, Wales, UK, captive

Dave Bevan / Long eared owl (Asio otus) perched on post, shaking wings in rain, Wales, UK, captive