David Pike / Mount Fuji rising above cloud level Kawaguchi Ko Japan

David Pike / White tailed eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} Nemuro straits Japan

David Pike / Japanese crane displaying {Grus japonensis} Akan Japan

David Pike / Japanese cranes displaying {Grus japonensis} Tsurui Mura Japan

David Pike / Japanese crane courtship display {Grus japonensis} Hokkaido Japan Feb/March

David Pike / Two European polecat kittens (Mustela putorius) in grass, West Country Wildlife Photography Centre, captive, July.

David Pike / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on stalk, West Country Wildlife Photography Centre, captive, June.

David Pike / Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) in woodland, Devon, England, UK, April. Captive.

David Pike / Gelada baboon mature male portrait with wind blown hair (Theropithecus gelada) Simien Mountains NP, Ethiopia

David Pike / Gelada baboon male standing aggressively facing group {Theropithecus gelada} Ethiopia

David Pike / Gelada baboon baby (dark coat) sitting on tail base of mother {Theropithecus gelada} Ethiopia

David Pike / Gelada baboon lip flip display (uncertainty) {Theropithecus gelada} Simien mtn NP, Ethiopia

David Pike / Polar bear with very small cubs {Ursus maritimus} Canada

David Pike / Polar bear walking with very small cubs following {Ursus maritimus} Canada

David Pike / Polar bear walking with very small cub {Ursus maritimus} Watchee lodge, Canada

David Pike / Female Polar bear with very small cubs {Ursus maritimus} Canada

David Pike / Japanese macaques in tree {Macaca fuscata} Jigokudani, Japan

David Pike / Japanese macaque portrait {Macaca fuscata} Jigokudani, Japan

David Pike / Whooper swan on water {Cygnus cygnus} Akan ko, Japan

David Pike / Whooper swan portrait on water {Cygnus cygnus} Kussharo ko, Japan

David Pike / Steller's sea eagles perched in tree {Haliaeetus pelagicus} Nemuro Straits, Japan

David Pike / Whooper swan {Cygnus cygnus} preening under wing, Kussharo ko, Japan.

David Pike / Japanese macaques warming up and grooming in hot pools {Macaca fuscata} Jigokudani, Japan

David Pike / Japanese macaque {Macaca fuscata} sitting in conifer tree Jigokudani, Japan

David Pike / Japanese macaque in snow {Macaca fuscata} Jigokudani, Japan

David Pike / Japanese cranes in snow storm {Grus japonensis} Tsurui Mura, Japan

David Pike / Japanese cranes courtship dance {Grus japonensis} Akan, Japan

David Pike / Japanese cranes courtship display {Grus japonensis} Akan, Japan

David Pike / Japanese crane displaying {Grus japonensis} Akan, Japan

David Pike / Japanese crane displaying {Grus japonensis} Akan, Japan

David Pike / Japanese crane in snow {Grus japonensis} Hokkaido, Japan Feb/March

David Pike / Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) portrait, Seaton Hole, Devon, UK. March.

David Pike / Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros), Seaton Hole, Devon, UK.

David Pike / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), male portrait, looking to the side, Wychbold, Worcesterhire, UK. February.

David Pike / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, standing in the rain, Wychbold, Worcesterhire, UK. February.

David Pike / Magpie (Pica pica) standing in the rain, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Magpie (Pica pica) standing in the rain, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) on lichen-covered branch, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) on lichen-covered branch, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus) on lichen-covered branch, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) holding fish prey in its beak, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) holding fish prey in its beak, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) holding fish prey in its beak, perching on a wooden 'No Fishing' sign, Wychbold, Worcestershire, UK. February.

David Pike / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching at water surface, near Turf Locks, Exeter Canal, Devon, UK. March.

David Pike / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) preening at water surface, near Turf Locks, Exeter Canal, Devon, UK. March.

David Pike / Mute swan, (Cygnus olor) pair with cygnets, near Turf Locks, Exeter Canal, Devon , UK. May.

David Pike / Sky lark (Alauda arvensis), Haytor Down, Dartmoor, Devon , UK. June.

David Pike / Sky lark (Alauda arvensis) with crest erect, Haytor Down, Dartmoor, Devon , UK. June.