John Waters / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching hive entrance, with trails of departing bees visible. Urban garden, Bristol, UK, May.

John Waters / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying close to hive entrance, with flight trails visible. Urban garden, Bristol, UK, May.

John Chan / California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) feeding on a Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), Southern California, USA.

John Waters / Large group of Pied wagtails (Motacilla alba) roosting in a Plane tree (Platanus hispanica), Bath, England, UK, January.

John Waters / Large murmuration of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at sunset, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, January.

John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.

John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.

John Waters / Male Common European toad (Bufo bufo) approaching female at surface, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of a pair of Common European toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus, jumping into a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling chasing and catching Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) emerging from River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Brown trout (Salmo trutta) breaching to predate an adult Mayfly (Ephemoptera) emerged on the surface, River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Brown trout (Salmo trutta) predating an adult Mayfly (Ephemoptera) struggling to take off from water, River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Adult Mayflies (Ephemoptera) in flight, River Kennet, Berkshire, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Close-up of a Coot (Fulica atra) walking on ice, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Male Shoveler (Anas clypeata) chasing other males away from his mate, Greyale RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a mixed flock of Teal (Anas crecca) and Wigeon (Anas penelope) landing in a lake, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of wetland landscape at sunset, with Lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying to roost, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) feeding, catches worm and washes it in water, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

John Waters / Large mixed flock of Knot (Calidris canutrus), Dunlin (Calidris alpina) and Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) in flight at high tide, Steart Marshes WWT Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Mixed flock of Wigeon (Anas penelope) and Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) disturbed by hunting Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a flock of Northern lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) flying over a flooded marsh, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Wigeon (Anas penelope) preening, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

John Waters / Pair of Brown trout (Salmo trutta) spawning, with others eating eggs, River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK. March.

John Waters / Female Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) pursued by several males, River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK. March.

John Waters / Pair of Brown trout (Salmo trutta) spawning, with another male trying to fertilise eggs River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK. February.

John Waters / Brook lamprey (Lampetra planeri) looking for food, River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK. January.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies and a slug on a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies feeding on the tip of a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

John Waters / Pair of Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) spawning, one attempting to move a rock, River Wye, UK, June.

John Waters / Timelapse Frogs (Rana temporaria) spawning in garden pond, Somerset, England, UK. March.

John Waters / Timelapse of temperature inversion clouds at sunset, Swiss Alps, Switzerland. October 2013.

John Waters / Timelapse of a Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed head opening, UK. Controlled conditions.

John Waters / Close-up timelapse of a Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flower opening, UK. Controlled conditions.

John Waters / Timelapse of the fruiting body of a Cage stink horn fungus (Clathrus ruber) opening, England, UK.

John Waters / Small group of Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) swimming in the River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Small shoal of Brown trout (Salmo trutta) swimming and feeding in the River Kennet, Berkshire, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Shoal of Minnows (Phoxinus phoxinus) swimming and feeding in the River Wye, Wales, UK, July.

John Waters / River Brue, at dawn with Glastonbury Tor in background, Somerset, UK, August.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

John Waters / Ancient ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior), Oxwich Bay Nature Reserve, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK, October.

John Waters / Floodwater flowing over banks of the River Parrett onto Aller Moor, near Burrowbridge, Somerset Levels, England, UK, January 2014.

John Waters / Underwater view of a group of Common toads (Bufo bufo) in a mating ball in a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Underwater view of a group of Common toads (Bufo bufo) spawning in a pond, some in amplexus, with spawn, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Group of Common toads (Bufo bufo) in a mating ball in a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Group of Common toads (Bufo bufo) in a mating ball in a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, March.

John Waters / Panning shot of farmland along southern face of the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England, UK, August 2014

John Waters / Group of Common frogs (Rana temporaria) spawning in a garden pond, with floating spawn, Somerset, England, UK, March.