Nick Hawkins / American white water-lily (Nymphaea odorata) growing, St. Mary's river, Nova Scotia, Canada. July.

Franco Banfi / Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Water lilies at the surface in Cenote Nicte-Ha,Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater fish including Cichlid between water plants and leaves. Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater fishes including Cichlid between water plants and leaves. Cenote Nicte-Ha, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Franco Banfi / Freshwater turtle (Trachemys scripta venusta) swimming amongst Water lilies leaves, Gran Cenote, near Tulum, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.

Remi Masson / Waterlily (Nymphaea alba) flower which has opened underwater in a lake. Alps, Ain, France, June.

Remi Masson / Waterlily (Nymphaea alba) flower which has opened underwater in a lake. Alps, Ain, France, June.

Remi Masson / Underwater view of Waterlilies (Nymphaea alba) in a lake. Alps, Ain, France, June.

Remi Masson / Underwater view of Waterlilies (Nymphaea alba) in a lake. Alps, Ain, France, June.

Remi Masson / Water lilies (Nymphaea alba) lit by the sun's rays, seen under water. Alps, Ain, France. June. Highly commended in the the Underwater World category, GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 201...

John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) next to Water lily flower, Washington DC, USA, July.

John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) swimming near Water lilies (Nymphaea sp) Washington DC, USA. July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Pool Frog (Rana lessonae) sitting on White lily pad, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White water lily (Nymphaea alba) Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Danny Green / Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) on lily pad, reflected in water. Leicestershire, UK, October.

Kim Taylor / Brown Long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) drinking from a lily pond , Surrey, UK. Overall WINNER of the Audubon Society of Greater Denver ?hare the View?competition 2011

Visuals Unlimited / Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) on a Water Lily pad in a pond being eyed by a Largemouth Bass predator (Micropterus salmoides), Central USA.

Stephen Dalton / Common frog {Rana temporaria} froglet sitting on lily pad in water, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Juvenile Western cottonmouth snake {Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma} on American Lotus {Nelumbo lutea} lily pad, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Green treefrog (Hyla cinerea) on yellow waterlily. Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) adult on American lotus lilypad. Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Ingo Arndt / Common frog on lily pad {Rana temporaria} Germany

Pete Oxford / Spectacled caiman juvenile on giant lily pad {Caiman crocodilus}, Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana South America

Pete Oxford / Black caiman {Caiman niger} juvenile on Royal water lily pad (Victoria amazonica) Iwokrama Reserve, Guyana, South America

Martin Willis / African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on floating lily pads, Mabamba Swamp, Uganda

Claus Meyer / Amazon Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower and lily pad, Amazon, Brazil

Mitsuaki Iwago / Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) walking across lily pads, North America

Nick Upton / Pair of Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) dragonflies mating on a reed leaf overhanging a stream as another male flies past, Knepp Castle Estate, West Sussex, UK. June.

Alan Williams / Fishing pond with lilypads, surrounded by trees, on farmland, Cheshire, UK. July.

George Sanker / American Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) balancing on a lily pad, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA.

Doug Wechsler / Ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita) gliding over water surface towards a Fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata), Webb's Mill bog, Pinelands National Preserve, New Jersey, USA. August.

Robin Chittenden / Pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) resting on leaf at water surface, Norfolk, UK. July. Stacked.

Robin Chittenden / Blue emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) ovipositing, egg laying, Norfolk, UK. July.

Bruce Thomson / Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) swimming through water lilies, Atherton Tablelands, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia.

Henley Spiers / Red eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) swimming through lily pads, Cenote Aktun Ha, Yucatan, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico.

Klein & Hubert / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on water lilypads, Chobe River, Botswana, Southern Africa.

Klein & Hubert / African jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on water lilypads, Chobe River, Botswana, Southern Africa.

Klein & Hubert / African common moorhen (Gallinula Chloropus meridionalis) walking on water lilypads in stagnant water, Chobe River, Botswana, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Male African pygmy goose (Nettapus auritus) in stagnant water, Chobe River, Botswana, Africa.

Chris Mattison / Wildlife pond at the RSPB information centre, Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve, Essex, UK. June 2010.

Chris Mattison / Male Argus reed frog (Hyperolius argus), male, sitting on lily pad, South Africa.

Chris Mattison / Female Argus reed frog (Hyperolius argus) sitting on lily pad, South Africa.

Chris Mattison / Male Argus reed frog (Hyperolius argus) sitting on lily pad, South Africa.

Chris Mattison / Ornate nursery frog (Cophixalus ornatus) sitting on lily pad, Possum Valley, Queensland, Australia

Pascal Kobeh / Lily pads in wetland. Kaw-Roura Marshland National Nature Reserve, French Guiana. 2015.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) on lilypad, Yuyuantan Park, Beijing, China