Ben Hall / Fallow deer (Dama dama) in woodland clearing at dawn, Cheshire, UK November

Ross Hoddinott / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen yawning in the morning light (captive). Lifton, Devon, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / E. Haarberg / Male Black grouse (Tetrao tertrix) displaying, expiring warm air on a cold morning, Bergslagen, Sweden, April 2009

David Pattyn / Juvenile Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in early morning light, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. August.

David Pattyn / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in early morning light removing its own feathers, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. August.

David Pattyn / Coots (Fulica Atra) fighting in early morning light. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. April.

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young chicks in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands.

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young chick on the back preening in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May. GDT European Wildlife Ph...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young chick next to it in backlight early in the morning. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with chicks on its back in the first morning light. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on the back in the first morning light. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with chicks on its back in the first morning light. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with chicks on its back in the first morning light. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with chicks on its back in the first morning light. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. June

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chick on its back and one next to it in the water; portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlan...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with young on its back and one chick on the water, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. M...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on the back in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on the back in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

Jack Dykinga / New snow on Pinyon pines ( Pinus edulis) in morning light. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Oliver Wright / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) photographed in early morning light. Ledston, Yorkshire, June. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) Yorkshire, August. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Yorkshire, July. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Striped Slender Robberflies (Leptogaster cylindrica) Ledston, Yorkshire, June. Focus stacked image.

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.

Guy Edwardes / Barn amongst network of meadows and drystone walls, on summer morning. Wensleydale, Yorkshire Dales National Park, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May.

George Sanker / American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) on tree trunk drinking in a beaver pond early in the morning. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. May.

Erlend Haarberg / Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), male calling early in the morning, Norway. May.

Guy Edwardes / Dawn over Mogshade Hill, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK

Guy Edwardes / Corfe Castle in early morning mist, Dorset, England, UK, October 2018.

Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming with cygnets in misty lake in morning light. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. May.

Guy Edwardes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight about to land on post in morning light, Hampshire, England, UK. July. Controlled conditions.

Guy Edwardes / Field of flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) at sunrise, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. May 2019.

Guy Edwardes / Glastonbury Tor at sunrise surrounded by early morning mist. View from Walton Hill, Somerset, England, UK. June 2019.

Oliver Wright / Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) resting on stem, covered in early morning dew. Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve, North Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked image.

Heather Angel / Man using pole to propel bamboo raft on Lijang / Li River, Karst peaks beyond. At dawn, Lijiang River Scenic Zone, Yangshuo county, Guangxi, China.

Jack Dykinga / Morning light with autumn coloured Cottonwoods (Populus sp) trees lining the river. Valley of the Gods, Colorado Plateau, of the Great Basin Desert, Utah, USA, November 2018.

Tony Wu / Humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) shoal spawning in early morning, part of mass aggregation of thousands of fish. Caroline Islands, Palau.

Felis Images / Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica), female and cubs in morning light, cub biting mother's leg. Gir National Park, Gujarat, India. Photo?hillip Ross/Felis Images

Ingo Arndt / Snow covered Cerro Paine Grande in the Cordillera Paine massif. At sunrise, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. April 2017.

Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching wings on water. In morning light, Wales, UK. February.

John Shaw / Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) at its nesting colony site, in early morning light. St. Johns Management Area, Florida, USA, April.