Juergen Freund / Split level of snorkeler underwater in freshwater pond. Florida USA
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Oscar Dewhurst / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) drake swimming on pond, backlit by rising sun and bokeh effect, Richmond Park, London, UK. February.
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Bruce Thomson / Crucifix toad / Holy cross frog (Notaden bennetti) sitting in shallow water after heavy summer rain, Westmar, Queensland, Australia.
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David Pattyn / Great white egret (Ardea alba) fishing in shallow pond, with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and other Great white egrets in background, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, August.
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Kim Taylor / Two Freshwater copepods (Cyclops sp) swimming through pond debris, Surrey, UK, May.
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Neil Aldridge / Slow motion shot of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) diving for and flying off with fish, Rothiemurchus, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, July.
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Brian Bevan / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) at pond edge sensing with tongue, Bedfordshire, UK, September.
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Brian Bevan / Grass snake (Natrix natrix) sensing with tongue while swimming through duckweed in pond, Bedfordshire, UK, September.
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Stephen Dalton / Leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) leaping from pond. Contolled conditions.
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Jen Guyton / A Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) chews on a stem just outside of its lodge in a pond in the Elbe River Bioshere Reserve, northern Germany.
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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.
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Danny Green / European brown bear (Ursus arctos) reflected in forest pond in evening mist with gull in flight, Finland, June
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Mute swan (Cygnus olor) with three cygnets, Cornwall, England, UK, May.
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Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a group of male Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) competing violently to mate with a single female, Cornwall, England, UK, May 2018.
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Morley Read / Aerial shot tracking over a cattle farm cut out of the Amazon rainforest, the farm has fish ponds for raising Tilapia and is surrounded by primary rainforest, Napo Province, Ecuador, 2017.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Aardvark (Orycteropus afer) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Medium repro only
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John Cancalosi / American toads (Anaxyrus americanus), several males competing to mate with female, Maryland, USA, April.
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Nick Upton / Tilt shot of a dam constructed by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) on a section of the River Otter, Devon, England, UK, June 2018.
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Andy Rouse / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) family drinking from pool, Ranthambhore, India
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John Cancalosi / American toads (Anaxyrus americanus), several males competing to mate with female, Maryland, USA, April.
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David Perpinan / Male Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) calling, showing vocal sac inflating, Barcelona, Spain, May. Filmed at night with an infrared camera.
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Kerstin Hinze / Male Common european toad (Bufo bufo) in amplexus with a dead fish, Lower Saxony, Germany, April.
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Dave Bevan / Beaver (Castor fiber) swimming across a pond, reintoduced by the Welsh Beaver Project, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.
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John Waters / Male Common European toad (Bufo bufo) approaching female at surface, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.
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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.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles moving, UK, April. Captive.
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Steve Downer / Timelapse of Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles moving, UK, April. Captive.
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Steve Downer / Common frog (Rana temporaria) underwater with frogspawn, UK, March. Controlled conditions
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Steve Downer / Newly hatched Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles feeding on egg cases, UK, March. Controlled conditions.
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Mick Jenner / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) feeding on plastic, West Sussex, England, UK.
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Remi Masson / Male Common toads (Bufo bufo) fighting underwater during mating season, with a pair mating Ain, Rhone-Alps, France, March.
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Michel Roggo / Freshwater spring in the intertidal zone of the Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park, South Australia, Australia. March 2015 . Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Danny Green / Pine marten (Martes martes) reflected in water, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, west coast of Scotland, UK. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competiti...
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Klein & Hubert / European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) swimming in pond, split level view, France. Controlled conditions.
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Laurent Geslin / European edible frog (Rana esculenta) in urban park, next to pond with buildings in distance, Grenoble, France, May.
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Cyril Ruoso / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) and frogspawn in pond, Yonne, Burgundy, France, February. Commended in the Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards competi...
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Terry Whittaker / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) swimming underwater, dragging nesting material back to its burrow, Kent, England, UK. October.
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Terry Whittaker / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) feeding on Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) seed pods, Kent, England, UK. October.
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John Waters / Timelapse Frogs (Rana temporaria) spawning in garden pond, Somerset, England, UK. March.
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Andres M. Dominguez / Frozen Elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) in a small pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.
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Alex Hyde / Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus) female on heathland pool. Note wing of predated damselfly floating on water's surface under the spider. Dorset, UK. August.
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Klein & Hubert / Tabby and white kitten (age 5 weeks) looking at its own reflection in pond, France.
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John Cancalosi / American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) swimming near Water lilies (Nymphaea sp) Washington DC, USA. July.
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Sven Zacek / Eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) males reflected in a small pond, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. June.
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David Tipling / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) mating surrounded by spawn in pond, West Runton North Norfolk, England, UK, March.
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David Tipling / Common frog (Rana temporaria) and spawn in pond. West Runton, North Norfolk, England, UK, March. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the BWPA Awards 2015.
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David Tipling / Common frogs (Rana temporaria) and spawn in pond, West Runton, North Norfolk, March.
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Alex Hyde / Chlorophyte or green alga (Volvox aureus) in pond water. UK. The larger spheres are approximately 0.5mm in diameter. Digital composite image.
