Bruce Thomson / Crucifix toad / Holy cross frog (Notaden bennetti) sitting in shallow water after heavy summer rain, Westmar, Queensland, Australia.

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult in a heavy summer rainstorm. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. June

Guy Edwardes / Rain storm over Wasdale Head and Wast Water from Great Gable, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK. December 2020

Guy Edwardes / Spectacular rustgill (Gymnopilus junonius) at night with rain, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.

Eric Medard / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) flying / hovering in the rain, Mayenne, France. April.

Tui De Roy / Three White rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum), Solio Game Reserve, Laikipia, Kenya. September.

Markus Varesvuo / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) adult female, Norway, October.

Andres M. Dominguez / Little owl (Athene noctua) taking shelter from the rain, Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain. April.

Oriol Alamany / Heavy and unusual rainstorms on Cordillera de la Sal, Atacama desert, Los Flamencos National Reserve, Antofagasta Region, Chile, February

Jack Dykinga / Saguaro cacti (Carnegia gigantea) at sunset, during a summer rain storm. Saguaro National Park, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, August. Digital composite.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountains of Assynt and Loch Sionasgaig in the rain, Sutherland, Scotland, UK. November.

Paul Hobson / Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) perched on branch with beak open. Laguna del Lagarto, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

Paul Hobson / Green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), three feeding on Lobster-claw (Heliconia sp) flower in rain. Costa Rica.

Ashley Cooper / Plastic debris washed ashore from the sea at Talisker Bay on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK. February 2012

Ashley Cooper / Pumping out floodwater from the Civic Centre in Carlisle, Cumbria on Tuesday 8th December 2015, after torrential rain from storm Desmond. England, UK, December 2015.

Ashley Cooper / Pooley Bridge over the River Eamont, destroyed by Storm Desmond with British Telecom engineers trying to restore communication to the other side, Cumbria, England, UK. 8th December 2015.

Jack Dykinga / Petrified sand dunes at sunrise with rain-filled 'pot holes' and banded sandstone in foreground. Vermilion Cliffs National Monument,Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA.

Andy Rouse / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf in rain, wallowing in mud. Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) male standing in cold and rain with strong wind blowing, smelling the air, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Bence Mate / Black-winged stilt (Himanthopus himantophus) in rain, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary, July.

Bence Mate / Montezuma oropendolas (Psarocolius montezuma) perched either side of Brown-hooded parrot (Pyrilia haematotis) in rain, Laguna del Lagarto, Santa Rita, Costa Rica

Bence Mate / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) face to face with King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in rain with another heron behind, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. January.

Bence Mate / Group of five Brown-hooded parrots (Pyrilia haematotis) in rain, Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Red-legged honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) male and juvenile male perched in rain, Costa Rica.

Bence Mate / Red footed falcon (Falco vespertinus) pair mating, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.

Bence Mate / Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) and Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May.

Bence Mate / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) squabbling with King vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) Costa Rica.

Brent Stephenson / Three King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in light drizzle with a faint rainbow in the background, St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic, January.

Gerrit Vyn / Rain showers over sagebrush-steppe at the foot of the Sawtooth Mountains. Clark County, Idaho, USA, June.

Wim van den Heever / Lion (Panthera leo) in heavy rain, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Jack Dykinga / Lightning storm with rainbow over Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) Avra Valley, Saguaro National Park, Tucson Mountains, Arizona, USA, August 2015. Long exposure with lightning trigger.

Joris van Alphen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) mother attempting to shelter her chicks from the rain, Flevoland, the Netherlands. July.

Denis-Huot / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) standing in the rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. March.

Denis-Huot / Group of male African lions (Panthera leo) resting with storm clouds overhead, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Denis-Huot / African lion (Panthera leo) male shaking water off mane after rain, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. September.

Denis-Huot / Village weaver bird (Ploceus cucullatus) male building a nest after the rains, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. February.

Jack Dykinga / Sun shining through mesquite bosque forest with lush winter rain-fed grasses covering the forest floor at sunset, Catalina State Park, Arizona. February 2014.

Denis-Huot / Portrait of male Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) in the rain, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Alex Hyde / Storm light over fields near Longnor, Peak District National Park, Staffordshire, May.

Luciano Candisani / Atlantic Forest, Carlos Botelho State Park, Brazil