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

Ross Hoddinott / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying in snow, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK. December 2010, HIGHLY COMMENDED, ANIMAL PORTRAITS, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

Ross Hoddinott / Track leading through Lanhydrock beech woodland with bluebells in spring, Cornwall. UK

Ross Hoddinott / Pebbles and surf on beach at dusk, Sandymouth bay, Cornwall, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Common spotted orchids {Dactylorhiza fuchsii} Cornwall, UK Tamar

Ross Hoddinott / Red fox female sitting portrait {Vulpes vulpes} Cornwall, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Peregrine falcon with prey {Falco peregrinus} Cornwall, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Barn owl chicks in window {Tyto alba} Cornwall, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Large red damselfly beside nymphal case {Pyrrhosoma nymphula} Cornwall, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Small pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly (Boloria selene) roosting on Hard fern (Blechnum spicant) fiddlehead. Marsland Valley Wildlife Trusts Reserve, Cornwall, England, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on Devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis). Devon, England, UK. August.

Ross Hoddinott / Westward Ho! beach at sunrise, colourful sky at low tide and tidal pool, north Devon, UK. February.

Ross Hoddinott / St Michael's Mount at sunrise with a rainbow over Penzance, Marazion, Wesat Cornwall, UK. February.

Ross Hoddinott / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. March.

Ross Hoddinott / Male common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) basking wings open on grass, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Lesser celandine flower (Ranunculus ficaria), Cornwall, England, UK. April.

Ross Hoddinott / Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly resting on an uncurling fern, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.

Ross Hoddinott / Herb robert (Geranium robertianum) flower, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.

Ross Hoddinott / Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) dragonflies resting on backlit reeds close to the water's edge, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum), close up portrait, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August .

Ross Hoddinott / Three common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) roosting on sedge and silhouetted at dawn, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July .

Ross Hoddinott / Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August.

Ross Hoddinott / Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) silhouetted at twilight, double exposure, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. February 2017.

Ross Hoddinott / RF - Banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens) male roosting among grasses, silhouetted against the sun reflected in the water, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. July. (This image may be licensed eithe...

Ross Hoddinott / RF - Sand dunes with Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and beach at Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Ross Hoddinott / RF - Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting among tall grasses and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights...

Ross Hoddinott / Chalkhill blue butterfly (Polyommatus coridon) Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August.

Ross Hoddinott / Banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens) male, roosting among grasses, silhouetted against the sun reflected in the water, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male, resting on grass head, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. August.

Ross Hoddinott / Southern hawker (Aeshna cyanea) dragonfly in flight, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Close-up of backlit Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) showing gills, Golith Falls, Bodin, Cornwall, UK. September.

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) perched on bird's foot trefoil, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting among tall grasses and bathed in warm, early morning sunlight, Volehouse Moor, Devon, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Luskentye beach, mountains and incoming tide, Isle of Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. October 2018.

Ross Hoddinott / Sand dunes, marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October 2018

Ross Hoddinott / Hawthorn tree and granite outcrop at Holwell tor, sunrise and mist, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK. October 2018.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum), close up portrait, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) basking in the morning light, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July

Ross Hoddinott / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydrayas aurinia) resting on sedge, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, near Holsworthy, Devon, UK. June 18.

Ross Hoddinott / Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on flower head, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Holly blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) resting on Ivy (Hedera sp), Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April.

Ross Hoddinott / Buachaille Etive Beag reflected in Lochan na Fola after snowfall, early morning light, Glencoe, Scotland, UK. February 2017.

Ross Hoddinott / Foam on beach below cliffs at Burton Bradstock, late evening light, Dorset, UK. November 2016.

Ross Hoddinott / Buachaille Etive Beag reflected in Lochan na Fola after snowfall, early morning light, Glencoe, Scotland, UK. March 2017.

Ross Hoddinott / Buachaille Etive Beag reflected in little lochen, early morning light and mist, Glencoe, Scotland, UK. December 2016.

Ross Hoddinott / Broad bodied chaser dragonfly (Libellula depressa), newly emerged, resting on reeds,Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April 2017.

Ross Hoddinott / Brandlehow Jetty, misty morning, Derwentwater, Keswick, The Lake District, Cumbria, UK. November 2016.