Guy Edwardes / Sunrise from Monmouth Beach, Lyme Regis, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, UK, April.

David Fleetham / Aerial view of airplane shadow over shallow water near sand bar, with boats in the water. Sumion Island, Cebu, Philippines.

Jack Dykinga / Desert lilies (Hesperocallis undulata) flowering in spring on dunes at dawn. Mohawk Dunes, Barry M. Goldwater Range, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.

Doug Perrine / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) pair at sunset. Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, USA.

Guy Edwardes / Reynisdrangur stacks with long exposure of waves,, Vik i Myrdal, Iceland, September 2015.

Edwin Giesbers / RF - Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) the Netherlands. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Shane Gross / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over sand ripples, Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / A Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), heavily scarred, possibly from shark attacks, on sand bank off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Tui De Roy / Strawberry land hermit crab (Coenobita perlatus). On white coral sand beach, Small unhinhabited coral islet in Raa Atoll lagoon, Maldives

Alex Mustard / Split level image of a Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) swimming over a sand bar. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / RF - Pod of Spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) cruise in formation over the sand of a lagoon while sleeping. Egypt. Red Sea (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Klein & Hubert / Long eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) walking on a dune bordering the Gobi desert at dusk, The dunes bordering the desert have at their bottom circular green patches rich in insects, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) walking on a dune bordering the Gobi desert at dusk, The dunes bordering the desert have at their bottom circular green patches rich in insects, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) walking, dunes bordering the Gobi desert. The dunes bordering the desert have at their bottom circular green patches rich in insects, Mongolia

Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana) two swimming over sand bar, under stormy sky. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies.

Alex Mustard / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on Seagrass (Halophila stipulacea), blowing sand out of nostrils, on sea floor. Marsa El Shouna, Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Fabio Pupin / Peringuey's desert adder, (Bitis peringueyi), sidewinding on dune, Namib desert, Namibia, February . Non-ex.

Alex Mustard / Orange painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) fishing. Here the frogfish is illuminated by a snooted strobe and the background sand lit with a red LED torch. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh S...

Alex Mustard / Whitemargin stargazer (Uranoscopus sulphureus) sets an ambush in the sand at night. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

David Woodfall / Sequence of strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Cheviot sheep grazing eroding machair at front of sand dunes, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons ) feeding sand eel (Hyperoplus spp) to young chick. Gronant Dunes, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.

Marie Lochman / Sandy Bight - Cape Arid National Park, South west, Western Australia, October 2010

Phil Savoie / Yellow legged mining bee (Andrena flavipes) female at nest burrow, River Monnow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Grey patched mining bee (Andrena nitida),male feeding rambling rose flower (Rosa sp) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Phil Savoie / Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Terry Whittaker / RF - Two Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on hind legs play fighting, Netherlands. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Terry Whittaker / Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) fighting in sand dune habitat, Holland, Netherlands. November.

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

Marie Read / American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) adult feeding chick, Long Island, New York, USA. June.

Marie Read / Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions.

Theo Bosboom / Blue hour before sunrise over the dunes of Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris, Hebrides, Scotland. February 2018.

Theo Bosboom / Patterns on Carrickfinn beach with sand and water mixed with tannin dyed water from peat stream. Donegal, Ireland, November.

Theo Bosboom / Patterns of algae on a limestone rock with sand, White sands beach, Causeway coast, Northern Ireland. April 2016.

Theo Bosboom / Star shaped sand pattern as photographed at low tide at Luskentyre beach, Lewis and Harris, Scotland, UK, October.

Theo Bosboom / Sand patterns at sunrise, Praia da Adraga, Sintra, Portugal. December 2016

Theo Bosboom / Sand patterns created by receding waves, Quiberon, Brittany, France. August 2017

Daniel Heuclin / Horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) in natural setting, Turkey.