Danny Green / European badger (Meles meles) in woodland in late evening light. Scotland, UK, August.

Danny Green / European badger (Meles meles) in late evening light, Scotland, UK, August.

David Noton / Wind farm at Sibster Burn, near Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. October 2020.

Alex Hyde / Commuity of mosses predominately red Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum sp.), with Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia sp.) growing alongside, in blanket bog. Glen Affric, Scotland, UK. October. Focus stacked image.

Terry Whittaker / Brown trout (Salmo trutta) leaping up waterfall to reach spawning grounds upstream. River Endrick, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Scotland, UK. July.

Terry Whittaker / Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) leaping up waterfall to reach spawning grounds upstream. River Endrick, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Scotland, UK. July.

Danny Green / Starling murmuration, hundreds of thousands of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) gather in the skies near their night time roost. Gretna Green, Scotland, January. Black and White Category Winner, Wildlife...

Guy Edwardes / Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, Ardnamurchan Peninsula, Scotland, UK. October 2006.

Guy Edwardes / Autumn colour around the Falls of Clyde, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, October 2006.

Danny Green / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) resting Cairngorms, Scotland, March

Guy Edwardes / Long exposure of stream in Glencoe, Highland Region, Scotland, February.

Guy Edwardes / Long exposure of stream in Glencoe, Highland Region, Scotland, February.

Guy Edwardes / Mhangarstaidh Beach, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, March.

Neil Anderson / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), two curled up asleep in drey inside nest box. Nest of lichen and Pine needles. Highlands, Scotland, UK. Medium repro only.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) perched above pine forest with a series of small lochans in background, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, December 2014.

David Woodfall / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris) portrait, part of captive breeding project at Alladale Estate, Scotland, UK, October.

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 / Corncrake (Crex crex) walking at dawn on Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

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

David Woodfall / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) small wader with young in machair. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Black oats (Avena strigosa) , grown by crofters ,who create sillage and feed it to their cattle in the winter. Berneray, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), in strips of cultivated machair. North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK,

David Woodfall / Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) with Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) machair habitat, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Dunlin (Calidris alpina ) North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) portrait of head of stag and antlers. Alladale Estate, Scotland, UK, October.

David Woodfall / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) on moorland / blanket bog silhouetted against rushes, Alladale Estate, Scotland, UK, October.

Andy Rouse / European badger (Meles meles) cub in grassland with woodland behind. Scotland, UK. June.

Phil Savoie / Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) captive, endemic to Scotland. September

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus) male pursuing female that is in season, Islay, Scotland, UK., March (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Brown hare, (Lepus europaeus), male and female displaying courtship behaviour, Islay, Scotland, UK., March (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) male peforming flutter jump display on lek, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.May (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) running through field of grass , Scotland, UK.May (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), stags silhouetted at sunset in winter, Scotland, UK.February (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Sunrise over birch woodland, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK.June (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix), two males fighting on lek , Scotland, UK.April (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / RF - Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), at woodland pond , Scotland, UK.April (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Avielochan at sunrise, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), sub-adult in summer coat on moorland, Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) adult with nest material on eyrie with chick showing background, Isle of Lewis, Scotland, UK., May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red squirrel, (Sciurus vulgaris), silhouetted on stump at dawn, Scotland, UK.March

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), stag silhouetted at sunset, Scotland, UK.February

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), stags silhouetted at sunset in winter, Scotland, UK.February