Staffan Widstrand / Polar bear resting at sunset {Ursus maritimus} Arctic

Staffan Widstrand / Black-capped Night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) feeding on fish at fish farm pond, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Great white egret (Egretta / Ardea alba) Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian Hoopoe, (Upupa epops) coming out of burrow. Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) walking, Parque Natural Sierra de Andujar, Andalucia, Spain. January.

Staffan Widstrand / African bush elephant, (Loxodonta africana) two head to head playing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / RF - Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) group of three perched on branch, squabbling, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) two, with one in foreground, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) preening, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) in flight, about to land, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / RF - African bush elephant, (Loxodonta africana) at night, reflected in waterhole, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Staffan Widstrand / Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Staffan Widstrand / Jungle cat (Felis chaus) at night, Kanha National Park and Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

Staffan Widstrand / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) perched in snow covered tree. Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Lapland, Sweden. January.

Staffan Widstrand / Grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus) on tree trunk in falling snow. Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Lapland, Sweden. January.

Staffan Widstrand / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow. Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Lapland, Sweden. January.

Staffan Widstrand / Western crowned pigeon, (Goura cristata), Aiduma Island, Triton Bay, near mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Staffan Widstrand / Western crowned pigeon, (Goura cristata), Aiduma Island, Triton Bay, near mainland New Guinea, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Staffan Widstrand / Praying mantis nymph silhouetted through leaf,. Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Staffan Widstrand / Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus respublica), Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Staffan Widstrand / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) close up portrait, iMfolozi National Park, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) male by sand dunes, St Lucia Wetlands National Park, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) bull emerging from water to charge, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal National Park. South Africa. Specially commended in the Animal Portraits category of...

Staffan Widstrand / Raven (Corvus corax) mobbing Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus), Hornoya Island, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, March.

Staffan Widstrand / King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis) male, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway. March.

Staffan Widstrand / Steller's eider duck (Polysticta stelleri) Batsfjord village harbour with red reflections on the water, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, March.

Staffan Widstrand / King eider duck (Somateria spectabilis) male, Batsfjord village harbour, Varanger Peninsula, Norway.

Staffan Widstrand / Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla) Musteika Village, Lithuania, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola) Nemunas River Delta, Lithuania. May. Vulnerable species species.

Staffan Widstrand / Moss covered fallen trees in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) in old mixed conifer and broadleaf forest, Punia Forest Reserve, Lithuania, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Wooden house in Musteika Village, Lithuania, May 2015.

Staffan Widstrand / Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nesting on wall of house, Vardo town, Varanger Peninsula, Norway, March.

Staffan Widstrand / Bonelli's eagle or Eurasian hawk-eagle, Hieraetus fasciatus or Aquila fasciata, picture taken from hide, at a feeding station for conservation purposes, utillizing live domestic pigeons caught as pest...

Staffan Widstrand / Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Staffan Widstrand / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in winter coat, resting in grass, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Staffan Widstrand / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in winter coat, sitting, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

Staffan Widstrand / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) with bloody antlers shedding velvet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

Staffan Widstrand / Two Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) fighting; antlers shedding velvet; Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

Staffan Widstrand / White Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in its winter fur looking at the camera, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, September

Staffan Widstrand / Dead Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) starved to death, Zeipelodden, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Staffan Widstrand / Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) at surface, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, September

Staffan Widstrand / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) drinking, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Common Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo) reflected in water whilst drinking, Pusztaszer protected landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Great white egret (Egretta alba or Ardea alba) catching cyprionid fish or carp in fish farm, Pusztaszer Protected Landscape, Kiskunsagi, Hungary, May

Staffan Widstrand / Northern Viscacha or Vizcacha (Lagidium peruanum) resting in an old man made structure, Machu Picchu UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru. February.

Staffan Widstrand / Hoatzin birds (Opisthocomus hoazin) perched on branch, Napo wildlife lodge, Amazonas, Ecuador, South America, April.