Chris Gomersall / Large flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) moving at high tide roost, in winter plumage, Snettisham RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, September.

John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) swarming on a fence, Southern California, USA, December.

John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) gathering at the entrance of their nest in a hollow log, with some returning workers carrying pollen baskets, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA, October.

John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) gathering at the entrance to their nest in a hollowed log, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA, September.

John Chan / Male California Least Tern (Sternula antillarum browni) courting a female, presenting a fish before chasing off another male, Huntington Beach, California, USA, May.

John Chan / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering pollen from a Sea fig (Carpobrotus chilensis), Southern California, USA, April.

John Chan / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) swarming on an old gas tank and establishing a new nest site within, with some individuals beating their wings to create air circulation, Southern California, USA, February...

Konrad Wothe / Timelapse of a female Garden spider (Araneus diadematus) spinning web, Bavaria, Germany, September.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) swarming, Bavaria, Germany, May.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of Wood ants (Formica rufa) on anthill, squirting formic acid to repel threat, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Chub (Squalius cephalus) trying to catch a Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), Bavaria, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Buff tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) landing in a Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower, Germany, June.

Konrad Wothe / Pair of European nuthatches (Sitta europaea) mating, Bavaria, Germany, April.

Konrad Wothe / Marbled orb weaver spider (Araneus marmoreus) spinning web, Bavaria, Germany, 2016

Remi Masson / European beaver (Castor fiber) eating branches in the water before approaching the camera, River Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France, June.

Dave Bevan / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) descending down a wooden electricity pole, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Male Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) flying to a nest hole in an electricty pole and feeding chick, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Common raven (Corvus corax) flying to nest to feed fledglings, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of two pairs of Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) squabbling over nest site, Worcestershire, England, UK, May.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Robin (Erithacus rubecula) flying to nest and feeding chicks, removes faecal sac, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.

John Waters / Male Common European toad (Bufo bufo) approaching female at surface, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.

John Waters / Wide-angle shot of a pair of Common European toads (Bufo bufo) in amplexus, jumping into a pond, Priddy, Somerset, England, UK, April.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling chasing and catching Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) emerging from River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Brown trout (Salmo trutta) breaching to predate an adult Mayfly (Ephemoptera) emerged on the surface, River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Brown trout (Salmo trutta) predating an adult Mayfly (Ephemoptera) struggling to take off from water, River Kennet, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

John Waters / Adult Mayflies (Ephemoptera) in flight, River Kennet, Berkshire, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK, June.

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus) leaves developing, UK. March. Controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers opening, UK. March. Controlled conditions.

Steve Downer / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) jumping over a fence and taking food left out on a tree stump in a garden, Birmingham, England, UK, April.

Steve Downer / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) feeding from a bowl in a garden, Birmingham, England, UK, April.

Steve Downer / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding in a garden, flies to fence and then out of frame, Birmingham, England, UK, March.

Steve Downer / Tracking shot of Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in flower, Millison's Wood, Solihull, West Midlands, UK May.

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles moving, UK, April. Captive.

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles moving, UK, April. Captive.

Steve Downer / Timelapse of Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) flowers opening, UK, April.

Steve Downer / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestrus) feeding on caterpillar, UK, June.

Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.

Steve Downer / Juvenile Common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a Common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK, June.

Steve Downer / Common frog (Rana temporaria) underwater with frogspawn, UK, March. Controlled conditions

Steve Downer / Newly hatched Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles feeding on egg cases, UK, March. Controlled conditions.

Gavin Hellier / Aerial shot tracking along Borrowdale Valley, looking towards Stonethwaite Beck and the Langstrath Valley, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK, October 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Aerial tracking shot along the shore towards Durdle Door, Dorset, England, UK, May 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Aerial shot tracking over Lulworth Cove, Dorset, England, UK, May 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Aerial shot tracking along chalk cliffs at sunset, near Old Harry Rocks, Dorset, England, UK, May 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of traffic crossing Tower Bridge, London, England,UK, May 2016. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of clouds moving over Bamburgh Castle at sunset, Northumberland, England, UK, October 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Aerial shot tracking round the Angel of the North sculpture, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, Eangland, UK, October 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Aerial view of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, October 2017. Hellier