Hermann Brehm / Spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia) wading with yellow Water-lily flowers, Hungary

Marie Read / American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), adult in breeding plumage foraging by sweeping its bill from side to side through shallow water, Orange County, California, USA, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus) stag wading through the water of the Yangtze river, Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Hubei, China

Guy Edwardes / Luskentyre beach with three people wading in water, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. June 2012.

Tony Heald / Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) mother and baby domesticated elephants in water, Bandhavgarh National Park, India. March.

Cyril Ruoso / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) foraging in river, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Non-ex

Jeff Vanuga / Guardian riding Camargue horse through water at sunrise, Camargue, Bouches du Rhone, France, May 2013.

Ernie Janes / Redshank (Tringa totanus)wading through water with a dead plant in the background, Norfolk, England, UK, November 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tourists riding on domestic Indian elephant (Elephas maximus) crossing Narayani River in the dawn mist during wildlife safari, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) wading, silhouetted at dawn, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Ernie Janes / Oyster Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in tulip (Tulipa) field, North Norfolk, May 2013

Graham Eaton,Graham Eaton / Dog chasing and disturbing a flock of Knot (Calidris canutus) on a beach, Hoylake, Wirral

Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) portrait, Lake Bogoria, Rift valley, Kenya, Africa

Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) flock in lake in morning, Lake Nakuru NP, Rift Valley, Kenya

Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingos (Phoeiconaias minor) feeding in still lake, Lake Nakuru, Rift valley, Kenya, Africa

Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) flock in lake Nakuru, Kenya

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India

Axel Gomille,Axel Gomille / Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India

Danny Green / Knot (Calidris canutus) and grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) roost at high tide with numerous birds packed tightly together, Snettisham, Norfolk, October. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Jour...

Danny Green / Sanderling (Calidris alba) running on the tideline, Snettisham, Norfolk, December. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) in flight, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) calling in flight, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Fisheries assistant Stephanie Kershaw and volunteer John Dumont from the Eden Rivers Trust searching for White clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) as part of a capture and release conservation...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) perched on a fence post, vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2012.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) perched on a fencepost, vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2012.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June 2012.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Sanderling (Calidris alba) in breeding plumage, standing on shoreline, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) perching on a rock, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) on machair grassland, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Male Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) on beach, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? When Plovers sense danger a parent bird will pretend to have a broken wing to distract predators.

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Male Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) on the edge of a freshwater gravel pit, Hampshire, England, UK, April.

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Curlew (Numenius arquata) on beach, Wirral, England, UK, December.

Markus Varesvuo / Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) two males displaying in territorial dispute, Liminka Finland June

Markus Varesvuo / Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) reflected in shallow water, Uto Finland July

Markus Varesvuo / Oystercatcher, (Haemotopus ostralegus) landing, Meriharakka, Norway, July. Fascinating birds bookplate.

Danny Green / Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicaria) reflected on water. Svalbard, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) adult on water of shallow lagoon. Norfolk, UK, January.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) in flight, The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, England, UK. September. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Mark Hamblin / Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) adult in flight over misty loch at dawn. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. Highly commended, 'Habitat' category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA)...

Roger Powell / Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) approaching nest of two eggs, Guerreiro, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, April

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) in flight. The Wash Estuary, Norfolk, October.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) taking flight. Snettisham, UK, January. Did you know? The red knot has one of the longest migrations in the world, with some travelling 9000 miles from the Arctic to th...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Redshank (Tringa totanus) foraging on tidal flats. Liverpool Bay, UK, December.

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Flock of Knot (Calidris canuta) over sea with wind turbine. Liverpool Bay, UK, December.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) approaching Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in shallow water, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean