Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) underwater, Coronado Islands, Baja California
Massive sand dunes of Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Red boring sponge (Cliona delitrix) three excurrent apertures covered in Sponge zoanthids
Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) basking on fallen tree, Southwest London, England, UK, April
Blackbird (Turdus merula) male feeding on Cotoneaster berries, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
European river otter (Lutra lutra) sleeping on rocky shore, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July