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RF - Camouflaged moth (Agathia codina) Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. September
RF - Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) with life-cycle tied to the presence of milkweed plants (Asclepias sp). East Haddam, Connecticut, USA. September
Saturniid moth (Saturniidae) with wings open to reveal eyespots, a means of deterring predators, Caribbean Slopes, Cordilera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Male Common copper (Lycaena salustius) resting with wings open, Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, November
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass head, backlit against black background, Dunsdon, Devon, UK. July 2014
Scarce tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis xanthomelas) on pussy willow, Luhanka, Keski-Finland, April. / Central Finland, Finland, April
Moth (Eumelea sp) Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Frosted Orange moth wing (Gortyna flavago). The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK. September
Close up of wing of Merveille-du-Jour moth (Dichonia aprilina), with scales clearly visible. This species is well camouflaged against lichen. Leicestershire, UK. September
Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavoniella) male, on tree bark, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April
Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) flying Guangshui, Hubei province, China, July
RF- Eastern white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) taking off from water, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania. May
RF- Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight. Kuhmo, Finland
Black egret (Egretta ardesiaca) forming wings into umbrella whilst fishing, Gambia
White eared pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) spreading his wings while jumping down a rock, Baima Snow Mountain Nature reserve, Yunnan, China, October
Grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) winter plumage, flying i, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. September
Upland buzzard (Buteo hemilasius), Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) taking off from snow, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, January
Jamess flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) walking with wings outstreched Laguna Colorada / Reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Altiplano, Bolivia
Western clubtail (Gomphus pulchellus) female, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium, May
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage, balancing on palm leaf, India
RF- Herring gull (Larus argentatus) in low flight over water, Flatanger, Nord Trondelag, Norway. August
RF- White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain. March
RF- White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) turning in flight, Flatanger, Norway, August
RF- Two Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) covered in morning dew. Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August
Two common buzzards (Buteo buteo) fighting on ground in snow, Scotland, UK, January
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) male flying, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May
Small heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) and snail, Ottange, Lorraine, France. August
Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan, February
Stellers Eagle (Haliaeteus pelagicus) in flight over snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February
Three Silver studded blue butterflies (Plebejus argus) covered in dew, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium
Gannet (Morus bassanus) landing in colony, Bass Rock, Scotland, UK, July
Graylag gosling (Anser anser) resting under parents wing, Pusztaszer, Hungary
Northern Chequered Skipper, (Carterocephalus silvicola), female on flower
Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) feeding on anthemis, second generation, southern Finland, July
White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan
Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) in flight, just after taking off from perch. Southern Norway, January
Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) displaying. Lake Hornborga, Sweden, April
Northern gannet (Morus bassana) in flight, Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, July
Puffin (Fratercula arctica) stretching wings, late evening light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, July
Corys Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) in flight, over Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Portugal August
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) taking off over snow, Canada
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) flying low over vegetation, Falsterbo Sweden August
Adult female Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) in flight, Bristol, England, UK, March. Did you know? The highest ever recorded speed of a peregrine falcon in flight was 242 mile per hour!
Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall / Devon border, UK. May
Common darter dragonflies (Sympetrum striolatum) two females resting on reed, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. August
Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus), Hungary, June
RF- Hawk owl (Surnia ulula) in flight, Finland. March