Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) couple perched on a branch and transferring food, Ameide, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Mouflons (Ovis musimon) standing in the forest during snowfall, Veluwe, Gelderland, The Netherlands

African Lion (Panthera leo) male lying on a rock and looking straight in the camera, Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), portrait of an adult male, Kruger National Park, Limpopo, South Africa

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) juvenile in the snow spreading wings, seen from the back, United States

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) adult taking off from water, Drontermeer, Elburg, Flevoland, The Netherlands

Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) walking in the snow, Montana, United States

Cougar (Puma concolor) in the snow, Montana, United States

Moose (Alces alces) bull drinking from tundra pond, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, United States

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) adult flying, IJssel, Kampen, Overijssel, The Netherlands

New Zealand Sea Lion male (Phocarctos hookeri) yawning, Surat Bay, New Heaven, The Catlins, New Zealand

Two Lionesses (Panthera leo), Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) hovering, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Terme di Saturnia, Saturnia Waterfalls, Saturnia, Maremma, Grosseto District, Tuscany, Italy

USA, Alaska, Lake Clark National Park. Grizzly bear cub looks at its standing mother.

USA, Alaska, Lake Clark National Park. Grizzly bear cubs relaxing with mother.

Antarctica, Snow Hill. A chick standing next to its parent vocalizing and interacting.

Photographer admiring the sun rays in the burning sky at sunset from Husfjellet mountain peak, Senja, Troms county, Norway (MR)

Procession of People in traditonal costumes at Palio di Asti, Asti, Italy.

Holi Festival Celebrations in Mathura, Braj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Dawn on the Taj Mahal from Yamuna River, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Lathmar Holi Celebrations in Nand Rae Temple, Nandagaon, Braj, Uttar Pradesh, India

Couple at sunset, Kata Noi Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Africa, African elephant, Amboseli National Park. African elephants and trees

Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight over Nemuro Strait ,Hokkaido, Japan

France, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Mercantour national park, Haute-Ubaye, the Lauzanier lake (2284 m) on the GR 5 - GR 56 hiking trail

Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), Texel, Holland

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) roaring, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands

Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) Old bird feeding its young, Serbia, Europe

Lion cub, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa.

Juvenile lion cubs with adult female lion, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, Africa.

Native gondoliers take a break at the Rialto Bridge, San Polo, Venice, Venteo, Italy.