March

ASIAN ELEPHANTS by Trikansh Sharma, Rishikesh, India These elephants come to the grasslands every afternoon to feed and stay there until late evening. I took this photograph at sunset, with the clouds lit up in orange and yellow.

April

LADYBIRD LARVA Sritam Kumar Sethy, Odisha, India I love shooting in macro and had been searching in my yard for insects to photograph when I noticed this ladybird larva perched on the edge of the tendril of a pumpkin plant. It was fascinating to watch and learn about this species, which I’d never encountered before.

May

PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRD Soumya Chakraborty, Kolkata, India I saw this male purple-rumped sunbird perched on an ornamental banana and its colour took my breath away. Although the low light posed a slight problem, I was fortunate enough to be able create a bokeh background, adding interest.

June

RED FOX Alexandre and Chloe Bès, France We observed this sleeping fox by chance during a walk in the Netherlands. His eyes were closed but the eyelids were moving as if he was exploring a new world in his dreams. He had been calmly walking before he headed to this pile of sand. The sun […]

July

MANTA RAY by Lewis Burnett, Aberdeenshire When the conditions are just right on Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, the bays fill up with a rich plankton soup. Reef mantas can be found barrel rolling, sucking up and filtering out as much food as they can. It was a phenomenal sight to witness.

August

BANDED DEMOISELLE by Michael Blacknell, Hampshire This male banded demoiselle revealed his vibrant metallic colouring while drying off the night’s dew. As he was still in a state of torpor, I was able to set up a tripod and get this shot. It’s always a pleasure to capture these spectacular insects when they arrive back […]

September

BOBCAT by Vishal Subramanyan, California, USA A friend and I went searching for bobcats, but after hiking for a few hours, we hadn’t seen any. Just as we turned back, we spotted two – a mother and her kitten. The kitten was initially obscured, but then suddenly appeared in the fork of this tree.

October

ELEGANT TERNS by Jack Zhi, California, USA Elegant terns are expert at catching unpredictable and quick-moving fish. I photographed these two diving for the same fish in Orange County, California. One was slightly quicker than the other, and emerged triumphant.

November

SAMBAR DEER Sudhanshu Tiwari, Indore, India It was a foggy morning during my trip to Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, India. The park has beautiful walking paths, which were almost invisible due to the weather that day. I had to wait an hour for anything to happen. After a while, I was able to spot […]

December

GREAT HORNED OWL Jack Zhi, California, USA This great horned owlet jumped out of the nest a little too early. He didn’t know how to fly yet and was also not very good at hanging on to his tree. He fell from high up but managed to grab onto these low branches. He tried to […]