Birch trees (Betula aetnensis) sprouting, Etna, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Avocado plantation, Cocora Valley, around Solento, department of Quindio, Colombia, South America

A close up view of a beetle on hogweed (Heracleum spp) found in the Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, White Sea, Russia, Arctic, Europe

The endemic lava cactus (Brachycereus spp) growing in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Vineyards near Puyloubier, Bouches du Rhone, Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, France, Europe

Florists in front of the farmers Market Hall, Funchal, Madeira island, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

Tourists canoe and paddle board on mangrove fringed Nosara River and Biological Reserve at sunset, Boca Nosara, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Mountain village, Island of Corsica, France

Terraced fields of the perched villages (Al Ain) (Al Agur) of Jabal Al Akhdar (Green Mountains), Sayq Plateau, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Man selling Pomegranates (fruit) on the edge of the road, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Wadi Bani Awf, North Eastern slope of Jebel Akhdar, Western Hajar Mountains, Al-Dakhiliyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Traditional barn-fortress for crop harvesting, Tallate, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Aerial of Ouara, former capital of the Ouaddai Empire, Chad

Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

View of heron in Shoseien Garden in early Autumn, Shimogyo Ward, Higashitamamizucho, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Aerial view of Palm grove and farms in AlUla's Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Trail in the Andes, near Rainbow Mountain, Pitumarca District, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Tree detail, Sutherland moorland, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Aftermath of a major forest fire within Corsica's National Park (Parc Naturel Regional de Corse), a year on, with large area of forest and maquis scrub destroyed and first flush of regrowth by grasses and flowers, near Aullene, Corsica, France.

Rays of sunlight, forest of Douglas-firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Parc Naturel Regional Livradois Forez, Regional Nature Park of Livradois Forez, Puy de Dome, France, Europe

La Morra, around the town a beautiful but man-made land characterized by vineyards, is the Langa, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe, UNESCO, World Heritage Site

La Morra, around the town a beautiful but man-made land characterized by vineyards, is the Langa, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe, UNESCO, World Heritage Site

The Langa, characterized by vineyards, in the background the Monviso, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy, Europe, UNESCO, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, World Heritage Site

Monti Sibillini National Park, Flowering Pian Grande, July, Castelluccio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) on Pine tree, La-Palud-sur-Verdon, Verdon Regional Nature Park, Alpes de Haute Provence, France

Black bird (Turdus merula) eating European mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) berries on a branche, Parc naturel regional des Vosges du Nord, France

Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) eating European mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) berries on a branche, Parc naturel regional des Vosges du Nord, France

Spotted Woodpecker (Drendrocopos major) nagging with a European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus) females collecting pollen from a rose hip flower (Rosa canina), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) males on a frosted reed, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France