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  1. Three swallow chicks sit on a branch against a backdrop of foliage. The two bigger chicks have their mouths open ready to be fed.

  2. A boy, wearing red trousers, a grey hoodie and holding a fossil.

  3. A group of nine men and women stand in Westonbirt Arboretum, where they have just planted some tree salpings.

  4. A man with short light brown hair and a light brown beard is wearing a navy blue t-shirt and smiling at the camera.

  5. Two archaeologists on their knees scraping the earth in front of them using trowels. They are wearing hi-vis yellow waistcoats.

  6. A man surveys the damage done to some buildings, one of which's facade has fallen off onto the road, after an earthquake struck the port city of Esmeraldas

  7. A huge pile of black bin bags and rubbish behind a solitary black wheelie bin on the pavement of a residential street.

  8. Two ospreys seen in a nest, one standing on a log and the other lying down

  9. Several large yellow tubes stretch out high above a riverbed from one bank to another. The river below is shallow and lined with rocks.

  10. A black hairstreak caterpillar glows bright yellow-green. It is sat on a leaf which appears purple. The background is entirely black.

  11. Three lambs with white fur standing in a green field. They are looking at the camera. The one furthest right has its back turned and is looking over its shoulder. There is a wooden fence in the background. They have red painted marks on the right side of their bodies.

  12. Several rows of solar panels in a field, tilted at an angle towards the sky.

  13. A flooded garden from the first floor of a house. Paths and a road outside have been waterlogged.

  14. A large rectangular area of ground has had the top later cut away and there is a tape set up around the perimeter. A wheelbarrow can be see in the background along with various tools for clearing the ground. A group of volunteers in orange hi-vis jackets can be seen resting nearby.

  15. Two side-by-side images of lionesses. One has a slight mane and is roaring. The other has meat in her mouth. They are on grass and outside at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

  16. Close up of the baby Diana monkey. The newborn monkey is snuggled into its mother. It has dark hair, big brown eyes and a pink face. The small monkey is tilting its head and looking directly at the camera.

  17. A female researcher wearing a brown jumpsuit, white hard hard and purple globes inspects nodules on a ship

  18. The image shows a landscape of the Indus river in the Karakoram mountains range

  19. A small, furry, brown otter-like creature stands on the wooden pole of a fence and looks out.

  20. Group of scientists stand next to the re-entry damaged lunar capsule in Mongolia snow in 2020

  21. Four small ducklings sitting close together in blades of green grass.

  22. Patricia and Peter standing in their garden wearing coats on an overcast day. You can see sandbags behind them against their garden fence.

  23. Two saucer-sized spotted rays cling to the side of a white bucket

  24. External view of the main charge hall at Hunterston B nuclear power station against a blue sky