The winner of the Treasures of Nature Photography Competition was Michelle Valberg with her polar bear and cubs image entitled 'on the Move'
The runner-up was taken by British photographer Debbie Picknell with the image entitled 'Eagle Owl Eyes' taken at the British Wildlife Centre in Lingfield, Surrey
And third was another Briton, Anne Algar from Middlesex, with this stunning image entitled 'Great Egrets'
Christopher Alga received a 'highly commended' for this dramatic picture of an osprey taking an Atlantic Croakerfish in the sea off Bowditch Point, Fort Myers Beach, Florida
Christopher Algar was also praised for his photo of a roseate spoonbill at Harns Marsh Preserve, Lehigh Acres also in Florida
Christopher Algar shot a bee on a cosmos flower a bit closer to home in Crane Park, Twickenham, Middlesex
A strange swirl of a picture entitled Mother Earth got Denis Gadbois from Canada highly commended
Nigel Picknell's stunning shot. The competition was open to photographers from all around the globe, which gave image makers the opportunity to showcase their talents and some of the wonderful places they had visited
Mihaly Attila Kazsub, a Hungarian living in Spain, submitted this image of snails in Alicante
Highly commended entrants included Antonio Rojas, from the Phillipines with a picture of butterflies at the Butterfly Garden of the Central Philippine University
Sarit Saliman's spider web. The Societies have 7,500 members worldwide and we had entries from as far as Melbourne
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