Great-grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight, Finland

Great-grey owl (Strix nebulosa) in flight, Finland

Male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) landing on snow covered field, Finland

Snow Goose, (Anser caerulescens), Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa

Snow Goose, (Anser caerulescens), Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Snow Goose, (Anser caerulescens), Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

Three Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) in flight silhouetted against red clouds, Bernardo Wildlife Area, Ladd S. Gordon Wildlife Complex, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), close up of tail at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America

Adult Subantarctic Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) cleaning itself in glacier run off at Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Antarctic shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps bransfieldensis), pair on nest at breeding site at Jougla Point, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Striated Heron (Butorides striata) perching on branch by Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Puffin, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tern in flight, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gannet flying near Noss Island, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) feeding on small fish in Tracy Arm, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Eurasia

Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) with recent kill in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Black and whilte image of an Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), after having jumped from a cliff edge in Borgarfjaroarhofn, Iceland, Polar Regions

An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), on a cliff edge in Borgarfjaroarhofn, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlorohynchos) in flight near the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) on the wing in Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) carrying nesting material, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

A photo of a bird, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Adult blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), Madeira island, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

Adult Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) resting on the sea at Elsehul, South Georgia

Ciconia (stork) nest on telegraph pole, village on the road from Sibiu to Sighisoara, Transylvania, Romania

A pair of lappet-faced vultures (Torgos tracheliotos), in the great migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Scarlet ibis inside the Rainforest Pyramid, Moody Gardens, Galveston island, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, United States of America

Yellow Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa Violacea), wading bird of the Americas that feeds on crustacea, Bermuda, Atlantic

A juvenile red-footed booby (Sula sula), in its white color morph plumage in flight over the ocean in Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

An adult Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), hunting for prey on Montgomery Reef, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight on West Point Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Adult black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at breeding site on Alexander Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), an insect eating bird, common in North and Central America

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing over calm seas in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

An adult Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) in melt water pool in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) at breeding and molting site on Carcass Island, Falkland Islands, South America

African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Zimanga Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus), Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Adult wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) a large colorful tyrant flycatcher, common in the Pacific North, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Wood stork (Mycteria americana) big wading bird of the south Americas, scavenging on black sand turtle beach, Ostional, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens, Bosque del Apache, Soccoro, New Mexico, USA

A confusion of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), on the Great Migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Sandhill crane (Grus Canadensis) in flight parachuting on approach to landing, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

A flock of migrating sanderlings (Calidris alba) taking flight on Sand Dollar Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A flock of migrating sanderlings (Calidris alba), Sand Dollar Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Silhouetted Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) in flight at sunset, Bernardo Wildlife Area, Ladd S. Gordon Wildlife Complex, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Three swallows perching, bird on the wire, in County Clare, West of Ireland

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed Geese migration, Holkham, Norfolk. Migrating birds could risk Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus)

Migratory Starlings and wood pigeons at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Migratory Lapwings and waders at the Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed Geese migration, Holkham, Norfolk. Migrating birds could risk Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus)

Migratory Lapwings and waders at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Spotted Flycatcher bird with a fly in its beak on a branch in Oxfordshire, England

Brent geese, Branta (bernicla) bernicla, in the saltmarshes in Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Brent geese, Branta (bernicla) bernicla, in the saltmarshes in Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Migratory Lapwings at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Migratory Starlings at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset at Burnham Thorpe near Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Spotted Flycatcher bird, with a wasp in its beak, on a branch in Oxfordshire, England

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding on Krill in Wilhelmena Bay, Antarctic Peninsular and surfacing wth a metre of a zodiak. The whales migrate here in the summer to feed on the Krill. Krill numbers have declined by over 50%. They feed on algae that grows on the underside of sea ice, As the sea ice melts, both algae and krill decline. This shot has penguins resting on an iceberg in the background.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

Black Headed Gulls fedding on Seaweed flies that are being flushed out of the seaweed on the strand line at high tide, at Boulmer, Northumberland, UK.

A juvenile Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on the coast in Northumberland, UK

Red Knot, (Calidris canutus) flocking on salt marsh on morecambe Bay, Cumbria, UK, a high tide.

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in flight, Slimbridge, UK

Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), three adults land to join many others and roosting Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) on Kallini salt pans during the autumn migration period, Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Common or Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flocks flying from roost site at sunrise, silhouetted against dawn sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Canadian Snow Goose Migration, Chen caerulescens, Canadian Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Whooper swans at Martin Mere bird reserve near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Common or Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) family of 3 flying from roost at dawn, silhouetted against sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Juvenile gull landing on the back of a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

Five Common or Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying from roost, silhouetted against blue sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Germany.

A waxwing feeding on rowan berries

Waxwings feeding on a tree in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Windmills. Spain.

Street art, mural, graffiti, Comuna 13, Medellín, Colombia

Warner Wetlands from Warner Valley Overlook at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, eastern Oregon.

Red-tailed Hawk and Peregrine Falcon

Fire Devil and Snow Geese