Flamingos, Vendicari wildlife oasis, Vendicari, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falkland Islands

Adult Atlantin puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season, Isfjardardjup, Westfjords region, Northwestern Iceland

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), pair in courtship display at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America

Adult austral thrush (Turdus falklandii falklandii), in the tussock grass on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South America

Bird's eye view of the city Kalabaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult black noddy (Anous minutus) breeding site on Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult black noddy (Anous minutus) breeding site on Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) at breeding colony on Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), at breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Village woman walking past wild population of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), Keechen, Rajasthan, India

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

A young Malaysian boy looking into the camear from his turqoise boat, shot from above in Borneo, malaysia.

Woman of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Konyak warriors with full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

National Stadium, bird's nest, in the evening, Beijing, China, Asia

Typical fisherman with cormorants, Xingping, Guangxi, China, Asia

Phom warrior in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Two locals with their falcons at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Arabia, Middle East, Orient

Gauderfest 2008 Festival, Zell am Ziller, Zillertal Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Two locals with their falcons at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Arabia, Middle East, Orient

Greyleg Goose (Anser anser) during winter, snowfall and in deep snow, Germany. The Greylag Goose is originally a migratory bird, but some local populations tend to be resident for still unknown reasons, Europe, Central Europe, Bavaria, Germany