Nenbutsu dera (temple), Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Poulnabrone dolmen megalithic tomb, Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), EuropeThe Burren (from Irish: Boireann, meaning - great rock) is a unique karst landscape in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The limestone area measures 300 square kilometres and is roughly enclosed within the circle comprised by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvarra, Gort, Corrofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna and the Black Head lighthouse. The definitive article (ie "The" Burren) has only been added to the name by academics in the last few decades as it has always been traditionally called Boireann or Boirinn in Irish and Burren in English.

Heads of Presidents Washington and Lincoln, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

The giant head of President Abraham Lincoln, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Large black cayman, Manu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Colourfully dressed and face painted local ladies celebrating the traditional Sing Sing in the Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Local women buying freshly caught fish, Chowara Beach, near Kovalam, Kerala, India, Asia

Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Mount Rushmore, Keystone, Black Hills, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Sheep grazing on green pasture with a markings on back, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Black stork (Ciconia nigra) with a fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis), Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads, Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe

Resident killer whale, Orcinus orca, spy-hopping in Cattle Pass, San Juan Island, Washington, United States of America, North America

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) brays, head stretched upwards and flippers out, the Neck, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South America

White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) dominance display, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Chobe river, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Black-necked Stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus, Queensland, Australia

Face of Buddha, statue of Buddha, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Buddha head, Paris, France, Europe

The head of the Sandstone Buddha image under a Bodhi tree, Wat Mahatat, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Head-on portrait of purple anthias (Pseudanthias tuka) in black water, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Worms Head and Rhossili Bay with Heather-clad cliffs, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Spaniel with its head poking out of the boot of a car, United Kingdom, Europe

Beachy Head Lighthouse and chalk cliffs, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View over Blasket Sound to the Blasket Islands and Slea Head, The Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Black-breasted snake eagle (black-chested snake eagle) (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight, immature, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), Sumburgh Head, South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), Sumburgh Head, South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

A young black Brazilian woman wearing a head scarf and a wrap showing the national flag, smiling and looking to camera, Brazil, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) head detail at its breeding colony at Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Killantringan Lighthouse on Black Head and rocky coastline at sunset, Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Image of the God Anubis, Paintings and Relief, Tomb of Nefertari, QV66, Valley of the Queens, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Adult San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), endemic to Isla San Esteban, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Adult San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), endemic to Isla San Esteban, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Great Kiskadee, (Pitangus Sulphuratus), a passerine bird common in Central and South America, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Black-breasted snake eagle (black-chested snake eagle) (Circaetus pectoralis), immature, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

A Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) pokes its head out of a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A beautiful Blue Velvet Head Shield sea slug (Chelidonura varians) crawls across a sandy seafloor near Alor in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.

AI generated image of a Stylized venomous black mamba portrait, Africa

White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) perching on a tree top, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Gentoo penguin lying down in sleet, Antarctica, Polar Regions

AI generated image of a Stylized red giraffe weevil on a green leaf

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Gombe Stream National Park, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), Gombe Stream National Park, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis), on perch, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

A snowy egret (Egretta thula), fishing in the shallows, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Adult elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans), looking for fish on Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Black browed albatross snuggling in nest, Falkland Islands, South America

Close-up of head of Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger), Lake Yacumama, Puerto Maldonado, Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

AI generated image of a Venomous black mamba on rocks, Africa

White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and a skinny African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Injured juvenile yellow-footed gull (Larus livens), on Isla Coronado, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Heermann's gulls (Larus heermanni), quarreling at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North Anerica

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), Sumburgh Head, South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans), at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Puffin head close up from the side on Skomer, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Coastline looking west to St. Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), Sumburgh Head, South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial drone sunrise view of St. Peter's Church and House of the Black Heads, Riga Old Town (Vecriga), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), red grasses, Sumburgh Head, South Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial drone sunrise view of Rathausplatz and House of the Black Heads, Riga Old Town (Vecriga), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Adult black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) head detail, Iguazu Falls National Park, Misiones, Argentina, South America

View to Old Castle Head, near Manorbier, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) on Sumburgh Head, Mainland Island, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) with a fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Seven Sisters and Beachy Head with coastguard cottages at sunrise in spring, Seaford Head, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An adult black swan (Cygnus atratus) at the Terra Nostra Botanical Gardens on the Azorean capital island of Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, Europe

Northern black korhaan (Eupodotis afraoides), immature male, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Aerial drone sunrise view of Rathausplatz and House of the Black Heads, Riga Old Town (Vecriga), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Aerial drone sunrise view of St. Peter's Church and House of the Black Heads, Riga Old Town (Vecriga), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Riga, Latvia, Europe

Chinstrap penguin chick (Pygoscelis antarctica) on a black volcanic beach, Saunders Island, South Sandwich Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Roland's Statue in front of the House of the Black Heads, Town Hall Square, Riga, Latvia

St. Govan's Chapel, St. Govan's Head, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

House of the Black Heads, Town Hall Square, Riga, Latvia

Adult black capuchin (Sapajus nigritus) head detail, Iguazu Falls National Park, Misiones, Argentina, South America

Portrait of an old woman in a black and pink head scarf in Romania, Europe

Farmer's daughter, aged 12, Shibam, Yemen, Middle East

Black bull with ring through nose in paddock meadow in The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Man riding on wild horses on the Great Hungarian Plain at Bugac, Hungary

The Head of the River pub beside the River Thames, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

In mid January 2015, a three day period of excessive rain brought unprecedneted floods to the small poor African country of Malawi. It displaced nearly quarter of a million people, devastated 64,000 hectares of alnd, and killed several hundred people. This shot shows a displaced women carrying water in the refugee camp of Chiteskesa refugee camp, near Mulanje.

Black-necked swan (cygnus melanocoryphus) close-up of head, slimbridge, uk

Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus) close-up of head showing yellow and black beak, Slimbridge, UK

Black hairstreak butterfly (satyrium pruni) close-up of head and antennae of adult, uk

Black swan (cygnus atratus) resting with head on back, slimbridge, uk

Black swan (cygnus atratus) close,up, head in water foraging for food, slimbridge, uk

A black-head hummingbird, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Black Head lighthouse, The Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

black-face sheep, ovis aries, breeding male, skye, scotland

domesticated sheep: ovis aries black faced ram highlands, scotland

Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni), black phase, head detail, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Solitary Hydroid (Tubularia indivisa), very clear view of single polyp head with black background, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Bigeye Snapper (Priacanthus hamrur) red fish with large black eye swimming diagonally with head in profile, Tahiti, French Polynesia Underwater.

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick (head detail) at Devil's Nose on New Island in the Falkland Island Group, Falklands.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

Domestic duties in Uganda include finding wood for burning and domestic improvements. Here a group of African women are carrying the load back on their heads. Gulu Town, Uganda, East Africa

Canadian Goose (Branta canadensis), lined up together with one bird in focus. These Geese were swimming on Loch Awe on a still and frosty morning, when they came to a halt in a line looking very proud.. Argyll, Scotland