Guardabarranco (turquoise-browed motmot), national bird of Nicaragua, on the slopes of Telica volcano, Leon, Nicaragua, Central America

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Indian Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, on tree branch in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, on tree branch in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Black-necked stork, Queensland, Australia

Indian Rose-Ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, on tree branch in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Youngsters at a Bicentennial parade in Sydney, Australia

Male pheasant, Cotswolds, England

Sun Conure perched on a branch in North Queensland, Australia

White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) turns head in long grass in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) on topmost branch of tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) perches on large termite mound in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) flies over savannah spreading wings in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Close-up of male common ostrich (Struthio camelus) in profile in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Close-up portrait of two lappet-faced vultures (Torgos tracheliotos) standing on grass, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Close-up portrait of a male willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) showing early breeding colors in its neck and eye combs, surveying its high-country territory in Southcentral Alaska's Chugach Mountains on an April day. The head and neck will become completely chocolate-brown as the bird's breeding colors develop, Alaska, United States of America

Close-up portrait of a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looking out from its perch on a tree branch against a washed out sky, Haines, Alaska, Unites States Of America

Close-up portrait of a lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) standing on a termite mound tosses insect on mound, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Close-up of a Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) with catchlight flying over the savannah, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Portrait of a Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking from river carrying two cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) on its back in Chobe National Park, Chobe, Botswana

Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) proudly displaying the feathers of it's train; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Portrait of a captive Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at the Visitors Center in Juneau, Alaska, USA, Juneau, Alaska, United States of America

Close-up portrait of a Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in full-white winter plumage watching for danger on a bright February day, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Close-up of a Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) with catchlight and tucked wing feathers flies from bushes, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Peacock (Pavo cristatus) standing on a tree branch in Ranthambore National Park, Northern India, Rajasthan, India

Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in full-white winter plumage watches for danger on a bright February day, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) under blue sky on dead tree in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Ruppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli) turning head on termite mound in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Detail of the eyespots on the plumage train of a peacock ; Colorado, United States of America

Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) proudly displaying the feathers of it's train; Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

Superb Starling (Lamprotornis superbus) perched on thorny Acacia branch in Ngorongoro Crater, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Hawaii, Oahu, Lanikai, Beautiful Hawaiian woman dancing hula on ocean shoreline.

Hawaii, Oahu, Lanikai, Beautiful Hawaiian woman dancing hula on ocean shoreline.