Steep cliffs filled with nesting birds on the south side of Bjornoya, Bear Island, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) take flight by the hundred at nesting site at Diskobukta, Edgeoya, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Steep cliffs filled with nesting birds on the south side of Bjornoya, Bear Island, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) flying down on to the water, Welney Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Reserve, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) in flight at Alkefjelet, Cape Fanshawe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Black-Headed Gull (larus ridibundus) flying over a city pond in winter looking down. Glasgow, Hyndland Park, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) coming in for a landing (with feet out to slow down) at Devil's Nose on New Island in the Falkland Island Group, Falklands.

Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) resting by hanging upside down on a branch

Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with juvenile, native to Africa and the Arabian peninsula, in captivity, Germany, Europe

Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) resting by hanging upside down on a branch

Egyptian Fruit Bat or Egyptian Rousette (Rousettus aegyptiacus) with juvenile, native to Africa and the Arabian peninsula, in captivity, Germany, Europe

Float plane just about to touch down while landing in Illiamna Alaska.

A Pair Of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus) That Are Likely Mates Do A Bonding Ritual Of Flying Together And Touching Or Locking Talons Together And Then Tumbling Down Through The Air, South-Central Alaska, Alaska, United States Of America

Owl looking down while in flight, Alaska, United States of America

Two women packrafting down the Charley River watching and photographing the cliff swallows taking flight in summertime, Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska, United States of America

An African fish eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer, flies down towards water, talons out about to catch a fish, wings spread, looking away, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

A flock of white-fronted bee-eaters, Merops bullockoides, lie on sand while one flies down, wings up and tail spread, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Man snowboarding down mountain, Whitefish, Montana, USA

Airplane flying above down traffic sign