Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii) in flight, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis, Hermanus, South Africa

Knot (Calidris canutus) flock, in flight, at sunset in March, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea), in flight, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Ringed kingfisher (Ceryle torquata) in flight, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight, Stac Lee, island Marilyn, St. Kilda Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Wigeon (Anas penelope) flock in flight over frozen, flooded marshland on a foggy winter morning, with some drakes calling, Greylake RSPB reserve, Somerset Levels, UK.

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in flight over a saltwater lagoon in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) taking handouts from a fisherman in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Adult red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Adult pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) in breeding plumage with a capelin in its beak in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) taking flight near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean

Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) taking handouts from a fisherman in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island, in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) being attacked in flight by a great frigatebird (Fregata minor), Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Adult surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) taking flight in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.

Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) being dive-bombed by defensive arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) guarding their nest sites in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) foraging for small crustaceans in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Norway

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Juvenile kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) in flight near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Southern Ocean

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing at sunset approaching South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) foraging for small crustaceans in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Southern Ocean

Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Note the trail on the surface of the water made by its tail.

Bat Swarmings, Bat Colony, Camp of Bats, Evening exodous of bats form Deer Cave. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Fish Species in mid air, scientific name unknown, South Atlantic Ocean.

Flying Fish Species in mid air, scientific name unknown, South Atlantic Ocean.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Fish Species, note the trail on the surface of the water made by its tail, South Atlantic Ocean.

Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) foraging for small crustaceans in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Southern Ocean

Adult Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) in aerial display on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Adult black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) taking flight in the Svalbard Archipelago in the Barents Sea, Norway

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season in Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight (lighter phase shown here) in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean

An adult Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica) in flight near the Antarctic peninsula in the southern ocean

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) near ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Adult Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Mated bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pair on nestj near the Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Flying Fish Species in mid air, scientific name unknown, South Atlantic Ocean.

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season in Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland

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

Wilson's storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) daintily feeding in the calm waters of Neko Harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula

Flying Fish Species in mid air, scientific name unknown, South Atlantic Ocean.

An adult Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica) at Stromness Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) feeding on Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult Brown Skua (Catharacta antarctica) near the Antarctic peninsula in the southern ocean

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Northern gannet (Morus bassanas) on the wing at the cliffs of Noss in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, North Atlantic Ocean

Swarm, Hundreds of thousands of Whiskerd Auklets (Aethia pygmaea), returning from feeding in eavening. Yankicha Island, (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Flying Fish Species in mid air, scientific name unknown, South Atlantic Ocean.

Flying Fish Species (scientific name unknown) rare unusual image, in mid-air. South Atlantic Ocean.

Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) on the wing in the Drake Passage between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern ocean

Striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult cape petrels (Daption capense) following the ship in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean

Brown pelican (pelecanus occidentalis) A pelican in the dawn light. Gulf of California.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surface lunge-feeding on krill near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult Nazca booby (Sula grantii) feeding on halfbeak in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Norway

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing with kelp gulls near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in flight in the Drake Passage, Southern Ocean

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Snow Petrel, Pagodroma nivea, flying above icebergs, Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season in Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season in Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland

Flying Fish Species, scientific name unknown, South Atlantic Ocean.

Southern Giant Petrels, Macronectes giganteus, flying in unison, Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

Red billed tropic bird (phaeton aethereus) A red billed tropic bird and the archetypal long streamer of a tail. Gulf of California.

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) from breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season on tiny Grimsey Island, Iceland

Adult puffin (Fratercula arctica) during breeding season in Isfjardardjup, Northwestern Iceland