Bangor Pier and the Menai Strait backed by the Carneddau and Glyderau Mountains of Snowdonia (Eryri) in summer, Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Black-backed meadow ant (Formica pratensis) nest mound of old grass stems in montane pastureland near Bled, Slovenia, Europe

House and field with dandelions, backed by mountains, Eidfjord, Hardangerfjord, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Green-backed heron (striated heron) (Butorides striatus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Green-backed heron (Butorides striatus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

European bee-eater (golden-backed bee-eater) (Merops apiaster), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Green-backed heron (Butorides striatus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Green-backed heron (striated heron) (Butorides striatus), immature, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) and a Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) feed on an African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Couple of Great black-backed gulls in the cliffs of Etretat, Seine Maritime department, Normandy region, France, Europe

View of green huts at Sao Martinho do Porto beach, a wide white-sand beach, backed by dunes in a secluded bay popular with families, Oeste, Portugal, Europe

Green-backed heron (Butorides striatus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Green-backed heron. Butorides striata. Okavango river, botswana

White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) stretches it's wings to land, Serengeti, Tanzania

The Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus), also known as a red backed sea eagle, are scavengers rather than hunters. They feed on carrion, insects, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans and fish, Philippines

Green-backed Heron (Butorides striata) on a branch, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa