Young Frigano boy with facial decoration and head dress of feathers, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Head and shoulders portrait of a person dressed in carnival mask and costume, Venice Carnival, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Portrait of a Karo tribesman with facial decoration imitating the spotted plumage of the guinea fowl, Omo River, Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) fighting, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor), Amboseli National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Close-up of the head of a bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, Chateau de Beaucaire, Gard, France, Europe

Nazca booby (Sula grantii) chick, Punta Suarez, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Female impala, Aepyceros melampus, with redbilled oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, in Kruger national park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, with redbilled oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, in Kruger national park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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

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

Majestic peacock displaying vibrant blue and green plumage, with a blurred green background at Kew Gardens, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), plunge diving for fish, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) (Monkey-eating eagle), Davao, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) (Monkey-eating eagle), Davao, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hamerkop (Scapus umbretta), Khwai Concession Area, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Traditional facial decoration and head dress of feathers, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Chicken family hen, cockerel and chicks at Ferme de l'Eglise, Houesville, Normandy, France

Grey Heron bird, Ardea cinerea, taking flight from the River Thames in Berkshire, UK

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

Chicken family hen, cockerel and chicks at Ferme de l'Eglise, Houesville, Normandy, France

CANADIAN PLAINS INDIAN IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME AND FEATHER HEAD-DRESS AND CARRYING A FEATHER FAN AT WANUSKEWIN HERITAGE PARK, SASKATOON , CANADA.

Chicken at Ferme de l'Eglise, Houesville, Normandy, France

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

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

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

King penguin (aptenodytes patagonicus) right whale bay, south georgia, close-up of head and neck

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

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.

Head detail of molting gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Highly diverse coral head, including hard and soft corals, feather stars, and anthias, Kilima steps, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Adult Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in full breeding plumage in the calm waters of Lake Myvatn, Iceland

Adult Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in full breeding plumage in the calm waters of Lake Myvatn, Iceland

Native American woman wearing traditional headdress

Face of Mixed Race girl surrounded by pink feather boa

Caucasian woman wearing headdress in forest

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, close-up, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

arbore tribe in Ethiopia

arbore tribe in Ethiopia

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

arbore tribe in Ethiopia

arbore tribe in Ethiopia

Angola; in the western part of the province of Cunene; Mucohona woman with elaborate head and neck jewelry; small ethnic group in the southwest of Angola

Angola; western part of the province of Cunene; Woman from the ethnic group of the Mucohona; rear view of the head; eye-catching hairstyle with pearls, shells and a long feather; in addition finely incorporated colored sticks, made from tin cans

Brightly colored parrot in a zoo of Singapore

Woman of the Samdom tribe with traditional headdress at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

3 Brazilian Samba dancers, Carnival of Cultures, annual internationally known colourful street parade at Whitsun with about 100 groups and floats taking part, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Women of the Samdom tribe with traditional headdress at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Dani warrior with boar's teeth and headdress, Yiwika, Baliem Valley, Irian Jaya, West Guinea, New Guinea, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber), detail

Brazilian Samba dancer, Carnival of Cultures, annual internationally known colourful street parade at Whitsun with about 100 groups and floats taking part, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, at Hellenthal Zoo, Hellenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Warriors of the Konyak tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Warrior of the Konyak tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Young Asian woman with Indian jewelry at a festival with headdress, Chiang Rai Festival, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Chief with feather headdress from the Arapahoe tribe, after a picture by F.A.Rinehart, 1899, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period

Chief Goes To War, Chief Hollow Horn Bear, two chiefs with feather headdresses, Sioux, North American Indian people, after a painting by F.A.Rinehart, 1899, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period

Warriors of the Yimchunger tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

black and white portrait of a Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Konyak warriors with full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Blue peacock turns a wheel

Women of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Keel-billed Toucan, Sulfur-breasted Toucan or Rainbow-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), Costa Rica, Central America

Spies On The Enemy, Chief with feather headdress, Crow, North American Indian tribe, after a painting by F.A.Rinehart, 1899, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period

Woman of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) . Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Peacock does a cartwheel

Spoonbills Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) preening each other, portrait, decorative feathers in the wind, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Europe

People of the Hipa tribe with traditional dress, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Phom warriors in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Stylish woman in corset with feathers with closed eyes and arms behind her head on black background

Indian, Omaha, dancing bonnet and hair ornament, feather, after a picture by F.A.Rinehart, 1899, Omaha are a North American Indian tribe from the Dhegiha branch of the Sioux language family, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the period

Phom warrior in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

two Scarlet Macaw preening

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus)

Members of the Samdom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Mask with red plumes at the carnival in Venice, Italy

Members of the Samdom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)

Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa)

vulture, Aegypius monachus

Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus), with splayed purple feathers on the head, the violet ears, lives in the highlands, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica, Central America

Feathers, decoration at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo), portrait, Rheine Zoo, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), portrait

Great Grey Ow (Strix nebulosa)

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), preening

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus)

Black Kite, Milvus migrans