Male Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae), in Bahia Concepcion, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Adult brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), standing together on Isla Tortuga, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Female pheasant perched in tree, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, flying in the Drake Passage, Sub-Antarctic.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken, calling to its mate.

Mallard male (Anas paltyrhynchos) head shot with female headshot in foreground with reflection in early morning light on Loch Etive , Scotland

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) portrait of female shaking water of body while preening in a golden reflection on the water. The reflection is from early morning golden light bouncing of buildings surrounding the canal. Scotland

Mallard female (Anas paltyrhynchos) portrait with reflection in early morning light on Loch Etive. Scotland

Mallard male (Anas paltyrhynchos) portrait with reflection in early morning light on Loch Etive. , Scotland

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) male at head of line of 3 ducks, 2 males and a female in golden reflection on the water. The reflection is from early morning golden light bouncing of buildings surrounding the canal. , Scotland

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) portrait of female side on in a golden reflection on the water. The reflection is from early morning golden light bouncing of buildings surrounding the canal, Scotland

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) portrait of female with 2 males following, in golden water. The reflection is from early morning golden light bouncing of buildings surrounding the canal. , Scotland

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) portrait of male side on in a golden reflection on the water. The reflection is from early morning golden light bouncing of buildings surrounding the canal , Scotland

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) female, close up of flapping wings while preening in a golden reflection on the water. The reflection is from early morning golden light bouncing of buildings surrounding the canal. Scotland

Peacock tail feathers are pigmented brown, but their microscopic structure makes them also reflect blue, turquoise, and green light, and they are often iridescent.

Brown pelican

Three Natal spurfowl (Pternistis natalensis) drinking from the water's edge, Botswana

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight with wings spread over water, Homer, Alaska, United States of America

An ostrich, Struthio camelus, stands in brown grass at sunset, Londolozi Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa