Flying Crested Oropendolas (Cornbirds) (Psarocolius decumanus) over nesting place, Manu National Park, Peruvian Amazon, Peru, South America

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), male with tongue outstretched at the entrance hole of the breeding cavity, Bad Homburg, Hesse, Germany

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), flying birds above large breeding colony in a cliff face, Shetland Islands, Great Britain

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) leaving its nest against blue sky, Kuhlrade, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidos). Nesting on the Zeila shipwreck at the Skeleton Coast. Aerial view. Drone shot. Dorob National Park, Namibia

Thick-billed guillemot (Uria lomvia) on breeding rocks, alcids (Alcidae), Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Thick-billed guillemot (Uria lomvia) on an ice floe, sea, water, alcids (Alcidae), Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Thick-billed guillemot (Uria lomvia) on an ice floe, sea, water, alcids (Alcidae), Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas), Red-ringed Hornbill, adult, male, at breeding den, alert, Kruger, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and flying gannets in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South Atlantic, South America

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), fighting over breeding partners during courtship, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South Atlantic, South America

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), fighting over breeding partners during courtship, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South Atlantic, South America

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and flying gannets in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as Common starling, with food for the young birds, insects, with blackberry moth (Macrothylacia rubi) as food for the young, moth, foraging, brood, brood cavity, tree cavity, nesting site, Middle Elbe River Landscape, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the Common starling, with food for the young birds, insects, grasshoppers and grasshoppers as food for the young, foraging, breeding, breeding cavity, tree cavity, nesting site, Middle Elbe River Landscape, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Hoopoe (Upupa epops) Bird of the Year 2022, male with food for his female, bridal gift, pair formation, courtship, begging for food, foraging, erected bonnet, pair, breeding cavity, sunrise, interaction, flying, climate change, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top watching gannet flying by in seabird colony, Scotland, UK

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and great skua chasing gannet in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) building a nest in the Penguin National Park on Magdalena Island, Magellanes, Patagonia, Chile, South America

Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), at nesting den, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) on the way to their colony, Pebble Island, Falkland Islands, Great Britain, South Atlantic, South America

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), bird lying on nest of fishing nets, plastic waste pollution, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest with young bird, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fawn looking out of its tree hollow, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin on Bird Rock, Staple Island, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin, nesting material in beak, Staple Island, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Two storks in the nest mating. Philippsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Yellow weaver bird, ploceidea, with spread open wings at its nest, Mombasa

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), adult bird approaching breeding cavity with food in its beak, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), old bird feeding young bird at the breeding cavity, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Lone puffin (Fratercula arctica) on grassy bird cliff, Cape Dyrhólaey in summer, Dyrholaey, Vík í Mýrdal, Vik i Myrdal, Suðurland, Sudurland, Iceland

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest with young bird in plumage, turning eggs, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and gannet flying by in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Raccoon (Procyon lotor), young and fawn looking out of their tree den, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Female pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) guarding clutch in nest on lake bottom, quarry pond with fresh water, Germany, Europe

European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), male at nest hole feeding the young, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult bird collecting nesting material amongst flowering Red campion plants on a clifftop, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), male at nest hole feeding the young, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Weavers (Ploceidae), birds nest, Namibia, Africa

Black-Browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), the rookery, Falkland Islands

Black-Browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris), the rookery, Falkland Islands

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