Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) adult at nest with chick, Steeple Jason Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Adult imperial shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps) on rusting shipwreck on New Island, West Falkland Islands, UK Overseas Protectorate, South America

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) molting feathers at Saunders Island, West Falkland Islands, UK Overseas Protectorate, South America

Adult striated caracara (Phalcoboenus australis), Steeple Jason Island, West Falkland Islands, UK Overseas Protectorate, South America

Men playing a board game in a neighbourhood Hutong partially destroyed and marked for demolition, Beijing, China, Asia

Mecca Masjid mosque (Charminar), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Asia

Flamingo Divi Beach Resort, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Adult spotted shags (Phalacrocorax punctatus) in flight in Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adult grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, on nest on tussock grass at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

An adult Southern rockhopper penguin pair, Eudyptes chrysocome, at rookery on New Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, returning to nest site at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Great gray owl (great grey owl) (Strix nebulosa) adult leaving a perch, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Adult king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, leaving the sea after feeding in Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

An adult Southern rockhopper penguin, Eudyptes chrysocome, at rookery on New Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Samba Parade at the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult on nest with young chicks on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in snow storm, Port Foster, Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) leaping into the sea in Mickelson Harbor, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in snow storm, Port Foster, Deception Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), talons attached to prey during a snow blizzard and sub zero winter temperatures, Taiga Forest, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

An adult King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) feeding its chick, East Falkland, Falkland Islands, South America

An endemic adult South Georgia pintail, Anas georgica, at the whale station in Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Adult puffin and puffling at entrance to burrow, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis), Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Adult arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) in dispute on Flatey Island, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) surrounded by snow during a harsh winter in the Taiga Forest, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Fishermen at sunrise, Tonle Sap River, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Plaza Pedro Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with fish, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus), Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico, North America

Adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with fish, and yellow-footed gull (Larus livens), Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), Isla Rasa, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico, North America

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) underwater, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Adult male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) underwater, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Adult black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), wading and feeding, Punta Cormorant, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Adult male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Verreaux's eagle owl (giant eagle owl) (Bubo lacteus) adult and chick on their nest, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Verreaux's eagle owl (giant eagle owl) (Bubo lacteus) adult and chick on their nest, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult with a chick on its back, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An adult cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi), Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

An adult cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi), Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

An adult jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

An adult toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), raiding a nest near Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

An adult hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

An adult male green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana), Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), with small fish caught in its bill, Grimsey Island, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), with small fish caught in its bill, Grimsey Island, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adult brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), one with plastic bag, Santa Rosalia Harbor, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), near the Homosassa River, Florida, United States of America, North America

White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) adult and duckling, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult and chick on its back, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult and two chicks on its back, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult and two chicks, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult with two chicks on its back, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult with two chicks, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult with two chicks, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An adult South Georgia pipit, Anthus antarcticus, endemic to South Georgia, Peggotty Bluff, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

An endemic adult South Georgia pintails, Anas georgica, in flight at Moltke Harbour, Royal Bay, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Adult grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, returning to nest site at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Three Intha Leg rowers on Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) flukes-up dive in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

Tourists descends from Hafelekar peak, the top of ski resorts of Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) and chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), Elephant Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult with two chicks, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

An adult great egret (Ardea alba), with fish at Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) on the Homosassa River, Florida, United States of America, North America

Adult king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus, amongst chicks at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) courtship display, Neko Harbor, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) returning to chick with small fish, Flatey Island, Iceland, Polar Regions

An adult brown skua (Stercorarius spp), with a stolen gentoo penguin egg at Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Swallow-tailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) adult feeding young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult feeding a chick, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Cloth Hall, Market Square, (Rynek Glowny) Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Krakow, Poland, Europe

Adult Stewart Island weka (Gallirallus australis scotti), Ulva Island, off Stewart Island, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adult Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis, harassing kelp gulls to force regurgitation, Beagle Channel, Argentina, South America

Small group of adult king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) on ice floe in the Errera Channel, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult Antarctic skua (Catharacta spp) steals a penguin egg from its parent, Aitcho Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult white tern (Gygis alba) with squid in its beak, Lord Howe Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

An adult plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens), Pousado Alegre, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

An adult hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), Pousado Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Adult chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica), Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult Antarctic shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensi) with chick, Jougla Point, Port Lockroy, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus), Cooper Bay, South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Adult Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) perched over the El Dorado River, Upper Amazon River Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

An adult jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) with two chicks on a nest at Pousado Rio Claro, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Adult grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, on nest on tussock grass at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Adult Chilean skua, Stercorarius chilensis, harassing kelp gulls to force regurgitation, Beagle Channel, Argentina, South America

Moulting adult king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in the snow at Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Adult gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) leaping onto ice in Mickelson Harbor, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus), Isla San Pedro Martir, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico, North America

Adult male great frigatebirds (Fregata minor), Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult feeding a chick, Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Adult grey-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, on nest on tussock grass at Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

An adult light-mantled albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, landing at nesting site in Elsehul, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

Bird fanciers on city street, Guangzhou (Canton), Guangdong, China, Asia