Trumpeter swan in river, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

An adult orange-headed thrush (Geokichla citrina), Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) with redbilled oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Female saddlebilled stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Kruger Park, South Africa, Africa

Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), fishing from perch on bridge in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Black crake (Amaurornis flavirostris), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

African Spoonbill (Platalea alba), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Chukar (Alectoris chukar), Antelope Island State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Ostrich (Struthio camelus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

An adult northern white-crowned shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Aerial of massive numbers of Cormorants on the sand dunes along the Atlantic coast, Namibe (Namib) desert, Iona National Park, Namibe, Angola, Africa

Ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Great Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), Donana National and Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre), Caballo Lake State Park, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Greater Blue-Eared Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens), female, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Burchell's coucal (Centropus burchellii), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), Antelope Island State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Silverbird (Empidornis semipartitus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Adult Indian robin (Copsychus fulicatus), on the ground, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), Antelope Island State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Hornbill (Bucerotidae) on tree, Kruger National Park, South-Africa, Africa

Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Swallowtailed bee-eater (Merops hirundineus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) with redbilled oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Little bee-eater (Merops pusillus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Burchell's coucal (Centropus burchellii), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Fiscal Shrike (Common Fiscal) (Lanius collaris), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Usambiro barbet (Trachyphonus usambiro), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) with redbilled oxpecker, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Protected bird sanctuary, Shoalwater Marine Park, Penguin Island, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Flamingoes, Serengeti National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Fishermen on fishing boat, Parque Nacional de Fernando de Norohna, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Brown booby (Sula leucogaster), Parque Nacional de Fernando de Norohna, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Yellow billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Motorhome below Mount Ruapehu with Kiwi crossing sign, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Boy feeding parakeets in World of Parrots, KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mallard ducks in lakeland countryside at Easedale Tarn lake in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Red Wattled Lapwing, Vanellus indicus, bird in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Cattle egret bird (Bubulcus ibis) in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Peacock, national bird of India, Indian Pavo, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Rufous Treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda, bird in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Spotted Owlet bird, Athene brama, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Peacock, national bird of India, Indian Pavo, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Shikra Hawk bird of prey, Accipiter Badius, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Stone Plover bird, Burhinus oedicnemus indicus, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

White-Breasted Kingfisher bird, Halcyon smyrnensis, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Cattle egret bird (Bubulcus ibis) in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian Rufous Treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda, bird in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Graylag geese, Anser anser, on Tarn Hows lake, in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Mallard ducks in lakeland countryside at Easedale Tarn lake in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Shikra Hawk bird of prey, Accipiter Badius, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Common myna bird, Acridotheres tristis, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Peacock, national bird of India, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Pied Curraway bird (Magpie family) in the Blue Mountains National Park, Australia

Gondola cabin of Skyrail over Rainforest, Barron Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia

Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird) sculpture in Joan Miro Park, L'Eixample District, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Southern pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros convexus), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Palm cockatoo (great palm cockatoo) (Probosciger aterrimus), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Java green peafowl (Pavo muticus), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Java green peafowl (Pavo muticus), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Palm cockatoo (great palm cockatoo) (Probosciger aterrimus), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

People inside walk-in enclosure at Parque das Aves (Bird Park), Iguacu, Parana, Brazil, South America

Graylag goose, Anser anser, on Tarn Hows lake, in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK

Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), Bali Bird Park, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Indian Stone Plover bird, Burhinus oedicnemus indicus, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Close-up of grey jay bird, Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick, Canada, North America

Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Spotted Owl bird, Athene brama, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Barron Falls National Park Rainforest from Skyrail Cableway, North Queensland, Australia

Malaysian eagle owl, KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pelicans in front of catamaran, Laughing Bird Caye National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Belize, Central America

Children feeding parakeets in World of Parrots, KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flamingo, KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird) sculpture in Joan Miro Park, L'Eixample District, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus, bird in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Lazienki Palace, Lazienki Park, Warsaw, Poland, Europe

Marabou stork and a Ugandan woman with her child in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.

Red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) feeding off ticks on the back on an impala (apyceros melmpus) in South Africa's Hluhluwe/Umfolozi National Park.

Grey Crowned Cranes (Balearica regulorum) in front of Mount Muhavura, one of three peaks in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in southern Uganda. The grey crested crane is the national bird of Uganda. Mt Muhavura forms part of the Virungas mountains.

Flamingoes, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, Southeast Asia, asia

Flamingoes, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, Southeast Asia, asia

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. Flamingo at the Ornithological Park of Pont de Gau.

Eurasian eagle owl, bubo bubo, portrait, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv