Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

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

Great egret (Ardea alba) in breeding plumage, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States of America, North America

Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

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 Egret (Ardea alba) with a fish, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States of America, North America

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

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

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

Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

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

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

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

Zodiac from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird with guests at Isla Rasita, Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

Zodiac from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird with guests at Isla Rasita, Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

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

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

Cattle egret bird (Bubulcus ibis) 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

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

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

Zodiac from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird with guests at Isla Rasita, Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

Construction at Olympics site, The Beijing National Stadium, The Bird's Nest, China

Zodiac from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird with guests at Isla Rasita, Baja California Norte, Mexico, North America

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

The commercial fishing purse-seiner Invincible in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

Traffic on motorway passes Olympics site of The Beijing National Stadium (Bird's Nest), China

Flamingos, Celestun National Wildlife Refuge, Celestun, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Claws of 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

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.

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

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

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

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

Swainson's Francolin (Pternistes swainsonii - also known as a spurfowl) in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

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

Capercaillie / western capercaillie / wood grouse, tetrao urogallus, adult male, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

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

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

Birdwatching on the cliffs at Hermaness National Nature Reserve in June, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

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

African White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) on a tree branch in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

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

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

African White-backed vultures (Gyps africanus) on a tree branch in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

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