An adult Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra), hunting for prey on Montgomery Reef, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

An avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), at Brownsea Island, a nature reserve in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), on Skomer Island in July, a nature reserve off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Male Resplendent quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) in flight, Costa Rica

Adult Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands

Adult dovekie (Alle alle alle) breeding area on the island of Bolscheoya in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult razorbill (Alca torda) taking flight in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) taking flight in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) in flight in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) male bringing female a fish, Spitsbergen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Brunnichs guillemot (Uria lomvia) in flight at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Brunnichs guillemot (Uria lomvia) pair taking flight at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) being harassed by Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) guarding their nest sites, Svalbard, Norway

Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) in flight in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway

Brunnichs guillemots (Uria lomvia) in flight at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Brunnichs guillemot (Uria lomvia) in flight at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), close up of tail at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America

Adult black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) at breeding site on Alexander Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Eurasia

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) in flight near the Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) resting on the National Geographic Explorer near Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

An adult anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), taking flight on New River near the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai, Belize

Common guillemot (Uria aalge) nesting on Bear Island (Bjornoya) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Male Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) trying to steal nesting material from a red-footed booby, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus), Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Sandhill crane (Grus Canadensis) in flight parachuting on approach to landing, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

A flock of migrating sanderlings (Calidris alba) taking flight on Sand Dollar Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) flock in flight, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

A flock of migrating sanderlings (Calidris alba), Sand Dollar Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Silhouetted Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) in flight at sunset, Bernardo Wildlife Area, Ladd S. Gordon Wildlife Complex, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Three swallows perching, bird on the wire, in County Clare, West of Ireland

Brent geese, Branta (bernicla) bernicla, in the saltmarshes in Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Brent geese, Branta (bernicla) bernicla, in the saltmarshes in Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed Geese migration, Holkham, Norfolk. Migrating birds could risk Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus)

Migratory Starlings and wood pigeons at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Migratory Lapwings and waders at the Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed Geese migration, Holkham, Norfolk. Migrating birds could risk Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus)

Migratory Lapwings and waders at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Spotted Flycatcher bird with a fly in its beak on a branch in Oxfordshire, England

Migratory Lapwings at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Migratory Starlings at Thames Estuary. It is feared that Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset at Burnham Thorpe near Holkham, North Norfolk, UK

Spotted Flycatcher bird, with a wasp in its beak, on a branch in Oxfordshire, England

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding on Krill in Wilhelmena Bay, Antarctic Peninsular and surfacing wth a metre of a zodiak. The whales migrate here in the summer to feed on the Krill. Krill numbers have declined by over 50%. They feed on algae that grows on the underside of sea ice, As the sea ice melts, both algae and krill decline. This shot has penguins resting on an iceberg in the background.

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.

Black Headed Gulls fedding on Seaweed flies that are being flushed out of the seaweed on the strand line at high tide, at Boulmer, Northumberland, UK.

A juvenile Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on the coast in Northumberland, UK

Red Knot, (Calidris canutus) flocking on salt marsh on morecambe Bay, Cumbria, UK, a high tide.

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in flight, Slimbridge, UK

Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), three adults land to join many others and roosting Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) on Kallini salt pans during the autumn migration period, Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Canadian Snow Goose Migration, Chen caerulescens, Canadian Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Common or Eurasian crane (Grus grus) flocks flying from roost site at sunrise, silhouetted against dawn sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Whooper swans at Martin Mere bird reserve near Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Juvenile gull landing on the back of a California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja, Mexico.

Common or Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) family of 3 flying from roost at dawn, silhouetted against sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Five Common or Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) flying from roost, silhouetted against blue sky, autumn migration period, Rugen-Bock-Region, Mecklenberg-Vorpommern, Germany.

A waxwing feeding on rowan berries

Waxwings feeding on a tree in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Street art, mural, graffiti, Comuna 13, Medellín, Colombia

Windmills. Spain.

Red-tailed Hawk and Peregrine Falcon

Fire Devil and Snow Geese

Kushharo-ko, Hokkaido, Japan

Japanese Crane, Hokkaido, Japan

Snow Geese flying to their roosting place at full moon, wintering in Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA

White Storks, Serengeti National Park, Tansania, East Africa

Otto Leege nature trail, bird migration map, Juist Island, Nationalpark, North Sea, East Frisian Islands, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Snow Geese flight, abstract, Bosque del Apache, Anser caerulescens atlanticus, Chen caerulescens, New Mexico, USA

Snow Geese wintering in Bosque del Apache, Anser caerulescens atlanticus, Chen caerulescens, New Mexico, USA

Sandhill Cranes in flight at sunset, Grus canadensis, Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

Snow Geese at sunrise, Anser caerulescens atlanticus, Chen caerulescens, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, outdoors, day, nobody

tourists on platform in Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, Snow Geese wintering, New Mexico, USA

Cranes, gray cranes (Grus grus), young birds and adult birds, migration, foraging on a harvested cornfield, Ruegen-Bock region, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Common cranes (Grus grus) in flight, sunrise, Zingst peninsula, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Common cranes (Grus grus) flying in formation at full moon, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Silhouette, two cranes (grus grus) calling with breath at sunrise, dance of the cranes, bird migration, Vaestergoetland, Sweden, Europe

Flying geese in snow flurries, flock of geese, migratory bird, bird migration, Goldenstedter Moor, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Common crane (Grus grus) flying in the sunset, wildlife, National Park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

Common cranes (Grus grus) in flight, sunrise, Zingst peninsula, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Common crane (Grus grus) flying at rising moon, wildlife, National Park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

Migrating cranes (grus grus) in autumn in front of setting sun, Goldenstedter Moor, bird migration, Oldenburger Muensterland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Common cranes (Grus grus), flying into the glowing sun at sunrise, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Resting cranes (grus grus) in snowy winter landscape, bird migration, Oldenburger Muensterland, Goldenstedt, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe