A confusion of blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), on the Great Migration, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Adult Subantarctic Skua (Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi) cleaning itself in glacier run off at Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

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

Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) with recent kill in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

An adult Sabine's Gull (Xema sabini) in melt water pool in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Zimanga Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

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

Seagull at the Paradise Beach, Tulum, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight on New Island in the Falkland Islands

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) mother being harassed by kelp gull, near Puerto Pyramides, Argentina

Male and female Red-legged Honeycreeper (Cyanerpes cyaneus) on a branch, Costa Rica

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

Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) carrying nesting material, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) exhibiting intense breeding plumage, New Island, Falkland Islands

Tern in flight, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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) on the wing near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

A photo of a bird, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

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

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing over calm seas in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight on West Point Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

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

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

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

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

A dawn view of Boatswain Bird Island just off Ascension Island in the southern tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

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

Migratory Starlings and wood pigeons at Thames Estuary. 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Warner Wetlands from Warner Valley Overlook at Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, eastern Oregon.

Red-tailed Hawk and Peregrine Falcon

Fire Devil and Snow Geese

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

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

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

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) in flight, sunrise, Zingst peninsula, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

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

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

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

Resting cranes (grus grus) at daybreak, flock of birds, migratory birds, bird migration, courtship display, 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 crane (Grus grus) flying at rising moon, wildlife, National Park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

Cranes (Grus grus), in flight, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Common cranes (Grus grus), swarm of birds flies at sunset, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

group of cranes flying in front of the full moon

Pulling Greylag goose ( anser anser) in front of the red evening sky, migratory bird, bird migration, Rehdener Geestmoor, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Greylag Geese (Anser anser) in flight in front of an evening sky, Ruegen Island, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Flying cranes (grus grus) at daybreak over a misty moor, flock of birds, migratory birds, bird migration, Vaestergoetland, Sweden, Europe

troop of cranes (grus grus) flying into the sunrise, national park Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Germany

Flying Cranes (grus grus) in front of morning sky, sunrise, migrating bird, bird migration, Vaestergoetland, Sweden, Europe

Common crane (Grus grus), duet call, Guenzer Seewiesen, spring migration, Necklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe