Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) male landing on a frozen pond in the winter, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Yellow-billed storks (Mycteria ibis), in breeding plumage on riverbank, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Grey Crowned Crane (Southern Crowned Cran) (Balearica regulorum) in captivity, Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), male, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata) with an insect, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

African pipit (grassland pipit) (grassveld pipit) (Anthus cinnamomeus), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), female, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Rupellss griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Wigeon (Anas penelope). UK

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

Two snow goose (Chen caerulescens) landing, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Yellow-throated sandgrouse (Pterocles gutturalis), female, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in breeding plumage at Isla Rasita, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Juvenile golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow in the winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Northern pintail (Anas acuta) male swimming, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) in flight, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African grey hornbill (African gray hornbill) (Tockus nasutus), female, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Black-faced sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus), male, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus), summer plumage, hovering over flowering cotton grass, Finland, Europe

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in winter plumage in this popular coastal town, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Two sandhill crane (Grus Canadensis) in the snow, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudata), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), female, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppells griffon vulture (Gyps rueppellii), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A wild adult male bee hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae), attracted to hand-held flower near Playa Larga, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

World's largest colony of Frigate Birds (Fregata magnificens) in the lagoon, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruppells griffon vultures (Gyps rueppellii), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A male pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura), in breeding plumage in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) with wings spread, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis), in breeding plumage, on riverbank, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura), male in breeding plumage, South Africa, Africa

Thrush, Isles of Scilly, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The proud look of a black woodpecker with its sharp peak and its red crown, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Two-banded courser (double-banded courser) (Rhinoptilus africanus), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A flock of eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) in non-breeding plumage, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight in partial breeding plumage, Salton Sea, California, United States of America, North America

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), female, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus), Overton Wildlife Management Area, Overton, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Willet (Tringa semipalmata) in breeding plumage stretching its wings, Antelope Island State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Caspian tern (Sterna caspia) in breeding plumage in flight, Salton Sea, California, United States of America, North America

Western gull (Larus occidentalis), in non-breeding adult plumage, Monterey Bay, Monterey, California, United States of America, North America

Indian Peacock (Pavo Cristatus) plumage display in the grounds of Barcelona Zoo, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Male pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus), The Pond, Amado, Arizona, United States of America, North America

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

White-Tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) in mixed plumage, Mount Evans, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Female mute swan, Cygnus olor, and her cygnet in Southrop in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Indian Black Kite raptor bird, Milvus Migrans, in the sky above Lake Pichola in first light of early morning, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 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

Female mute swan, Cygnus olor, and her cygnet in Southrop in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Indian Black Kite raptor bird, Milvus Migrans, in the sky above Lake Pichola in first light of early morning, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Male mute swan, Cygnus olor, known as a cob, in Southrop in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Female mute swan, Cygnus olor, and her cygnet in Southrop in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, 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

Blue-footed Booby bird protecting her eggs on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Female pheasant perched in tree, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Australian White Ibis, Sydney, Australia

Southern Cassowary bird, Queensland, Australia

Budgerigar perched on branch, Queensland, Australia

Male pheasant, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

African Jacana bird walking on river cabbage, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) is a medium-sized eagle in the bird family Accipitridae, resident in Sub-Saharan Africa, in captivity in the United Kingdom, Europe

Great Tit holding an insect in its beak rests on a bird box, England

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

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

Blue-footed Booby bird feeds juvenile on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Noisy Mynah bird, Royal Botanical Gardens, Australia

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

Blue-footed Booby juvenile bird on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

African Jacana bird walking on river cabbage, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Female Osprey on bare branch of tree, Daintree River, Queensland, Australia

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

Male pheasant, Cotswolds, England

Hoatzin birds at Lake Sandova, Peruvian Rainforest, South America

Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador sheltering young birds

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

Female hen pheasant perched on a fence, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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

European starling (sturnus vulgaris) in winter plumage, perched on branch, bulgaria

Ruff (philomachus pugnax) male displaying at lek, in breeding plumage, varanger, norway

Dalmatian pelican (pelecanus crispus) portrait of adult in breeding plumage, lake kerkini, greece

Ruff (philomachus pugnax) male displaying at lek, in breeding plumage, varanger, norway

Dalmatian pelican (pelecanus crispus) close-up of face, adult in breeding plumage, lake kerkini, greece

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, flying in the Drake Passage, Sub-Antarctic.

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.

A young Song Thrush in a woodland in Kirkoswold, Eden Valley, Cumbria, UK.

Dalmatian pelican (pelecanus crispus) portrait of adult in breeding plumage, lake kerkini, greece

A Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris in Seahouses, Northumberland, UK, moulting from Juvenile to adult plumage.

King Penguins on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, with passengers from an expedition cruise.

A Light Mantled Albatross, or Light Mantled Sooty Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, on South Georgia, on nesting cliffs at Grytviken.

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, nesting on Prion Island, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

A Wandering Albatross; Diomedea exulans, the bird with the largest wing span on the planet, at around 11 feet 6 inches, nesting on Prion Island, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.