Lugano, Lake Lugano, Tessin (Ticino) Canton, Switzerland, Europe

View of the Khwai River in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Scenic view of a house on West Point, a beautiful, quaint pristine place that only has two residents, Falkland Islands, South America

A view of the Cathedral of Santa Ana, Santa Ana, El Salvador, Central America

View of cannon overlooking Whitby West Pier and lighhouse, Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Ellora Caves, temples cut into solid rock, near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Evening light view of Haghia Sophia Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Bird's eye view of two combined tractors mowing a yellow meadow in two different rows, Italy, Europe

Side view and close-up of a white ibis bird, near a floating Island, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

Black volcanic sand and sea stack at south coast bird sanctuary, Dyrholaey, Iceland, Polar Regions

Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo perched in a Forest Red Gum Tree, Australia

Lone bird flies at sunset over the Gulf of Mexico from Anna Maria Island, Florida, United States of America

Cormorant bird perched on a branch in Lake Sandoval , Peruvian Rainforest, South America

Red Centre viewed from aeroplane showing clouds and red earth over central Australia

Clsoe-up of a Wandering Albatross on nest, Prion Island, South Georgia, Atlantic

View of John Marshall Park on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

View of John Marshall Park on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C., United States of America, North America

Red,breasted toucan (ramphastos dicolorus) close,up view, captive, brazil.

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.

Gentoo Penguins at the Argentine antarctic research station in stunning coastal scenery beneath Mount Walker in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

King penguins (aptenodytes patagonicus) st andrews bay, south georgia, small group in snowy landscape, fish-eye view

Gentoo Penguins amongst stunning coastal scenery in Paradise Bay off Graham Land on the antarctic Peninsular. the Peninsular is one of the most rapidly warming places on the planet.

Mute swan (cygnus olor) stretching wings, view from underneath, slimbridge, uk.

Rockhopper penguin (eudyptes chrysocome) bleaker island, falkland islands, view over colony.

Mute swan (cygnus olor) resting head on its back, close-up view, abbotsbury, uk

Black-browed albatross (diomedea melanophoris) falkland islands, sat on nest. view of colony behind.

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Lindblad expedition leader Sue Perrin viewing the Lindblad expedition ship National Geographic Sea Bird from atop Isla Monseratte in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) and the Baja Peninsula, Mexico.

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) wide angle view of bird taking off with cruise liner in background and two birds swimming. Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on land, side view of penguin, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) wide angle view of bird taking off from jetty with cruise liner in background. Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) wide angle view of birds standing on jetty with cruise liner in background and two birds swimming. Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Mute swan Cygnus olor Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve, Newport, Wales, UK, Europe

Mute swan Cygnus olor Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve, Newport, Wales, UK, Europe

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

The Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile, Southern Pacific Ocean

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Mute swan Cygnus olor Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve, Newport, Wales, UK, Europe

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult osprey (Pandion haliaetus) on nest in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Colony of Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in an Antarctic secenery. Cuverville Island, Antarctica

Young king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) molting near colony of nesting animals on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island

Mute swan Cygnus olor Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve, Newport, Wales, UK, Europe

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), side view of penguin, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Black-Headed Gull (larus ridibundus) pair standing on ice on a frozen pond in Glasgow city centre front on view. Glasgow, Hyndland Park, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Distant Condor on Volcano Imbabura, Ecuador.

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Young king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) molting near colony of nesting animals on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) sitting on iceberg. Danco Island, Antarctic Peninsula

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) at sunrise in St. Andrews Bay on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Sunrise/sunset in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. The Galapagos are a nesting and breeding area for blue-footed boobies.

Sunrise/sunset in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Sunrise over cardon cactus with gulls from Isla San Esteban in the midriff region of Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Adult Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) with chick lying down in an Antarctic secenery. Petermann Island, Antarctica

Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) sitting on iceberg. Danco Island, Antarctic Peninsula

The Fuglefjellet cliffs (411m) on Bear Island (Bj¯rn¯ya) in the Svalbard Archipeligo form the highest seabird cliffs in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Penguin pathways melted into the snow . Cuverville Island, Antarctica

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Juvenile brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) resting on Zodiac in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Black-Headed Gull (larus ridibundus) taking of from ice on a frozen pond in Glasgow city centre front on view. Glasgow, Hyndland Park, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Black-Headed Gull (larus ridibundus) taking of from ice on a frozen pond in Glasgow city centre front on view. Glasgow, Hyndland Park, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Adult Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) split view underwater in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

St. Andrews, South Georgia

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Fun and interesting scenery in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Las Gigantas mountain range from the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Adult brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in the Galapagos Island Group, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Reflected sunlight on king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Arctic Pole, ice sheets, evening, feeding guls and Kittywakes. Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway

A view from the crows nest of the Lindblad expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour operating in Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica