Rolling field of yellow flowers under a blue sky and fluffy clouds, North Dakota, United States of America, North America

Black-browed albatross chick (Thalassarche melanophris), Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

Black-browed albatross chick (Thalassarche melanophris), Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

Fluffy clouds in the summer sky over the traditional houses of Gjogv, Eysturoy Island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Dense stand of common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) flowering on damp moorland, the Gower Peninsula, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Female mallard duck with newly hatched ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, on a stream in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

Donkey foal in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Donkey foal in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Donkey foal in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Female mallard duck with 14 newly hatched ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, on a stream in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

Female mallard duck with new ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, strolling on garden patio in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

Female Canada Goose, Branta canadensis, with young goslings, on River Windrush at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

Donkey foal in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Female mallard duck with new ducklings, Anas platyrhynchos, on a stream in springtime at Swinbrook, the Cotswolds, UK

Blue-footed Booby juvenile bird on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Baby buzzard in barn, Asthall, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Mallard duck with her ducklings, Cotswolds, England

Mallard duck with her twelve ducklings, Oxfordshire, England

Mallard ducklings, Cotswolds, England

Shetland pony and foal , North Island, New Zealand

Mallard ducklings just two days old, Cotswolds, England

Mallard duck and drake with their ducklings

Mallard ducklings just a few days old, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England

Shetland pony foal , North Island, New Zealand

Mallard duck with her twelve ducklings in an English country garden

Cute fluffy newly hatched Mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos), in England, United Kingdom, Europe

Breathtaking view of the Eiffel Tower on a sunny day with fluffy clouds, surrounded by tourists and greenery, Paris, France, Europe

Mallard ducklings just one day old

Shetland pony foal , North Island, New Zealand

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnet on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) family of cygnets on nest, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) egg about to hatch, abbotsbury, uk

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in the grounds of Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnets asleep on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

A Black Browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) chick sitting on a nest in a mixed nesting colony of albatross's and Rockhopper Penguins

A Black Browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) chick sitting on a nest in a mixed nesting colony of albatross's and Rockhopper Penguins

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnets on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) adult turning eggs on nest, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) adult on nest turning eggs, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) egg about to hatch, abbotsbury, uk

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

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnets on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

Baby chick, freshly hatched sitting on eggs, studio, switzerland

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnet asleep on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

Baby chick, freshly hatched sitting on eggs, studio, switzerland

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets at the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mute swan (cygnus olor) close-up of cygnet, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnet on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (cygnus olor) cygnets on mothers back, abbotsbury, uk

Mute swan (Cygnus olor) cygnets at the Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Baby chick, freshly hatched sitting on eggs, studio, switzerland

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in the grounds of Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

rabbit: oryctolagus cuniculus juvenile scotland

kitten, felis catus, looking between wooden doors, bohemia, europe

A parent and chick Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) on Paulet Island on the Northeast side of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

The National Collection of Astilbes in Holehird Garden, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Clear blue sky with thin fluffy clouds over mountain range in the Alaskan Interior, leading down to the water's edge. Lake bordered by dense forrest. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Pollen from pussy willow

A young Tawny Owl chick out of the nest in woodland in Ambleside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The National Collection of Astilbes in Holehird Garden, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A female Mallard with her newly hatched chicks on Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) parent feeding chicks on Petermann Island near the Antarctic Peninsula.

Booby, juvenile, Bird Island, Mili, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick mouthing guano chip on Devil Island near the Antarctic Peninsula.

A female Mallard with her newly hatched chicks on Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) feeding downy chick at Devil's Nose on New Island in the Falkland Island Group, Falklands.

Common Tern chick (Sterna hirundo), Jersey, British Isles

blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii). Galapagos.

The National Collection of Astilbes in Holehird Garden, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Shag chick. Phalacrocorax aristotelis, Sark, British Isles

Red-footed booby (Sula sula). Galapagos.

A farmyard goose and goslings, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The National Collection of Astilbes in Holehird Garden, Windermere, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A female Mallard with her newly hatched chicks on Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Strange and wonderful formations in the icebergs and bergy bits in and around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months.

Grey-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) chick on nesting grounds in Elsehul Bay, South Georgia Island.

Juvenile King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in colony on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

A female Mallard with her newly hatched chicks on Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Booby, juvenile, Bird Island, Mili, Marshall Islands, Pacific

A female Mallard with her newly hatched chicks on Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick on nest in the Falkland Islands.

Red-footed booby (Sula sula). Galapagos.

Red-footed booby (Sula sula). Galapagos.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) parent and chick at breeding colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula

Guano-covered chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick at breeding colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula

Red-footed booby (Sula sula). Galapagos. (rr)

Red-footed booby (Sula sula). Galapagos. (rr)

Deadman's Fingers Soft Coral (Alcyonium digitatum), Gouliot Caves, Sark, Channel Islands

Close up of cotton growing. Longyearbyen, City Center, Svalbard, Norway

A mute swan and cygnets, Lincoln, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A female Mallard with her newly hatched chicks on Walney Island, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult Antarctic Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) feeding chicks on Petermann Island near the Antarctic Peninsula

Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick on nest in the Falkland Islands.

A mute swan cygnet, Lincoln, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A red fox stares right at the camera while a ray of light illuminates one of his amber colored eyes, Yukon Territory

Warm sunlight showers down on soft and ripe cotton bolls, Tifton, Georgia.

Sunsets in the background of bountiful cotton field in Tifton, Georgia

A red fox with fluffy winter fur walks along the side of a winter road, Yukon Territory

A red fox stands at the edge of the forest in the evening sun, Yukon Territory