A young Giraffe (Giraffa), in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), young male, calling, Finland, Europe

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks (okum boys) at nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amongst chicks at breeding colony at Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) on nest with chick in the Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) at breeding colony on Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

First year Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chicks at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Juvenile Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator), smallest species of pelican worldwide, feeding in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) newly hatched chick in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Sandwich Terns (Sterna sandivicensis), in their breeding colony in June, on Brownsea Island, a nature reserve in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Seagulls nesting on a rocky cliff in Staithes, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Adult whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus), pair on nest near Lake Myvatn, Iceland

Young Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bulls mock fighting at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Canoe trip with swans on Lake Srovinaitis around Ginuciai, Aukstaitija National Park, Lithuania, Europe

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult with chicks at breeding colony on Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

First year Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chicks at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A young Pel's fishing-owl (Scotopelia peli), in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Young Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), bulls mock fighting at Gold Harbour, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Female mallard and ducklings on the edge of Lusiai Lake at Paluse, Aukstaitija National Park, Lithuania, Europe

Black browed albatross chick, West Point Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii), on a small islet near Isla Salsipuedes, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

A young great frigatebird (Fregata minor) in the nest on North Seymour Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Young great skua (Stercorarius skua) on iceberg, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Crowned plover or crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus) adult with two chicks, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

A young black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis), Rio Negrio, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

A young red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), on a sign near Whitewater Draw, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Ostrich (Struthio camelus), male with chicks, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

A young Green Heron (Butorides Virescens) fishing by a pond, Bermuda, Atlantic, North America

Juvenile American robin (Turdus migratorius), Gunnison County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Portrait, nicaragua. Ribas, carazo. A young woman with a bird on her shoulder

An adult King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) feeding its chick, Volunteer Point, East Falkland, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Young elephant seals and king penguins, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Bluetit bird feeding hungry young nestling in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Female Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos, with young ducklings in a stream in The Cotswolds, UK

Bluetit hungry young nestling bird cheeping in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Female Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos, with young ducklings in a stream in The Cotswolds, UK

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

Female Mallard duck, Anas platyrhynchos, with young ducklings in a stream in The Cotswolds, UK

Bluetit bird feeding hungry young nestling in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Bluetit hungry young nestling bird awaits feeding in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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

Female Osprey and juvenile perched on bare branches of tree, Daintree River, Queensland, Australia

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

Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador with a pair of young birds

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

Reintroduced young common cranes (Eurasian cranes) (Grus grus) pecking at a surrogate parent and one another on the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Surrogate parents leading recently reintroduced young common cranes (Eurasian cranes) (Grus grus) over the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

King penguin chicks and bird watching tourists on Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, Antarctica

Reintroduced young common cranes (Eurasian cranes) (Grus grus) foraging for grain near an adult crane model, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Young Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) being led out of netted aviary by two surrogate parents onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Kittiwake with young on nest, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Juvenile Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands

Young man holding parrot, Kauai, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America, Pacific, North America

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

Reintroduced young common cranes (Eurasian cranes) (Grus grus) feeding near an adult crane model and surrogate parents, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Juvenile Tiger Heron, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Two young common cranes (Eurasian cranes) (Grus grus) standing within an aviary on the Somerset Levels near two surrogate parents, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Surrogate parents leading recently reintroduced young common cranes (Eurasian cranes) (Grus grus) over the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Baby western bluebird (Sialia mexicana), Douglas County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Brown feathered king penguin chick, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Gentoo penguin with young chicks, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguins with brown feathered chicks, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Gentoo penguin with young chicks, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Black browed albatross chick, West Point Island, Falkland Islands, South America

King penguins with brown feathered chicks, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Gentoo penguin with young chicks, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin with young chicks, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

King penguins with brown feathered chicks, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, South Atlantic

King penguin chick, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Wandering albatross (diomedea exulans) prion island, south georgia, adult feeding chick

Flightless steamer duck (tachyceres brachypterus) new island, falkland islands, group of chicks huddled together on the beach.

Gentoo penguin adult and chicks (Pygoscelis papua) in colony, Hannah Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin adult and chicks (Pygoscelis papua), Hannah Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin adult and chicks (Pygoscelis papua), Hannah Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) feeding chick, Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin adult (Pygoscelis papua) feeding chicks, Hannah Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) and chicks on nest, Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) and chicks on nest, Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult feeding chicks, Hannah Point, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Flightless steamer duck (tachyceres brachypterus) new island, falkland islands, group of chicks with mother, sitting on the beach.

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

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

Colony of black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), the largest in the world with up to 150000 pairs, Steeple Jason Island, Falklands, South Atlantic, South America

Flightless steamer duck (tachyceres brachypterus) new island, falkland islands, mother calling, with group of chicks sat on beach.

Gentoo penguin. Pygoscelis papua. Royal bay, south georgia, antarctica

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

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

Mute swan (cygnus olor) swimming with cygnets, oxfordshire, uk

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

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

A female Goosander, Mergus merganser,with young ducklings hitching a ride on her back on the river Brathay, Ambleside, Lake District, UK,

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

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.