Firemen's band, Paris, France, Europe

Firemen's band, Paris, France, Europe

Mariachi Band, San Miguel de Allende, (San Miguel), Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Mariachi Band, San Miguel de Allende, (San Miguel), Guanajuato State, Mexico, North America

Pipe band, Florida, United States of America, North America

Musicians, Santa Maria del Mar, the beach of East-Havana, Cuba, Central America

Calle Heredia, young women, School of Rumba dance, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Music and dance, Casa de la Trova, Baracoa, Region of Guantanamo, Cuba, Central America

Naga man wearing headdress made of woven cane decorated with wild boar teeth, bear fur, red dyed goats hair with strap of tiger claws also wearing tiger teeth necklace and ivory arm band, Naga New Year Festival, Lahe village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Ceremonial guards, Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City, Quebec state, Canada, North America

Indian groom passing wedding ring on his bride's finger

Traditional Bavarian Band at Folklore Festival, Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Autumn maple leaves in October, part of the beautiful New England fall display, round the band stand on the Town Common of Hopkinton, starting point of the Boston Marathon, Massachusetts, USA

Music and dance, Casa de las traditiones, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, Central America

Myanmar musicians at catholic wedding of tribal kachins at myitkyina, a largely kachin community in north burma near chinese border

Marching band in the May 17th Norwegian National Day parade, Asker, near Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The National Day in Norway, May 17th, is marked by processions and bands all over the country with many wearing national costume, Asker, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Bavarian Festival, Marching Brass Band, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Blues band, guitarist, drums, vocals in live performance on stage at Red's Lounge Blues Club in Clarksdale, Mississippi, USA

Wedding bands

A band entertains the bullring crowds during the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

A band entertains the bullring crowds during the festival of San Fermin (The Running of the Bulls), Pamplona, Navarra, Euskadi, Spain, Europe

Bavarian Festival, Marching Brass Band, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Group of street musicians, Los Pinos, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Traditional Bavarian Band at Folklore Festival, Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Participants in the annual Minstrels procession (also referred to as the Coon Carnival) in Cape Town.

Autumn maple leaves in October, part of the beautiful New England fall display, and the Stars & Stripes, round the band stand on the Town Common of Hopkinton, starting point of the Boston Marathon, Massachusetts, USA

Changing of the Guard ceremony, Gyeongbokgung Palace, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Detail of brass horn, Marching Brass Band, Bavarian Festival, Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tanzania rock band, recreation center, musoma

Musicians playing, Palio horse race, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Brass band in regional costume during festival, Unter Prechtal, Black Forest (Schwarzwald), Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Military Parade, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional Bavarian Band at Folklore Festival, Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Traditional Bavarian Band at Folklore Festival, Burghausen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Marching band, Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, United States of America, North America

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional Bavarian band, Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest Parade, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Changing of the Guard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Musicians at the Annual Sweeps Festival, Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Musicians at Sweeps Festival, Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Steering with its pectoral fins the friendly Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) turns its streamlined body towards the boat in order to dive under the hull. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada. Sequence 5/6

The white flipper band of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is visible through the greenish water. This distinctive feature is characteristic of Minke whales of the northern hemisphere and the most obvious difference to their relatives in the Antarctic. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

ABBBS (Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme) identification thumb band on black flying-fox (Pteropus alecto) fitted prior to release, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, United Kingdom, Europe

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.

Lying down, arms open, the oldest female in the band of Gorillas (one of the Gorillas alive when Dian Fossey was around) is content and comfortable even with the intrusion of humans into her proximity. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

The leader of the Band of Gorilla's the silverback is with the oldest femail of the group, relaxed and comfortable in their surroundings. Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

western king wrasse (coris auricularis), male, dark pink colour with reddish-brown band running around boby and blue-green colouration over the head, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, reef edges, sand, seagrass, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: social structure where dominant male, usually the biggest in the area, will have a harem of females. When the male dies or is absent for any length of time the largest female will change sex and dominate the group.

One of the older female Gorillas of the Band, is very relaxed in the rainforrest undergrowth of Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and finds time to have a sleep. . Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

The distinctive colouration pattern of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Note that the typical white flipper band extends on to the lower side of the pectoral fin. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada (RR)

Even in conditions with little visibility, the white flipper band of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) shines through the water of the St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, United Kingdom, Europe

A Salvation Army member playing in the band, United Kingdom, Europe

Martial band, Geoje-Do, South Korea, Asia

A drumming band, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coniston Old Man from Great Carrs in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Coniston Old Man from Great Carrs in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Caucasian woman stretching leg with resistance band

Teacher and girls playing bongos and tambourines in classroom

Frozen bundle of dollar bills

Singer and musician performing on stage

Singer and guitarist performing on stage

Singer and guitarist performing on stage

Mariachi band member holding guitar

Flower offering,Music tribute to `Virgen de los desamparados´ Fallas festival,San Vicente Martir Street,Valencia,Spain

jeihhco Castaño, social leader, Hip Hopper, member of rap band C15, co-founder of `La Casa de Hip Hop Kolacho´, from Comuna 13, Medellín, Colombia

Flower offering,Music tribute to `Virgen de los desamparados´ Fallas festival,San Vicente Martir Street,Valencia,Spain

Flower offering,Music tribute to `Virgen de los desamparados´ Fallas festival,San Vicente Martir Street,Valencia,Spain

Flower offering,Music tribute to `Virgen de los desamparados´ Fallas festival,San Vicente Martir Street,Valencia,Spain

Attractive young brazilian woman plays the guitar at Greenheart?s La Casita Verde, Ibiza

jeihhco Castaño, social leader, Hip Hopper, member of rap band C15, co-founder of `La Casa de Hip Hop Kolacho´, from Comuna 13, Medellín, Colombia

Bloko del Valle music band in Anidan ChildrenǃÙs House NGO in Lamu, Kenya. This NGO is created for kenyan orphaned, abused or homeless children.

Saturn's North Pole, Hexagonal Jet Stream

Band Birth Control

Band birth control

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

People sitting outside listening to a band playing live music at the Fusion beach bar and restaurant, Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Park 97 bar, disco, club, bar, disco, dance, flirt, party szene, live band, lounge, red

Tongan Brass Band Leader playing the trumpet on MV Columbus, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga, South Pacific, Oceania

Son Band playing on street, Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, West Indies

Men of Lonach parade, pipe band in highland dress, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland UK

Men of Lonach parade, pipe band in highland dress, bagpipes, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland UK

Wind section of the Krinoliner Blaskapelle brass band, Fraunhofer Restaurant, Fraunhofer Street, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Traditional brass band, Fraueninsel, Chiemsee Lake, Bavaria