Adult turkey vulture (Cathartes aura), in flight searching for food in Conception Bay, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

An adult black vulture (Coragyps atratus), perched in a tree on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, Central America

Captive buzzard (Buteo buteo), United Kingdom, Europe

An African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), perching on a tree top, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Whitebacked vulture (Gyps africanus) threat display, Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Great egret (Ardea alba) flipping prey in its beak, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, California, United States of America, North America

Whitebacked vulture (Gyps africanus) resting, Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Whitebacked vultures (Gyps africanus), Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of an eagle breeder in traditional clothing, with his bird, Kazakh, Bayan-olgii, Khovd Gol valley, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Portrait of falcon handler and Gyr Falcon, Bahrain, Middle East

Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)

Three falconers with their birds at the Fantasia pour le moussen de Moulay Abdallah, El Jadida, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Elmo the Barking Owl (Ninox connivens), Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) vocalizing, Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Man with his goshawk, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Kyrgyz eagle hunter with a rock eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), Sunkar Eagle Farm, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

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

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

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

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

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

Great Seal and motto 'E PLURIBUS UNUM' The National World War II Memorial, Washington D.C, USA

British Little Owl, Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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

A Johnny Rook or Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis), one of the world's rarest birds of prey, resting on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands, South Atlantic with elephant seals behind.

A pair of Johnny Rook or Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) birds, one of the world's rarest birds of prey, resting on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands, South Atlantic. Behind are elephant seals.

A Johnny Rook or Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis), one of the world's rarest birds of prey, resting on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands, South Atlantic.

Bateleur Eagle, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Kazakh hunter with his eagle, Region of Bayan Ulgii, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in captivity, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Western screech-owl (Megascops kennicottii) in captivity, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in captivity, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

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

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

Seated man in traditional dress relaxes with his falcon at the Falcon Souq, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Merlin, a critically endangered bird in Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India, Asia

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

Spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

European Eagle Owl,Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

African Fish-Eagle, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Malaysian eagle owl, KL Bird Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) in captivity, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), Bearizona Wildlife Park, Williams, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Kestrel perched on a fence, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England

African Fish-Eagle, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Hawker and the legend of the knights during the medieval festival of Provins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

European Eagle Owl, Charlton Park, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hawker and the legend of the knights during the medieval festival of Provins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seine et Marne, France, Europe

Bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus, UK

Tawny Eagles, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Man with his goshawk, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

The legend of the knights, the medieval festival of Provins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France, Europe

Female common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Tawny Eagle, Grumeti, Tanzania

Man with his goshawk, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Black kite (Milvus migrans) in flight hunting passerines, Luz Saint Sauveur, Haute-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Tawny Eagle, Grumeti, Tanzania

Eurasian eagle owl (Bubu bubo) in captivity, Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Fish eagle, Lake Turkana, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Fish eagle, Lake Turkana, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Man with his goshawk, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

European eagle owl, New Forest Owl Sanctuary, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Barn owl (Tyto alba) in captivity on hay bales, Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Black-breasted snake eagle (Circaetus pectoralis), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in captivity, Wasilla, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Man with his goshawk, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Man with his goshawk, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Female Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) in flight, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California, United States of America, North America

Lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) in flight, near Portal, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Tawny Eagle, Grumeti, Tanzania

Captive bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Centre, West Yellowstone, Montana, United States of America, North America

Barred owl (Strix varia) on fence, in captivity, Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Bearizona Wildlife Park, Williams, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Booted Eagle ( Hieraaetus pennatus) in flight, Bulgaria

Northern goshawk, accipiter gentilis. Close-up of head and shoulders (captive). Scotland, uk

Peregrine Falcon on glove, Sutton-on-the-Forest, York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) washing in a stream on Westpoint island in the Falkland Islands off argentina, in South America. Numbers off rocxkhoppers have declined substantially, partly due to competition with commercial fishing and partly due to climate change, which causes their prey food to migrate to cooler waters.

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.