Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) with a fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) in flight, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

African grey hornbill (African gray hornbill) (Tockus nasutus), female, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Beautiful sunbird (Cinnyris pulchella), female, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) drinking, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Northern black korhaan (Eupodotis afraoides), immature male, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Crowned plover (crowned lapwing) (Vanellus coronatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Southernpale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Two-banded courser (double-banded courser) (Rhinoptilus africanus), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) adult and ckick, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Antarctic Dream ship and Chilean ornithologist Rodrigo Tapia, Neko Harbor, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Birdwatching on cliffs of Hermaness Nature Reserve, looking north towards Vesta Skerry, Tipta Skerry gannetry, Muckle Flugga and its lighthouse in the distance, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Migrating Pink-Footed geese over-wintering at Holkham, North Norfolk coast, East Anglia, Eastern England

Migrating Pink-Footed geese over-wintering at Holkham, North Norfolk coast, East Anglia, Eastern England

Migrating Pink-Footed geese over-wintering at Holkham, North Norfolk coast, East Anglia, Eastern England

Chilean ornithologist Rodrigo Tapia, Neko Harbor, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Migrating Pink-Footed geese over-wintering at Holkham, North Norfolk coast, East Anglia, Eastern England

Migrating Pink-Footed geese over-wintering at Holkham, North Norfolk coast, East Anglia, Eastern England

Guide looking out for birds on the Manambolo River, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Madagascar, Africa

Tourists look down on Lake Nakuru, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Tourists looking the colonies of puffins nests in the cliffs of Vik, Iceland, Polar Regions

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.

An Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea, that has been ringed, on Inner Farne, on the Farnes Islands, off Seahouses in Northumberland, UK.

Birdwatching couple in woodland, autumn, United Kingdom, Europe

Tony Cooper a volunteer bird surveyor for the British Trust for Ornithology. Survey work undertaken over many years in the UK of birds has revealed birds reacting to climate change by changing range or starting to breed earlier.

Tony Cooper a volunteer bird surveyor for the British Trust for Ornithology, United Kingdom, Europe

Tony Cooper a volunteer bird surveyor for the British Trust for Ornithology, United Kingdom, Europe

Fire Devil and Snow Geese

Eagle Owl, (Bubo bubo), young on rock, Pelm, Kasselburg, Eifel, Germany, Europe

Indian Peafowl, (Pavo cristatus), adult male on branch, Asia

Eagle Owl, (Bubo bubo), adult on tree stub in winter, in snow, alert, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

Snowy Owl, (Nyctea scandiaca), adult flying in winter, snow, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

Golden Eagle, (Aquila chrysaetos), adult in snow starts flying, in winter, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

Northern Goshawk, (Accipiter gentilis), adult in winter in snow flying, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

Eagle Owl, (Bubo bubo), adult flying in winter, in snow, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

White Stork, (Ciconia ciconia), adult couple on tree mating, Heidelberg, Germany, Europe

Barn Owl, (Tyto alba), adult on fence in winter, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

Blue-Crowned Parakeet, (Thectocercus acuticaudatus), Sun Conure, (Aratinga solstitialis), adult on branch, South America

Indian Peafowl, (Pavo cristatus), albino, adult male courtship, Cuddly Creek, South Australia, Australia

Great Blue Heron, (Ardea herodias), adult flying with nesting material, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, USA

Great Blue Heron, (Ardea herodias), adult couple at nest with nesting material, social behaviour, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, USA

Budgerigar, (Melopsittacus undulatus), couple on tree social behaviour, Australia

Golden Eagle, (Aquila chrysaetos), adult in snow, in winter, on ground, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

Eagle Owl, (Bubo bubo), adult flying in winter, in snow, Zdarske Vrchy, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, Czech Republic

European Kestrel, Common Krestel, (Falco tinnunculus), adult in breeding burrow, Pelm, Kasselburg, Eifel, Germany, Europe

Brown Booby, Sula leucogaster, Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, Marshall Islands

European Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo, Germany, Bavaria

Bird Island La Cacata, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic

Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris), Netherlands, Europe

Snowy Owls (Nyctea scandiaca), two fledglings callingtdoors, outside, ornithology, zoology, color, colour

Eurasian spoonbills or Common spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) in flight, Texel, Netherlands, Europe

Oriental Bay Owl (Phodilus badius), Asian species, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Eurasian spoonbill or Common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia), immature, in flight, Texel, Netherlands, Europe

Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus), portrait, captive, Germany, Europe

Lammergeier, Lammergeyer, or Bearded Vulture Eagle (Gypaetus barbatus), portrait, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female on the left and male on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. Behing them a chick. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) at the Mittenwalder Hoehenweg, behind Karwendelmain ridge and Pleisenspitze, Karwendel, Tyrol, Austria

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Schlitters, Zillertal Valley, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), portrait, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Eurasian Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica), native to Europe and Asia, in captivity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Pale-chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) . Flying. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Pale-chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) . Flying off a rainwater pool at a gravel road. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female on the right and male on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. In between them a chick. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) . Perching. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Nartur friends with telescopes in front of setting sun, cranes flying by, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, Europe

Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) . Flying. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) . Female with two chicks on the ridge of a grass-grown sand dune. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Seagulls in the marshland adjacent to the Odiel river. At low tide. Aerial view. Drone shot. Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) . Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Mandarin duck ( Aix galericulata)

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita), captive, Austria, Europe

Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) . Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), portrait, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), male, Untergroeningen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Pale-chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus) . Flying. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) in midair, sunset

Woodpecker (Picoides major), Stans, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

robin - european robin - redbreast- (Erithacus rubecula)

Giant Eagle Owl, Verraux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus), portrait, African species, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Ural Owl (Strix uralensis), portrait, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), peacocks feather

Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), rear

Giant Eagle Owl, Verraux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus), portrait, African species, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

Common cranes (Grus grus) in midair, sunset

Giant Eagle Owl, Verraux's Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus), African species, captive, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

blue tit - tits - nun - tomtit - (Parus caeruleus) (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus), rear

Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

blue tit - tits - nun - tomtit - (Parus caeruleus) (Cyanistes caeruleus)

great tit - tits (Parus major)

European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

Funny birds searching for eating in the Abruzzo National Park, Italy, Europe