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Puffin Iceland, Dyrholaey, Iceland

Hoopoe ( Upupa epops) Old bird feeding its young, Serbia, Europe

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) juvenile begging for food, Brandenburg, Germany

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) in flight in the rainforest, Costa Rica

Alcedo atthis, Common Kingfisher (male) fishing. Italy

Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) flying and feeding on flower nectar, Alajuela, Costa Rica

European Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) (Captive)

The Common Kingfisher or Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) The male offers the female a fish, The Netherlands, Noord Holland, Blaricum

Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) female, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Barn Owl (Tyto alba), (C), Hampshire, England, UK

Male bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) on reed, Naturpark Flusslandschaft Peenetal, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) portrait, looking at camera

Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) resting on branch during snowfall, Kuusamo, Lappland, Finland

France, Doubs, bird, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

American Avocets, courtship dance

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) in flight, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Male Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) resting in the late afternoon light, Germany, Hessen, Morfelden

Kingfishers (Alcedo atthis), figting young birds, territorial fight, morning light, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), Great Saltee Island, Republic of Ireland

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), male and female on their perch

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Lake Kerkini, Greece

Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird (Campylopterus hemileucurus), Costa Rica

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.

Pair of King Penguin, Volunteer Point, East Island, Falkland Islands, Aptenodytes patagonicus

Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) carries nesting material to a colony, Germany, Helgoland

Canada, Ontario. Snowy owl flies low to ground.

Impala (Aepyceros melampus) with Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), South Africa, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park

Japan, Hokkaido, Lake Kussharo. Two Whooper Swans flying

Hungary, Csongrad, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), close-up

France, Jura, low valley of Doubs, European bee eater (Merops apiaster) couple nesting

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula Arctica) In A Puffinry On Mykines, Part Of The Faroe Islands In The North Atlantic. Catch Of Fish (Sandeel) In Its Beak. Denmark, Faroe Islands

South Georgia Island, St. Andrew's Bay. King penguins on beach at sunrise

South America, Andes, Patagonia, Argentina, A Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara Cheriway)

United States, Alaska, Homer, bald eagle or american osprey (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) fighting with a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) over a carcass, Sinite Kamani Nature Park, Bulgaria

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica). Scotland, Shetland Islands

Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) mating, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Marken

Male Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) resting in the late afternoon light, Germany, Hessen, Morfelden

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) standing in shallow water during an evening rainstorm backlit, Hungary, Bacs-kiskun, Kiskunsagi National Park

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) adult male fighting, The Netherlands, Utrecht

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) holding an unknown Catfish (Silurus) infront of a soft-focus reed bed, Hungary, Bacs-kiskun, Kiskunsagi National Park

European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) landing with spreaded wings on a twig in contre-jour, Bulgaria, Rusenski Lom Natural Park

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) male displaying in field of flowers, Spain, Extremadura, Sierra Brava

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) gosling foraging in the grass amongst Daisy (Bellis perennis), The Netherlands, Zuid-Holland

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) portrait against a green background, The Netherlands, Noord-Brabant

Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) in courtship display on the water, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland

Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) crossing the water, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland

Euarasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) perched on a branch with crest raised and holding an unidentified insect larva, Hungary, Bacs-kiskun, Kiskunsagi National Park

Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) perched on a thorn bush calling, Namibia, Etosha National Park

Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) spreads its wings, The Netherlands, Noord-Holland, Castricum, Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen

kingfisher hunting a fish underwater

cue a redstart the Cuckoo

USA, Wyoming, Great Gray Owl sitting in snow after diving for rodent.

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) close up, France, Bouches-du-Rhone, Camargue

Flying Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Iceland, Melrakkasletta, Raudinupur

Kendall County, Texas, USA. Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus Asio) red morph eating grasshopper. Captive animal.

American Avocet Pair

kingfisher takes off for hunting

Ireland, Co.Donegal, Mulroy bay, Swans on frozen water

Uganda, Sipi. Grey Crowned Cranes in flight. This striking species is the national bird of Uganda.

Antarctica, near Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Southern Ocean. Emperor Penguins gathered on sea ice near Cape Washington.

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) male strutting, Texas, USA.

Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) adult landing, Texas, USA.

Redhead Duck (Aythya americana) flock flying from freshwater pond near Laguna Madre, Texas, USA

USA, Oregon, Newport, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata).

A Shoebill in the swamps near Wanseko, Uganda, Africa

Antarctica, Snow Hill Island. Group of Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) adults with chicks. Blue iceberg in the background.

United States, Arizona, Tucson, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Great horned owl (bubo virginianus) headshot closeup, captive.

Kenya. Lesser flamingos feeding on algae among the hot springs of Lake Bogoria, an alkaline lake in the Great Rift Valley

Antarctica, Snow Hill Island, Adult emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) in group.

Blue-footed booby feet(Sula nebouxii), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal or Chatham Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Horned Puffin, Fratercula corniculata, Oregon Coast Aquarium