1352-150 - Nesting storks on the the Iglesia de San Martin, on the left and centre, and Torre del Alfiler, on the right, Trujillo, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

860-292030 - Great tit (Parus major) feeding on a dyke, France

860-291953 - Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides), on the cliff of the Luangwa river, Luangwa river, South Luangwa natioinal Park, Zambia

860-291952 - Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides), on the cliff of the Luangwa river, Luangwa river, South Luangwa natioinal Park, Zambia, Africa

860-291951 - Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides), on the cliff of the Luangwa river, a white-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) hold the tail' feathers, Luangwa river, South Luangwa natioinal Park, Zambia, Africa

860-291950 - Southern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicoides), on the cliff of the Luangwa river, Luangwa river, South Luangwa natioinal Park, Zambia,

860-291922 - Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) emerging from a cavity in a dead tree, Finland

1184-9044 - Close up of a Puffin, Puffin bird viewing site in Elliston, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

1184-9042 - Close up of a Puffin, Puffin bird viewing site in Elliston, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

1184-9041 - Close up of a Puffin, Puffin bird viewing site in Elliston, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

1184-9039 - Close up of a Puffin, Puffin bird viewing site in Elliston, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

1184-9038 - Close up of a Puffin, Puffin bird viewing site in Elliston, Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

1116-52884 - A wet bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits perched on a nest in grass atop an island at low tide, exposing rock and orange, yellow seaweed on a cloudy day in Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States of America

1116-52786 - A nesting northern gannet with its hungry chick on the nest., Ile Bonaventure et du Rocher-Perce National Park, Bonaventure Island, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada.

1116-52785 - A pair of northern gannets with a chick repair their nest., Ile Bonaventure et du Rocher-Perce National Park, Bonaventure Island, Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec, Canada.

1116-52769 - A northern gannet takes flight over a colony of nesting gannets on cliff edge., Bonaventure Island, Quebec, Canada.

1112-8580 - Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) chicks on the nest on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8555 - Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) chick on the nest on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8541 - Adult Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) on egg on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8537 - Adult Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) on egg on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8535 - Adult Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) pair on egg on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8534 - Adult Blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii) pair on egg on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8531 - Adult Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) on egg on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8524 - Adult blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) with chicks on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-8521 - Adult blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) with chicks on North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

832-401601 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin breeding on Runde Island, Heroy, Norway, Europe

832-401600 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin breeding on Runde Island, Heroy, Norway, Europe

832-401299 - European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), male at nest hole feeding the young, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-401298 - European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), male at nest hole feeding the young, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

759-14589 - Sea Turtle nesting boxes, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

759-14588 - Sea Turtle nesting boxes, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea

1112-7442 - Adult Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus), in flight with nesting material in Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

832-401245 - Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), old bird feeding young bird at the breeding cavity, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-401244 - Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), adult bird approaching breeding cavity with food in its beak, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-400723 - Weavers (Ploceidae), birds nest, Namibia, Africa

832-400489 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) adult bird collecting nesting material amongst flowering Red campion plants on a clifftop, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-400441 - Yellow weaver bird, ploceidea, with spread open wings at its nest, Mombasa

832-400017 - Two storks in the nest mating. Philippsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-399534 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin, nesting material in beak, Staple Island, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-399536 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin on Bird Rock, Staple Island, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-398656 - Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and flying gannets in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

832-398657 - Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and great skua chasing gannet in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

832-398655 - Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top watching gannet flying by in seabird colony, Scotland, UK

832-398654 - Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and gannet flying by in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

832-398653 - Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on sea cliff top and flying gannets in seabird colony, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

83-13367 - Olive Ridley turtle leaves after nesting at this crucial beach refuge, Playa Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

83-13365 - Olive Ridley turtle digs nest in the sun at this crucial beach refuge, Playa Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

83-13360 - Vultures wait to steal eggs as Olive Ridley turtle digs nest at this refuge, Ostional, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America

1131-1865 - Flying Crested Oropendolas (Cornbirds) (Psarocolius decumanus) over nesting place, Manu National Park, Peruvian Amazon, Peru, South America

1112-7387 - An adult great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), sitting on the nest in Madera Canyon, southern Arizona, Arizona, United States of America, North America

1112-7385 - An adult great horned owl (Bubo virginianus), with chick sitting on a nest in Madera Canyon, southern Arizona, Arizona, United States of America, North America

741-6235 - Speke's Weaver (Ploceus spekei) nesting in acacia tree, Ndutu Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

741-6233 - Speke's Weaver (Ploceus spekei) nesting in acacia tree, Ndutu Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

832-398255 - Honey bee at the hive, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

832-398256 - Honey bee at the hive, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

832-397643 - Female pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) guarding clutch in nest on lake bottom, quarry pond with fresh water, Germany, Europe

860-291099 - Loggerheads (Caretta caretta), is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. But persistent population declines due to pollution, shrimp trawling, and development in their nesting areas. Listed as Vulnerable IUCN. Terceira island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-291212 - Barn owl (Tyto alba) flying with a prey in his talon, England

860-291220 - Big colony of the bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) in their burrows on a clay wall. Africa. Uganda.

860-291211 - Barn owl (Tyto alba) perhed on a barn door with a prey, England

860-291153 - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is sitting on a nest. Galapagos Islands. Birds. Ecuador.

860-291154 - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is sitting on bush branches. Galapagos Islands. Birds. Ecuador.

860-291227 - Blue footed booby (Sula Nebouxii) upon its eggs on the ground. Galapagos archipelago. Ecuador.

860-291151 - Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is sitting on a nest. Galapagos Islands. Birds. Ecuador.

860-291293 - Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), Mykines Island, Faroe Islands, Denmark.

860-291152 - Portrait of Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens). Galapagos Islands. Birds. Ecuador.

860-291379 - Little owl (Athena noctua) peeking from his hole, England

860-291221 - Big colony of the bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) in their burrows on a clay wall. Africa. Uganda.

860-291085 - Hoopoe (Upupa epops), feeding at a nest in a dry stone wall in the Alsatian vineyard, Haut-Rhin, France

832-397244 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor), fawn looking out of its tree hollow, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-397245 - Raccoon (Procyon lotor), young and fawn looking out of their tree den, Hesse, Germany, Europe

1112-6811 - Adult Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) taking flight after a snow avalanche at Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-6810 - Adult Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) taking flight after a snow avalanche at Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-6809 - Adult Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) gathering on ice at Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-6813 - Adult common guillemot (Uria aalge) taking flight at nesting site on the cliffs at Bjornoya, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-6814 - Adult common guillemot (Uria aalge) taking flight at nesting site on the cliffs at Bjornoya, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-6812 - Adult Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) gathering on the cliffs at Alkefjellet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-6806 - Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyl) at a nesting site on Bjornoya, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

832-397180 - Golden palm weaver (Ploceus bojeri), Golden Palm Weaver, with spread wings nesting plumage, Mombasa, Kenya, Africa

832-397032 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest with young bird, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-397031 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on nest with young bird in plumage, turning eggs, Hesse, Germany, Europe

832-396812 - Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), bird lying on nest of fishing nets, plastic waste pollution, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-396792 - Northern northern gannet (Morus bassanus), confrontation between different animals on the breeding rock, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

832-396439 - Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with nesting material, Skomer Island, Wales, Great Britain

860-290888 - Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus) in a lodge dug in a beech tree by a black woodpecker, Massif des Bauges, France

832-396287 - Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) at nest with young, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-396157 - Flying great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with nesting material building a nest, Lembruch, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-396286 - Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) at nest with young, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

832-396056 - Young little owls (Athene noctua) at the breeding tube, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-396153 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) at the nest with young bird in plumage, Oldenburger Muensterland, Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

832-396155 - Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) copulating at the nest, Oldenburger Muensterland, Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

746-90740 - Gathering of nesting material. Imperial Shag also called King Shag, blue-eyed Shag, blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps or Leucarbo atriceps). South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90738 - Gathering of nesting material. Imperial Shag also called King Shag, blue-eyed Shag, blue-eyed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps or Leucarbo atriceps). South America, Falkland Islands, January

746-90652 - Collecting nesting material. Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) on the Falkland Islands. South America, January

1112-6425 - Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with freshly hatched chicks at Petermann Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6420 - An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding a chick at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6424 - A gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), parent feeding a chick on Barrientos Island, Aitcho Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6417 - An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6416 - An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), feeding a chick at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-6418 - An adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), with chicks at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions