860-290408 - Streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza), Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

860-289738 - Spectacled eider hen (Somateria fisheri), arctic tundra, Alaska, June 2019

860-290128 - European Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on a seeded reed, Doubs, France

860-290359 - Great flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) at dawn, on a pond in the Camargue, France

860-290401 - Great flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) open wings under a light snow shower, Etang de la Grande Maire, Serignan, Herault, France

860-290023 - Two-banded Plover on Diddle-dee (Charadrius falklandicus), Bleaker island, Falkland, January 2018

860-289859 - Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) inside Gruta azul dive site, eastern coast of Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-290071 - Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) standing on a tree trunk in the mist, England

860-290034 - Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago), side view of an individual standing in the water, Campania; Italy

860-290200 - Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) in a swamp, Mabamba bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda

860-289926 - Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), side view of a second cy juvenile swimming in the water, Campania, Italy

860-289664 - Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus), Ecuador

860-290072 - Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), adult male perched on a dead branch, Campania, Italy

860-290321 - Morning flight of Common crane (Grus grus) on the beaches of the Loire in January, Loire Valley, France

860-290393 - Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula) on a branch, Lake Bunyoni, Uganda

860-289714 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in the water, mouth of the Rio Dulce, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

860-290002 - Northern hawk-owl on a branch, Surnia ulula. Tanabru, Norway

860-290389 - African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) on bank, Kazinga channel, Uganda

860-290245 - Wood sandpiper, Circeo National Park, Italy, April 2016

860-290140 - European robin (Erithacus rubecula) on snow in winter, Country garden, Lorraine, France

860-289699 - Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) fishing, Cayo LImon, Gulf of Honduras, Belize

860-289652 - Masked Trogon (Trogon personatus), male on a branch, Ecuador

860-289737 - Spectacled eider hen (Somateria fisheri), arctic tundra, Alaska, June 2019

860-289740 - Spectacled eider drake standing, arctic tundra, Barrow, Alaska, june 2019

860-290332 - Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower and mining bee (halictus sp), Alsace, France

860-290377 - France. Hunting. The European commission has adopted in january 2021 a ban on using lead 100m around any wetland in Europe. So far in France, the ban is only 30m. In the future, the lead will be totally banned as 6000 tons of lead is put into nature by hunters every year causing death of thousands of birds (here a mallard) eating lead balls.

860-290312 - European Kingfisher (Alcedo Atthis) on the look-out on the banks of the Loire River, Loire Valley, France

860-289779 - A Feral Goose preens himself in the Peak District National Park, UK.

860-290387 - Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki), Murchison falls national park, Uganda

860-290068 - Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) perched in an old window, England

860-290357 - Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) in a pond, Camargue, France

860-289897 - Southern Red billed Hornbill (Tockus rufirostris) standing on a trunk with natural background in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-289896 - Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii) standing on a log with fall colors background in Kruger National park, South Africa

860-289754 - A Bridled Guillemot (Uria aalge) calls off the coast of Northumberland, UK.

860-290069 - Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) perched on a branch, England

860-290184 - Spotted Eagle-owl (Bubo africanus), Sesriem, Namibia

860-289778 - A Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) in the hot springs of Hokkaido, Japan.

860-290139 - Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) male on a trunk in winter, Country garden, Lorraine, France

860-289669 - Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Cape Town, South Africa, July

860-289713 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in the water, mouth of the Rio Dulce, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala.

860-289661 - Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer), calling in territorial display, Western Cape, South Africa, July

860-290024 - Magellan snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae) perched on mosses, Bleaker island, Falkland, January 2018

860-290105 - White ibis (Eudocimus albus) on a dead tree in Manuel Antonio Park, Costa Rica

860-289787 - A Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Kerkini, Greece.

860-289733 - Spectacled eider drake (Somateria fisheri), arctic tundra, Alaska, June 2019

860-290398 - Dunlin (Calidris alpina) feeding in the water at the end of the day, Serignan Beach, Herault, France

860-290035 - Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), side view of an adult walking in a marsh, Campania, Italy

860-289915 - Long-tailed Meadow-lark (Sturnella loyca), Saunders, Falkland, January 2018

860-290094 - Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna, Puolo Bay, Marine Protected area Punta Campanella, Massa Lubrense, Penisola Sorrentina, Costa Amalfitana, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

860-289741 - Spectacled eider drake (Somateria fisheri), arctic tundra, Alaska, June 2019

860-290268 - Mating Black-winged stilt, Rome, Italy, May 2020

860-290246 - Western Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula spermologus), adult perched on a branch, Basilicata, Italy

860-290025 - Magellanic Oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus), Bleaker island, Falkland, January 2018

860-289881 - Digger wasp : Sand wasp (Bembecinus tridens) carrying a leafhopper, La Truchere Nature Reserve, Burgundy, France

860-290320 - Song of the ash cranes (Grus grus) at dawn on a beach of the Loire, the cranes wake up and will not trade to fly away at sunrise, Loire Valley, France

860-289717 - Great egret (Egretta alba) in the bank of the Rio Dulce, Guatemala.

860-290151 - Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) adult male nuzzling a Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) at the pond, June, France

860-290252 - Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius) and Black bird (Turdus merula) fighting, Vosges du Nord Regional Natural Park, France

860-289668 - Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis), male perched on lichen-covered branch, Costa Rica, October

860-290348 - Colony of Black Guillemots (Uria aalge) and Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), on the cliff of Troup Head, Scotland

860-289660 - Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer), waving tail in territorial display, Western Cape, South Africa, July

860-290149 - Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava dombrowskii) male singing defending his territory, May, Romania

860-289653 - Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), drinking at mineral-rich waterhole, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador

860-289731 - Spectacled eider drake (Somateria fisheri), arctic tundra, Alaska, June 2019

860-290367 - Ducks, swans, geese and seagulls on a frozen lake in the Bois de Vincennes in winter. Bois de Vincennes. Paris (75012). France.

860-289716 - Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) on the water, mouth of the Rio Dulce, Gulf of Honduras, Livingston, Guatemala

860-289742 - Spectacled eider drake (Somateria fischeri), arctic tundra, Alaska, June 2019

860-290125 - Krestel (Falcon tinnunculus)on a post in grassland, Doubs, France

860-289781 - A Little Owl (Athene noctua) perches on a telephone line in the Peak District National Park, UK.

860-290376 - France. Hunting. The European commission has adopted in january 2021 a ban on using lead 100m around any wetland in Europe. So far in France, the ban is only 30m. In the future, the lead will be totally banned as 6000 tons of lead is put into nature by hunters every year causing death of thousands of birds (here a mallard) eating lead balls.

860-290018 - Yellow-billed teal (Anas flavirostris), Bleaker island, Falkland, January 2018

860-289985 - Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), side view of an adult in winter plumage standing on the shore, Campania, Italy

860-290319 - Common cranes (Grus grus) in a corn field that has been mowed . There are still corn kernels to be eaten, Loire Valley, France

860-290153 - European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) adult perched with a bumblebee in its beak, June, , South France

860-289729 - Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) young on a post, Tuscany, Italy

860-289995 - Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) perched on a fence, England

860-290117 - Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) female posed on a sculpture of the citadel of Forcalquier, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

860-289771 - A Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) on Lake Kerkini, Greece.

860-290335 - Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) on the beach, Porspoder, Bretagne, France

860-289651 - Magenta-throated Woodstar (Calliphlox bryantae) male on a branch, Costa Rica

860-289975 - Planthopper (Salurnis marginella), Tasik Pedu, Malaisie

860-290227 - Yellow-rumped Cacique (Cacicus cela) in a tree, Reserve naturelle des Marais de Kaw, French Guiana

860-290425 - Little owl (Athena noctua) perched on a post during a snow storm, England

860-290269 - Mating Black-winged stilt, Rome, Italy, May 2020

860-290148 - Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) adult resting on a branch, summer, Finistere, France

860-290178 - Monteiro's hornbill (Tockus monteiri), Warmquelle, Namibia

860-290001 - Northern hawk-owl on a branch, Surnia ulula. Tanabru, Norway

860-290038 - Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), side view of an adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy

860-290036 - Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), adult standing in the water, Campania, Italy

860-290154 - European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) adult bringing a bumblebee to the nest , May, South France

860-289769 - A Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on the frozen lakes of Hokkaido, Japan.

860-290050 - Blue crane (Anthropoides paradisea), Overberg, South Africa, December 2018

860-290225 - Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) at dawn posted on the back of a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) at a waterhole. Kruger NP South Africa

860-289770 - A Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) on the frozen lakes of Hokkaido, Japan.

860-289874 - Hymenoptera pollinating insects on a garden flower in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

860-290152 - European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) adult perched with a bumblebee in its beak, June, , South France

860-290090 - Scuba diver under ice walking upside down, exercise to practice orientation, Arctic circle Dive Center, White Sea, Karelia, northern Russia

860-289936 - Bee hunting seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France

860-290288 - Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos islands, Ecuador.

860-289937 - Smoked the bee hunt seen from below, it allows an easier harvest because once the bees are locked in the brood, the harvest of the supers becomes a simpler and less stressful operation for the bees, around Cluny, France