860-291251 - Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) on a stump in hiver, Bialowieza, Poland

860-291340 - Butterfly with drops of rain on the head and body, Villarotta, Reggio Emilia, Italy

860-291129 - Great egret (Ardea alba) in the lake at dawn. Slovakia

860-291214 - Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is sitting on a tree. USA.

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.

860-291297 - Little owl (Athena noctua) perched inside a hole in a wall, England

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

860-290904 - Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) or Johnny Rook, considered as very intelligent and curious, one of the rarest birds of prey in the world. South America, Falkland Islands, January

860-290908 - Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in autumnal Tundra in the north west of Greenland. America, North America, Greenland, Denmark, August

860-290764 - Green bug on blue background, Ardeche, France

860-290790 - Great argus (Argusianus argus) in forest, Gunung Leuser, North Sumatra

860-290617 - Secretary bird walking in dry land in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa; specie Sagittarius serpentarius family of Sagittariidae

860-290884 - Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) in the snow, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

860-290657 - Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) eating a yellow scorpion, Etosha National Park, Namibia

860-290676 - A great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, on a pine tree trunk. Kuhmo, Oulu, Finland.

860-290765 - Red Underwing Skipper (Spialia sertorius) on flower, Ardeche, France

860-290658 - Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) portrait, Namibia

860-290920 - Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)

860-290912 - Falkland Skua or Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus, exact taxonomy is under dispute). They are the great skuas of the southern polar and subpolar region. South America, Falkland Islands, January

860-290906 - Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) or Johnny Rook, considered as very intelligent and curious, one of the rarest birds of prey in the world. South America, Falkland Islands, January

860-290881 - Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), side view of an adult standing on the shore, Campania, Italy

860-290758 - Battle of Western buzzards (Buteo buteo) in snow, France

860-290883 - European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) nagging, Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

860-290911 - Adult, with typical yellow skin in face. Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis), protected, endemic to the Falklands and highly intelligent bird of prey. South America, Falkland Islands, January

860-290766 - Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on Grey-leaved cistus (Cistus albidus) flower, Ardeche, France

860-290608 - Little owl (Athena noctua) perched on a post covered snow, England

860-290745 - European Robin (Erithacus rubecula), Ardennes, Belgium

860-290759 - Battle of Western buzzards (Buteo buteo) in snow, France

860-290880 - Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis), side view of an individual in winter plumage standing among the grass, Campania, Italy

860-290921 - Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) pre-nuptial wintering male digging out an arenicolous worm on the foreshore at low tide, Finistere, Brittany, France

860-290899 - Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) in the Simien Mountains National Park. Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia

860-290628 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), side view of an adult standing in a swamp, Campania, Italy

860-290629 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), adult cleaning its feet, Campania, Italy

860-290910 - Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus), Carcass Island. South America, Falkland Islands

860-290905 - Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) or Johnny Rook, considered as very intelligent and curious, one of the rarest birds of prey in the world. South America, Falkland Islands, January

860-290581 - Mute swan (Cygnus olor) on the water, Bouches-du-Rhone, France

860-290789 - Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) on the water, Camargue, France

860-290551 - Black winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in marsh, Baie de l'Aiguillon Natural Reserve, France

860-290797 - Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) feeding at sunrise, Engalnd

860-290773 - Tawny owl (Strix aluco) under a tile shelter, Forest National Park, Haute-Marne, France

860-290743 - Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), side view of an adult female standing on the sand, Campania, Italy

860-290922 - Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) adult in winter looking for pine seeds against a blue sky, Finistere, France

860-290907 - South American snipe or Magellan snipe (Gallinago paraguaiae or Gallinago magellanica) in dense gras. South America, Falkland Islands, January

860-290791 - Northern Cassowary (Casuarius unappendiculatus), New Guinea

860-290668 - A boreal owl, Aegolius funereus, perching on a tree branch. Bayerischer Wald National Park, Bavaria, Germany.

860-290619 - Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) perched on a log, Engalnd

860-290655 - Orange-legged Furrow Bee (Halictus rubicundus) females collecting pollen from a rose hip flower (Rosa canina), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

860-290882 - European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) nagging with a Spotted Woodpecker (Drendrocopos major), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

860-290767 - Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) portrait, Ardeche, France

860-290548 - Red legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) and chicks on ground in spring, France

860-290549 - Barn owl (Tyto alba) on a straw bale in a barn, France

860-290585 - Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) at rest at dawn, Slovakia

860-290571 - Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perched on a lichen covered branch, England

860-290885 - Spotted Woodpecker (Drendrocopos major) nagging with a European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), Vosges du Nord Regional Nature Park, France

860-290781 - Bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) in a reedbed in winter, Pas de Calais, France

860-290772 - Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on a dead tree, National Forest Park, Haute-Marne, France

860-290742 - Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), side view of an adult spreading its wings, Campania, Italy

860-290584 - Image Number A1R428848. Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus).perched on a white rhinoceros, square-lipped rhinoceros or rhino (Ceratotherium simum). Mpumalanga. South Africa.

860-290630 - Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), side view of an adult standing in a swamp, Campania, Italy

860-290744 - Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), adult standing among the waves, Campania, Italy

860-290568 - Pale Chanting-Goshawk (Melierax canorus) standing on a log isolated in white background in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

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