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Chestnut winged babbler, Stachyris erythroptera. Bicolor. Small bird with bright, light blue plumage contrasting with its chestnut wings. Kinabatangan River, Sabah, North Borneo, East Malaysia, South East Asia. Photographed at night while floating down the Kinabatangan River.

Grey Chested Jungle Flycatcher, Rhinomyias umbratilis. Small, pale grey and brown bird Sukau Rainforest Reserve, Kinabatangan River, Sabah, East Malaysia, Borneo, SouthEast Asia. Photographed at night while floating down the Kinabatangan River.

L:ittle Egret, Egretta garzetta , at rest, wetland, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malasia, Borneo, SouthEast Asia. Cattle Egrets have invaded the world and can be found in all continents except Antarctica.

Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, arriving home at about 1am to return to the rookery on the fast ice at Cape Roget, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The Emperor Penguin launches itself out of the water at high speed and lands in a tobogganing position, quickly standing to walk across the ice. This is...

A moulting juvenile African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. A chick becomes an adult by moulting its baby feathers. During moulting they are unable to go to sea to fish as their feathers would get water-logged and...

Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest...

Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. The two ragged looking birds in the top left hand corner are moulting. During moulting they are unable to go to sea to fish as their feathers would get water-logged and...

Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor. Some of the population of 2 to 3 million flamingos which feed in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa. The smudge of pink on the horizon are many more flamingos on the opposite shore of the lake. Lake Nakuru lies in the Great Rift Valley.

Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, on the main Penguin Highway at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. These little guys go 2-3 kilometres to go fishing so they can feed their chicks. They have this long walk to get to the edge of the fast ice. Across the bay are multiple galciers slowly grinding...

Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, leaving home on the fast ice at about 1am to go fishing, Cape Roget, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The penguins make their way to the edge of the ice from the rookery. They seem to stand in groups of about 20, peacefully waiting for those groups in front to leave...

Non-breeding juvenile Adelie Penguins practice building nests with the beach pebbles, then have arguments as they try to steal each other's pebbles. Notice that they have their crests up - a sure sign that they are agro!!! The adults around about take no notice of the teenagers exploratory...

Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, leaving home on the fast ice at about 1am to go fishing, Cape Roget, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The penguins make their way to the edge of the ice from the rookery. They seem to stand in groups of about 20, peacefully waiting for those groups in front to leave...

White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Lake Kerkini, Greece, Europe

Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, walking on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest Adelie...

Sociable Weaver, male, Philetairus socius, outside the community nest. Etosha national Park, Namibia, Africa.

Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the pebb le beach at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest Adelie colonies in the Antarctica.

Emperor Penguins, Aptenodytes forsteri, arriving home at midnight to return to the rookery on the fast ice at Cape Roget, Ross Sea, Antarctica. The Emperor Penguins launch themselves out of the water at high speed and land in a tobogganing position, quickly standing to walk across the ice. This...

Portrait of an Adelie Penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae, on the fast ice at Cape Adare, Ross Sea, Antarctica. This little penguin is on its way from the rookery across 2-3 kilometres of fast ice to get to the sea so it can bring back food for its chicks. The colony at Cape Adare is one of the biggest...

Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established...

Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa.

Adult African Penguin, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin on the sand at Boulder Beach, South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3 breeding pairs in the second season. They established...

Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor. Some of the population of 2 to 3 million flamingos which feed in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, East Africa. Lake Nakuru lies in the Great Rift Valley.

Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor. Some of the population of 2 to 3 million flamingos which feed in Lake Nakuru National Park. Kenya, East Africa. Lake Nakuru lies in the Great Rift Valley.

Lesser Flamingos, Phoeniconaias minor. Some of the population of 2 to 3 million flamingos which feed in Lake Nakuru National Park. Kenya, East Africa. Lake Nakuru lies in the Great Rift Valley.