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Lilac Breasted Roller, Coracias caudata, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 24...

My first ever sighting and capture of this lovely species. This lone bird was very confiding and let me get so close as it perched on the shore wall. 1/1000,F6.3,ISO200 A very hardy species that breeds in the Arctic regions with a small number breeding in the high mountains of Scotland...

Grey Crowned Crane, Balearica regulorum. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. This bird is the national bird of Uganda and appears in the centre of the country's flag.

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.

Egyptian Geese, Alopochen aegyptiacus, on the swampy shore of Lake Naivasha, Kenya, East Africa. The lake has a surface area of 139 km, and is surrounded by a swamp the home of many bird species.

Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, photographed in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa.

Female Van, or Von, Deckens Hornbill, Tockus deckeni, of Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. It has a long tail and a long curved bill which lacks a casque. This species is a small hornbill which has mainly whitish underparts and head and blackish upperparts. It is similar to the...

Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, on the swampy shore of Lake Naivasha Nature Reserve, Kenya, East Africa. The lake has a surface area of 139 km, and is surrounded by a swamp the home of many bird species.

d'Arnaud's Barbet, Trachyphonus darnaudii, Serengeti National park, Tanzania, East Africa. They are omnivores, feeding on seeds, fruit and invertebrates. Where not hunted, they are very tame, but their feathers are used by certain tribes, such as the Maasai.

Pacific gull, Larus pacificus, on English Beach, Vancouver city, Canada, British Columbia, North America.

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor, on the Lagoon in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America.

Pacific gull, Larus pacificus, on English Beach, Vancouver city, Canada, British Columbia, North America.

Juvenile Pacific gull, Larus pacificus, on English Beach, Vancouver city, Canada, British Columbia, North America.

Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus. Alternative names are: Swainsons Loris, Blue Mountain Lorikeets, Bluey, & Green Collar Lorikeets. The Rainbow Lorikeet mostly forages on the flowers of shrubs or trees to harvest nectar and pollen, but also eats fruits, seeds and some insects...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite fearless. Expedition rules in the Antarctica are that visitors must stay at least 4.5m (15ft)...

Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...

Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea , Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...

Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...

Adelie Procession Sequence showing a group of Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, gathering together to cross a frozen pool in the pressure ridges in the sea ice at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Because this frozen pool was different from the regular environment they were very diffident...

Adelie Penguins, pygoscelis adeliae, crossing the sea ice to get to open water to go fishing, at Cape Hallett, Ross Sea, Antarctica. These little birds are a long way from the regular "Penguin Highway" from the rookery to the open sea, and are definitely making a new path for...

Emperor Penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, feeding sequence: Left, chick begging; middle and right, adult regurgitating and chick taking food. On the sea ice at Cape Washington, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Most of these penguins (colony of 300,000) have never seen a human before and they are quite...

Colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the sand at Boulder Beach. Visitor viewing platform can be seen in the background. South Africa. This colony established itself roughly 30 years ago with one breeding pair in the first season and 2 or 3...

Pair of adults from the colony of African Penguins, Spheniscus demersus, also known as the black footed penguin, on the rocks at Boulder Beach. South Africa.

African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer, at Lake Naivasha, Kenya, East Africa. The lake has a surface area of 139 km, and is surrounded by a swamp the home of many bird species. The fish eagles hunt by swooping over the lake and taking fish after keeping watch from a nearby tree.

Crowned Lapwing Plover, Vanellus coronatus, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa. Crowned Lapwings prefer short dry grassland which may be overgrazed or burnt. They nest on the ground.