MYN / Seth Patterson / Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas) perched, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Konrad Wothe / Flock of Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens atlanticus / Chen caerulescens) in flight to their winter roosting site, crossing a full moon, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, November

Konrad Wothe / Three Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens atlanticus / Chen caerulescens) in flight, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, November

Konrad Wothe / Mixed flock of Snow geese (Chen caerulescens atlanticus / Chen caerulescens) and Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) at wintering area at dawn, with full moon, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, Novemb...

Marie Read / Rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), male perched in flowering Eastern redbud tree, New York, USA, May

Tim Laman / Female Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in snow, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA, March

Tom Vezo / Scarlet tanager male in breeding plumage (Piranga olivacea) Long Island, USA

Tom Vezo / Gambel's quail male {Callipepla gambelii} Tucson, Arizona, USA

John Cancalosi / Stuffed specimen of Ivory billed woodpecker {Campephilus principalis} USA Louisiana - believed extinct until sighting in 2005

Tom Vezo / Blue grosbeak, male {Guiraca caerulea} Arizona, USA

Lynn M Stone / Pair of Sandhill cranes {Grus canadensis} captive, Florida, USA.

Tom Vezo / Summer tanager, male {Piranga rubra} Arizona, USA