Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) in flight, hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. February.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) nestling, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.

Jack Dykinga / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched as Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly by, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, January.

Ernie Janes / Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) portrait, captive, occurs in North America.

Winfried Wisniewski / Black Kite (Milvus migrans) flying, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chicks stretching and flapping their wings, Southern California, USA, May.

John Chan / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick watching for parents to return with food, Southern California, USA, June.

John Chan / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) plucking Dowitcher (Limnodromus) prey, Southern California, USA.

John Shaw / Western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii) is camouflaged as it looks from a tree cavity. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, January.

John Shaw / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) with Atlantic needlefish (Strongylura marina) it has caught. Blue Cypress Lake, Florida, USA, April.

Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) hunting with sunset light on wings, UK. March.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) one moving its head - with blurred motion. Marana, Arizona, USA, November.