John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Wigeon (Anas penelope) preening, Catcott Lows Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December.

Frederique Olivier / Group of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) displaying on a beach, Gypsy Cove, Stanley, Falkland Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Close-up of a Black browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) preening its chick, chick looks up panting, thermoregulating, West Point Island, Falkland Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Tilt shot of a Black browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) with its chick on a nest, New Island, Falkland Islands.

Frederique Olivier / Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) preening chick then itself, New Island, Falkland Islands.

Peter Bassett / King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

Peter Bassett / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) preening in breeding colony, with mountains in the background, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

Peter Bassett / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in a breeding colony, with mountains in the background, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula arctica), with Thrift (Armeria maritima) in the foreground, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.

David Tipling / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) pair interacting, part of courtship, Gold Harbour South Georgia, January

Neil Aldridge / Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) preening itself after a summer rainstorm in the central district, Kruger National Park. South Africa. Vulnerable species.

Neil Aldridge / African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) preening themselves on rocks at the Boulders Beach colony near Cape Town, South Africa.