Steve Knell / Barn swallow {Hirundo rustica} perched on reed stem. England, UK
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Paul Hobson / Female pied flycatcher on perch, England, UK
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Mike Wilkes / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) eating pyracantha UK berries. Worcestershire
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Steven David Miller / Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) perched on branch, looking out for prey on ground. Lane Cove National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
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Steven David Miller / Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) flock perching on tree, moon in background. Mary River National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Steven David Miller / Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) flock perching on tree, moon in background. Mary River National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.
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Laurie Hedges / Male Admirable hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) perching on a branch, displaying using head feathers, Talamanca, Costa Rica.
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Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female perched on spruce branch preening itself, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia. May.
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Heather Angel / Austral blackbird (Curaeus curaeus) with pollen on head after nectaring on Blue puya (Puya berteroniana). Parque Ingles, Chile. December.
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John Chan / White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) landing on a perch and scratching, Southern California, USA.
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John Chan / Juvenile White-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus) ruffling its feathers, Southern California, USA.
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Marie Read / Parakeet auklets (Aethia psittacula) pair perched on lichen-covered rock on cliff face, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July.
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Marie Read / Royal tern (Sterna maxima) perching on a sand castle on a beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March.
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Marie Read / Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) shaking after preening while perched on fencepost, Boxelder County, Utah, USA, May.
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Marie Read / Eastern screech-owl (Megascops asio) grey morph, roosting in tree cavity in winter, Lansing, New York, USA, January.
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Marie Read / American robin (Turdus migratorius) male on snow-covered ground, Ithaca, New York, USA, April.
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Brian Bevan / Slow motion clip of a male Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) with a jack Pike (Esox lucius) prey near nest site, Bedfordshire, England, UK, July.
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Remi Masson / Shoal of Perch (Perca fluviatilis), Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland. June.
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Sandesh Kadur / Pair of Buff-tailed coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens) flying to perch on a branch, with rain falling, Ecuador.
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Lynn M. Stone / Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees, predominantly White ibis (Eudocimus albus) perching in branches and Snowy egret (Egretta thula) in flight. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. April 2018.
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Mealy parrot (Amazona farinosa) flock perching on branches above clay lick in rainforest. Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed...
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Nick Garbutt / Mealy parrot (Amazona farinosa) and Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus) flock feeding at wall of clay lick and perching above in trees. Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru....
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Remi Masson / School of Perch (Perca fluviatilis) amongst Water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lit by the sun's rays, Lake Bourget, Alps, Savoie, France, June.
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Remi Masson / School of Perch (Perca fluviatilis) amongst Water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lit by the sun's rays, Lake Bourget, Alps, Savoie, France, June.
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Remi Masson / School of Perch (Perca fluviatilis) amongst Water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lit by the sun's rays, Lake Bourget, Alps, Savoie, France, June.
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Remi Masson / School of Perch (Perca fluviatilis) amongst Water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lit by the sun's rays, Lake Bourget, Alps, Savoie, France, June.
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Remi Masson / School of Perch (Perca fluviatilis) amongst Water lilies (Nuphar lutea) lit by the sun's rays, Lake Bourget, Alps, Savoie, France, June.
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Ashley Cooper / Electrician works on a tangle of electric wires in Kathmandu, Nepal. December 2012.
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Ashley Cooper / Climber on Stac Pollaidh in Assynt, Scotland, UK. September 2006.
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Ashley Cooper / La Calahorra Castle in La Calahorra at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Andalucia, Spain,
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Ashley Cooper / La Calahorra Castle in La Calahorra with spring flowers, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Andalucia, Spain.
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Remi Masson / European perch eggs (Perca fluviatilis) in a lake. Orient Forest Regional Natural Park, France
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Remi Masson / Big European perch (Perca fluviatilis), more than 50 cm long, in a lake. Alps, Ain, France
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Remi Masson / European perch (Perca fluviatilis) in a river, River Ain, Alps, France
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Remi Masson / Tench (Tinca tinca) and perch (Perca fluviatilis) near the river Ain, France, July.
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Remi Masson / Zander (Sander lucioperca) and European perch (Perca fluviatilis) hunting Bleaks (Alburnus alburnus), Lac de Saint-Cassien, Var, France, May.
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Ashley Cooper / White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on electricity pylons in the Coto Donana in Andalucia, Spain. June 2011
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Ashley Cooper / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) at RSPB Leighton Moss Bird Reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire, England, UK. February 2016
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Ashley Cooper / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) at RSPB Leighton Moss Bird Reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire, England, UK. February 2016
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Joao Burini / Rufous headed tanager (Hemithraupis ruficapilla) male, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Joao Burini / Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Joao Burini / Green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) perching on branch, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Joao Burini / Tropical screech owl (Megascops choliba), Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Joao Burini / Surucua trogon (Trogon surrucura) male, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Joao Burini / Black-goggled tanager (Trichothraupis melanops) male, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Joao Burini / Black-fronted piping guan (Aburria jacutinga), Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.
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Edwin Giesbers / Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) colony. Netherlands. April.
Robin Chittenden / Feral pigeon (Columba livia) group perching on bricks, Suffolk, England, UK. September.
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Robin Chittenden / Common / mealy redpoll (Carduelis flammea) and Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), group on feeder. Norfolk, UK. March.
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Guy Edwardes / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax), two perching on branches. Savuti, Botswana.
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Guy Edwardes / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) perched on branch, Savuti, Botswana.
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Guy Edwardes / Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) perching in grass, Khwai, Botswana.
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Guy Edwardes / Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), Chobe River, pair perching on reed, Chobe River, Botswana.
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Staffan Widstrand / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on branch, Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Sweden. December.
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Staffan Widstrand / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) on tree trunk, Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Sweden. December.
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Staffan Widstrand / Tit (Paridae sp.) silhouetted on tree top, Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Sweden. December.
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Staffan Widstrand / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) portrait, in winter pelage, Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Sweden. December.
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Staffan Widstrand / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched on branch, Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Sweden. December.
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Staffan Widstrand / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula, male perched on branch, Kalvtrask, Vasterbotten, Sweden. Dececmber.
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Loic Poidevin / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) on branch, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.
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Loic Poidevin / Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) on branch, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. April.
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Loic Poidevin / Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) on branch. Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. March.
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Loic Poidevin / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) on lichen covered branch, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. March.
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Loic Poidevin / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) on lichen covered branch, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. March.
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Loic Poidevin / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) on Elm (Ulmus minor) branch, Vendee, Pays-de-la-Loire, France. March.
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Nick Hawkins / Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) perching on branch, Anchorage Provincial Park, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada, June.
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Nick Hawkins / Mangrove hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) female perched on twig, Pacific coast mangroves area, Costa Rica, Endangered species.
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Nick Hawkins / Mangrove hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) male perched on twig, Pacific coast mangroves area, Costa Rica, Endangered species.
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Nick Hawkins / Mangrove hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) female perched on twig, Pacific coast mangroves area, Costa Rica, Endangered species.
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Nick Hawkins / Mangrove hummingbird (Amazilia boucardi) female perched on twig, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, Endangered species.
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Nick Hawkins / White-necked puffbird (Notharchus hyperrhynchus) perched on branch, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. January.
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Lucas Bustamante / Male Collared trogon (Trogon collaris) perched on twig, Sumaco National Park, Napo, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) perched on branch, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Yellow-rumped cacique (Cacicus cela) perched in tree, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / White-tailed jay (Cyanocorax mystacalis) perched on branch, Macara, Loja, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Male Andean cock of the rock (Rupicola peruvianus) perched on branch, Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador.
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Lucas Bustamante / Galapagos mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) perched in tree, Isabela Island, Galapagos.
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Lucas Bustamante / Green honeycreeper (Chlorophanes spiza) portrait, perched on twig, Pinas, El Oro, Ecuador.
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Mark Bowler / Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) chick perched on branch showing claws on wings. The claws are a vestigial feature which is lost by adulthood. Rio Yavari, Peru (non-ex)
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Dave Bevan / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perching on snow covered post before flying out of frame, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, December.
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Dave Bevan / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) perching on a snow covered branch during snow storm, flies out of frame, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, December.
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Roger Powell / Common linnet (Carduelis flavirostris) singing from a reed stem over territory. Druridge, Northumberland, England, UK, June
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Roger Powell / Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) perched on twig. Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, June
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Roger Powell / Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) perched on twig. Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, June
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Michel Roggo / River Itchen at Abbotts Barton, chalk stream with Perch (Perca fluviatilis) and Roach (Rutilus rutilus) Hampshire, England, UK. Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Dave Bevan / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perching on a garden fork handle, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, May.
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Dave Bevan / Common starling (Sternus vulgaris) singing, perched on a television aerial, Norfolk, England, UK, February.
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Dave Bevan / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) preening, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. October.
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Dave Bevan / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) perched in a tree and looking around before taking off, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, November.
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Dave Bevan / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) perched in a Mountain ash (Sorbus) before taking off, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, November.
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Dave Bevan / Male Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) looking around, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, November.
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Dave Bevan / Great tit (Parus major) perched in a Mountain ash (Sorbus) before taking off, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, November.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) standing on the back of a hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), Chobe river, Botswana, Africa.
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Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Hooded wheatear (Oenanthe monacha) female on dead branch, Oman, February.
