Edwin Giesbers / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) head sticking out from under wing, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) head sticking out from under wing, captive
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Edwin Giesbers / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) with head behind wing, captive
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Loic Poidevin / Short Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) stretching a wing. The Vendeen Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, April.
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Loic Poidevin / Black Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) with small ghick hiding under wing. The Vendeen Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, July.
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Steve Gettle / Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male stretching wings, North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio
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Steve Gettle / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male flying showing speculum feathers on wing, Belle Isle Park, Michigan
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Piotr Naskrecki / Katydid (Microcentrum sp) leaf mimic, La Selva Biological Research Station, Heredia, Costa Rica
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) adult in flight over the sea, with wing almost touching the water, near the Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011
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Alan Williams / Redshank (Tringa totanus) sheltering chicks under its wing on machair, South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May
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Matthias Breiter / Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
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Matthias Breiter / Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska
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Matthias Breiter / Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) using broken-wing display to lure intruders away from the nest, Yakutat, Alaska
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Dave Watts / Masked plover / lapwing (Vanellus miles) showing spur on wing, Australian capital territory, Australia, September
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Dave Watts / Masked plover / lapwing (Vanellus miles) showing spur on wing, Australian capital territory, Australia, September
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Piotr Naskrecki / Wingless Bat Fly (Nycteribiidae) parasite on bat wing membrane, Papua New Guinea
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Kathryn Jeffs / Black browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight over sea, wing almost touching water, Drakes Passage, Antarctica, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January
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Alex Hyde / Common Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) wing close up showing detail of scales. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, 1700 metres altitude, July.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Marbled white butterfly (Melanagria galathea) detail of wing pattern, Powerstock Common DWT reserve, Dorset, UK, July
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Ross Hoddinott / RF- Green-veined White Butterfly (Artogeia / Pieris napi) resting on bluebell. Lanhydrock, Cornwall, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Bernard Castelein / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) resting with head tucked under wing, Helgoland, Germany, May May
Anup Shah / Egyptian goose stretching wing (Alopochen aegyptiacus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Orange Tip butterfly {Anthocharis cardamines} male resting on Cuckooflower {Cardamine pratensis}, green background, north Devon, UK. April. Did you know? Only male orange tip butterflies have orange w...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Orange Tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female resting on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). North Devon, UK. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / RF- Two Small red damselflies (Ceriagrion tenellum) covered in morning dew. Arne (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Dorset, UK. August . (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on post, stretching wing, Vendee, France, October
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Loic Poidevin / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched on post, stretching wing, Vendee, France, October
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Ernie Janes / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) close up of plumage on wing of drake, UK
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Ernie Janes / RF- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) close up of plumage on wing of drake, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Michael Quinton / Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) in broken wing display to lure predators away from nest, Alaska
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Piotr Naskrecki / Morpho Butterfly (Morpho sp) wing with false eye spot, Guyana
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Rolf Nussbaumer / RF- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) female feeding in flight on Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata). Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights...
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Paul Hobson / Jay (Garrulus glandarius) wing feather detail, road kill, Yorkshire, UK, May
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Ernie Janes / RF- White Fantail pigeon (Columba sp) in flight against dark clouds, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Nick Upton / Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) preening its wing feathers while swimming on a lake. Wiltshire, UK, March.
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Barry Mansell / Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in wing-drying posture. Everglades, South Florida, USA, April.
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Mary McDonald / Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus) female, courtship display, shaking her wing feathers, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) three year old male with wing tags, Pinnacles National Park, California
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) three year old male with wing tagstag, Pinnacles National Park, California
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) juvenile with wing tags and Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) flying, Big Sur, California
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Sebastian Kennerknecht / California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) flying showing wing tags, Big Sur, California
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Christian Ziegler / Leaf-nosed Bat (Phyllostomidae) flight muscles and blood vessels in the wing membrane, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Bat Fly (Streblidae) ecto parasite on the wing of Great Fruit-eating Bat (Artibeus lituratus), Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Leaf-nosed Bat (Phyllostomidae) wing showing veins, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Leaf-nosed Bat (Phyllostomidae) wing, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Greater Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) detail of sac on wing which is used to attract females and mark territory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Christian Ziegler / Greater Sac-winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata) detail of sac on wing which is used to attract females and mark territory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama
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Richard Du Toit / Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) fishing by using wings to make an umbrella which casts a shadow over the water, Marievale, South Africa
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Ingo Arndt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) wing, King Edward Point, South Georgia Island
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Brent Stephenson / Male Aldabra Flying Fox (Pteropus aldabrensis) hanging upside in a mangrove bush with one wing open. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles.
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Juvenile Common / Eurasian crane (Grus grus) 'Pepper' released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, stretching a wing while standing in a grassy meadow with Autumn Hawkbit (L...
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Pete Oxford / Detail of the wing of a Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao). Captive. Gabaro Huaorani Indian community, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador, June.
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Nature Production / Dead Leaf Butterfly (Kallima inachus eucerca) camouflaged on leaves, showing blue inner wing colour, Malaysia
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Nature Production / Two Bewick's Swans (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) sleeping with head tucked under wing, Niigata, Japan, January
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Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common / Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) chick, ten weeks, standing on one leg and stretching a wing. Captive reared by the Great Crane Project, WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, July 2011.
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Diane McAllister / Black vulture (Coragyps atratus) perched in a snag, stretching one wing and one leg together. The Everglades, Florida, USA, January
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Charlie Summers / Evidence in the snow of where a Northern Harrier / Marsh Hawk / Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) hit its prey, then took off. The long skid marks from the right are the talons dragging, with the wing impr...
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Eric Baccega / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in hovering flight with sunlight shimming from its wing feathers. Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada, July.
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Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / Broad-billed Prion (Pachyptila vittata) gliding low over the waves, upper wing plumage is visible. Southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RF- Silhouette of Fulmar (Fulmaris glacialis) in flight against evening sky with sun reflected on sea surface. Eshaness, Shetland, Scotland, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights mana...
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RF- Gannet (Morus bassanus) stalling in flight, Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / RF- Gannet in flight (Morus bassanus) against cliff face, Shetland, Scotland, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Mark Taylor / Call Duck standing and wing whirring.
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Brent Stephenson / Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri) water skipping and swallowing food, with a view of both lower and upper wing. Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, New Zealand, October.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) female in flight in winter plumage, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, UK, February
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Tony Heald / Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisea) feigning a broken wing to lure a predator away from nest. Etosha National Park, Namibia, January.
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Markus Varesvuo / Greenshank adult (Tringa nebularia) roosting on one leg with head under wing, Finland, August
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Colin Varndell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on branch stretching wing, Dorset, UK, May.
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Peter Cairns / Man reflected in a wing mirror, looking from the window of a car with binoculars. Islay, Scotland, March.
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Peter Cairns / RF- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) landing on moorland with its wings spread. Scotland, UK, March. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Alan Williams / Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) flying low across field with a clear view of under-wing plumage. Wales, UK, October.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) preening wing feathers. The Netherlands. June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Silhouette of a Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in flight. The Netherlands. March. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) with its beak tucked under its wing. The Netherlands, June.
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) landing. The Netherlands. April. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Stephen Dalton / Close-up of wing scales of Day-flying / Diurnal Moth (Uranias sp.). UK, March.
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Tui De Roy / Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata) showing blue speculum feathers on wing, Lewa Wildlife Conservation Area, Kenya
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Alex Hyde / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting with wings closed showing camouflaged wing underside.
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Alex Hyde / Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) showing eye spot on wing case. Captive, originating from Africa.
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Luciano Candisani / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) winged female in atlantic rainforest, Brazil
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Luciano Candisani / Leafcutter Ant (Atta sp) winged female in atlantic rainforest, Brazil
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Orsolya Haarberg / Northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) at nest in a tree trunk with fledging stretching its wing, Sor-Varanger, Finnmark, Norway, June
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Tony Heald / RF- Spotted eagle owl (Bubo africanus) with wings spread for cooling. Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) in an elegant pose with wing outstretched. Penguin Island, Puerto Deseado, Patagonia, Argentina, Nov 2008
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Chien Lee / Flying Dragon (Draco quinquefasciatus) showing ribbed wings, Bintulu, Borneo, Malaysia
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Markus Varesvuo / Hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) in flight showing underside of wing, Finland, September
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Markus Varesvuo / Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) resting with beak tucked under wing, Finland, July
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Anup Shah / White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata)preening primary wing feathers, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. February
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Philippe Clement / Paraglider with red wing / canopy against blue sky, Brittany, France, September 2010
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David Tipling / Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) resting with head under wing, Sanibel island, Florida, USA
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Grey pansy butterfly (Junonia atlites) at rest with wings open. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Edwin Giesbers / Tree nymph butterfly (Idea leuconoe) close-up of wing scales
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Edwin Giesbers / RF- Clipper butterfly (Parthenos sylvia) wings open, at rest on leaf. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
