Ben Hall / Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pool to collect mud for nest building. Inverness-shire, Scotland, June .Did you know? Due to the distances that Swallows travel, it was traditional for sail...
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) worker alighting on a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in a conservation margin in order to feed, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England,...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Barn swallows will feed their nestlings up to 400 times every day.
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Hermann Brehm / Siberian Jay (Perisoreus infaustus) alighting on a branch. Hamra, Sweden, September.
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Stephen Dalton / Honey bee {Apis mellifera} landing on alighting board of hive, UK
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Jose B. Ruiz / Black tailed godwits {Limosa limosa} landing on water surface, Donana NP, Sevilla, Spain
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Marie Read / Great crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), female alighting at nest cavity entrance carrying pine needles as nest material, wide angle captured with remote camera to show habitat, New York, USA. M...
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Kim Taylor / Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) alighting on a snowy hazel branch. Europe. Surrey, England, UK. Digital composite.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Merlin (Falco columbarius) female alighting onto perch, Glen Tanar, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Merlin (Falco columbarius) female alighting onto perch, Glen Tanar, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond to collect mud for nest building, Scotland, UK, May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond to collect mud for nest building, Scotland, UK, May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond to collect mud for nest building, Scotland, UK, May.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) female alighting onto perch , Scotland, UK.
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Ramon Navarro / European bee eaters (Merops apiaster) perched and alighting on a branch in a meadow, eating insect prey, Seville, Spain, May.
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Ramon Navarro / European bee eaters (Merops apiaster) perched and alighting on a branch in a meadow, eating insect prey, Seville, Spain, May.
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Ramon Navarro / European bee eaters (Merops apiaster) perched and alighting on a branch in a meadow, Seville, Spain, May.
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Kim Taylor / Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) alighting on plantain (Plantago sp) Surrey, England, July
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) alighting on post at edge of conservation margin and arable crop, Wallasea Island Wild Coast project, Essex, England, UK, December
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) alighting on post on edge of conservation margin and arable crop, Wallasea Island Wild Coast project, Essex, England, UK. October.
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Roland Seitre / Blue-crowned Woodnymph Hummingbird (Thalurania colombica) alighting on twig. Mazu Rancho Ecological ranch ,Chiriqui Grande, Bocas del Toro, Panama.
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Roland Seitre / Magnificent Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) alighting on twig. Savegre,San Gerardo de Dota, Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica.
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Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) alighting among sessils oak trunks. Wales, May.
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker alighting on a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve in order to feed, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker alighting on a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve in order to feed, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Swallows prefer outbuildings with dark ledges and corners for nesting, and ne...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Two Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June
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Hermann Brehm / Magpie (Pica pica) alighting on a stump. Bavaria, Germany, October.
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Kim Taylor / Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) alighting on Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Surrey, UK, April.
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Peter Cairns / A large flock of Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) alighting on a tree at dusk to roost. Scotland, December.
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Nick Upton / Audouin's gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) alighting on sea surface. Near Ajaccio, Corsica, France, May.
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David Tipling / Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) alighting on song post, Norfolk, UK, June
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Roger Powell / Puffin {Fratercula arctica} landing near burrow, Caithness, Scotland, UK
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Jeff Vanuga / American bald eagle {Haliaeetus leucocephalus} alighting, USA
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Tony Heald / Indian white backed vulture {Gyps bengalensis} alighting, Madhya pradesh, India. 2007
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Gary K. Smith / Knot (Calidris canutus) alighting during a high tide roost, Norfolk, UK
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Gary K. Smith / Knot (Calidris canutus) alighting on high tide roost, the Wash, Norfolk, UK
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Tom Vezo / Turkey vulture {Cathartes aura} alighting off branch, Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA
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Mike Read / Western emerald alighting on perch {Chlorostilbon sp} Tandayapa, Ecuador
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Nigel Cattlin / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to forage on yellow Mahonia 'Winter Sun' flowers on a fine Christmas day in mid winter, Berkshire, December
