Guy Edwardes / Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), portrait. Lake Kerkini, Sintik, Greece. January.
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Marie Read / Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), three in non-breeding plumage on beach, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. January. Digitally altered to remove distractions.
Frederique Olivier / Pair of Black browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) display bonding, touching beaks, New Island, Falkland Islands.
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Tui De Roy / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair in courtship display, Galapagos, Ecuador. Critically Endangered species.
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Ingo Arndt / Male Vogelkop Bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus) constructing bower roof. Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia.
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Ingo Arndt / Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster plotus) head portrait, with wide bill open, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory, November
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Markus Varesvuo / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiaca) female face close up, Canada February
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Ernie Janes / RF- Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus) calling from shoreline, beaks open, England, UK, May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Danny Green / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) pair bill rubbing part of courtship ritual, Skomer Island, Wales, UK, May
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Bence Mate / Close up of Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) preening, Danube Delta, Romania
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Bence Mate / White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) juvenile feeding on fish, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February.