Mark Carwardine / A cloud of Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) with an immature African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) flying amongst them, Kasanka National Park, Zambia, Africa

Mark Carwardine / Smoothtail Ray / Mobula (Mobula thurstoni) flying out of the water, Baja California, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight with two fish in beak. Farne Islands, UK, July.

Claudio Contreras / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying with fish prey, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, August.

Alex Mustard / A school of lesser devil rays (Mobula hypostoma) flying through sunbeams as they feed. Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Caribbean Sea.

Brent Stephenson / Flying fish (probably Cypselurus lineatus) in flight above the water. Off Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand.

Alex Mustard / Mirrorwing flying fish (Hirundichthys speculiger) mirrored and swimming beneath the surface at night, between Bahamas and Gulf Stream, West Atlantic Ocean, Florida, USA.

Laurie Campbell / Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) robbing Puffin (Fratercula arctica) of catch, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, June

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), Herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) and Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding on landfill site, Pitsea, Essex, England, UK,...

Loic Poidevin / Adult Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) hovering over its chicks, one of which has taken a small fish from the adult. Noirmoitier Island, French Atlantic Coast, July.

Klaus Echle / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying with fish to branch over snow banked stream. Black Forest, Germany, January.

Markus Varesvuo / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight with a fish it has just caught. Norway, July.

Bence Mate / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) taking fish from water, Hungary, June. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

Roy Mangersnes / Silhouette of White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight with freshly caught fish, Flatanger, Norway, July. HIGHLY COMMENDED, BIRDS category, WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION 20...

Christian Ziegler / Greater Bulldog Bat (Noctilio leporinus) sequence catching a fish from Lake Gatun, Smithsonian Tropical Research Station, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Osprey (Pandion haliaeetus) in flight, fishing at dawn, Rothiemurchus forest, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Osprey (Pandion haliaeetus) in flight, fishing at dawn, Rothiemurchus forest, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, July. Photographer quote: ""This female, caught at first light, has two hungry chicks waiting...

Brent Stephenson / Flying Fish (possibly Cheilopogon suttoni) skimming across sea surface. Between the Tuamotus and Marquesas, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean, October.

Inaki Relanzon / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) taking a fish from water. Homer, Kenai Fjord, South Alaska, USA, March.

Jenny E. Ross / Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) and Ross's Geese (Chen rossii) taking off from field where they have been feeding, Imperial Valley, California, USA.

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) in flight, stealing fish from Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea). Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) pair stealing fish from Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) pair stealing fish from Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)

Winfried Wisniewski / African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) striking at fish, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Alex Mustard / Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) hunting a Flying fish (Hirundichthys affinis) at night in the Gulf Stream. Taken in the Gulf Stream between Florida, USA and the Bahamas.

Marie Read / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) taking flight from tufa tower carrying a fish, Mono Lake, California, USA

Laurent Geslin / Fisherman handling fresh catch, and gulls flying overhead, on lake of Geneva, Switzerland, May 2007.

Sergey Gorshkov / African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) displaying as another adult comes in for landing, Botswana

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides), taking off from water after failed attempt to catch fish, Ravilobe Lake, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar.

Dietmar Nill / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with fish being attacked by Gull, Germany, winter

Sven Zacek / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) landing on branch with fish, Estonia

Sven Zacek / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying low across river with a fish, Estonia

Sven Zacek / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) taking off from water with fish, Estonia

Sven Zacek / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) at sunset, silhouetted in flight, hunting for fish, Atlantic ocean, Flatanger, Norway, Scandinavia.

Charlie Hamilton James / 2020VIS / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthias) adult male flying into nest with fish. Halcyon River, England, UK. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in flight with fish prey, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009

Poinsignon and Hackel / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} coming up out of water with fish, Lorraine, France. Nominated in the Story of a Species category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying out of water with fish, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying up out of water carrying fish, rear view, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in flight carrying fish, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009.WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying out of water carrying fish, Balatonfuzfo, Hungary, January 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) landing on rock carrying fish, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight carrying fish, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight carrying fish, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight carrying fish, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009. Winner of 2010 Nature's Best Competition. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight with fish, Kangasala, Finland, August 2009 WWE BOOK, WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) about to catch fish, silhouetted, Norway, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) about to take fish from water, Flatanger, Norway, June 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing carrying Sand eels in beak, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing carrying Sand eels, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Graham Eaton / Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) fishing for sandeel, Anglesey, Wales, UK, July

Graham Eaton / Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) catching a large fish, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flght carrying fish silhouetted at sunset, Flatanger, Nord Trndelag, Norway, August 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Damschen / Juvenile Black-headed or Herring gull flying with fish in beak, Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxony, Germany, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Damschen / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight carrying fish, Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxony, Germany, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Damschen / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight having dropped fish, Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxony, Germany, September 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Fishing for herring, with Gulls flying over water, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Guy Edwardes / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with fish chased by Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland, UK, June

Juan Carlos Munoz / Osprey {Pandion haliaetus} coming up out of water after catching fish, Finland

Juan Carlos Munoz / Osprey {Pandion haliaetus} flying, catching fish, Finland

Tony Heald / African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) carrying nesting material, Chobe National Park, Botswana May 2008

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} in flight carrying Sockeye salmon in claws, Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Paul Hobson / Osprey {Pandion haliaetus} catching fish, Finland

David Kjaer / Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans) & two Juvenile Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) catching fish and fighting, Poland

Konrad Wothe / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) trio fighting over fish, Usedom, Germany

Tony Heald / African fish eagle {Haliaeetus vocifer} swooping down in flight, Chobe NP, Botswana

Pete Cairns / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) male landing with fish prey, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK.

Todd Pusser / California flying fish {Cypselurus californicus} in flight above sea surface, Pacific.

Doug Perrine / Flying fish {Hirundichthys affinis} Atlantic

Doug Perrine / Flying fish {Hirundichthys affinis} Atlantic

Michael W. Richards / Greater black backed gulls feeding on bycatch {Larus marinus} Norway, Europe

LYNN M. STONE / American bald eagle catching fish {Haliaeetus leucocephalus} Alaska, USA.

Kim Taylor / Euopean kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} taking off with a stickleback fish in bill, UK.

Solvin Zankl / Puffin {Fratercula arctica} landing with sandeels in beak, Orkney, Scotland, UK 2006

Kim Taylor / Four-winged Flying Fish (Cypsilurus lineatus) flying over sea. Digital composite.

Jim Brandenburg / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) bringing fish to mate in nest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Rolf Nussbaumer / American bald eagle catching fish {Haliaetus leucocephalus} Alaska, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Osprey flying with fish prey {Pandion haliaetus} Florida, USA

Thomas Mangelsen / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flying with captured fish in talons, Homer, Alaska

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) adult flying with fish it caught in sea in the spring, Kenai Peninsula, south central Alaska

Tom Vezo / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) striking at fish, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Duncan Usher / Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) flying with fish in beak, Europe

Norbert Wu / Flying Fish (Exocoetidae) uses large pectoral fins to glide through the air, Saba Island, Dutch Antilles

David Kjaer / White tailed sea eagle {Haliaeetus albicilla} fishing, off Isle of Skye, Scotland. Sequence 2/3

David Kjaer / White tailed sea eagle catching fish {Haliaeetus albicilla} Skye, Scotland, UK

Dave Watts / White bellied sea eagle {Haliaeetus leucogaster} flying with caught fish over water, Australia

Tony Heald / African fish eagle {Haliaeetus vocifer} catching fish, Chobe NP, Botswana. Sequence 2/3

Tony Heald / African fish eagle hunting fish, Chobe NP, Botswana Sequence 1/3

Dietmar Nill / Osprey taking fish in flight. Sweden

Juergen Freund / Seagull in flight

Terry Andrewartha / Osprey catching fish {Pandion haliaetus} UK

David Kjaer / Puffin in flight with sand eels in beak {Fratercula arctica} Farne Is, Northumberland, UK

Pete Oxford / Flying fish flying, Indian Ocean