Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

John Chan / Flock of Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) taking flight from salt marsh, Southern California, USA.

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) group taking flight on snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Michael Milicia/ BIA / Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) taking flight at surf's edge, California

Chien Lee / Flying Fish (Exocoetidae) taking flight from surface, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Jack Dykinga / Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) running to take off into flight, Boque del Apache, New Mexico, USA, December.

Oscar Diez/ BIA / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock taking flight, Andalusia, Spain

Oscar Diez/ BIA / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) trio taking flight from wetland, Andalusia, Spain

Bence Mate / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) taking fish from water, Hungary, June.

Gerrit Vyn / Greater snow geese (Chen caerulescens) taking flight at sunset during migration. Montezuma National Wildlife Rescue, New York, USA. March.

Theo Allofs / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock taking flight, Lake Bogoria, Kenya