Charlie Summers / Three Snow Geese banking and gliding in preparation for a landing (Chen caerulescens). Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, January.

Brent Stephenson / Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) banking in flight while looking down. Tristan da Cunha, Tristan Group, South Atlantic, March.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight, banking. Simien National Park, Ethiopia, East Africa.

Brent Stephenson / Adult white-capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi) in banking flight over a blue sea, showing upperwing. Off Stewart Island, New Zealand, November.

Sven Zacek / White Tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in banking flight. Norway, Europe, August.

Charlie Summers / Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) banking for a landing. Prion Island, South Georgia, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) banking in flight, revealing its distinctive tail shape. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July. (non-ex)

Kim Taylor / Hornet (Vespa crabro) worker in flight with head level while insect is banking. Sussex, UK.

Kim Taylor / Southern Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) male in flight, 3 images showing level flight, banking and turning, Surrey, UK. Digital composite

Kim Taylor / Common wasp worker banking to avoid another carrying debris from nest. UK {Vespula vulgaris}