Donald M. Jones / Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) males flying with female in spring courtship display, Montana
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Phil Savoie / Swift (Apus apus) flock screaming in flight against blue sky and clouds, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, July.
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Ingo Arndt / Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flock flying in formation to confuse hunting Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus), Rome, Italy. January 2009
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Ingo Arndt / Seabird colony nesting on cliff face, Lange Anna, Helgoland, Germany
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight at nesting colony on cliffs, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June
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Markus Varesvuo / Guillemot (Uria aalge) flock in flight over nesting colony on rocks, Norway, July 2008
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Alan Williams / Domestic pigeons (Columba livia) flock in flight over houses, Cheshire, UK, June.
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Markus Varesvuo,Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Steller's eiders (Polysticta stelleri) in flight, Batsfjord, Norway, March.
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Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan
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Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / Aerial view of Lesser Flamingos (Phoenicopterus / Phoeniconaias minor) in flight. Lake Magadi, Kenya.
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Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo flock (Phoeniconaias) flying over lake with green algae, aerial view, Rift valley, Kenya
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Ben Hall / Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier in the distance, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile. Winner of Landscape category, Nature's Best / Windland S...
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Ben Hall / Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in flight over mountain peaks, Torres Del Paine National park, Chile.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding colony, long exposure showing flight trails. Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Shetland, Scotland, July.
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Erlend Haarberg / European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) flying between coastal rocks with a large wave crashing, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland, February 2011
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Erlend Haarberg / Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight in snow storm, Iceland, April
Ernie Janes / Greylag geese (Anser anser) in flight with paraglider behind, Cley bank, Norfolk, UK
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Mike Read / Cranes (Grus grus), imprinted from hatching to fly with a microlight. Hampshire County Show near Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England, July 2008.
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Loic Poidevin / Flock of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying in formation. Breton Marsh, French Atlantic Coast, August.
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Martin Gabriel / Four Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) in flight, silhouetted overhead. Monfrague National Park, Extremadura, Spain, March.
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Nick Garbutt / Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) gathering around burrows on cliff top, Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, June
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) flying between misty colony cliffs. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August.
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Markus Varesvuo / Flock of Crane (Grus grus) flying overhead with a cliff in the foreground. Spain, March.
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John Waters / Hand reared Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight. Birds imprinted and trained by Lloyd and Rose Buck for filming purposes. Somerset, UK, January 2011
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / View over Gannet colony (Morus bassanus) with flight trails of birds in flight, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, June 2010
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Razorbill (Alca torda) taking off from cliff. June 2010.
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Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Gannet in flight (Morus bassanus) against cliff face, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, June
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Edwin Giesbers / A flock of Greylag Goose (Anser anser) flying in formation above misty fields. The Netherlands, March.
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Angelo Gandolfi / Carrion Crows (Corvus corone) mobbing a Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Scala di St. Regina gorges. Corte, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, January
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Angelo Gandolfi / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in flight over rocky outcrops, Monte Incudine, Parc Naturel Regional de Corse, Corsica island, France, February
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Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight, preparing to land on cliff top, with beak full of Sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July (non-ex)
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Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight, with view straight down a precipitous cliff face, and resting Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May (non-ex)
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Marie Read / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) taking flight from tufa tower carrying a fish, Mono Lake, California, USA
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Donald M. Jones / Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) flying in formation, central Montana
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Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) rear view of bird hanging in air over steep cliffs, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK. HIGHLY COMMENDED - Animals in their environment - Wildlife Photographer of the Year c...
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John Downer / Barnacle geese {Branta leucopsis} in flight, imprinted geese trained to fly beside car, captive, UK
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) flying in formation in mist, Lake Tysslingen, Sweden. March 2009.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Nick Upton / Alpine / Yellow-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) flying past waterfall and sheer cliffs of the Cirque de Gavarnie, Haute Pyrenees, France.
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Laurie Campbell / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight, Caithness, Scotland, UK, June
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Guillemots (Uria aalge) one in flight, two sitting on rock, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Angelo Gandolfi / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) swooping with folded wings and extended tallons. Canyon del Ebro y Rudron, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Digital composite
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Angelo Gandolfi / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) swooping with folded wings and extended tallons. Canyon del Ebro y Rudron, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Digital composite
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Angelo Gandolfi / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) swooping with folded wings to gain speed. Canyon del Ebro y Rudron, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Digital composite
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Angelo Gandolfi / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) swooping with folded wings and extended tallons. Canyon del Ebro y Rudron, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Digital composite
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Angelo Gandolfi / Bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) at Los Mallos de Riglos cliffs, Aragon, Spain.
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Angelo Gandolfi / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) swooping with folded wings and extended tallons. Canyon del Ebro y Rudron, Castilla y Leon, Spain. Digital composite
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Angelo Gandolfi / Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) flying beneath cliffs on the steep western side of Monteagudo island, Atlantic Ocean. Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlantica (Atlantic Islands National Park). Ga...
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Angelo Gandolfi / Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) landing on cliff at Hoz de Arbayun canyon, Pyrenees, Navarra, Spain.
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Angelo Gandolfi / Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) flying over rock formation in Torcal de Antequera Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain.
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Angelo Gandolfi / Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) soaring at midday on thermals, circling over Vadiello cliffs, Sierra de Guara, Aragon, Spain.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, The Flannans, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony with low clouds over cliff top, St Kilda, Scotland, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony in mist, Hermaness, Shetland Isles, Scotland, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Rautiainen / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) flying in formation over oak trees, Matsalu National Park, Estonia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Quinta / Yellow legged gull (Larus michahellis) in flight, Cabo Sardo (Cape) Alentejo, Natural Park of South West Alentejano and Costa Vicentina, Portugal, June 2009
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Andy Rouse / Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) flying over coastal habitat, Falkland Islands
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Green winged macaw (Ara chloroptera) pair flying, Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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Inaki Relanzon / Common cranes (Grus grus) flying in formation at sunrise, Hornborgasjön Lake, Sweden
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David Noton / Gannets in flight over the beach at Muriwai, west coast of North Island, New Zealand
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Pete Oxford / Brown Pelicans {Pelecanus occidentalis} flying in V-formation, Ecuador
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Tom Vezo / Snow geese fly in V formation {Chen caerulescens} Bosque del Apache, NM, USA.
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Jim Brandenburg / Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) flock flying in formation during migration, with individuals of both color phases, California
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Thomas Mangelsen / Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) trio flying, North America
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Jim Brandenburg / Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) trio flying against cloudy sky, Minnesota
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John Downer / Greylag geese formation flying, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides Scotland
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John Downer / Greylag geese formation flying along coast of Isle of Lewis, Hebrides Scotland
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John Downer / Greylag geese formation flying, Isle of Lewis, Hebrides Scotland
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Angelo Gandolfi / Southern caracara (Caracara plancus), two flying over rock formation. Chapada dos Guimaraes, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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Donald M. Jones / Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) males flying with female in spring courtship display, Montana
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Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), five flying, folding wings to dive into water. Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
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Werner Bollmann / Guillemots (Uria aalge) flock in flight, Hornoya, Norway.
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Oliver Geiseler/ BIA / European Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) pair flying, Camargue, France
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Sylvain Cordier / RF - Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) group flying in formation, Svalbard, Norway. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Nick Upton / Four Common swifts (Apus apus) silhouetted against the sky as they fly in formation over the chimney of a cottage at dusk, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, June 2018.
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Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) screaming as they fly in formation over cottage roofs at dusk, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, June 2018.
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Nick Upton / Common swift (Apus apus) screaming as they fly in formation over cottage roofs at dusk, Lacock, Wiltshire, UK, June 2018.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stream of bats leaving the Deer Cave at dusk. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stream of bats leaving the Deer Cave at dusk. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stream of bats leaving the Deer Cave at dusk. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stream of bats leaving the Deer Cave at dusk. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stream of bats leaving the Deer Cave at dusk. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Emanuele Biggi / Stream of bats leaving the Deer Cave at dusk. Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Frederique Olivier / Wide angle shot of rugged coastline, with Black browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophris) flying, New Island, Falkland Islands.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) on a clifftop, with Northern gannets flying and nesting below, Hermaness National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July 2011.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / A skein of Pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) in flight, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, UK, November.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion view of Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) flying in to join others resting and preening at a roost site, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / A male Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) flying from its nest site under a rock overhang on a high sea cliff, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying on updrafts near its nest site on a cliff, landing briefly and taking off again, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying on updrafts near its nest site on a cliff, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying on updrafts near its nest site on a cliff, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) vocalising from its nest site on a cliff as two others fly nearby, Cornwall, England, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) vocalising from its nest site on a cliff as another flies nearby, Cornwall, England, UK, April.