BIRDS – Mike Read

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Booted racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii at hummingbird feeder Tandayapa Bird Lodge Ecuador South America

867-A-6 Booted racket-tail

Sandhill cranes Grus canadensis at sunset Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico USA

752-A-271 Sandhill crane

Barn owl Tyto alba on roadside fence post Avon Valley Ringwood Hampshire England UK

241-A-59 Barn owl (captive)

Stone curlew Burhinus cedicnemus aggressive display at nearby pheasant, Norfolk, England, UK

189-A-351 Stone curlew

Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus pair in courtship display in a reedbed pool, Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve, Somerset Wildlife Trust Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels and Moors, England, UK, February 2024

04AD1528 Great crested grebe

Blue tit Parus caeruleus perched in Hazel Corylus avellana in woodland, Sandleheath, near Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England, UK, October 2023

04AD1280 Blue tit

Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus male with Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto squab taken from nest in a garden, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, UK, June 2022

04AD0548 Eurasian sparrowhawk

Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis male on a dead branch, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, February 2022

03AD9551 Northern goshawk

Common eider Somataria mollisima male in the sea, Burghead Harbour, Moray, Scotland, UK, November 2021

03AD9222 Common eider

Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus pair displaying, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels and Moors, England, UK, April 2019

03AD5502 Great crested grebe

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos pair in flight gliding down to land on water, Greylake RSPB Reserve, near Othery, Somerset Levels and Moors, England, UK, February 2019

03AD4539 Mallard

Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus male bathing in pool in garden stream, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England, UK. April 2018

03AD3459 Eurasian sparrowhawk

Great shearwater Puffinus gravis in flight over the sea near Grand Manan Island Bay of Fundy Canada August 2016

03AD0510 Great shearwater

Great shearwater Puffinus gravis landing head first in the sea near Grand Manan Island Bay of Fundy Canada August 2016

03AD0495 Great shearwater

Grey heron Ardea cinerea landing at nest with nesting material Parc Ornithologique de Pont de Gau Regional Nature Park of the Camargue France February 2016

03AD0091 Grey heron

Falkland grass wren or Sedge wren Cistothorus platensis falklandicus singing from Diddle-dee Empetrum rubrum Sea Lion Island Falkland Islands November 2015

02AD9726 Falkland grass wren

Striated caracara Phalcoboenus australis killing a Falkland skua Catharacta antarctica on a beach Sea Lion Island Falkland Islands November 2015

02AD9648 Striated caracara

Dickcissel Spiza americana singing from the top of an umbelifer plant Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area Barton County Kansas USA July 2015

02AD9121 Dickcissel

White-tufted grebe Rollandia rolland rolland adult feeding chick on pond near Gypsy Cove East Falkland Falkland Islands

02AD8353 White-tufted grebe

Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua jumping out of sea to avoid predators Bleaker Island Falkland Islands

02AD8204 Gentoo penguin

King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus three adults that look like they are holding hands are about to go into the sea to feed, Volunteer Point East Falkland, Falkland Islands

02AD8016 King penguin

Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus pair mating near Tiszaalpar Kiskunsag National Park Southern Great Plain Hungary

02AD7750 Red-footed falcon

Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybridus landing at nest site amongst water-lilies near Tiszaalpar Kiskunsag National Park Southern Great Plain Hungary

02AD7706 Whiskered tern

Common redshank Tringa totanus wading in a marsh near Tiszaalpar Kiskunsag National Park Southern Great Plain Hungary

02AD7675 Common redshank

Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes female feeding young near Tiszaalpar Southern Great Plain Hungary

02AD7561 Hawfinch

European bee-eater Merops apiaster landing to join another bird on a branch nearTiszaalpar Southern Great Plain Hungary

02AD7465 European bee-eater

Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica adult wing stretching amongst Thrift Armeria maritima island of Lunga Treshnish Isles Inner Hebrides Argyll and Bute Scotland UK

02AD7410 Atlantic puffin

Common crossbill Loxia curvirostra pair drinking from muddy puddle Glen Feshie Highland Region Scotland UK

02AD6627 Common crossbill

Common eider Somateria mollissima male wing flapping Loch Scridain Isle of Mull Argyll and Bute Scotland UK

02AD6475 Common eider

Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos at drinking pool near Tiszaalpar Hungary

02AD6301 Common nightingale

European roller Coracias garrulus adult taking off from perch with food for young near Tiszaalpar Hungary

02AD6050 European roller

Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa group of seven feeding at sunrise, Algarve, Portugal

02AD4857 Black-tailed godwit

Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola feeding in a winter woodland, New Forest

02AD4588 Eurasian woodcock

Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus on gently rippled water with clouds and blue sky reflections, Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve

02AD4282 Great crested grebe

Blue tit Parus caeruleus in flight to nest with food for young Ringwood Hampshire England UK

02AD4024 Blue tit

Falkland steamer duck Tachyeres brachypterus pair walking into the sea displaying Falkland Islands

02AD2734 Falkland steamer duck

Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua nesting colony at sunrise Sea Lion Island Falkland Islands

02AD2472 Gentoo penguin

Northern giant petrel Macronectes halli fighting over food New Zealand

02AD1894 Northern giant petrel

Wandering albatross Diomedia exulans in flight over sea Kaikoura New Zealand

02AD1777 Wandering albatross

Kea Nestor notabilis a parrot endemic to New Zealand at Arthur's Pass railway station South Island New Zealand

02AD1664 Kea

Black stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae Mackenzie Basin South Island New Zealand

02AD1584 Black stilt

Australasian gannet Morus serrator nesting colony at Muriwai Beach North Island New Zealand

02AD1118 Australasian gannet

Common redshank Tringa totanus in flight against a blue sky Iceland July 2009

01AD9808 Common redshank

Levaillant's cisticola Cisticola tinniens with food for young Darvill Bird Sanctuary South Africa

01AD9027 Levaillant's cisticola

Drakensburg rock-jumper Chaetops aurantius perched on rock with food for young Lesotho

01AD9010 Drakensburg rock-jumper

Village weaver Ploceus cucullatus displaying on partly built nest Scottsburg South Africa

01AD8904 Village weaver

Purple swamp-hen Porphyrio porphyrio flying over Quinta do Lago golf course pond Algarve Portugal

01AD8166 Purple swamp-hen

Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita ringed individual Pera Marsh Algarve Portugal

01AD8062 Northern bald ibis

Great bustard Otis tarda in flght near Castro Verde Alentejo Portugal

01AD7859 Great bustard

Little bustard Tetrax tetrax male amongst purple vipers bugloss in spring Alentajo region Portugal

01AD6352 Little bustard

Sandhill crane Grus canadensis in flight low over pool, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico USA

01AD5580 Sandhill crane

Common guillemot Uria aalge nesting at their breeding colony Isle of May Firth of Forth Scotland

01AD4281 Common guillemot

Razorbill Alca torda flying in to land at its nest on cliffs Isle of May Firth of Forth Scotland

01AD4166 Razorbill

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos female and ducklings crossing road and clambering on to pavement Peak District National Park Derbyshire England

01AD2949 Mallard

Crested tit Parus cristatus in larch tree near Aviemore Highland Region Scotland UK March 2006

01AD2354 Crested tit

Common starlings Sturnus vulgaris huge flock decending to reed bed roost, Westhay Moor NNR Somerset England UK February 2002

01AD2140 Common starling

Corsican nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi in Corsican pine forest Asco Valley Corsica France

01AD0912 Corsican nuthatch

Sandhill cranes Grus canadensis at sunrise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA

01AD0550 Sandhill crane

Dartford warbler Sylvia undata taking off from blooming gorse New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England

01AD2634 Dartford warbler