Beak Gallery

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) adult in breeding plumage, close-up of head and colourful orange beak

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) adult in breeding plumage, close-up of head and colourful orange beak, backlit, Berlin Zoological Garden, Berlin Zoo, Germany. February

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Adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger), in breeding plumage

Adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger), in breeding plumage, skimming through the water with its specialised beak to catch fish, Nickerson Beach State Park, Long Island, New York, USA. June

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Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island

Erect-crested penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) pair in greeting display. Antipodes Island, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species

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