Flying Gallery

Starling murmuration, hundreds of thousands of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris

Starling murmuration, hundreds of thousands of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) gather in the skies near their night time roost. Gretna Green, Scotland, January. Black and White Category Winner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009. Non-ex

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Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) in flight over mountain peaks with glacier

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 Smith Rice Awards competition 2010

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Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) explode out of the water, returning to breed

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) explode out of the water, returning to breed at Cape Washington, Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, 2009

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