Nature Picture Library

A Bird's World - Bird Behaviour Showreel

Flock of Red knot (Calidris canutus) moving at high tide roost, Snettisham RSPB Reserve, UK.

Flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) gathering to roost at dusk, RSPB Ham Wall RSPB, UK.

Amur falcons congregating during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Naga

Two male Black grouse fighting at lek site, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK

Male Superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba) displaying, Papua New Guinea

Male Macgregor's bowerbird (Amblyornis macgregoriae) decorating his bower, Papua New Guinea

Male Lawes' parotia bird of paradise displaying in a rainforest, Papua New Guinea

Male Satin bowerbird courting female, bower filled with blue plastic, Australia, October 2018.

Rainbow lorikeet eye pinning, leaning, flapping wings and jumping in courtship display, Australia

Black browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophris) pair courting, touching beaks, Falkland Islands.

Scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) pair allopreening in a tree, Australia.

Male Garden spider attaching silk to prey

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble-net feeding

Echinopluteus larvae. Pluteus larvae occur in the life cycles of sea urchins and brittle stars

Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) hunting Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus), Devon, UK.

Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) hunting Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus), Devon, UK.

Slug shocked by water droplet

Timelapse of giant sea cucumbers moving underwater, with a giant clam, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Timelapse of crowds of people crossing roads in Shibuya district, Tokyo, Japan.

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pulling up a peanut string to feed, Belgium.

Timelapse of an edible snail (Helix pomatia) moving up a fallen tree, Germany

Slow motion clip of two pairs of Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) squabbling over nest site, Worcestershir

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) feeding chick on nest, France

Hunters with primate bushmeat catch, including putty-nosed monkey

Charred dog meat being washed beside a cage full of live dogs at a slaughterhouse, Vietnam, 2022.

Hunters holding up primate bushmeat to camera, including crowned monkey and putty-nosed monkey, Lidj

Domestic cat howling in distress inside a small cage at a slaughterhouse, Vietnam, 2022.

Emperor penguin huddle dispersing, some birds preening, Atka Bay, Antarctica

Emperor penguin breeding colony huddling together, Atka Bay, Antarctica, June

Female chaffinch bringing moss to nest and incorporating it into nest before flying out of frame, Ca

Female White-fronted capuchin with baby, Ecuador.

Pack of grey wolves (Canis lupus) howling in the snow, Germany.

Aerial shot of wildlife photographers looking for Pumas, Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile

Timelapse of frost forming on rose (Rosa) hips, controlled conditions, Somerset, England, UK.

Close-up larva of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) showing internal structure, UK

Scaleless black dragonfish appearing out of the darkness, Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde.

Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) pair on branch looking around / preening, Scotland, UK

Cape cobra hunting / chasing a Cape gerbil

Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) scratching, Germany

Male Superb bird-of-paradise (Lophorina superba) displaying, Papua New Guinea

Eurasian beaver adult swims towards a beaver kit, Switzerland

Sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) male drinking nectar from a flower, Ecuador.

Larva of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) feeding on apple, UK.

Tracking shot of a Common loon / Great northern diver pair swimming, Maine, USA

Aerial shot looking over Torres del Paine National Park, showing Torres del Paine peaks in the backg

Juvenile common frog (Rana temporaria) on back of a common snail (Cornu aspersum), UK

Close up of common snail moving

Brunnich's guillemot breeding colonyat dusk, Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway

Ice crystals forming