Photo Gallery: 18 fantastic photos of the world’s birds, from eagles to penguins

Condors, cranes, pelicans, vultures, flamingos… Wildlife photographer Graeme Green’s evocative pictures of birds, from Japan to Tanzania, will help your imagination take flight…

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Pair of resting albatross, The Falklands (Graeme Green)

Pair of resting albatross, The Falklands (Graeme Green)

  

Condor soaring over Colca Canyon, Peru (Graeme Green)

Condor soaring over Colca Canyon, Peru (Graeme Green)

  

Chinstrap penguin on the move in Antarctica (Graeme Green)

Chinstrap penguin on the move in Antarctica (Graeme Green)

    

Rare Rhea bird, or Nandu, in Patagonia Park, Chile (Graeme Green)

Rare Rhea bird, or Nandu, in Patagonia Park, Chile (Graeme Green)

    

King penguins facing a storm at Volunteer Point, The Falklands (Graeme Green)

King penguins facing a storm at Volunteer Point, The Falklands (Graeme Green)

    

Red-crowned crane, the official bird of Hokkaido, flying over Tsurui, Japan (Graeme Green)

Red-crowned crane, the official bird of Hokkaido, flying over Tsurui, Japan (Graeme Green)

  

Egyptian vulture near Pokhara lake, Nepal (Graeme Green)

Egyptian vulture near Pokhara lake, Nepal (Graeme Green)

   

Gentoo penguin on ice 'surfboard', Antarctica (Graeme Green)

Gentoo penguin on ice 'surfboard', Antarctica (Graeme Green)

   

Atori bird on branches of a Nanakamado tree, Hokkaido, Japan (Graeme Green)

Atori bird on branches of a Nanakamado tree, Hokkaido, Japan (Graeme Green)

   

Black kite in Bandipur, Nepal (Graeme Green)

Black kite in Bandipur, Nepal (Graeme Green)

   

Flamingoes flying over Lake Natron, Tanzania (Graeme Green)

Flamingoes flying over Lake Natron, Tanzania (Graeme Green)

   

White-tailed sea eagle in Rausu harbour, Hokkaido, Japan (Graeme Green)

White-tailed sea eagle in Rausu harbour, Hokkaido, Japan (Graeme Green)

   

Emperor penguins and sheep at Volunteer Point, The Falklands (Graeme Green)

Emperor penguins and sheep at Volunteer Point, The Falklands (Graeme Green)

   

Spreo starling in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (Graeme Green)

Spreo starling in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania (Graeme Green)

   

Swallows circling a mosque in Fez, Morocco (Graeme Green)

Swallows circling a mosque in Fez, Morocco (Graeme Green)

   

Whooper swans on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido (Graeme Green)

Whooper swans on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido (Graeme Green)

  

Pelican in flight off the coast of Baja California, Mexico (Graeme Green)

Pelican in flight off the coast of Baja California, Mexico (Graeme Green)

  

White-tailed sea eagle hovering above the ocean off the coast of Flatanger, Norway (Graeme Green)

White-tailed sea eagle hovering above the ocean off the coast of Flatanger, Norway (Graeme Green)

 

Graeme Green is a photographer, travel writer and journalist. His work has appeared in Wanderlust, National Geographic, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC Travel, South China Morning Post and more.

For more, see www.graeme-green.com.

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