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Black kites dot the sky as the sun sets over Bombay's busy streets.
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A caged Eurasian jay has lost its tail at a market in Chengdu, China.
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Montagu's harrier mother and chicks
Four Montagu's harrier chicks have grown too large to shelter from the rain under their mother. Flevoland, the Netherlands.
A multiple exposure of three photos shows the flurry of activity in a pre-roost gathering of Montagu's harriers. Khelcom, Senegal.
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A caged Eurasian jay has lost its tail at a market in Chengdu, China.
In most of Europe, natural breeding habitats of Montagu's harriers have disappeared, forcing them into farmland. 60% of farmland nests would be destroyed in the absence of nest protection. Here, a combine passes by a protected Montagu's harrier nest in Groningen, the Netherlands. NB: This is a composite photo. Chicks of this age may flutter out of the cage from fear of the noise and end up in the combine harvester. For this reason, they were temporarily removed from the nest by Dutch Montagu's Harrier Foundation staff. Unfortunately, the pictured situation does occur as the Foundation is often not alerted when the harvest takes place.
Clasping a songbird, a female Montagu's harrier prepares to land at her nest to feed her chicks. Groningen, the Netherlands.
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A preening pair of little owls. They depend on each other to succesfully raise a nest of chicks, so they put a lot of work into their relationship. Bellmunt-Almenara, Spain.
Black skimmers flying over Manú river in Manú National Park, Peru.
A male Montagu's harrier named Joey carryies a prey to his nest in Groningen, the Netherlands. Researchers name all harriers equipped with GPS-backpacks.
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Mosquitia, Honduras
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A resting pole placed next to an antenna (right) allows easy downloads of GPS data. Signals from birds as far as 3 kilometers away may be picked up. Groningen, the Netherlands.
Two children help measure the claw of a Montagu's harrier chick at a nest in Groningen. Involving the local community is a key part of the conservation strategy of the Dutch Montagu's Harrier Foundation.
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Montagu's harriers spend six months of the year in the Sahel. This female forages by a lone baobab tree. Khelcom, Senegal.
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White-breasted cormorants and sea urchins
Split-level view of white-breasted cormorants (Phalacrocorax lucidus) and sea urchins in a sheltered bay near Cape Point, False Bay, South Africa.
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Montagu's harrier mother and chicks
Four Montagu's harrier chicks have grown too large to shelter from the rain under their mother. Flevoland, the Netherlands.
Days-old Montagu's harrier chicks wait for their parents to bring food. Montagu's harriers make the 5,000 kilometer migration to breed in Europe, where they spend about four months of the year. Groningen, the Netherlands.
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Well over a thousand Montagu's harriers gather at one of the largest roosts ever recorded. Roosts typically don't exceed 200 birds and many are much smaller still. Khelcom, Senegal.
