GRASSLAND

A European golden plover resting in the tundra in Lapland, Finland
European golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), Lapland, Finland
A gigantic Southern royal albatross takes off on a windy day at the Auckland Islands, New Zealand
Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora), Auckland Islands, New Zealand
Tight portrait of a South Island takahe feeding on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
South Island takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri), Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
Environmental portrait of a Barnacle goose in backlight in Helsinki, Finland
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), Helsinki, Finland
A Red-footed falcon flies against a blue sky backdrop in Hortobágy, Hungary
Red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus), Hortobágy, Hungary
A New Zealand pipit stops among megaherbs on Enderby Island
New Zealand pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae), Auckland Islands, New Zealand
Portrait of a Large grey babbler in Uttar Pradesh, India
Large grey babbler (Turdoides malcolmi), Uttar Pradesh, India
A male Black lark lands on its favourite mound in the steppe, in Kazakhstan
Black lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis), Korgalzhyn, Kazakhstan
A Eurasian dotterel yawns at dawn in the tundra, among purple flowers, in northern Finland
Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus), Lapland, Finland
A fluffy baby Barnacle goose forages among white flowers in Helsinki, Finland
Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), Helsinki, Finland
A Wrybill, the only bird in the world with a bill bent to the side, walks on grass in the Mackenzie Country, New Zealand
Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis), Mackenzie Country, New Zealand
A Bluethroat singing under light rain in the tundra, in Arctic Norway
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), Varanger, Norway

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