Recent images of some of our fine feathered friends at work and at play in the warming Northern Hemisphere.

A stork perches on its nest atop a power pole, seen in silhouette against a backdrop of white clouds.

Sidar Can Eren / Anadolu / GettyA stork perches on its nest atop a power pole after returning for spring, in the Mazgirt district of Tunceli, Turkey, on March 18, 2026.

A close view of a robin

Patrick Pleul / DPA / GettyA robin, seen in Brandenburg, Germany, on March 8, 2026

A waterfowl flaps and runs across the surface of a pond while taking off.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / ReutersA goldeneye takes flight near Kersdorf, Germany.

Two colorful pheasants walk across snowy ground.

Chi Shiyong / VCG / GettyRing-necked pheasants play in the snow at Longfeng wetland nature reserve on March 8, 2026, in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, China.

A heron chick leans over, looking up toward its mother.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / ReutersA great-blue-heron chick interacts with its mother at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 3, 2026.

A small blue and yellow bird perches on a snow-covered branch.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / GettyA blue tit perches on a snow-covered branch in Germany on January 3, 2026.

A pair of storks stand atop a nest at sunset.

Dogan Evsan / ZUMA Press Wire / ReutersA pair of white storks stand atop a nest at sunset in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 24, 2026.

A woodpecker clings to the trunk of a tree with a large nut in its beak.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / ReutersA great spotted woodpecker finds a walnut in the forest.

Two swans slide across the surface of a canal as they land.

David Gannon / AFP / GettyTwo swans land on the Landwehr Canal, in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, on March 4, 2026.

A flock of flamingos fly overhead, in formation.

Ibrahim Amro / AFP / GettyMigrating flamingos fly over Beirut on March 16, 2026.

An egret perches on a tree, its feathers blowing in the wind.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / ReutersA great egret in breeding plumage stands at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2026.

An eagle soars overhead.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / GettyA white-tailed eagle soars above Brandenburg, Germany, on March 14, 2026.

The tails of four swans protrude from the water's surface as they feed on plants below.

Wang Zheng / Oriental Image via Reuters ConnectSwans feed in the Yellow River wetland in Dalad Banner, Ordos City, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on March 8, 2026.

A small bird with a sharp crest perches on a branch.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / ReutersA crested tit perches on a branch near Sieversdorf, Germany.

Two storks preen each other on their nest.

Boris Roessler / DPA / ReutersStorks preen each other in their nest in Hesse, Germany, on March 10, 2026.

Thousands of geese, both on the ground and flying above in dense flocks.

Jerry Mennenga / ZUMA Press Wire / ReutersThousands of snow geese and greater white-fronted geese have begun their spring migration and passed through a marshland area at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge on February 18, 2026, near Mound City, Missouri.

A bird perches in a blossoming tree.

Yuan Xiansheng / Oriental Image / ReutersPlum blossoms bloom on branches as magpies flit among them in Wanmu Village, Youyang County, Chongqing, China, on March 3, 2026.

A crow perches on the back of a sheep and plucks wool from it.

Wolfram Steinberg / DPA / ReutersA hooded crow perches on the back of a sheep and plucks wool to pad its nest, near Berlin, Germany, on March 9, 2026.

A visitor photographs a large wood stork perched on a boardwalk.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / ReutersA visitor photographs a wood stork perched on a boardwalk railing at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2026.

Three heron chicks squabble, begging for food.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / ReutersGreat-blue-heron chicks beg their mother for food at Wakodahatchee Wetlands on March 10, 2026.

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