Bustards and Ground Birds

A selection of bustards and roadrunners in dry grasslands, highlighting their unique forms and vibrant plumage against earthy tones.

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora), Winton, Queensland, Australia

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Great Indian Bustard on a mound Serengeti NP in Tanzania

USA, California, Sonoran Desert, Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus)

Kori bustard in Kruger National park, South Africa

White-quilled Bustard (Eupodotis afraoides) female, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana

Black Grouse cock courting hen Sweden Date:

Greater roadrunner standing in the desert south Texas USA

Brown Falcon (Falco berigora), Winton, Queensland, Australia

Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) perched on a pole, Flevoland, Netherlands

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) chick, Frankfurt, Germany

Southern Lapwing on ground Brazil

Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) flying with prey, Texas

Greater sage grouse male performing courtship dance on lek

Australian Bustard - Back-lit image of bird. (Ardeaotis australis). Queensland, Australia.

Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori), Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia

Eurasian Thick-knee (Burhinus oedicnemus), El Jable, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Great Bustard - male (Otis tarda). Extemadura, Spain.

Spruce grouse on ground Waterton Alberta Canada

Female white_bellied go_away bird Corythaixoides leucogaster, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Lesser Sandhill Crane walks in grass at Creamer´s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, Fairbanks, Interior Alaska, Summer

Stone curlew at nest La Serena Extremadura Spain

USA, California, San Diego, Lakeside. A juvenile Canada Goose.

tanzania, ngorongoro crater, ostrich female

Goldregenpfeifer Goldregenpfeifer Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21126512

Young White-headed Lapwing in the Kruger NP in RSA

Scaled Quail (Callipepla squamata) female walking, southern Texas

Female Ring Necked Pheasant (Phasianus Colchicus) in Natural Habitat

Spotted Thick-knee also known as Sptted Dikkop near Kwara camp Botswana.

Kampfläufer Kampfläufer Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22005525

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) male booming/displaying on lek Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Jasper Co, IL

Steppe buzzard (Buteo buteo), adult, flying over meadow, calling, Slovakia, Europe

Usa, Wyoming, Sublette County, two Greater Sage Grouse males battle over dominance on a lek.

Secretary bird Sagittarius serpentarius, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, AFrica

Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) feeding in wetlands. Juuka. Finland. April 2014

Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) male displaying at lek, Bluestem Prairie Scientific and Natural Area, Barnesville, Minnesota

Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) in Etosha National Park in Namibia, Africa. The male kori bustard may be the heaviest living animal capable of true flight (not gliding as in tree Squirrels).

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) perched on the tundra in Nome, Alaska.

Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus), Torres del Paine National Park, southern Chile

Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori), adult walking searching for food, Kruger Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

Close view of a California quail. Subjects: Birds; Game birds. Location: California. . 1998 - 2011.

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata), Punta Tombo National Reserve, Argentina

Greater prairie chickens, territorial battle

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Bulgaria.

Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male calling, Bitterroot Valley, Montana

Old bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), devouring sheep bones, Catalonia, Pyrenees, Spain, Europe

A Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) in the grasslands of southern Alberta

Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala), adult, in the high dry grass, looking for prey, Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Red-crested Bustard, (Lophotis ruficrista), adult, calling, Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Sharp_tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus, Kamloops, BC, Canada

USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park. Male dusky grouse bird displaying to females.

USA, Arizona, Santa Cruz County. Roadrunner and cactus.

Africa, Tanzania, Serengeti. African Wattled Lapwing or Plover (Vanellus senegallus).

Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) on nesting territory, Teton Valley, Idaho

Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilison Suffolk scrubland with prey

red grouse male in heather lagopus lagopus yorkshire dales, uk

Grosstrappe, Gross-Trappe Otis tarda, steht am Boden, Spanien, Castilla La Mancha, Hides De Calera great bustard Otis tarda, standing on the ground, Spain, Castilla La Mancha, Hides De Calera BLWS716825 *** Great Bustard, big Trappe Otis Tarda , is on Floor, Spain, Castilla La Mancha, hides de Calera Great bustard Otis Tarda , standing ON The ground, Spain, Castilla La Mancha, hides de Calera BLWS716825 Copyright: xblickwinkel/McPHOTO/M.xSchaefx

Spinifex Pigeon (Petrophassa plumifera) portrait, Australia

Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) males displaying at lek, eastern Montana

Rock Ptarmigan Landmannalaugar Iceland

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) adult, non-breeding plumage, vagrant standing on ground, with beak open, Norfolk, England, November

grey partridge (perdix perdix) two males fighting in stubble field norfolk.

USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park. Dusky grouse male displaying for female.

USA, Utah. Male sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) struts at lek in mating display. Male inflates yellow gular air sacs during display. Wasatch Mountains.

Juvenile Iberian Eagle, Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti), Extremadura, Castilla La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Sharp-tailed Grouse, territory dispute

Curve-billed thrasher, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

great bustard female otis tarda

Columbia sharp-tailed grouse lookout, western prairie, Colorado, USA

Eurasian Golden Plover shouting Iceland

Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) male displaying, western Montana

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) male displaying at lek, eastern Montana

LANNER FALCON - JUVENILE (Falco biarmicus)

Blue_footed Booby Sula nebouxii perched at a nest site on Isla de la Plata in Ecuador.

Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax) adult male, calling and displaying, Extremadura, Spain, april

Double-striped Thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus vocifer) adult standing on rock outcrop Tunels, Colombia November

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) female, Pantanal, Brazil

Philby's Partridge on rocks Saudi Arabia

Redschopfs in the Krüger National Park, South Africa Redschopfsdläte in the Krüger National Park, South Africa

Gambel's gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii), adult male, on the run, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New utricularia ochroleuca (U.) (U.) S. A

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Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) males fighting at lek, eastern Montana

Zwergtrappe, Little Bustard, Tetrax tetrax Outarde canepetiere, Sison Comun McPKST McP_MAS_2024_03314 *** Little Bustard, Little Bustard, Tetrax Tetrax Outarde canepetiere, Sison Comun McPKST McP MAS 2024 03314 McPKST

Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris), Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Striated Caracara or Johnny Rook (Phalcoboenus australis) feeding on Gentoo Penguin chick, on Saunders Island, Falkland Islands.

Africa, Tanzania. A kori bustard with its neck feathers erect strides over the grassland.

Gila Woodpecker, (Melanerpes uropygialis), perched on a dead Cholla Cactus trunk, Arizona.

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) male displaying on lek in April, eastern Montana

Crested francolin Peliperdix sephaena, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Juvenile Black-chested snake eagle standing in the grass in the Kalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Habichtsadler, Aquila fasciata, Sny: Hieraaetus fasciatus, Greifvögel, Tiere, Familie der Habichtartigen, Flugaufnahme, McPMAS McP_MAS_2025_008026 *** Bonellis eagle, Aquila fasciata, Sny Hieraaetus fasciatus , Birds of prey, Animals, Family the Hawk-like, Flight photo, McPMAS McP MAS 2025 008026 McPMAS

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) adult, calling, with wings raised, standing in breeding territory on tundra, Iceland, June

australian magpie gymnorhina tibicen flinders ranges, south australia

Swainson's Spurfowl in Kruger National park, South Africa

Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus insularum) adult, standing on rock, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, march

Ring necked Pheasant male in a mowed meadow in France

Kiebitz Vanellus vanellus, sucht auf einer Feuchtwiese nach Nahrung, Seitenansicht, Italien, Toskana northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus, foraging in a marsh, side view, Italy, Tuscany, Stagno di Padule Piana fiorentina BLWS710842 *** Lapwing Vanellus Vanellus , searches at a Feuchtwiese to Food, Side view, Italy, Tuscany Northern Lapwing Vanellus Vanellus , foraging in a marsh, Side view, Italy, Tuscany, Stagno Tue Padule Piana Fiorentina BLWS710842 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Fulvous Babbler (Turdoides fulvus) adult, perched in thorny bush, near Erg Chebbi, Morocco, february

Common buzzard (Buteo buteo) in December, sitting in a meadow near the Narew river in Poland. Horizontal view.

Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Kranich, Grus grus, Kleines Rann von Kutch, Gujarat, Indien Common Crane, Grus grus, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22409170

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius), Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia, Africa

A close up of a cute sparrow perched on a small twig near Liberty Lake, Washington.

Southern Red billed Hornbill grooming in sand at dawn in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Tockus rufirostris family of Bucerotidae. Southern Red billed Hornbill in Kruger National park, South Africa

Black faced sandgrouse (Pterocles decoratus) male on mud track, Tsavo NP, Kenya, East Africa

Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata), Caiman Eco., Res., Pantanal, Brazil

Mating behaviour. Male ruffs are in state of self-advertising. Birds unfold luxurious frill

Africa, Botswana, Chobe National Park. Pied kingfisher on papyrus stem.

USA, Nebraska. Vulnerable Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) on booming ground displaying for the purpose of mating in early Spring.

Male bird displaying himself, with fanned tail and expanded chest. Subjects: Birds; Game birds. Collection: Birds.. 1998 - 2011.

Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) male, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona

Portrait of Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) standing on a sandy bank in grass; Madhya Pradesh, India

Secretary bird in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Secretary bird in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Black Grouse - female and male on frost covered ground (Tetrao tetrix). Sweden.

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) adult male, displaying at lek on bog, Finland, April

American golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica), on the tundra, Nunavut, Canada

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) on nest, southern Alaska

Kenya, Laikipia County, Suiyan. A Red-billed Hornbill.

The Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), also known as Hammerkop,Hammerkopf, Hammerhead, Hammerhead Stork, Umbrette, Umber Bird, Tufted Umber, or Anvilhead, is a medium-sized wading bird (56 cm long, weighing 470 g). The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name.

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus) on the tundra near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Red Wattled Lapwing, (Vanellus indicus), immature, Bundala Nationalpark, Sri Lanka, Asia

Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre) Edinberg,Tx

Colorful Bird Perched on a Branch in Serene Grassland - Wildlife Photography at Its Finest

Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) male booming on lek, Jasper County, Illinois

honey buzzard pernis apivorus digging out wasp nest for honey comb with wasps swarming around head france.

Greater Prairie Chicken, males battling for prime territory on lek

Crowned Plover (Vanellus coranatus) calling in typical habitat. Northern Tuli Game Reserve. Botswana

Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) male on tundra, Denali National Park, Alaska

A Secretary Bird Hunts for Snakes

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) adult, feeding, tossing up and catching beetle in beak, standing on ground, Suffolk, England, October

Harris's hawk perched on yucca stump

A black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) searches for food on a wet meadow in dusky light, Dümmer nature park Park, Lower Saxony, Germany

Spanish Imperial Eagle on the ground Spain

White-billed Diver (Gavia adamsii) adult on nest, Siberia

Sage Grouse, Courtship Display

Female Pin-tailed sandgrouse near water Crau France

Double-striped thick-knee (Burhinus bistriatus) stretching its leg, Los Llanos, Colombia.

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) spreading wings during courtship display, Europe

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) perched on rock, Bavaria, Germany

Bare-faced Curassow (Crax fasciolata) adult female, walking, Pouso Alegre, Mato Grosso, Brazil, september

Birds on the rural fence in Brazil

Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) male and female, Hortobagy National Park, Hungary

Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus captures large caterpillar

Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) male displaying, western Montana

Squacco heron, (Ardeola ralloides), Chobe National Park, Chobe River, Botswana

Lammergeier / Bearded Vulture - immature with food at feeding station (Gypaetus barbatus). Pyrenees - Spain.

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata), Punta Tombo National Reserve, Argentina

A Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) is looking for food along the edge of a pond near the Piuval Lodge in the Northern Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Greater Prairie Chicken, displaying male, (Tympanuchus cupido), E. CO

Sharp-tailed Grouse female, Tympanuchus phasianellus, sat in a field in winter in Saskatchewan

Kampfläufer Kampfläufer Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21973611

Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola, Summer Lake, Oregon, USA

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) feeding along the shore of a river in Costa Rica, Central America.

Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii) adult, winter plumage, feeding on frog prey, standing on mud at edge of water, Northern India, january

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) adult male, with wing tag, displaying on grass, released in reintroduction project, Wiltshire, England, March

pheasant phasianus colchicus female with young

Namaqua Sand Grouse (Pterocles namaqua), feeding male, Kalahari Gemsbok N.P., S. Africa

Southern Caracara (Caracara plancus) group feeding on Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) carcass, Patagonia, Argentina

Red_billed hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus perched on a log, Samburu Game Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) pair, Corrientes, Argentina

A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) is flying over the grassland in the Skagit Wildlife Area in the Skagit Valley in Washington State, United States.

Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) female, Extremadura, Castilla La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum), Buffalo Springs Reserve, Kenya

Marabou Stork Africa

American golden plover silhouette on the Arctic tundra

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) adult male, feeding amongst wildflowers, Extremadura, Spain, april

Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) adult male, standing on rock, Kanha N.P., Madhya Pradesh, India, April

Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus) perched on tussock grass on South Georgia Island.

Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) male displaying, Montana

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) adult male, ruffling feathers, standing on moorland, Glenlivet Estate, Glenlivet, Cairngorms N.P., Banffshire, Highlands, Scotland, March

American golden plover, sub-arctic tundra

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), standing at the entrance of the burrow, attentive, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

laughing kookaburra (dacelo novaeguineae) australia

Greater sage-grouse. Subjects: Birds. Location: California. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CLEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.

Bare-faced ibis (Phimosus infuscatus) feeding in a wetland area in the Pantanal region of Brazil.

A Ring Ouzel standing in a meadow, food in bill, sunny day in summer in the Austrian Alps Mühlbach am Hochkönig Austria

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), in a wet meadow, backlit, Duemmer, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) among reeds in wetland, Europe

Double Snipe, Gallinago media, courting male, Jaemtland, Sweden

Pale Chanting-Goshawk juvenile in flight in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa; specie Melierax canorus family of Accipitridae. Pale Chanting-Goshawk in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

sociable plover vanellus gregarius russia (central asia) june

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Male displaying on lek Utah

Pheasant - feeding in frost (Phasianus colchicus). Bedfordshire UK.

Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta), adult in winter plumage, Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan.

lone brown peacock stands on green grass on the background of a blue river

Calcarius lapponicus. Creator: Bowman, Tim. Subjects: Birds; Passerines; Longspurs; Alaska. . 1998 - 2011.

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) chick, three-days old, standing at edge of water in marshland, Norfolk, England, June

Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) adult male on the ground in a field in Calvados, Normandy, France

An adult Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) on its nest with a newborn chick, outside the settlement of Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway.

Magellanic Penguin, Falkland Islands.

Kapohreule, Kapohr-Eule Asio capensis, sitzt auf einem Holzpfosten, ein anderes Tier fliegt weg, marokkanisch, Medja Zerga African marsh owl Asio capensis, sits on a wooden post, another animal flies away, Moroccan, Medja Zerga BLWS713237 *** Cape eared owl, Cape ear Owl Asio capensis , sits at a Wooden post, a other Animal flies away, Moroccan, Medja Zerga African Marsh OWL Asio capensis , sits ON a Wooden post, Another Animal FLIES away, Moroccan, Medja Zerga BLWS713237 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus). Magallanes Peninsula - Patagonia - Argentina.

Spotted hyenas hunting thomson's gazelle Kenya

Discover the Unique Beauty of the Hamerkop Bird: A Fascinating Creature of African Wetlands

Sage Grouse, Courtship Display

Mating behaviour of ruffs in lek place of courtship Gallant cavalier. Mating behaviour of ruffs Philomachus pugna n lek 1. Males with colored collars displaying and fight Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaximilianxBuzunx 9721177

Greater Roadrunner - Running (Geococcyx californianus). Arizona USA.

White quilled Bustard in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Osprey or Sea Hawk (Pandion haliaetus), young birds on an eyrie, Kajaani sub-region, Finland, Europe

Ground Horn Bill bird walking in front of hippopotamus in Masai Mara near Little Governor's camp in Kenya, Africa

England, West Sussex, Angmering, Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, Male bird of prey on ground with caught starling.

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) predating Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) juvenile, Arizona

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) adult, foraging in flowering meadow, Castro Marim Marshes, Algarve, Portugal, april

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Fox Vulpes vulpes, running in meadow at autumn Copyright: xZoonar.com/RaimundxLinkex 21666534

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing alert on hind legs. Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.

Ring-necked pheasant running in the snow Colorful male ring-necked pheasant running fast in the snow Copyright: xZoonar.com/MarkxDuffyx 23020629

A Nicobar Pigeon walking across sandy ground while foraging for food, Thailand

Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) males displaying at lek, California

Ruddy shell duck pair in evening light, Tadorna ferruginea, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India Ruddy shell duck pair in evening light, Tadorna ferruginea, Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22241716

Kori bustard in Kruger National park, South Africa

USA, Wyoming, Sublette County. Male Greater Sage Grouse struts on a lek in Spring.

Hammerkopf, Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), S

A Southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) is walking through the grass looking for food in the Savuti area in Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) and prickly pear cactus, Texas

Spinifex Pigeon on rock, Geophaps plumifera

Yellowhammer

Montaguճ HARRIER - female with eggs (Circus pygargus)

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) male at lek, Trollhattan, Sweden

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) adult, standing on molehill, Norfolk, England, winter

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) male at lek, Varanger Peninsula, Norway

Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus) adult, standing in water, Pouso Alegre, Mato Grosso, Brazil, september

Endangered crested caracara perch on a fence post.

Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus, Capercaillie courting at hen, Capercaillie courtship, Dalarna, Sweden

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) male displaying, Badajoz, Spain

Pale Chanting-Goshawk in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Kenya, Kajiado District, Amboseli National Park. Crowned plovers (Vanellus coronatus) in Amboseli National Park.

Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) chick pestering female by tugging at tail feathers. Marana Arizona, USA. May.

Great skua (Stercorarius skua) pair nesting on the tundra in summer, Eastern Region, Austurland, Iceland, Europe

Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) male in flower garden, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis

Great Bustard (Otis tarda) males displaying, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Capercaille hen in a pine tree near Kvikkjokk, Sweden.

Common pheasant, ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, cock flapping wings on potato field in spring.

Lapwing by cattle feed lick.

Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) seven juveniles, perched on lichen covered twig, Northern Spain

Kea portrait, a native bird of New Zealand at Milford Sound.