Roosting Collection (#22)

Common eland (Taurotragus oryx) with red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Adult and immature black-capped social weaver (Pseudonigrita cabanisi) near their nest, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Grey-headed kingfisher (grey-hooded kingfisher) (gray-headed kingfisher) (gray-hooded kingfisher) (Halcyon leucocephala), Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Eastern Rosella, Yarra Bend Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafe), perched on protea, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Male pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura), Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa, Africa

Guillemots on ice in Lomfjorden Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Owl butterly (Caligo beltrao) with eye spots on wing, Amazon, Brazil, South America

Goats and goatherd sheltering from the sun under Lord Krishnas butterball, a giant natural rock perched on a slope, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Jackdaws and Rooks lined up on a electricity pylon, prior to roosting, Ulverston, Cumbria, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Starlings flying to roost near Kendal Cumbria UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Starlings flying to roost near Kendal Cumbria UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Crowned Crane VAN 79 Group perching in tree. Kwazulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa
VAN-79 Crowned CRANE - Group perching in tree KwaZula-Natal Midlands, South Africa Balearica regulorum Ingrid Van den Berg Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Barbastella Bat PM 92 Barbastella barbastellus © Pat Morris / ARDEA LONDON
PM-92 BARBASTELLE BAT - close-up Barbastella barbastellus Distribution:s & E United Kingdom, Central Europe & North Africa Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Eastern Screech-Owl - Red morph at winter roost - Connecticut - USA - December
JZ-3384 Eastern Screech-Owl - Red morph at winter roost Connecticut - USA - December Otus asio Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dunlin JZ 1743 Jones beach, New York, USA. Calidris alpina © Jim Zipp / ARDEA LONDON
JZ-1743 DUNLIN - flock in winter Jones beach, New York, USA. Calidris alpina Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Plumed Whistling Duck JPF 12455 Yellow Water, Kakadu National Park Northern Territory
JPF-12455 PLUMED WHISTLING DUCKS Yellow Water, Kakadu National Park Northern Territory, Australia Dendrocygna eytoni Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Natterer Bat JLM 5088 x 2 Myotis nattereri © John Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLM-5088 Natterers BATS - x two At roost hibernating Myotis nattereri John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ring-Necked / Rose Ringed Parakeets JD 15810 At Roost Esher, Surrey UK. Psittacula krameri © John Daniels / ARDEA
JD-15810 Ring-Necked / Rose-Ringed - at roost Esher, Surrey UK. Psittacula krameri John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ring-Necked / Rose Ringed Parakeets JD 15809 At Roost Esher, Surrey UK. Psittacula krameri © John Daniels / ARDEA
JD-15809 Ring-Necked / Rose-Ringed PARAKEETS- at roost Surrey, UK. Psittacula krameri John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ring-Necked / Rose Ringed Parakeets JD 15808 At roost, Esher Surrey, UK. Psittacula krameri © John Daniels / ARDEA
JD-15808 Ring-Necked / Rose-Ringed - at roost Esher Surrey, UK. Psittacula krameri John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Pipistrelle Bat GET 209 Lincolnshire England Pipistrellus pipistrellus © Geoff Trinder / ARDEA LONDON
GET-209 PIPISTRELLE BAT - HANGING Lincolnshire, UK Pipistrellus pipistrellus Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Comb Duck - silhouette of birds roosting in dead tree - Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India
COS-2751 Comb Duck - silhouette of birds roosting in dead tree Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India Sarkidiornis melanotos Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal

Comb Duck - silhouette of birds roosting in dead tree - Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India
COS-2750 Comb Duck - silhouette of birds roosting in dead tree Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India Sarkidiornis melanotos Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal

Tent Making Bat AW 3711 Costa Rica Ectopmylla alba © Adrian Warren / ARDEA LONDON
AW-3711 Tent Making / Honduran White BAT - two, shelter under leaf Costa Rica, Nicaragua - W. Panama Ectophylla alba Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Little Red Flying Fox - Roosting, Northern Australia, Northern and Eastern Australia JPF28867
JPF-13208 Little Red Flying Fox - Roosting Northern Australia, Northern and Eastern Australia Pteropus scapulatus Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spanish Sparrow - flock, at bramble hedge roosting place, Alentejo, Portugal
USH-3601 Spanish Sparrow - flock, at bramble hedge roosting place Alentejo, Portugal Passer hispaniolensis Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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Red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

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A captive baby porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), Animals of Montana, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North America

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Baby raccoon (Procyon lotor) in captivity, Animals of Montana, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North America

Little Brown Bats - colony of 2500
SR-4881 Little Brown Bats - colony of c. 2500 Myotis lucifugus Sid Roberts Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sandhill cranes - in winter. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
ROG-11982 Sandhill cranes - in winter. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. New Mexico. USA Grus canadensis Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Sandhill Cranes - at sunset Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
ROG-11976 Sandhill Cranes - at sunset Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Rio grande, New Mexico. USA Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Australasian Gannet colony at Muriwai Beach, North Island, New Zealand
ROG-11673 Australasian Gannet colony at Muriwai Beach North Island, New Zealand. Morus (Sula) serrator Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ascalaphid (related to lacewings) roosting on hoary plantain, at dawn. Predatory insect
ROG-11610 Ascalaphid - at rest on hoary plantain (Plantago media), at dawn. Predatory insect France Libelloides coccajus Ascalaphid is related to lacewings Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for

Snow Goose - Leaving Roost at Dawn Bosque del Apache NWR New Mexico, USA BI006832
COS-409 Snow Goose - Leaving Roost at Dawn Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico, USA Chen caerulescens Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great Indian Horseshoe Bats - hanging at roost. Bandhavgarh NP, India
WAT-9842 Great Indian Horseshoe Bats - hanging at roost. Bandhavgarh NP, India. Rhinolophus luctus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great Indian Horseshoe Bats - mass hanging at roost. Bandhavgarh NP, India
WAT-9840 Great Indian Horseshoe Bats - mass hanging at roost. Bandhavgarh NP, India. Rhinolophus luctus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cormorants - nesting on telegraph poles. Varna - Bulgaria
WAT-12519 Cormorants - nesting on telegraph poles Varna - Bulgaria Phalacrocorax carbo M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Greater horseshoe bat
WAT-10089 Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Gannet - Breeding colony on Bass Rock. Scotland
USH-794 Northern GANNET - breeding colony Bass Rock, Scotland, UK Morus bassanus formerly: Sula bassana, Pelecanus bassanus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Gannet - breeding colony on Bas Rock. Scotland
USH-793 Northern GANNET - breeding colony Bass Rock, Scotland, UK Morus bassanus formerly: Sula bassana, Pelecanus bassanus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Daubenton's Bat
SR-1921 Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Sid Roberts Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Cattle Egret - nestting in drowned Acacia Trees. Lake Manyara
RS-120 Cattle Egret - nestting in drowned Acacia Trees Lake Manyara Bubulcus ibis Robyn Stewart Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dunlin Roosting in shallow water. Cleveland, UK
ROY-88 Dunlin - Roosting in shallow water. Cleveland, UK Calidris alpina Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Redshank Roosting Cleveland, UK
ROY-201 Redshank - Roosting Cleveland, UK Tringa totanus Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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"Nature's Spectacular Roosting Moments: From Dancing Cranes to Urban Parakeets" Sandhill cranes gracefully dance on the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska, USA, as they gather to roost in a mesmerizing spectacle of nature's beauty. Starlings Sturnus vulgarus arrive at West Pier Brighton Sussex in December, creating a breathtaking scene as they prepare to roost for the night. Rose-ringed parakeets take flight over an urban cemetery in London, UK, their vibrant colors contrasting against the winter sky as they head towards their nightly roosting spot. A female barn owl perches majestically at World Owl Trust in Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, ready to settle into her cozy roost and keep watch over her surroundings. Starlings Sturnus vulgarus flock together once again, this time arriving at Brightons Palace Pier in Sussex during January; a stunning display of synchronized movement before settling down for the night. Cape buffalo stands tall amidst its herd with yellow-billed oxpeckers perched upon it - a unique partnership where even these birds find solace and safety within their chosen roosting companion. Peregrine falcon takes a momentary break from its high-speed flights to find respite and rest within its secure roosting place atop towering cliffs or city skyscrapers alike. The lilac-breasted roller showcases its vibrant plumage while seeking refuge among tree branches after an eventful day of hunting insects - finding comfort within its chosen roosting spot until dawn breaks again. Rooks Corvus frugilegus gather near Buckenham in Yare Valley Norfolk for a pre-roost gathering; cawing echoes through the air as these intelligent birds share stories and plan their evening accommodations together.