Red-Winged Blackbird

A red-winged blackbird sings at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Titusville, Florida. A flock of more than 1,000 blackbirds rained on thesmall town of Beebe, Arkansas, baffling wildlife officials who said the birds would be tested.

(AFP/Stan Honda)

Bengal Tiger

Vet Hugo Rusinol checks a Bengal tiger cub born on November 10 at Durazno City's Zoo, about 200 km (124miles) to the north of Montevideo, December 22, 2010. Three of four cubs survived and will be shown to the public in the coming days.

REUTERS/Andres Stapff (URUGUAY - Tags: ANIMALS)

Snowy Owl

In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Hedwig, the Bronx Zoo's snowy owl, looks almost as if he is sitting for a portrait at the Bronx Zoo, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, in New York. Like other snowy owls, Hedwig likes the cold weather and is most active at night. Snowy owls are typically found in the Arctic, but Hedwig lives in New York, at the Bronx Zoo's 'Birds of Prey' exhibit.

(AP Photo/WCS, Julie Larsen Maher)

Panda

Polar Bear

Cross-eyed opossum

A bit cross : Cross-eyed opossum Heidi is pictured as she sits in her enclosure at the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany. In the wild, a crosseyed animalwould not have much chance for survival.

(AFP/DPA/Hendrik Schmidt)

Torch Ginger

Torch Ginger : View of a Etlingera Elapior or Torch Ginger at the Lancetilla Botanic Garden and Research Centre, in Tela, 350km north of Tegucigalpa.

(AFP/Orlando Sierra)

Great gray owl

A great gray owl screws his head at the zoo in Muenster, Germany, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. Winter has arrived in Germany with ice and snow all over the country.Weather forecast predicts changing temperatures with freezing rain and dangerous icing.

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Flock of Black Skimmers

A flock of Black Skimmers face into a cold blustery wind as they huddle together on Ben T. Davis Beach in Tampa, Fla., Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. Temperaturesovernight in Florida are predicted to drop into the upper 20's, as a cold front pushes through the state.

(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Winter robin

Winter robin : A robin sits on a snow covered brach in Glasgow, Scotland.

(AFP/Andy Buchanan)

Winter flamingo: orange flamingo cleans its feathers

Winter flamingo : An orange flamingo cleans its feathers as it stands next to freshly fallen snow at the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany.

(AFP/DPA/Hendrik Schmidt)

Necking around: Swans

Necking around : Swans are pictured in the lake Drazdiak in Bratislava, Slovakia.
(AFP/Samuel Kubani)

Two four-month-old crocodiles

Two four-month-old crocodiles are held by zookeepers before they are weighed during an animal stocktaking at the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg December 29,2010. REUTERS/Christian Charisius

Happy New Year

Happy New Year