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Looking for a Bird Wallpaper?

Surfbirds has the most beautiful collection of bird wallpaper and backgrounds on the web! All the pictures have been taken by some of the world's finest bird photographers. We bring you a new bird picture as a wallpaper for your computer each month. To see what's new this month click here. Hit "Control D" on your keyboard to bookmark this page! This is for personal use only and all copyright remains with photographer.

Choose from one of our beautiful collection below

Click on any image to see it's full size and then follow the directions below to save it as a background screen.

PC Users - Right click on image and select "set as wallpaper"

Mac Users - Click and hold mouse down on image. "Save image as" and then either go under your apple menu and either select "desktop pictures" or choose "appearance" and then select "desktop pictures"

Having problems? Click here for Some Tips

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Also browse our online gallery of bird photos

Ross's Gull by Dave Hawkins

Sabine's Gull by Mars Muusse

Solitary Sandpiper by Don DesJardin

Black-footed Albatross by Peter Weber

Black-headed Gulls and Rook by Dick Newell

Wren-like Rushbird Don DesJardin

Common Nightingale by John Judge

Short-eared Owl by Peter Weber

Willet by Bill Baston

Dusky Nightjar by Chris Wood

Cape Rockjumper by Peter Steyn

Upland Sandpiper by Peter Weber

Pink-footed Shearwater by Don DesJardin

Royal Tern by Peter Weber

Iceland Gull by Alex Lees

Trumpeter Swan by Andrew Spencer

Great Gray Owl by Chris Charlesworth

Tufted Puffin by Peter Weber

Black Grouse by Nick Sampford

Greater Roadrunner by Andrew Spencer

Stone Curlew by Mike Wallen

Ibisbill by Nick Bray

Lilac-breasted Roller by Lee Ridley

Yellow Wagtail by Nigel Blake

Hyacinth Macaws by Simon Wooley

Long-eared Owl by Graham Catley

Snowy Owl by Julian Hough

Red-tailed Hawk by Chris Wood

Shining Bronze Cuckoo by Tom Tarrant

Cape Sugarbird by Lee Dingain.

Golden-crowned Warbler by Peter S. Weber

Cuban Tody by Pete Morris

Red-tailed Hawk by Bill Schmoker

Black Guillemots by Brian Orr

Lanceolated Monklet by Steve Bird

White-tailed Ptarmigan by Bill Schmoker

White Storks by Vincent van der Spek

Splendid Fairy-wren by Pete Morris

Dark-eyed Junco by Peter Weber

Mallard by Bill Schmoker

Sri Lanka Frogmouths by Nick Bray

Blakiston's Fish Owl by Pete Morris

Bateleur by John Dempsey

Ruppell's Warbler by Simon Woolley

Ostrich Dawn by Dave Flumm

White-capped Albatross by Lee Dingain

Barn Swallow by Johan Lind

Northern Parula by Peter Weber

Boreal Owl by Bill Schmoker

Bronzy Jacamar by David Thorns

Harlequin Duck by Nick Kontonicolas

Royal Penguin by Pete Morris

Steller's Sea Eagles by Pete Morris

White-capped Albatross byAdam Scott Kennedy

Dickcissel by Peter Weber

Arctic ice-flows by Pete Morris

Güldenstädt`s Redstart by Johnny Salomonsson

Black Skimmer by Julian Hough,

Red-tailed Tropicbird by Pete Morris

Crimson-hooded Manakin by Nick Athanas

Canada Geese is by Nick Kontonicolas

Rough-legged Hawk is by Brandon Holden

Sandhill Cranes by Cindy Chow

Yellow-billed Cuckoo by Stuart Elsom

Long-tailed Ducks by Brandon Holden

Burrowing Owl by Peter Weber

Blue-eared Kingfisher by James Eaton

Cerulean Warbler by Brandon Holden

Northern Jacana by Mark B Bartosik
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Surfbird by Cindy CC Chow
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Gannets by Simon Pinder
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Iceland Gull by Michael Davis
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Madagascar Green Sunbird by Tom Stephenson
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Torrent Ducks by Pete Morris
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Belding's Sparrow by Cindy CC Chow
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Bay Owl by Marc Ameels
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Spectacled Eider by Colin Bradshaw
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Salvin's Albatross and Dusky Dolphin by Steve Arlow
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Flame Bowerbird by Steve Arlow
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Waved Albatross by Adam Scott Kennedy
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Tasmanian Masked Owl by Pete Morris/Birdquest
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Bluethroat by Rudi Debruyne
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American Goldfinch by Nick Kontonicolas
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Black-necked Grebe by Trev Feltham
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Cattle Egrets by Jacqueline Burrell
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Blue-winged Kookaburra by Trev Feltham
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Red-bearded Bee-eater by Tom Stephenson
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Installation Instructions

Windows

Click on one of the thumbnail images.
When the image has fully loaded in your web browser, right click on the image. A pop-up box will appear.
Simply right-click the image, and, depending on your version of Windows, select Set as Background or Set as Wallpaper.
If you want to save the picture on your hard drive, right-click the image, click Save Picture As, rename the file whatever you like, and select a folder to store the image.
Change your mind about your wallpaper later? You can overwrite your wallpaper by saving a new image or by going back to what you had before. Right-click the desktop, select Properties, and click the Background tab (or in XP, after you select Properties, click the Desktop tab). Highlight the item you want from the list of options and click OK.
That's it.
Macintosh

Click on one of the thumbnail images.
Allow image to fully load on this page.
Move the cursor over the image.
Hold down the mouse button over the image and drag the image to your desktop.
Open "System Preferences" and select "Desktop."
Drag the image into desktop pictures window.
Select the image as your desktop. (You may need to restart your computer for wallpaper to be installed on your desktop.)

Mac Users (OS 9.0)

Click on one of the thumbnail images.
Allow the image to fully load on this page.
Move the cursor over the photo.
Hold down the mouse button until the drop-down menu appears.
Choose "download image to disk" (save image to your Mac's hard drive).
Open the control panel, click on "Appearance" and then select the Desktop tab.
If there is a "remove picture" button, click it to remove the current desktop window. Then click "place picture."
A dialog box will appear. Load new wallpaper from the location you selected to save the image on your computer. Press "Open."
Choose "position automatically."
Click "Set Desktop."
Check desktop for new wallpaper. (You may need to restart your computer for wallpaper to be installed on your desktop.)

Note: If these instructions do not work for you, check your computer's "Help" files for how to install computer desktop wallpaper on your system.