Birds Bathing in Water

Different birds enjoying baths in natural pools, featuring lively interactions and reflections in water.

Tufted titmouse bathing

Assets in this Story

Female Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Grey Wagtail male singing during wedding

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) adult, bathing in pool, Hungary, May

Tufted titmouse bathing

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), Germany, Europe

Kohlmeise Parus major Kohlmeise beim Baden, Parus major Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 9399628

Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Red backed Scrub Robin bathing in waterhole with reflection in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; specie Cossypha heuglini family of Musicapidae

Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Gebirgsstelze, Bergstelze, Grey Wagtail, Gray Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, Bergeronnette des ruisseaux, Lavandera Cascadena, Bergstelze, Singvogelart, Gewässer, Wasser, Fluss, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_01124 *** Grey wagtail, Grey wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Gray Wagtail, motacilla cinerea , Bergeronnette of ruisseaux, Lavandera Cascadena, Grey wagtail, Songbird species, Waters, Water, River, McPKST McP MAS 2024 01124 McPKST

Common blackbird in water Common blackbird bathing in nature water Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 9659421

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer diffusus) standing on a rock in middle of waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa

Blue TIT - at water (Cyanistes caeruleus). Latin formerly Parus caeruleus.

Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, Herrerillo Común, Forest Pond, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe

Dark capped Bulbul bathing in water pond in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Pycnonotus tricolor family of Pycnonotidae. Dark capped Bulbul in Kruger National park, South Africa

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus gularis) adult, standing on branch in stream, Wales, May

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) male, De Westereen, Friesland, Netherlands

Amsel Amsel Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22756145

Barn Swallow - collecting nest material from puddle (Hirundo rustica). Alentejo, Portugal.

Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), standing in shallow water with mirror image, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca, Forest Pond, Spanish Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Crested Barbet standing at waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Trachyphonus vaillantii family of Ramphastidae. Crested Barbet in Kruger National park, South Africa

A Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus, perched in a backyard pond in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Garden warbler (Sylvia borin) bathing in shallow water

semipalmated plover, charadrius semipalmatus, single bird standing in water with reflection, new york, usa, summer, flight

House sparrow (Passer domesticus), adult, male, bathing, in water, garden pond, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Forest Pond, Spanish Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) female on the bank, Eesveen, Netherlands

Cinnamon breasted Bunting standing along waterhole in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Fringillaria tahapisi family of Emberizidae

Minnesota, Mendota Heights, Yellow Rumped Warbler, Male bathing

Specie Zapornia flavirostra family of Rallidae. Black Crake in Kruger National park, South Africa

Male Greenfinch near water Hungary

Great Tit, Parus Major, Single Bird At A Woodland Drinking Pool, Warwickshire, November 2009

Willow Tit (Parus montanus) at water's edge with reflection, Europe

American robin bathing, Marion County, Illinois.

comb-crested jacana feeding irediparra gallinacea northern territory, australia

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) female, Saxony, Germany

Three banded Plover at waterhole with reflection in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Charadrius tricollaris family of Charadriidae. Three banded Plover in Kruger National park, South Africa

White-breasted dipper (Cinclus cinclus), adult bird during mating season, singing, Wupper, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Tannenmeise, Tannen-Meise Periparus ater, Parus ater, steht an einer Wasserstelle, mit Spiegelbild, Spanien, Sierra de Espuna, El Berro Coal tit Periparus ater, Parus ater, stands at a wateri hole, with mirror image, Spain, Sierra de Espuna, El Berro BLWS708977 *** Fir tit, Firs Meise Periparus ater, Parus ater , is to a Water point, with Mirror image, Spain, Sierra de Espuna, El Berro Coal Tit Periparus ater, Parus ater , stands AT a wateri hole, With Mirror image, Spain, Sierra de Espuna, El Berro BLWS708977 Copyright: xblickwinkel/M.xWoikex

Common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), adult, standing at the edge of a forest pool, Hungary, Europe

Common Sandpiper standing on peeble Spain

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) adult, collecting mud for nesting material, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides), at the edge of a reed bed, El Taray wetland, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Europe

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) adult male, drinking at pool, Norfolk, England, February

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) adult male, bathing in forest pool, Hungary

Red-backed Shrike male playing in waterhole backlit in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Lanius collurio family of Laniidae

Maskenschaftstelze, Black-headed Yellow Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava feldegg, Motacilla feldegg, Bergeronnnette í tíªte noire, Lavandera Boyera Balcanica McP_MAS__2025_008423 *** Masked wagtail, Black Headed Yellow Wagtail, Black Headed Wagtail, motacilla Flava feldegg, motacilla feldegg, Bergeronnnette í tíªte noire, Lavandera Boyera balcanica McP MAS 2025 008423

Great tit, (Parus major), adult bathing in garden pond, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Eurasian Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) immature, bathing in algae covered pond, Norfolk, England, september

Rock Sparrow, Petronia Petronia, Drinking With Tree Sparrow, Passer Montanus, N.Spain

Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii) adult male, winter plumage, with insect prey in beak, taking off from pond, Suffolk, England, November

grey wagtail motacilla cinerea on rock in river wales

Mourning Dove - Bathing in temporary pool (Zenaida macroura). Sonoran desert Arizona USA.

Robin, Erithacus rubecola, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita), young bird standing in shallow water, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) adult male bird at a woodland drinking pool, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Red backed Scrub Robin in Kruger National park, South Africa

White wagtail (Motacilla alba), lateral, Portugal, Europe

House Martin (Delichon urbica) adult, collecting mud for nesting material from puddle on farmland, Warwickshire, England, april

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus gularis) adult, standing on mossy stone in fast-flowing river, River Lathkill, Peak District N.P., Derbyshire, England, March

High angle view of a Least Bittern wading in water (Ixobrychus exilis)

White-throated Dipper under a shower of snow France

Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) male bathing, western Montana

Lesser Jacana (Microparra capensis) adult, walking on waterlily pads in wetland, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Summer Tanager (Pitanga Rubra) female bathing

Close-up of a sora wading on a wetland (Porzana carolina)

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Juvenile, Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) at pond, Utrecht, Netherlands

Beautiful Jay bird Garrulus Glandarius on tree stump in woodland landscape setting

House sparrow (Passer domesticus), male, bathing in the shallow water of a stream

USA, Minnesota, Mendota Heights, Mohican Lane, Nashville Warbler

Great tit (Parus major) after bathing in the shallow water of the stream

Blackbird, Turdus merula, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Texas, Rio Grande Valley, Female Cardinal Bathing (Cardinalis virginianus)

Kernlegebeißer Kernleißer

Common Nightingale near a pond Hungary

Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio), adult female at water drinking, Mountain Zebra Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

Yellow-billed Cuckoo quenching its thirst

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), adult bird in flight, Naturpark Flusslandschaft Peenetal, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Eurasian siskin takes a water bath. Eurasian siskin enjoying a water bath. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21597604

Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) drinking at a waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), Santa Clara Ranch, Starr County, Texas, USA

Hooded parrots (Psephotus dissimilis) pair drinking from a puddle in a drying creek bed, Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.

Young Black Rails simulating coupling Kruger

European magpie (Pica pica) , bathes in shallow water, Solms, Hesse

Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) adult female, drinking at puddle, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) perched on rock in fast flowing river with food for young, Brecon Beacons NP, Wales, UK, May.

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) foraging, Hungary

Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Woodchat shrike near water

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) female bathing in garden pond, Lower Saxony, Germany

Great tit (Parus major) after bathing in the shallow water of the stream

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) on rock in stream. Perthshire, Scotland, May.

Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos major, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

A grey wagtail bird stood on a rock in a river

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) bathing and splashing in shallow water from pond, rivulet

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis) adult female bathing

Dunnocks (Prunella modularis), songbirds, animals, birds, Dunnock adult, bathing, splashing water, Warwickshire, England, spring

Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), female in the bird bath with reflection, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Europe

Red billed Firefinch in Kruger National park, South Africa

White wagtail (Motacilla alba), reflected in shallow water, Switzerland, Europe

Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

House Finch at the Backyard Bird bath

European robin (Erithacus rubecula) bathing in shallow water, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) Nesting amidst Water Lilies, Lakeview WMA, New York

Stripe-throated Bulbul Bird, playing water in summer on hot days

Seidenschwanz Bombycilla garrulus, badet, Niederlande, Drenthe Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus, bathing, Netherlands, Drenthe BLWS715466 *** Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus , bathes, Netherlands, Drenthe Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus , bathing, Netherlands, Drenthe BLWS715466 Copyright: xblickwinkel/H.xDutyx

Barn Swallow collecting mud for nest building

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) in Texas

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) females drinking

Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybridus) mating, Sologne pond, Loir et Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region, France

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), adult, male, bathing, in water, garden pond, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) male drinking water from puddle, pool, pond

Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) trio at waterhole, Sturt National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Black collared Barbet in Kruger National park, South Africa

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), foraging, Wiederstein, Neunkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

European greenfinch (Chloris chloris), adult, female, bathing, in water, garden pond, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) Female, Solms, Hesse

Eurasian Siskin (Carduelis spinus) male at water's edge, South Holland, Netherlands

Solitary sandpiper (Tringa solitaria), Squanga Lake Territorial Park, Yukon, Canada

Pied Wagtail on a stone France

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) drinking, Overijssel, Netherlands

Eurasian wren Eurasian wren near water in nature Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 11742345

RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE (Alectoris rufa) drinking in a pool. Reflection. Lleda, Catalonia. Spain

House sparrow, Passer domesticus, bathing male, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) perched on dead wood reflected in the water, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Shikra rear view backlit ground level at dawn in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Accipiter badius family of Accipitridae. Shikra in Kruger National park, South Africa

Blue breasted Cordonbleu in Kruger National park, South Africa

Azure-winged Magpie, Cyanopica cooki, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

virginia rail rallus limicola on rock by water

Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Great Tit (Parus major) pair bathing, Utrecht, Netherlands

Jay Jay, Garrulus glandarius, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlxCarrerax 21624918

Jota, Spanien Jay, Garrulus glandarius, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castilla y Leon, Spain, Europe LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/AlxCarrerax 23417438

Blackbird, Turdus merula, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

Sparrowhawk - male drinking at forest pool (Accipiter nisus). Hungary.

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male bathing, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Green Jay (Cyanocorax yncas), Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides telmatophila) immature, bathing in forest pool, Kaeng Krachan N.P., Thailand, november

Aphroditen-Kohlmeise, Aphroditenkohlmeise Parus major aphrodite, Parus aphrodite, sitzt am Ufer eines Teiches und trinkt, Italien, Campania Great Tit Parus major aphrodite, Parus aphrodite, side view of an adult standing on the edge of a pool, Italy, Campania BLWS722623 *** Aphrodite Great tit, Aphrodite coal tit Parus Major aphrodite, Parus Aphrodite , sits on Shore one Ponds and drinks, Italy, Campania Great Tit Parus Major aphrodite, Parus Aphrodite , Side View of to Adult standing ON The Edge of a pool, Italy, Campania BLWS722623 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Cape Glossy Starling bathing in waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Lamprotornis nitens family of Sturnidae. Cape Glossy Starling in Kruger National park, South Africa

Great tit (Parus major) standing in shallow water, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs, Pinzón Vulgar, Forest Pond, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe

Blackbird, Turdus merula, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe

Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), scavenging salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.), Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.

House sparrow (Passer domesticus) drinking from a bird bath in the garden. House sparrow drinking from a bird bath in the garden

bird thrush puddle animal water

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) adult male, breeding plumage, drinking at garden pond, Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, June

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) gathering nesting material, Vajta, Hungary

Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

White-breasted dipper (Cinclus cinclus ) with food in the beak on a stone, Bach, Blomberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Assam Laughingthrush bathing in forest puddle

Blue breasted Cordonbleu in Kruger National park, South Africa

White-breasted dipper (Cinclus cinclus), young bird on a stream, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), adult, in the morning light, perched on a branch lying in the water with reflection, Kiskunsag National Park, Southeastern Hungary, Hungary, Europe

European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) comes to drink, Hungary, Europe

Kernlegebeißer Kerngeßer

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) bathing, Eesveen, Netherlands

White-throated dipper, European dipper (Cinclus cinclus aquaticus) foraging in stream in winter

Blackbird, Turdus merula, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

House Martin, City Swallow, Church Swallow, Delichon Urbica, McP MAS 2024 03973 McPkst

Hidalgo County, Texas. Great Kiskadee (Pitangus Sulphuratus) adult drinking at ranch pond

Blue breasted Cordonbleu in Kruger National park, South Africa

House sparrow, (Passer domesticus), adult female bathing in garden pond, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Red-billed Firefinch in Kruger National park, South Africa

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) walking on floating lily pads, Lake Albert, Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Western Rift Valley, Great Rift Valley, western Uganda

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) sub-adults in river, Alps, Bavaria, Germany

Sooty tyrannulet (Serpophaga nigricans), adult, sitting on stem in water, Ceibas, Entre Rios, Argentina, South America

Kerngebeißer Kernleißer

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), collecting nesting material on a mossy stone in the water, Biosphere Reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major) female bathing, Germany, Europe

Star Star Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22002198

Motacilla cinerea, Grey wagtail looking for food

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male bathing, Starr, TX

Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) on pond edge holding egg shell, Belleisle Marsh, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada

Barn Swallow collecting mud for nest building

White-throated White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), standing on a tufa in front of a waterfall with insects in its beak, biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) on aquatic plants, Danube Delta, Romania, Europe

Common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), male bathing in shallow water, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Willow Sparrow

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) female bathes in shallow water, Solms, Hesse

Suedwestliche Prachtlibelle Calopteryx xanthostoma, Paar sitzt auf einem Stein im Wasser, Frankreich Western Demoiselle Calopteryx xanthostoma, pair sitting on a stone in the water, France BLWS721890 *** southwestern Splendid dragonfly Calopteryx xanthostoma , pair sits at a Stone at Water, France Western Demoiselle Calopteryx xanthostoma , Pair Sitting ON a Stone in The water, France BLWS721890 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/T.xDoumax

Blässhuhn, Blesshuhn, Blässralle, Black Coot, Fulica atra, Küken, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_00660 *** Coot, Coot, Coot, Black Coot, Fulica ATRA , Chicks, McPKST McP MAS 2024 00660 McPKST

European magpie (Pica pica ), Young bird bathes in shallow water, Germany, Europe

lapwing vanellus vanellus young elmley marshes, kent, uk april

Yellow Wagtail in Populages Marsh

Robin bathing (turdus migratorius), Bozeman, Montana

Buchfink Buchfink Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAxSiegmarxTyllax 22014968

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) juvenile in pool, Netherlands

Village weaver and blue breasted cordonbleu in Kruger National park, South Africa

Motacilla cinerea, Grey wagtail looking for food

Buntspecht Buntspecht Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22033421

Blackbird (Turdus merula) bathing in a stream

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) adult pair, bathing in puddle on farmland, Warwickshire, England, june

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

White-tipped Dove (Leptotila verreauxi), Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

Two House Sparrows (Passer domesticus), in water, Offheim, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Hessen, Germany, Europe

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica asiatica) adult, drinking at waterhole, Lake Yoja, Honduras, February

Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) on rocks in river, Wales, UK.

Spanish Sparrow or Willow Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) with its reflection in the water, Rhodopes, Bulgaria, Europe

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) snorting in water, France

Common Moorhen feeding young in water France

Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) Bathing In Bird Bath In Garden Cheshire Uk April

Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), adult resting on a rock in the middle of the river, Gaspesie national park, Quebec, Canada

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) male bathing, Gelderland, Netherlands

White-throated White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), standing on a tufa in front of a waterfall with insects in its beak, biosphere reserve, Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) on shore, Gelderland, Netherlands