Birds by Water

Captivating images of various birds near water sources. Displays vibrant plumage and reflections, highlighting their relationship with nature.

USA, California, San Diego, A bird taking a bath.

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Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) juvenile at pond, Eesveen, Netherlands

Mariqua Sunbird eclipse male along waterhole in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Cinnyris mariquensis family of Nectariniidae

Hausrotschwanz Hausrotschwanz

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

African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp), Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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

Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli), Galapagos Islands National Park, Santa Cruz Is., Las Bachas Beach, Ecuador

USA, California, San Diego, A bird taking a bath.

Santa Clara Ranch, Rio Grande Valley, McCook, Texas, North America, USA. Long-billed Thrasher Bathing, Toxostoma longirostre.

Blaumeise Blaumeise Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22756218

Minnesota, Mendota Heights, one Tennessee Warbler bathing one waiting and preening

Common Grackle (Quiscalus guiscula) adult, bathing at pool in city parkland, Central Park, New York, New York State, U.S.A., april

Redshank

Gebirgsstelze, Bergstelze, Grey Wagtail, Gray Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, Bergeronnette des ruisseaux, Lavandera Cascadena, Bergstelze, Singvogelart, Gewässer, Wasser, Fluss, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_01125 *** 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 01125 McPKST

Hammerkopf, Hammerkop, Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta, Ombrette africaine, Avemartillo, Schattenvogel, Wasservogel, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_02120 *** Hammerhead, Hammerhead, Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta , Ombrette africaine, Avemartillo, Shadowbird, Waterfowl, McPKST McP MAS 2024 02120 McPKST

Kernbeißer Kerngeßer

Moorhen on Kerkini lake Greece

American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) foraging on the shore of Lake Mindemoya, Mindemoya, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) adult female, drinking, Lyndford Arboretum, Norfolk, England, April

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

African Golden breasted Bunting in Kruger National park, South Africa

Wood sandpiper standing on a sheet of water. A graceful Wood Sandpiper stands serenely on the calm surface of the water, surrounded by its watery reflection. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21576831

Female painted bunting bathing, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Olive sparrow getting a drink

Red backed Scrub Robin in Kruger National park, South Africa

Black collared Barbet standing at waterhole in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Lybius torquatus family of Ramphastidae. Black collared Barbet in Kruger National park, South Africa

Red headed weaver standing along waterhole in morning light in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Anaplectes rubriceps family of Ploceidae

Bathing Eurasian wren Bathing Eurasian wren in nature Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 10727790

Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) foraging in shallow water of pond in evening light in late summer / early autumn .

Oriental / Indian honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) drinking, Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India

Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) summer plumage adult, sitting on nest with 2 chicks, Danube Delta, Romania, June

Trauerseeschwalbe, Trauer-Seeschwalbe Chlidonias niger, steht mit offenem Schabel im Sumpf in seichtem Wasser, Italien, Campania black tern Chlidonias niger, standing with open beak in the swamp in shallow water, Italy, Campania BLWS723105 *** Black Tern, Grief Seeschwalbe Chlidonias Niger , is with open Schabel at Swamp in shallow Water, Italy, Campania Black Tern Chlidonias Niger , standing With Open Beak in The Swamp in Shallow water, Italy, Campania BLWS723105 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

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

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) adult, winter plumage, feeding on invertebrates in water, Suffolk, England, November

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) adult, bathing in stream, Extremadura, Spain, Europe

WA, Juanita Bay Wetland, Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca), female

Bruchwasserlaeufer, Bruch-Wasserlaeufer Tringa glareola, steht im Flachwasser, Italien, Toskana wood sandpiper Tringa glareola, standing in shallow water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS715816 *** Breakwater shore, Break Wasserlaeufer Tringa Glareola , is at Shallow water, Italy, Tuscany Wood Sandpiper Tringa Glareola , standing in Shallow water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS715816 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) adult male, standing at edge of forest pool, Hungary

Dark capped Bulbul in Kruger National park, South Africa

House sparrow (Passer domestics) fledgling after bath in garden pond, Germany, Europe

Blue breasted Cordonbleu in Kruger National park, South Africa

Nachtreiher, Black-crowned Night Heron, Night Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, Bihoreau gris, Híron bihoreau, Martinete ComËn McPKST McP_MAS_2024_04140 *** Night heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Night Heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax Nycticorax , Bihoreau gris, Iron bihoreau, Martinete ComËn McPKST McP MAS 2024 04140 McPKST

Coal tit (Periparus ater), cole tit (Parus major) drinking water from pond, rivulet

Young Blackbird (Turdus merula) bathing in a puddle, Rhodopes, Bulgaria, Europe

Cut throat finch male standing along waterhole with reflection in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Amadina fasciata family of Estrildidae

Village weaver in Kruger National park, South Africa

Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and its reflection in a pond, Vaucluse, France

Blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, bathing tit, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana), perched on a Victoria-Lily, water lily leaf (Victoria regia), Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Red crossbill, common crossbills (Loxia curvirostra) male with two juveniles drinking water from pond, rivulet

Black-tailed Native-hen (Tribonyx ventralis), Australia

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) bathing, Troy, Montana

Birds of Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Village weaver in Kruger National park, South Africa

Western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) Hungary

Star Star Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22827500

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) juvenile bathing, Beindersheim, Germany

Burnished-buff Tanager bathing

Green backed heron in Kruger National park, South Africa

African Golden breasted Bunting at waterhole with reflection in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Fringillaria flaviventris family of Emberizidae. African Golden breasted Bunting in Kruger National park, South Africa

Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) collecting mud for nest building, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Star Star Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21992703

Amsel, Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Blackbird, Turdus merula, ein, Einzeltier, Biotop, Lebensraum, Sitzwarte, Gewässer, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_00209 *** Blackbird, Blackbird, EURASIAN Blackbird, Common Blackbird, Turdus merula , in, Single animal, Biotope, Habitat, Seat control, Waters, McPKST McP MAS 2024 00209 McPKST

Wasseramsel Cinclus cinclus an der Spree bei der Futtersuche Wasseramsel Cinclus cinclus an der Spree bei der Futtersuche. White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus foraging on the Spree. Copyright: xZoonar.com/KarinxJaehnex 21487421

Great tit (Parus major), adult bird standing in shallow water and bathing, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga anhinga) sub-adult male, standing on stump in water, Atlantic Rainforest, Reserva Ecologica de Guapi Assu, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, July

Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) adult male bird bathing in a pond, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

yellow canary male and female serinus flaviventris kgalgadi transfronier park, kalahari, south africa

Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) bathing, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra , female, perched at a pond in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

An adult male Rusty Blackbird "Euphagus carolinus", foraging on a log in a marshy area in rural Alberta Canada

Bourke's Parrot male at waterhole Bourke's Parrot male at waterhole. Date:

Dipper adult in water spring. Date:

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

Hammerkopf, Hammerkop, Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta, Ombrette africaine, Avemartillo, Schattenvogel, Wasservogel, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_02121 *** Hammerhead, Hammerhead, Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta , Ombrette africaine, Avemartillo, Shadowbird, Waterfowl, McPKST McP MAS 2024 02121 McPKST

Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima) adult male, foraging in puddle on farmland, Warwickshire, England, july

Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus barbatus), Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Star Star Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22075009

Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nyctocorax) adult, standing at edge of large pool with reflection, Hungary, May

USA, Washington State. A male and female Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera) roost on a log in a pond. Okanagan.

Blue breasted Cordonbleu in Kruger National park, South Africa

Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) adult female, bathing in garden pond, Duns, Berwickshire, Scottish Borders, Scotland, June

Maskenschaftstelze, Black-headed Yellow Wagtail, Black-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava feldegg, Motacilla feldegg, Bergeronnnette í tíªte noire, Lavandera Boyera Balcanica McP_MAS__2025_008410 *** Masked wagtail, Black Headed Yellow Wagtail, Black Headed Wagtail, motacilla Flava feldegg, motacilla feldegg, Bergeronnnette í tíªte noire, Lavandera Boyera balcanica McP MAS 2025 008410

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) in stream, Gelderland, Netherlands

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) bathing in wetland Marion County, Illinois.

Javan sparrow in the grass

A Fall plumage Blackpoll Warbler, Setophaga striata, at a pond in Saskatoon, Canada

House finch drinking

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), greater spotted woodpecker female drinking water from stream, pond

Blackbird - bathing in a rain puddle flapping it's wings (Turdus merula). Croatia.

Sora Rail (Porzana carolina) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL

Red Billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), adult at water drinking, Symbiosis, Kruger Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

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

Young Wattled Jacana lakeside Sandoval Amazon Peru

Star Star Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21992720

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

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) in the brook of the Creuse Valley, Doubs, France

Cut throat finch male standing along waterhole with reflection in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Amadina fasciata family of Estrildidae

White-throated Dipper with prey at the mountain stream, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

white-throated dipper sitting on tree stump on a river

Serin, Serinus serinus, Forest Pond, Mediterranean Forest, Castile and Leon, Spain, Europe

USA, Texas, Hidalgo County. White-winged dove drinking.

South America, Brazil, Pantanal. Juvenile white jacana bird hunts for food in water.

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) bathing in a pond, Vaucluse, France

Black tern (Chlidonias niger) pair in breeding plumage on floating artificial nesting platform in pond

Grey-necked Wood-rail (Aramides cajanea) at river's edge, Pantanal, Brazil

American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) adult, standing on rock at edge of waterfall, U.S.A.

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra bringing a water lily to its nest. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra bringing a water lily to its nest. Bas Rhin, Alsace, France, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/christianxdecoutx 21939039

Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx Californianus)

Baby common moorhen on the water, beautifully captured water

Common Coot eating Pond of Charnier Camargue France

Reborn red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica) Gathers mud, Lesvos, Greece, Europe

Bathing European goldfinch Two bathing European goldfinches in nature water Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 9808009

American Goldfinch at water drinking, Marion County, Illinois.

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) collects mud to build nest, swallow, swallows, Greece, Europe

Bandamadine, Bandastrild, Amadina fasciata, Gewässer McPKST McP_MAS_2024_00335 *** Bandamadine, Bandastrild, Amadina fasciata , Waters McPKST McP MAS 2024 00335 McPKST

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) adult, collecting nesting material on ground, Beidaihe, Hebei, China, may

USA, New Mexico, Sandoval County. Cooper's hawk bathing in backyard waterfall.

Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes), young bird standing in shallow water, Solms, Hesse, Germany, Europe

A sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) walks through a shallow creek in a forest searching for food

Green winged Pytilia in Kruger National park, South Africa

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus), Kuusamo, Finland, Europe

Gambel´s Quail, Callipepla gambelii, Arizona, USA

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris) male at pond for bath

Beautiful image of Goldfinch Carduelis Carduelis bird drinking from small pond in woodland landscape setting in Spring

Wellensittich on a swelling sittich on a sword lily copyright: xzoonar.com/martinaxbergx 9087797

Male Northern Cardinal bathing. Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Eurasian blackcap, (Sylvia atricapilla), adult male bathing in garden pond, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Chipping sparrow bathing in small pond, Rio Grande Valley, south Texas

Flour swallows when collecting with nesting material meal swallows when collecting with nesting material. Common House Martin with Nesting Material.

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) in Duckweed cov. Pond, Everglades NP, FL

little crake - standing in water

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

Serine at the drinking pool

Inca tern (Larosterna inka), captive, Germany, Europe

Common coot (Fulica atra), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens), Cape White-eye, songbirds, animals, birds, Cape White-eye adult, bathing in pool, Dlinza Forest, Eshowe, Zululand, South Africa, Africa

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax), adult male in splendour plumage, standing in wet meadow, snipe birds, wildlife, Ochsenmoor, Dümmer See nature park Park, Hüde, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) adult, bathing at pool in woodland, Debrecen, Hungary, April

White-winged Dove (Zenaida asiatica), Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) adult, winter plumage, bathing in pond, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Red billed Firefinch in Kruger National park, South Africa

Townsend's Chipmunk

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), bathing, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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

Crested Barbet in Kruger National park, South Africa

Striped Tit Warbler (Macronous gularis sulphureus), adult, standing on a rock next to a forest pool, Kaeng Krachan N. P. Thailand

White-throated Dipper, Cinclus cinclus, white-throated dipper

Torrent Duck (Merganetta Armata) Perched On A Rock In Ecuador.

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) on rocks by the sea, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Dickcissel bathing, Marion County, Illinois.

Wagtails at the feeding on river 1102201608

Red-winged blackbird. Dos Venadas Ranch, southern Texas, USA

Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) bathing, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Dunnock, hedge sparrow (Prunella modularis), hedge warbler drink water from stream

Hammerkopf, Kruger NP, S

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) bathing in shallow water of stream

African Black headed Oriole standing on a rock at waterhole in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa; Specie Oriolus larvatus family of Oriolidae. African Black headed Oriole in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Sunbittern Eurypyga helias feeding along a river in Costa Rica.

Red Billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus), adult at water, Symbiosis, Kruger Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu bathing in waterhole with jameson firefinch female in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Uraeginthus angolensis family of Estrildidae

Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus), Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swimming on a lake, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Azure-winged Magpie - Juvenile drinking from puddle of water (Cyanopica cyanus). Extremadura, Spain.

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

Röteltaube, Streptopelia vinacea, Weinrote Turteltaube, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_005293 *** Red-winged Pigeon, Streptopelia vinacea , Wine red Turtle dove, McPKST McP MAS 2024 005293 McPKST

Giant Kingfisher Kruger in the Kruger NP in RSA

Roeteltaube, Roetel-Taube, Weinrote Turteltaube Streptopelia vinacea, zwei Roeteltauben stehen zusammen im seichten Wasser am Gewaesserrand und trinken, Vorderansicht, Gambia, North Bank Vinaceous dove Streptopelia vinacea, two vinaceous doves standing together in shallow water on the waterfront and drinking, front view, Gambia, North Bank BLWS720608 *** Wood pigeon, Roetel Pigeon, Wine red Turtledove Streptopelia vinacea , Two Wood pigeons Standing together at shallow Water on Gewaesserrand and drink, Front view, Gambia, North Bank Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea , Two Vinaceous Doves standing Together in Shallow Water ON The Waterfront and drinking, Front view, Gambia, North Bank BLWS720608 Copyright: xblickwinkel/McPHOTO/M.xSchaefx

BLUE ROCK THRUSH (Monticola saxatilis) drinking

Moor frog (Rana arvalis), male courtship display in group, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

American Tree Sparrow, Spizella arborea, bathing in a backyard pond in Saskatoon, Canada

Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana) wading through swampy terrain, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

Nashville warbler (Oreothlypis nashville warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla), songbirds, animals, birds, Nashville Warbler adult, bathing, Santa Clara Ranch, Texas (U.) S. A

Messingglanzstar, Lamprotornis chloropterus McPKST McP_MAS_2024_03991 *** Shiny brass star, Lamprotornis Chloropterus McPKST McP MAS 2024 03991 McPKST

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Grand Lake Estates, TX

Inca tern (Larosterna inka), captive, Germany, Europe

Common Moorhen, Gallinula Chloropus, Adult Calling Out, With Chick Standing On Pond, Normandy

Dark capped Bulbul in Kruger National park, South Africa

Common redpoll (Carduelis flammea) female bathing in shallow water of stream

Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), feeding near Puerto Jofre, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

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

Violet_crowned Woodnymph Thalurania columbica flying and bathing in a small stream in Costa Rica.

White-throated Dipper with prey at the mountain stream, Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

lonely homeless pigeon bird standing in hard raining

Wandering tattler at home in the arctic tundra habitat of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Usa, Wyoming, Sublette County, a Sora walks out on a cattail while foraging for food.

Long-tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda) drinking from pool, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Burnished-buff Tanager female bathing Mato Grosso Brazil

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) Hungary

Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) adult, bathing in city centre fountain, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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

Laughing dove in Kruger national park, South Africa

Birds of Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

House sparrow in a bird bath

Black tern (Chlidonias niger), pair at nest, Netherlands

Reddish Dove, vinaceous dove (Streptopelia vinacea), Reddish Doves, Wine Red Turtle Doves, Doves, Animals, Birds, Vivaceous Dove Four at drinking pool

Robin standing at water's edge with mirror image looking left

culver while bathing

Spanish Sparrow or Willow Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) washing itself, Rhodopes, Bulgaria, Europe

The endangered Torrent Duck is unique as it thrives in raging rivers, able to swim against the rapids using its large paddle-like feet. The females are mostly orange in color, whereas the male is mostly white.

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Troy, Montana.

House Sparrow drinking to a fontain Kerkini Lake Greece

City pigeons bath in the muddy water

Black-bellied Dipper, C.c.cinclus, winter, Norfolk UK

JAY (Garrulus glandarius) bathing. Lleida, Catalonia. Spain