Birds Flying Over Water

A collection of various birds, including avocets and gulls, showcasing their landing and flying over water. The mood is serene with reflections on the water's surface.

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) landing, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

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Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) landing in the water, Vendee, France

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flying over water, Lake Kemnade, Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adult, winter plumage, in flight, hovering above ice of frozen pond, Suffolk, England, December

Slender billed gull catching a fish - Coto Donana, Spain

Slender-Billed Gull, Larus Genei, Single Bird Launching Into Flight, Southern Spain, April 2010

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) landing, Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Black-headed Gull - diving into sea after food (Larus ridibundus). Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, autumn, England.

Mute swan (Cygnus olor), adult bird approaching, landing, subsidence area, Bottrop, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Seidenreiher, Seiden-Reiher Egretta garzetta, wird von einem anderen Seidenreiher verjagt, Italien, Toskana little egret Egretta garzetta, being chased away by another little egret, Italy, Tuscany BLWS711853 *** Little Egret, Silk Herons Egretta garzetta , will from a others Little Egret chased away, Italy, Tuscany Little Egret Egretta garzetta , Being chased Away by Another Little egret, Italy, Tuscany BLWS711853 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Great egret (Egretta alba), landing in the run-off water of a fish pond, Lusatia, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Turnstone, Arenaria Interpres, Single Bird Jumping And Wing Stretching After Bathing, Norfolk, November 2009

Little egret (Egretta garzetta) landing on a stretch of water on the Loire near Cosne,

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) mating, Gulf of Morbihan, Brittany, France

Little Gull, Larus minutus, adult bird in breeding plumage catching insects from the water, Jaemtland, Sweden

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea) adult, in flight, emerging from water with food, Iceland, June

tern seagull courting and feeding

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), hunting for fish, foraging, reflection in shallow water, Lake Neusiedl National Park, Seewinkel, Northern Burgenland, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight, diving with feet stretched forward and open claws to catch fish from surface of lake in late summer

Mute swan - flying , Cygnus olor

A black-headed gull on approach, Lake Uemmingen, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Common Gull (Larus canus) adult, winter plumage, feeding on bread, standing on ice of frozen pond, with Black-Headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adult, winter plumage, watching, Suffolk, England, December

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) with nesting material

Black headed gulls in summer plumage

Sabine's Gull (Xema Sabini) landing on water surface

black-headed gull - flying , Larus ridibundus

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Adult hunting at water, Merritt Island National Refuge, Florida

A group of three seagulls fight for fish in a lake in north Idaho.

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) flying with fish prey, Texel, Netherlands

Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, common tern

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) chasing a Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), flying, Camargue, France, Europe

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) juvenile chasing parent begging for food, Flevoland, Netherlands

Flussseeschwalbe, Fluss-Seeschwalbe Sterna hirundo, trinkt im Flug aus einer Saline, Spiegelung, Griechenland, Lesbos, Skala Kalloni Common tern Sterna hirundo, drinking in flight from a saline, reflection , Greece, Lesbos, Skala Kalloni BLWS720694 *** Common Tern, River Seeschwalbe Sterna Hirundo , drinks at Flight from a Saline, Reflection, Greece, Lesbos, Scale Kalloni Common Tern Sterna Hirundo , Drinking in Flight from a saline, Reflection , Greece, Lesbos, Scale Kalloni BLWS720694 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

Lachmoewe, Lach-Moewe Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Sturzflug ins Wasser um einen Fisch zu fangen, Italien, Toskana black-headed gull Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, nose dive into the water to catch a fish, Italy, Tuscany BLWS713111 *** Laughing meow, Lach Moewe Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus , Nosedive ins Water at a Fish to catch, Italy, Tuscany Black Headed GULL Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus , Nose Dive into The Water to Catch a fish, Italy, Tuscany BLWS713111 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Pied Avocet - 3 birds fighting over territory (Recurvirostra avosetta). Texel, Holland.

Caspian Tern bathing Sterna caspia Back Bay Reserve California

Willet - landing (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). Estero Lagoon, florida, USA.

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) adult pair, male in flight, offering fish to female, Norfolk, England, may

Loeffler, Platalea leucorodia, Eurasian spoonbill

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) three fishing, Long Island, New York

larus argentatus, herring gull crab fishing

Common Gull (Larus canus) adult, winter plumage, drinking, standing on ice of partially frozen pond, Suffolk, England, December

Beautiful Gull landing, Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)

Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) flying in the sky above the sea, hunting, ebro delta, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, North Frisia, flying barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) landing on water, Europe

Lachmöwe in the Lachmöwe's magnificent dress in the Pracht dress

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) preening, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, June

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) central Florida.

Black headed Black Headed Blackheaded Gulls Mating Larus Ridibundus at Venus Pool in Shropshire England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain British Isles Europe EU

European herring gull (Larus argentatus), two animals fighting over a bird carcass, Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Little terns (Sterna albifrons) (Sternula albifrons) copulating, mating, male little tern mounting female on the beach

Royal Tern (Sterna maxima) in winter plumage in flight. Ft. DeSoto State Park, FL

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) feeding their squab while flying

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) eating salmon egg, Prince William Sound, Alaska

greylag goose - flying , Anser anser

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), territorial fight of a pair in the colony, dispute between two adults, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), starting from water

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), standing in the water with insect in its beak, Ziggsee, Lake Neusiedl National Park, Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Great Egret (Ardea alba) in breeding plumage flying, Florida

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus), winter plumage, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Black headed Gulls Mating

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) with wings outstretched, Europe

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), flight study, take-off from the water, Naturpark Flusslandschaft Peenetal, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) two adults, winter plumage, fighting in territorial dispute on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

Snowy Egret, (Egretta thula), Bolsa Chica wetlands, Orange County, California, USA

Black-necked Black-winged Stilt, American Stilt, Animals, Birds, Waders, Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) adult female, drinking, South Padre Island, utricularia ochroleuca (U.) (U.) S. A

Swan in flight

Images from Wood Buffalo National Park the nesting ground for the endangered Whooping Crane.

Little Egret, Egretta garzetta, little egret

Whooper Swan - Taking Off Olor Cygnus Caerlaverock Wwt Centre Dumfries, Scotland

Black skimmer (Rynchops Niger) flying above water

African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris), in flight, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Trumpeter swan running on water

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) juvenile, running on marsh with raised wings, calling to adult for food, Suffolk, England, August

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) pair landing, South Holland, Netherlands

Ross geese flock.

Black-headed gull, Larus ridibundus, on the move

Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult, standiing on mud, stretching wings, Suffolk, England, May

Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) in flight with a small fish at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flying above the water, hunting, Camargue, France, Europe

Black-winged Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), adult, shallow water, Duemmerniederung, LK Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

River terns (Sterna hirundo), Territory disputes, Texel, Netherlands

Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) flying in the sky above the sea, hunting, ebro delta, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

American Avocet landing Recurvirostra americana Back Bay Reserve California

Black-headed Gull - scratching its head with its foot (Larus ridibundus). Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, autumn, England.

Mating royal terns (Sterna maxima)

Common Tern (sterna hirundo), Adult in Flight Fishing, Winter Plumage, Namibia, Africa

USA, California, Morro Bay. Western gull in water.

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) starting flight, Sanibel Island, J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, North America

Seagulls at Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Vancouver Island. British Columbia. Canada

Courting black-capped avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta), Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) flying, Texel, Netherlands

Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) perched on pole fighting, Belgium, Europe

Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) foraging in shallow water, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) adult, wading in shallow water, Yala N.P., Sri Lanka, March

Two Little Egrets fighting on the beach, sunny day in northern France France

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) feeding their squab while flying

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) in flight, Lorraine Regional Nature Park, France

Black-headed Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), young, flying over lake, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Two Little Egrets fighting on the beach, sunny day in northern France France

Black-headed gulls on old pilings in the lake

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) flying

Herring gull (Larus argentatus ) with fish

Pied Avocet foraging in water Pied avocet wading in nature water Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 9225840

Seagull on rest on ground with muddy waters

White-crowned lapwing (white-headed lapwing) (white-headed plover) (white-crowned plover) (Vanellus albiceps), Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Afr...

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) flying with nest material, De Groote Peel National Park, Netherlands

snowy egret - in water, Egretta thula

Courtship display of Sandwich Terns, with the male offering sand eel to the female, pebble spit on Scolt Head Island, Brancaster Harbour, North Norfolk

Dunlin (Calidris alpina) adult bird in a shallow lagoon, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta) and Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) adults, in territorial dispute, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Schwarzkopfmoewe, Schwarzkopf-Moewe Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Larus melanocephalus, im Flug an der Meereskueste, Italien, Campania mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Larus melanocephalus, in flight on the seashore, Italy, Campania BLWS722640 *** Black-headed moewee, Schwarzkopf Moewe Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Larus Melanocephalus , at Flight to the Seacoast, Italy, Campania Mediterranean GULL Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, Larus Melanocephalus , in Flight ON The seashore, Italy, Campania BLWS722640 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Common shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) fighting

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) pair courting

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) adult, in flight over pond, Suffolk, England, November

White-headed Black-headed Black-headed Gull, White-headed Black-headed Gull, White-headed Black-headed Gulls, White-headed Black-headed Gulls, Silver-headed Gulls, Gulls, Animals

Common Tern - Lifting from water after a taking a drink on-the-wing. (Sterna hirundo). Cleveland, England, UK.

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying in mist, Latrabjarg Cliff, West Fjords, Iceland

A Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) is feeding by skimming over the water surface on the Cuiaba River near Porto Jofre in the northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso province in Brazil.

African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) foraging, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Bewick's Swans (Cygnus columbianus) landing after migrating from the arctic to the UK.

Water bird, wading, wild in a lake, feeding on looking for small crustaceans (Himantopus himantopus)

Black-capped avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) and Kentish Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) on ground at the water's edge, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, Europe

Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata), close-up of an adult in breeding plumage, Western Region, Iceland

European herring gull (Larus argentatus) adult, breeding plumage, in flight, displacing immature plumage, third winter plumage, from tree branch, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

An arctic tern, Norway.

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus). competing and lunging for fish thrown by fishermen - Lake Kerkini - Greece.

Great Thick-knee drinking in water Ranthambore NP in India

Seagulls on rest on ground with muddy waters

A Little Egret standing on the beach, sunny day in northern France France

Red-Throated Diver (Gavia Stellata). Summer. Female In Evasive Action During Courtship Chase. Svalbard, Arctic

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Common Tern, Sterna hirundo, common tern

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), courtship, mating, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, Europe

African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus), Bot River lagoon, Overberg, South Africa,

Group of Crab plovers at rest on coastal mud-flat Madagascar

Great egret (Ardea alba) fishing, fishing, motion blur, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Western Gull, (Larus occidentalis), adult searching for food in river, Brookes River, Katmai Nationalpark, Alaska, USA, North America

Kuestenseeschwalbe, Kuesten-Seeschwalbe Sterna paradisaea, balzendes Paar, Island, Hvalsnes arctic tern Sterna paradisaea, displaying pair, Iceland, Hvalsnes BLWS713655 *** Arctic tern, Coasts Seeschwalbe Sterna Paradisaea , Balancing Pair, Iceland, Hvalsnes Arctic Tern Sterna Paradisaea , displaying pair, Iceland, Hvalsnes BLWS713655 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) adult, walking on sandbank in river, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, South America

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) adult, sliding on ice of frozen pond, Suffolk, England, January

Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) flying in the sky above the sea, hunting, ebro delta, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Common Redshank - Roosting (Tringa totanus). Cleveland, UK.

Danube Delta

Grünschenkel, Common Greenshank, Greenshank, Tringa nebularia Chevalier aboyeur, Archibebe Claro, Flugaufnahme, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_01886 *** Greenshank, Common Greenshank, Greenshank, Tringa nebularia Chevalier aboyeur, Archibebe Claro, Flight photo, McPKST McP MAS 2024 01886 McPKST

Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), adult male, running across the water to take off, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stilt, Himantopus himantopus, Common Stilt

Four swans flying close to the water surface across a lake.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), in a marsh in Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France

Adult sanderling (Calidris alba) feeding on the tidal flat in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) attacking eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in the colony, territorial behaviour, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvichensis) pair bonding for mating

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) two in water, Chuburna, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, January

Lachmoewe, Lach-Moewe Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, im Flug vor einem Haus, Niederlande, Texel black-headed gull Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, in flight in front of a house, Netherlands, Texel BLWS720522 *** Laughing meow, Lach Moewe Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus , at Flight before a House, Netherlands, Texel Black Headed GULL Larus ridibundus, Chroicocephalus ridibundus , in Flight in Front of a house, Netherlands, Texel BLWS720522 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

Sanderling (Calidris alba) landing in a wave, Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

European (Halichoerus grypus) herring gull (Larus argentatus) stealing, snatching caught fish prey away from mouth of grey seal swimming in sea

African skimmers (Rynchops flavirostris), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Black-Headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus Ridibundus) In Lough Key; County Roscommon Ireland

Avocet mating at Deepdale Marsh Norfolk.

The European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus is a large gull The European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus is a large gull, One of the best known of all gulls along the shores of western Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 18383151

Black-winged Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Coto de Donana, Spain, Europe

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adults, attack Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with sandeels, Farnes, Northumberland, England, june

least sandpiper, calidris minutilla, single bird in flight, new york, usa, summer

Close-up of a juvenile Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) flapping wings

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) adult, stretching wings, standing on post in estuary, Suffolk, England, july

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) adult male, in flight, landing on water, Gloucestershire, England, January

Marsh Tit - in flight, with peanut in bill (Parus palustris). Lower Saxony, Germany.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea) adult, in flight, fishing on loch, Fetlar, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) in flight while fishing, Banter See, Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Seagull, Laridae, flying

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) adult, displaying to Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) with fish, standing on railing, Merseyside, England

Common tern, tern, Sterna hirundo, with prey on stake

Pigeon

Stelzenläufer an der Algarve birdphotography Stelzenlaeufer an der Algarve Copyright: xZoonar.com/OLAFxJUERGENSx 21968927

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) on the beach, Hango, Finland, July 2010

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) adult bird in flight with a fish in its beak, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

USA, Wyoming, Sublette County. Pelican preens it's feathers in morning light.

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) adult eating an egg, Europe

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) walking in the water, Camargue, France, Europe

Couple of Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) with prenuptial gifts, Lagoon Belena, Guadalajara, Spain

Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides). Bangweuleu marshes Zambia Africa.

USA, California, San Luis Obispo. Royal terns on beach.

Kuestenseeschwalbe, Kuesten-Seeschwalbe Sterna paradisaea, im Flug, Island, Vesturland, Hellissandur arctic tern Sterna paradisaea, in flight, Iceland, Vesturland, Hellissandur BLWS713662 *** Arctic tern, Coasts Seeschwalbe Sterna Paradisaea , at Flight, Iceland, Vesturland, Hellissandur Arctic Tern Sterna Paradisaea , in flight, Iceland, Vesturland, Hellissandur BLWS713662 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Young common tern (Sterna hirundo) flying

Little Tern - In flight (Sterna albifrons). Texel, Netherlands.

Sandwich terns (Sterna sandvicensis) flock resting in shallow water along the North Sea coast

Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus) pair in front of a reedbed in the winter sun, Alsace, France

California Gull (Larus californicus) in post-breeding molt, shore of Mono Lake, Mono County, California

Japan, Hokkaido, Japanese Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) performing courtship dance

Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Shelduck bird spreading wings

Slender-billed plover (Anarhynchus collaris) Pantanal Brazil

Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in flight, taking off from coastal wetland with caught fish prey in beak in in winter

American Avocet Pair

Caspian Tern, Flight Photo, Thalasseus Bergii, Lands at Water, McP MAS 2024 005042 McPkst

Black-Winged Stilt in Shallow Water (Himantopus himantopus)

Royal Tern (Thalasseus maxima / Sterna maximus) in breeding plumage, wings spread, Gulf of Mexico beach. Pinellas County, Florida, USA, April.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), mating, copula in water, Lake Neusiedl-Seewinkel National Park, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis, Syn.: Sterna sandvicensis) in Flight with newly captured Fish, Anna Maria Island, Florida

Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) wildlife, landing on the ground with a hunted fish, France, Europe

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), two adults chasing each other in flight, Campania, Italy

Stelzenlaeufer Himantopus himantopus, watet durchs Flachwasser, Italien, Toskana black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus, wading in shallow water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS713659 *** Stelzenlaeufer Himantopus Himantopus , watcht through Shallow water, Italy, Tuscany Black winged Stilt Himantopus Himantopus , Wading in Shallow water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS713659 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Mute swan, Cygnus olor, mute swan

Elegant tern (Thalasseus elegans) flying in the sky above the sea, hunting, ebro delta, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Common tern Sterna hirundo hovering over a marsh. Common tern Sterna hirundo hovering over a marsh. Bas Rhin, Alsace, France, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/christianxdecoutx 21939160

American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) in breeding plumage, San Jacinto WIldlife Area, Riverside County, California, USA

Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) adult, winter plumage, display of territorial aggression in shallow water on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) landing on a Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Mkuze National Park, South Africa, Africa

Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) flying over a marsh in Victoria, BC, Canada.

Norway, Svalbard. Glaucous gull taking off with kittiwake carcass in its mouth.

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), USA, Florida, North America

Great egret (Ardea alba), adults have a white plumage with a yellow bill when resting (Photo Great Egret in flight), Great Egret, adults have a white plumage with a yellow bill (Common Egret) (Photo Great Egret in flight)

Wild bird incubates eggs on the nest in the lake

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) in the mud flat, Camargue, France, Europe

Wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), Red-fronted Jacana, Red-fronted Jacana, Animals, Birds, Wattled Jacana juvenile, walking on waterplants in

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) at a lake, winter, wildlife, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Great White Egret (Adria alba) in its habitat in the Elbe floodplain of Lower Saxony with motion blur

Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) walking in a lake, hunting, Camargue, France, Europe

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) adult male, in flight, landing beside water, Norfolk, England, may

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) breeding in a nest with a chick in the sea, Camargue, France, Europe

Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) in wetland Karl Bartel Grassland, Prairie Ridge SNA, Marion Co. IL

Stelzen runner, Himantopus Himantopus, family of the saber -fold -like, biotope, habitat, food search, MCPMAS MCP_MAS_2025_006545 MCPMAS

Adult yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) in breeding plumage, Yellow-legged gull Courtship display

Young swan with brown patches in coat cleaning its feathers while standing in snow

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adult, summer plumage, chasing Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with sandeels, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, july

landing seagull at lake Ammersee

Common Teal (Anas crecca) adult male, displaying on water, Nofolk, England, winter

Adult yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) in breeding plumage, Yellow-legged gull Courtship display

Moewe on a post Moewe on a post

Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), foraging in the water, Canton Aargau, Switzerland, Europe

Adult male northern pintail ducks Anas acuta foraging for seeds on the bottom of a prairie slough, southern Alberta, Canada.

Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) adult, displaying to Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) with fish, standing at nest, Merseyside, England