Birds in Flight and Landing

Dynamic images of birds landing or flying over water bodies. Showcases vibrant colors and the grace of avian movements across different species.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in flight, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas, USA.

Assets in this Story

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

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) (Anas aegyptiaca) landing on lake bank, native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) in flight, Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas, USA.

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

American White Ibis, (Eudocimus albus), Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, Northamerica, adult searching for food attacked by seagull

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) flying over the water, Camargue, France, Europe

Black-headed gull in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Grey goose, Anser anser

White pelican coming in for a landing, Pelecanus Erythrorhynchos, Viera Wetlands Florida, USA

Black Skimmer

sandhill crane (grus canadensis) landing, bosque del apache, new mexico, usa

Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) landing on water

Brazil. A black skimmer (Rynchops Niger) in the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetland area, UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis flying at the Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge near Socorro, New Mexico, United States of America.

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) adult male, breeding plumage, flying, Hortobagy N.P., Hungary, May

Greylag goose (Anser anser), flying, Texel Island, Netherlands

Amerikanischer Scherenschnabel auf Nahrungssuche, ynchops niger McPKST McP_MAS_2024_004612 *** American Scissorbill at Foraging, ynchops Niger McPKST McP MAS 2024 004612 McPKST

Greylag goose. graylag goose (Anser anser) taking off from water of lake in spring

canada goose, branta canadensis, single bird in flight above water, new york, usa, august 2008

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus), immature in first winter plumage in flight

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) adult, non-breeding plumage, in flight, taking off from water, Suffolk, England, March

African openbill in Kruger National park, South Africa

Graureiher, Grau-Reiher, Fischreiher, Fisch-Reiher Ardea cinerea, zwei Graureiher fliegen zusammen uebers Wasser, Italien grey heron Ardea cinerea, two grey herons flying together over the water, Italy BLWS710860 *** Grey heron, grey Heron, Heron, Fish Herons Ardea cinerea , Two Grey heron fly together via Water, Italy Grey Heron Ardea cinerea , Two Grey Herons Flying Together Over The water, Italy BLWS710860 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, New Mexico, USA

reddish egret fishing egretta rufescens florida

Adult Cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii), Victoria Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

seagull flying over the sea

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) adult, summer plumage, in flight, on the run, mobbing barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Grey herons, Ardea cinerea, pond, alighting,

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) birds in flight over Marshes

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) birds in flight over Marshes

Common Sandpiper birds one with spreads wings and the other bird with food in its bill in their marsh environment and habitat with water background.

Fischadler, Fisch-Adler Pandion haliaetus, im Flug mit erbeutetem Fisch in den Vogelkrallen, Seitenansicht, Deutschland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Malchiner See osprey, fish hawk Pandion haliaetus, in flight with a catched fish in the talons, side view, Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Malchiner See BLWS713126 *** Osprey, Fish Adler Pandion haliaetus , at Flight with erbeutetem Fish in the Bird claws, Side view, Germany, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Malchiner Lake osprey, Fish HAWK Pandion haliaetus , in Flight With a catched Fish in The talons, Side view, Germany, Mecklenburg Western Pomerania, Malchiner Lake BLWS713126 Copyright: xblickwinkel/H.xDutyx

American Avocet taking off Recurvirostra americana Back Bay Reserve California

Greylag goose (Anser anser) flying over water, Neusiedler See National Park, Seewinkel, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) flying over a wetland, Xanten, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany

Brown Pelican, (Pelecanus occidentalis), Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, Northamerica, couple hunting in water

Greylag goose ( anser anser) beats with the wings, plumage care, swimming on a lake, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Elegant Tern (Thalasseus Sterna elegans) Orange County, California

Brazil, Pantanal, Taiama Ecological Reserve, Jabiru Stork (Jabiru mycteria) flying back to nest

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) adult, winter plumage, in flight, Norfolk, England, february

Greylag goose ( anser anser) lands on a lake, flying, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting, Florida

Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) foot-dragging behavior. Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida.

Sandhill Crane (Grus Canadensis) Flying At The Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge Near Socorro, New Mexico, Usa.

Male king eider (Somateria spectabilis), Victoria Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Kiebitz Vanellus vanellus, fliegend, Nahrung suchende Kiebitze im Hintergrund, Italien, Toskana northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus, flying, foraging northern lapwings in the background, Italy, Tuscany BLWS710831 *** Lapwing Vanellus Vanellus , flying, Food Searchers Lapwings at Background, Italy, Tuscany Northern Lapwing Vanellus Vanellus , flying, foraging Northern Lapwings in The background, Italy, Tuscany BLWS710831 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) flying, Hungary

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in flight, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, Europe

A Canada goose in flight, Lake Kemnader, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

specie Sterna albifrons family of Laridae . Sterne naine

American Sand Plover, American Sand Plover, Animals, Birds, Waders, Semipalmated semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) adult, summer plumage, in flight, New utricularia ochroleuca (U.) (U.) S. A

Tundra swan, Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) taking off from water in lake in winter

Arctic terns at Halvnes Nature Preserve in Iceland

A black-headed gull making a belly landing, Lake Uemmingen, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Tundra swan, Bewick's swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) taking off from water of lake, pond in spring

USA, California, American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) landing in water

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) adult, summer plumage, in flight, mobbing Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) immature, second summer plumage, swimming, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, may

Coot wing flapping

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) two adults, winter plumage, in flight, fighting over pond, Suffolk, England, December

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

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) juvenile flying, Sua Pan, Botswana

a Red-throated Loon flying over water with reeds behind

Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) flaps wings crossing calm lake; Central Macedonia, Greece

Canada Goose in flight over Mississippi River, Minnesota, USA

American Scissorbill at Foraging, Ynchops Niger McPkst McP MAS 2024 004601 MCPKST

Kiebitz am Duemmer See in the Ochsenmoor Kiebitz am Duemmer See in the Ochsenmoor

Hemprichmöwe, Larus hemprichii, mittelgross, rusbraun, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_02384 *** Hemprichs gull, Larus hemprichii , medium sized, rusty brown, McPKST McP MAS 2024 02384 McPKST

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.

Black-headed gull in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) flying over water, Oder Delta, Poland

Greylag geese in flight

Kornweihe, Korn-Weihe Circus cyaneus, Maennchen im Flug, Italien, Toskana hen harrier Circus cyaneus, male in flight, Italy, Tuscany BLWS716019 *** Hen harrier, Korn Weihe Circus cyaneus , Men at Flight, Italy, Tuscany Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus , Male in flight, Italy, Tuscany BLWS716019 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Rare James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), in flight, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) landing, Wrangel Island, Russia

Greylag goose. graylag goose (Anser anser) taking off from water of lake in spring

Sandhill Crane in motion, Grus canadensis, Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico

Grey Goose (Anser anser) slidding on a frozen pond, Annateich pond, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Greylag Goose - Taking flight (Anser anser). Hickling Broad Norfolk UK.

A pair of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in flight over river

Snowy Egret in flight (Egretta thula). Merrit Island, Florida, USA.

Sandhill Crane in flight, Grus canadensis, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Goose-workshearseges crying copyright: xzoonups/sifarxtYlllax 21309764

Grey heron taking flight against a background of green plants.

Male Snail kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) with a snail in his beak photographed as he flies over reeds

Green winged Teal Duck in flight male Anas crecca Back Bay Reserve California

Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus), Greece, Europe

Herring gull landing on water Flatanger Norwegian Sea

Black-necked Swan - in flight. (Cygnus melanocorypha). Magallanes Peninsula - Patagonia - Argentina.

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) flying, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Black-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), arguing while flying, Camargue, France, Europe

Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) adult, standing in water, stretching wings, Suffolk, England, april

Ringed Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in flight with caught fish from lake in its talons

Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male flying, Island Lake Recreation Area, Michigan

Two grey herons (Ardea cinerea) fighting in lake. Territorial grey heron chasing rival away in spring

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in flight over water of lake, pond, river

Graugans Graugans Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22041910

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) adult female, in flight, Arizona, U.S.A., winter

Mallard duck in flight, duck hunting season

American Wigeon flying

grey heron in flight ardea cinerea flatanger, finland

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) adult male, running across water to take off, Suffolk, England, June

Swan on a lake in the spring campaign

Brown Pelicans

White-tailed Eagle or Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) taking flight from a lake with a fish in its talons

Arctic Tern (Sterna Paradisaea). Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Blaesshuhn, Blaess-Huhn, Blesshuhn, Bless-Huhn, Blaessralle, Blaess-Ralle, Blessralle, Bless-Ralle Fulica atra, flatternd mit erbeutetem Flusskrebs am Gewaesserrand, Seitenansicht, Italien, Toskana black coot Fulica atra, fluttering with captured crayfish at the edge of the water, side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS706871 *** Blaesshuhn, Blaess Chicken, Coot, Bless Chicken, Blaessralle, Blaess Ralle, White rail, Bless Ralle Fulica ATRA , fluttering with erbeutetem Crayfish on Waters edge, Side view, Italy, Tuscany Black coot Fulica ATRA , fluttering With captured Crayfish AT The Edge of The water, Side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS706871 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) landing, Oostvaardersplassen Nature Reserve, Flevoland, Netherlands

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius Parasiticus) Flying In Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in flight, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Aleutian cackling goose

Lovely image of beautiful Great White Egret Ardea Alba in flight over wetlands during Spring sunshine

Marbled Godwits Short billed Dowitcher Willet landing Limosa fedoa Limnodromus griseus Catoptrophorus semippalmatus Back Bay Reserve California

Coot - flying across water (Fulica atra). Slimbridge, Gloucester, UK.

Auffliegende (anser anser), Duemmer, Huede, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Purpurreiher, Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) on their nest in the breed season, wildlife, Germany, Europe

barnacle goose

Jabiru Jabiru mycteria flying in a march in Costa Rica.

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) flying, Florida

Greylag goose (Anser anser), graylag goose landing on lake, Germany, Europe

Black-legged Kittiwakes bathe in pond near Snaefellsness, Iceland.

Egyptian Goose wing flapping, on Deepdale Marsh, Norfolk.

Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix), carrion crow

Flying Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Black skimmer in flight along a beach.

Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) landing, Midway Atoll, Hawaii

White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba) adult female, breeding plumage, in flight over water, Varangerfjord, Finnmark, Norway, June

Sandhill cranes flying. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Grey Goose (Anser anser) landing on water, Annateich pond, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Black Tern - Alberta

Snow goose alighting among large flock

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) landing on water

White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) searching for prey, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Eurasian Spoonbills flying Le Teich France

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) pair courting, Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Grey Heron flying over marshy grassland Grey Heron flying over marshy grassland habitat Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandarxVukicevicx 20273596

Korallenmoewe, Korallen-Moewe Larus audouinii, Ichthyaetus audouinii, fliegend am Strand, Spanien, Katalonien, Ebrodelta Audouin s gull Larus audouinii, Ichthyaetus audouinii, in flight in the beach, Spain, Katalonia, Ebro Delta BLWS716966 *** Coral moewe, Corals Moewe Larus audouinii, Ichthyaetus audouinii , flying on Beach, Spain, Catalonia, ebrodelta Audouin S GULL Larus audouinii, Ichthyaetus audouinii , in Flight in The beach, Spain, Catalonia, Ebro Delta BLWS716966 Copyright: xblickwinkel/M.xWoikex

Goose landing on the water at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba Canada

Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) in flight, Okavango Delta, Botswana

specie Chlidonias hybrida family of Laridae. Guifette moustac

Löffelente Löffelente Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21940850

American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Washington, USA

Black-mantled cranesbill (Rynchops nigra) Pantanal Brazil

Schmarotzerraubmoewe, Schmarotzer-Raubmoewe Stercorarius parasiticus, dunkle Farbmorphe im Flug, Seitenansicht, Island Parasitic Jaeger, Arctic Skua, Parasitic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus, dark color morph in flight, side view, Iceland BLWS713566 *** Parasite predator moewe, Freeloaders Raubmoewe Stercorarius parasiticus , dark Color morphs at Flight, Side view, Iceland Parasitic Jaeger, Arctic Skua, Parasitic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus , Dark Color Morph in flight, Side view, Iceland BLWS713566 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Graugans Graugans im Flug Copyright: xZoonar.com/KayxAugustinx 21445524

Zwergmöve Zwergmöve

Wilson'S Phalarope (Phalaropus Tricolor) Flying Over A Small Pond In Alberta, Canada.

Buff-necked ibis (theristicus caudatus), adult in flight, Los Lianos in Venezuela

American Wigeon (Anas americana) drake flying, Montana

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) pair flying, North American

Witwenpfeifgans, Witwen-Pfeifgans, Witwenente, Witwen-Ente, Witwenpfeifente, Witwen-Pfeifente Dendrocygna viduata, Prosopocygna viduata, im Flug, Aethiopien, Lake Chamo white-faced whistling duck Dendrocygna viduata, Prosopocygna viduata, in flight, Ethiopia, Lake Chamo BLWS719431 *** Widow-whistling goose, Widows Whistling duck, Widow duck, Widows Duck, Widow wigeon, Widows Wigeon Dendrocygna viduata, Prosopocygna viduata , at Flight, Ethiopia, Lake Chamo White faced whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata, Prosopocygna viduata , in flight, Ethiopia, Lake Chamo BLWS719431 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xPutzex

Lesser Yellowlegs in flight South America

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) flying over water, Germany

Pacific Loon (Gavia Pacifica)

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) in the Chobe River in Chobe National Park in Botswana, Africa.

USA, Louisiana, Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. Great blue heron landing in Lake Martin.

Adult neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, with a fish in its beak within the Pacaya Samiria Preserve, Peru

Lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor), Madikwe Game Reserve, North West Province, South Africa, RSA, Africa

Male Goosander (Mergus merganser) flying over water, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, February.

Greylag Goose - In flight over reedbed (Anser anser). Hickling Broad Norfolk UK.

Lesser Whistling Duck - in flight (Dendrocygna javanica). Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India.

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) landing on Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Kruger National Park, South Africa

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Red-billed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) adult, in flight, South Padre Island, Texas, U.S.A., april

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) catching fish, Kruger National Park, South Africa

black-headed gull larus ridibundus in flight over nest carrying nest material minsmere rspb reserve, suffolk, uk june

Graureiher, Grau-Reiher, Fischreiher, Fisch-Reiher Ardea cinerea, steht flatternd im Flachwasser, Seitenansicht, Italien, Toskana grey heron Ardea cinerea, stands fluttering in shallow water, side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS712071 *** Grey heron, grey Heron, Heron, Fish Herons Ardea cinerea , is fluttering at Shallow water, Side view, Italy, Tuscany Grey Heron Ardea cinerea , stands fluttering in Shallow water, Side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS712071 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, pied avocet

Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius Parasiticus) Flying In Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Close up of Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) taking off

A grey heron (Ardea cinerea) landing at a reed belt, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea), in flight, Bad Hersfeld, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Adult great black-backed gull (Larus argentatus) (Larus marinus), breeding feather, and immature Herring Gull struggling on the water, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Goosebigers goose-works copyright: xzoonup.com/silog marginalLAln 220419332

Common Crane, Eurasian crane (Grus grus) taking off in the snow in winter

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) on a pond in the Brenne Regional Nature Park, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Greylag geese (Anser anser) Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

USA, New Mexico, Bernardo Wildlife Management Area. Blur of sandhill cranes taking flight.

American Wigeon (Anas americana) drake landing on the water, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Puffin (Fratercula arctica) coming in to land with fish

Greylag goose (Anser anser), in the fog over the Alster, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens, Bosque Del Apache, New Mexico, USA

specie Ardeola grayii family of ardeidae. Crabier de Gray

Three Canadian geese take flight off of a mostly frozen pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.

Greylag goose ( anser anser) beats with the wings, plumage care, swimming on a lake, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

USA, Washington State. Male Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flies with branch in bill toward nest, for courtship and nest building.) flies with branch in bill toward nest, for courtship and nest building.

Black-headed gulls on an island Marais Breton France

Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) flying over the reed, Camargue, France, Europe

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Marco Island,Florida

A Marbled Godwit posed in water with his wings flapping

Laughing gull skimming over water

Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) in flight, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

American Avocet in flight over Alberta prairie

Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus) with nesting material on approach to nest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) Young bird begging for food from the adult bird

Osprey

Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), light plumage, Joekulsarlon, Iceland, Europe

Willow Grouse (Lagopus lagopus) adult male, breeding plumage, in flight, Northern Norway

Common wood pigeon or common woodpigeon (Columba palumbus),in flight, Penalajo, Castilla, Spain

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) adult male, breeding plumage, in flight at lek, Varanger Peninsula, Finnmark, Norway, June

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) adult, in flight, hunting at dawn, Lincolnshire, England, May

Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) Flying with Wings Up

Jabiru stork in flight. Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Jungfernkranich, Jungfern-Kranich Anthropoides virgo, Grus virgo, im Flug, Mongolei demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo, Grus virgo, in flight, Mongolia BLWS723322 *** Maiden crane, Maidens Crane Anthropoides virgo, Grus Virgo , at Flight, Mongolia Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo, Grus Virgo , in flight, Mongolia BLWS723322 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xPutzex

Elegant tern with wings outstretched in natural habitat.

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.

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) in water, Noirmoutier Island, Vendee, France

Sandhill crane flying. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Canada goose flying above water USA

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) adult, bathing in freshwater pool, Shetland Islands, Scotland, june

Pintail duck (Anas acute) has a wide geographic distribution across northern latitudes.

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

Northern pintail drake on Ice

Little bittern in flight against a background of green plants.

Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinica) adult, in flight, Senegal, january

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

Northern Gannet (Sula bassana) at landing, Schleswig-Holstein, Heligoland, Germany, Europe

Close up of Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) taking off

Willet landing Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Back Bay Reserve California

Florida, Sarasota, Publix Pond Snowy Egret Hunting and reflected

Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis), adult male, calling in flight, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America

lachmöwe,nahrungssuche,lachmöwen,larus ridibundus,möwe,möwen ** gull,foraging,gulls j0w-i6x

White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) 2 adults in flight in spring along an inlet, Danube Delta, Romania

River tank nest with boys Federsee Baden Württemberg Common Tern Nest with Young Federsee Baden Wuerttemberg

Steller's Eider (Polysticta stelleri) landing on water

Eurasian Spoonbill Bharatpur Rajasthan India Asia Copyright: xRanjanaxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Great White Pelican (pelecanus onocrotalus), Immatures in Flight

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) female hunting, with fish prey in beak, Texas, USA

Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica in a pond in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

Bachstelze, Bach-Stelze Motacilla alba, startet aus dem Matsch, Seitenansicht, Italien, Toskana wagtail, white wagtail Motacilla alba, taking off from the mud, side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS714465 *** White wagtail, Bach Stelze motacilla Alba , launches from the Mud, Side view, Italy, Tuscany wagtail, White Wagtail motacilla Alba , Taking off from The mud, Side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS714465 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Grey Heron Flight (ardea herodias) Grey Headed Heron Flying

Hunting wild geese ducks snow geese goose hunt

Sandhill Crane painting.Digital art.. Sandhill Crane painting

White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) flying in Panama Bay wetlands, Panama

Tricolored Heron, (Egretta tricolor), Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Northamerica, adult flying in breeding cloth with nesting material

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), starting, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Sandhill Cranes Grus canadensis taking flight from roost to feed in nearby fields; Bosque del Apache NWR., NM

Greylag Goose - two in flight (Anser anser). Saintes Maries de la Mer, Carmague, France.

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) adult in protective stance standing on downed duck, North America

Blaesshuhn, Blaess-Huhn, Blesshuhn, Bless-Huhn, Blaessralle, Blaess-Ralle, Blessralle, Bless-Ralle Fulica atra, rennt fluegelschlagend ueber die Wasseroberflaeche, Italien, Toskana black coot Fulica atra, Running over the water surface and flapping its wings, Italy, Tuscany BLWS713741 *** Blaesshuhn, Blaess Chicken, Coot, Bless Chicken, Blaessralle, Blaess Ralle, White rail, Bless Ralle Fulica ATRA , runs wing beating Via the Water surface, Italy, Tuscany Black coot Fulica ATRA , RUNNING Over The Water Surface and flapping its wings, Italy, Tuscany BLWS713741 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Two Sandhill Cranes Grus canadensis in flight in early morning light, Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America...

Two Mute swans, Cygnus olor, fly over a lake. Fall colours in the background

Africa, Botswana, Chobe National Park. Long-toed lapwing in flight.

Common Tern - diving for fish (Sterna hirundo). Minsmere, Suffolk, UK.

Greylag Geese in Upper Lusatia

Nuthatch - In flight with nut in beak (Sitta europaea). Lower Saxony, Germany.

Cattle egret, cattle Ibis, Flight photo, MCPKST MCP mas 2024 005150 MCPKST

Waldrapp, Schopfibis, Maehnenibis, Klausrapp, Steinrapp, Klausrabe, Waldhopf Geronticus eremita, im Flug, Seitenansicht Hermit ibis, Nothern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita, in flight, side view BLWS709609 *** Northern Bald Ibis, Schopfibis, Maehnenibis, Klausrapp, Steinrapp, Klausrabe, Waldhopf Geronticus Eremita , at Flight, Side view Hermit ibis, Emergencies Soon Ibis Geronticus Eremita , in flight, Side View BLWS709609 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Northern Pintail, anas acuta, Adult flapping Winds in Pond, Normandy

Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) adult female, in flight, taking off from pool, Suffolk, England, July

Common tern in flight against a background of water. A Common Tern gracefully gliding through the air above the shimmering water, its wings outstretched as it searches for its next meal. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21588892

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus), coming in to land on water, Kerkini lake, Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus), beating of wings, North Hesse, Germany, Europe

Slaty egret (Egretta vinaceigula) adult, in flight, landing in wetland, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Black-winged stilt walking in the water at spring Bulgaria

Black Tern - Alberta

Seagull Landing On Water

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula), adult flying, St. Augustine, Florida, Northamerica, USA

bird egret flying wings

Flying common pochards in Upper Lusatia. Male Common pochard in a lake

Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) flying, Nickerson County Beach Park, New York

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in water spreading its wings

Romania, Tulcea, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Pelican Taking Off And Flying Low Over Lake Fortuna

Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying over lake with caught fish in its talons, claws

Cormorants - in winter. (Phalacrocorax carbo). Coto Donana National Park - Spain.

Gadwall (Anas strepera) two adult males, chasing female in flight, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, april

Silberreiher Silberreiher Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22002204

Long billed Curlew in flight Numenius americanus Back Bay Reserve California

Mating of Whiskered Tern Lake Grand-Lieu France

Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus), flying, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, Fishing in a river, Quebec, Canada

Canada geese (Branta canadensis), flying, following, motion blur, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Cormorants that stand ashore with spread wings. Cormorants that stand ashore with spread wings.

Eurasian Wigeon, Mareca penelope, male in flight, Devon, England, Great Britain

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight Clinton County, Illinois.

Black-headed Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus), pair mating in the breeding colony, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park, East Frisian Islands, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) from Puffin Cove, Drumhollistan, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Black tern fishing over buttercups Grand Lieu Lake France

Barn Swallow flying just above ground Bulgaria

Northern Shoveler, Spatula clypeata, pair of birds in flight over marshes

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) birds in flight over Marshes

California Gull Feeding At Mono Lake, California. A California Gull at Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierras of California feeds on brine flies simply by opening its mouth and walking or running through the thousands of flies gathered at the lake shore. In the 1940's water was diverted from the lake to the Los Angeles area, causing the water levels to drop critically. Thanks to efforts by a citizen's group, the water levels are rising, thus enabling Mono Lake to provide a vital habitat for nesting

Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) landing, France, Europe

Common coot (Fulica atra) running over water surface, Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

a Roseate Spoonbill with wings up captured in flight against a green background

An Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) is hovering over the nesting colony at the Jökulsárlón in southeast Iceland, on the edge of Vatnajökull National Park.

White-tailed eagle, Eurasian sea eagle, erne (Haliaeetus albicilla) adult catching fish in its talons from lake's water surface.

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) pair fighting, Netherlands

Rotfussfalke, Falco vespertinu, Flugaufnahme, Familie der Falkenartigen, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_004899 *** Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinu , Flight photo, Family the Hawk-like, McPKST McP MAS 2024 004899 McPKST

Razorbill (Alca torda), Varanger, Norway, Europe

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.

Greylag goose (Anser anser) Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Wallonie, Bruggelette, Belgium, Europe

Flying Canada goose (Branta canadensis) over the moor, Vaestergoetland, Sweden, Europe

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) exhibiting intense breeding plumage, New Island, Falkland Islands

African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) catching a African fish eagle Lake Baringo, October, Kenya, Africa

Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) with fish prey, Hungary

Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) adult, in flight, landing, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (U.) S. A

Black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa), territorial fight, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Roseate spoonbill flying, Stick Marsh, Florida

Black winged stilts - Lesvos Greece

East African Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum gibbericeps), flight, two, crowned cranes (Gruidae), crane birds, cranes, Gruiformes, bird, animal, vertebrate, captive

Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Puffin flying, Farne Islands Nature Reserve, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rotfussfalke, Falco vespertinu, Flugaufnahme, Familie der Falkenartigen, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_004939 *** Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinu , Flight photo, Family the Hawk-like, McPKST McP MAS 2024 004939 McPKST

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) taking flight after an unsuccessful hunt, Pothiolampi, Kangasala, Westfinnland, Finland, Europe

Greylag Goose - two in flight (Anser anser). Saintes Maries de la Mer, Carmague, France.

Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in flight. Utsjoki. Finland. April 2014