Birds Taking Flight

Dynamic images of waterfowl like coots and geese taking off or flapping their wings over reflective water, capturing movement and elegance.

Common loon running across water

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American Coot (Fulica americana) taking off

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

American Coot (Fulica americana) Showing territoral protection behavior, Frank Lake, Alberta, Canada

Brown Pelican, (Pelecanus occidentalis), Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, Northamerica, adult in water starts flying

Gray goose, Anser anser, adult goose flapping its wings, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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

Magellan Goose Or Upland Goose Chloephaga Picta, Female In Flight, Antarctica

Adult anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) on metal post with water background

Common loon running across water

Greylag goose, Anser anser, taking flight, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Canada Goose, (Branta canadensis), adult flying, Luisenpark Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, Europe

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), landing, Germany, Europe

Eurasian Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) Landing On Water . Lleida, Catalonia. Span.

00719-02511 Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) male in flight and landing in wetland Clinton Co. IL

Hemprichmöwe, Larus hemprichii, mittelgross, rusbraun, Flugaufnahme, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_02377 *** Hemprichs gull, Larus hemprichii , medium sized, rusty brown, Flight photo, McPKST McP MAS 2024 02377 McPKST

Anhinga, (Anhinga anhinga), Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Northamerica, adult female flying

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorynchos) in breeding plumage, Mississippi River, near East Moline, Illinois, USA, May.

Hunting Cocoi heron, Ardea cocoi, Pantanal , Brasilien

Greylag goose. graylag goose (Anser anser) bathing by flapping wings in lake

American Wigeon (Anas americana) drake landing on water, Montana

Bald Eagle with Fish in its Claws Alaska

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) flying Whitlingham CP Norfolk UK GB January 2023

Greylag goose landing

Blaesshuhn, Blaess-Huhn, Blesshuhn, Bless-Huhn, Blaessralle, Blaess-Ralle, Blessralle, Bless-Ralle Fulica atra, landet auf dem Wasser, Seitenansicht, Italien, Toskana black coot Fulica atra, landing on the water, side view, Italy, Tuscany, Colli Alti BLWS705121 *** Blaesshuhn, Blaess Chicken, Coot, Bless Chicken, Blaessralle, Blaess Ralle, White rail, Bless Ralle Fulica ATRA , lands at the Water, Side view, Italy, Tuscany Black coot Fulica ATRA , Landing ON The water, Side view, Italy, Tuscany, Colli Alti BLWS705121 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Greylag goose (Anser anser), flying, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) flapping wings, Zuid Beveland, Zeeland, Netherlands

African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) flies over grass spreading wings in Chobe National Park; Chobe, Botswana

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) hunting for fish in water, Yunnan Province, China

Tufted Duck - male flapping wings on lake (Aythya fuligula). Hessen - Germany.

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) chattering and starting over the water, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Greater Canada goose alighting

American Coot (Fulica Americana) Swimming On A Pond In The Okanagan Valley, Bc, Canada.

A Egyptian goose at take-off, Lake Uemmingen, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cormorant, Phalacrocarax resting by the Llobregat delta wetlands

White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) two adults, in flight over water, Gloucestershire, England, March

Brown pelican fishing in a lake Brown pelican fishing in Florida lake Copyright: xZoonar.com/SvetlanaxFootex 13603862

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), male, in flight, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta, British Columbia.

White faced Whistling-Duck in Mapungubwe National park, South Africa

Northern Shoveler Drake Taking Flight

Common pochard landing. Female common pochard landing

Osprey - Catching Fish (Pandion haliaetus). Finland.

Brazil, Pantanal. Neotropic cormorant seeking fish.

Adult white-breasted cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus), breeding plumage, collecting nesting material from the water, Shire River, Malawi, Africa

Wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) landing in the water, Camargue, France, Europe

Graureiher, Grau-Reiher, Fischreiher, Fisch-Reiher Ardea cinerea, zwei Graureiher im Flug uebers Wasser, Italien, Toskana grey heron Ardea cinerea, two grey herons in flight over the water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS712020 *** Grey heron, grey Heron, Heron, Fish Herons Ardea cinerea , Two Grey heron at Flight via Water, Italy, Tuscany Grey Heron Ardea cinerea , Two Grey Herons in Flight Over The water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS712020 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), splendid plumage, spread wings, attacking mood, pink light mood, Barrow, Arctic, Northern Alaska, USA, North Ame...

patagonian crested duck lophonetta specularioides flapping wings. falkland islands, south atlantic.

Common shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) fighting

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) dark morph, adult, fishing in shallow water, Sanibel Island, Florida, U.S.A., March

Kormoran Phalacrocorax carbo, landet auf einem See, Seitenansicht, Italien, Toskana great cormorant, great black cormorant, black shag, kawau, large cormorant, black cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, landing on a lake, side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS721585 *** Cormorant Phalacrocorax Carbo , lands at a See, Side view, Italy, Tuscany Great cormorant, Great Black cormorant, Black shag, kawau, Large cormorant, Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax Carbo , Landing ON a lake, Side view, Italy, Tuscany BLWS721585 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Female mallard duck in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

South America, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Isabela Island. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), Elizabeth Bay. (Large format sizes available)

Rosy / Great / Eastern White Pelican in flight landing on lake shore Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya Date:

Red-throated Loon Stretching

Osprey in-flight, Pandion haliaetus, Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) catching a fish, Norway

Greardeher when landing in the water gray heron when landing in the water. Gray Heron Landing in the Water.

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) landing on water, England

Black Skimmer skimming Rynchops niger Back Bay Reserve California

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), wing, detachable, Germany, Europe

Osprey - Catching Fish (Pandion haliaetus). Finland.

Brown Pelican, (Pelecanus occidentalis), Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, Northamerica, adult in water with prey

Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), sitting on tree trunk in the river and drying spread wings, Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnelon, Florida, USA, North America

Ruddy headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) defending territory on a pond on Sea Lion Island. South America, Subantarctica, Falkland Islands, January

Neotropic Cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus, flying over marsh, Saskatchewan, Canada

GREYLAG GOOSE, GREY GOOSE ANSER, Flies via Water, Germany Anser, in Flight Over Water, Germany, Bathing Wuerttemberg Blws716753

Pair of Willets in flight Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Back Bay Reserve California

Schwarzhalstaucher, Schwarzhals-Taucher Podiceps nigricollis, startet vom Wasser aus, Italien, Toskana black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis, starting form water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS714397 *** Black-necked Grebe, Black neck Divers podiceps nigricollis , launches from Water from, Italy, Tuscany Black necked Grebe podiceps nigricollis , starting Form water, Italy, Tuscany BLWS714397 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Greylag goose ( anser anser) flying over a lake, landing, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) stretching wings, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), bird of prey, in flight, prey strike, Lauvsnes, North Trondelag, Norway, Europe

Great blue heron alighting in shallow tide water, USA, Washington State

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) dark morph, adult, fishing with wings raised to provide shade, Fort Myers, Florida (U.) S. A

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catching a fish

Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) taking flight, Myvatn, Iceland

Willet - wing flapping after washing (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). Fort de Soto, florida, USA.

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) dark morph, adult, fishing in shallow water, Sanibel Island, Florida, U.S.A., March

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) adult male, in flight, landing on water, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, February

mallard - flying, Anas platyrhynchos

goose goose Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGHARTxMAIRx 21715210

Ohrentaucher Ohrentaucher Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAxSiegmarxTyllax 21945574

Common Loon (Gavia immer), Wonder Lake, Denali National Park, Alaska

Imperial Shag (Leucocarbo atriceps), adult in breeding plumage in flight over breeding colony, Sealion Island, Falkland Islands, November 2016

Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus) drying its wings, Switzerland

Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens), preening feathers, reflection, Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA, North America

Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) catching fish from lake with its talons

Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) flying, Valais, Switzerland

Osprey

Juvenile Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) California, USA

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

Hemprichmöwe, Larus hemprichii, mittelgross, rusbraun, Flugaufnahme, McPKST McP_MAS_2024_02380 *** Hemprichs gull, Larus hemprichii , medium sized, rusty brown, Flight photo, McPKST McP MAS 2024 02380 McPKST

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) birds in flight over Marshes

pelican flying alone on a cloudy day

Grey Heron Flight (ardea herodias) Grey Headed Heron Flying

Coot - chasing across water (Fulica atra). Cley - Norfolk - UK.

brent goose branta bernicla landing on flooded salt marsh east mersea island, essex. december

Birds, Northern Shoveller Anas clypeata and Pintail ducks Anas acuta taking off over water, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve National Park, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xAdityaxSingh/DinodiaxPhotox

Greylag goose (Anser anser), wildlife, Germany, Europe

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), bird in flight over the water, Devon, England, Great Britain

USA, New Mexico, Socorro County. American wigeon bird landing.

Rosy / Great / Eastern White Pelican in flight landing on lake shore Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya Date:

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) dabbling, Zuid Beveland, Netherlands

Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus), swimming, pelicans (Pelecanidae), pelican, seabird, seabirds, copepods, Pelecaniformes, bird, animal, vertebrate, captive

Canada Goose, (Branta canadensis), adult couple starts flying, Luisenpark Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, Europe

Mediterranean Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) flying, Italy

Kapscharbe, Kap-Scharbe, Kapkormoran, Kap-Kormoran Phalacrocorax capensis, startet von einem Fels, Suedafrika, Western Cape Cape cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis, side view of an adult at take-off, South Africa, Western Cape BLWS724729 *** Cape scar, Cape Shag, Cape Cormorant, Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis , launches from a Rock, South Africa, Western Cape Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis , Side View of to Adult AT Take off, South Africa, Western Cape BLWS724729 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Eurasian Coot in the mating season. Eurasian coots during the mating season

Greylag Goose - flapping wings on lake (Anser anser). Lower Saxony - Germany.

Two young great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) landing on fallen tree trunk in pond and stretching wings for drying wet feathers in spring.

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) males fighting at lek, Varanger, Norway, May 2016

Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata off Oak Bay waterfront _ Victoria BC, Canada

Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) adult, in flight, taking off from water, Shetland Islands, Scotland, June

African african skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris) adult, in flight, feeding by skimming the water surface, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in flight

Willet landing Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Back Bay Reserve California

Greylag goose (anser anser), take-off, in flight, Lake Duemmer, Lembruch, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

White faced Whistling-Duck in Mapungubwe National park, South Africa

Gadwall (Mareca strepera), front view of an adult male in flight, Campania, Italy

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) taking off, Lake Kerkini, Greece

Redhead (Aythya Americana) ducks in flight at South Padre Island, Texas, winter

Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus Leucocephalus, Juvenile In Flight, Fishing

Common Eider Somateria mollissima flying in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.

White-tailed Eagle or Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) grabbing fish from the water's surface

Canada goose -branta canadensis- flapping wings

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) adult, with rings on legs, in flight, taking off from loch with trout prey in talons, Aviemore, Cairngorms N. P. Grampian Mountains, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

red-throated diver stretching wings gavia stellata vaala, finland

Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) drinking, Eilat, Israel

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) birds in flight over Marshes

South Georgia Shag (Phalacrocorax georgianus) flying, South Georgia

Eurasian coot in spring on a sea in saxon. Eurasian coot during courtship in Upper Lusatia

Common shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) fighting

Coot, (Fulica atra), adult males fighting in water, Luisenpark Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany, Europe

Northern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) adult, taking off, running across surface of water, Iceland, June

Ferruginous Hawk, buteo regalis, Adult in Flight. Captive

Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix) flying with a caught fish in the beak, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) male landing on frozen lake, native to North America and Europe

Pacific Loon backlit by sun on Turner River spreading wings Arctic National Wildlfie Refuge AK Summer

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), cormorant

Titikakataucher, Titikaka-Taucher, Titicacataucher, Titicaca-Taucher Rollandia microptera, Rollandia micropterum, flugunfaehiger Vogel huepft im Wasser, Seitenansicht, Peru, Lake Titicaca Short-winged grebe, Titicaca Flightless Grebe, short-winged grebe Rollandia microptera, Rollandia micropterum, flightless bird bouncing in the water, side view, Peru, Lake Titicaca BLWS722236 *** Titicaca diver, Titicaca Diver, Titicaca diver, Titicaca Divers Rollandia microptera, Rollandia micropterum , flugunfaehiger Vogel huepft at Water, Side view, Peru, Lake Titicaca Short winged grebe, Titicaca flightless Grebe, Short winged Grebe Rollandia microptera, Rollandia micropterum , flightless Bird Bouncing in The water, Side view, Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/J.xGarvelinkx

Reiherente, Reiher-Ente Aythya fuligula, Erpel startet vom Wasser, Italien, Toskana tufted duck Aythya fuligula, drake starting from the water, Italy, Tuscany, Piana fiorentina Stagni dei Colli Alti, Signa BLWS711855 *** Tufted duck, Herons Duck Aythya fuligula , Erpel launches from Water, Italy, Tuscany tufted Duck Aythya fuligula , Drake starting from The water, Italy, Tuscany, Piana Fiorentina Stagni Dei Colli Alti, Signa BLWS711855 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xOcchiatox

Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida

Single seagull in shallow water of the pond

Red-throated loon or Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), adult bird taking off, northern Iceland, Europe

Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) in water spreading its wings, side view, Nettetal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

African Openbill Stork, Anastomus Lamelligerus, Feeding On Snails In Chobe National Park, Botswana, South Africa

USA, Florida, Key West, Everglades, Pelican.

Close-up of a Reddish Egret foraging in water (Egretta rufescens)

Canada, British Columbia near Kamloops, Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) female taking off

Hong Kong, Mai Po WWF reserve birds Eurasian curlew, Numenius Arquata. The WWF Mai Po refuge at Deep Bay in Hong Kong is a wetland haven for thousands of migratory birds during autumn and winter.

Pigeon Guillemot _ Cepphus columba flying in Washington, USA.

Double-Crested Cormorant

Gadwall male flying

Coot - territorial fight between rival birds resident on same pond (Fulica atra). Bowesfield Nature Reserve - Cleveland - UK.

USA, Florida, Daytona, Anhinga, turtle.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), High Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Habicht Accipiter gentilis, Weibchen im Jagdflug am Seeufer, Seitenansicht, Deutschland, Bayern, Chiemsee northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis, female in hunting flight at the lakefront, side view, Germany, Bavaria, Lake Chiemsee BLWS705194 *** Habicht Accipiter gentilis , Female at Fighter Flight on Lake shore, Side view, Germany, Bavaria, Chiemsee Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis , Female in Hunting Flight AT The lakefront, Side view, Germany, Bavaria, Lake Chiemsee BLWS705194 Copyright: xblickwinkel/A.xHartlx

Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) drinking, Eilat, Israel

Grosser Brachvogel Numenius arquata, landet auf Kuestenfelsen, Seitenansicht, Niederlande, Katwijk western curlew, Eurasian curlew, common curlew Numenius arquata, landing on coastal rocks, side view, Netherlands, Katwijk BLWS712532 *** Big Curlew Numenius arquata , lands at Kuestenfelsen, Side view, Netherlands, Katwijk Western curlew, EURASIAN curlew, Common Curlew Numenius arquata , Landing ON Coastal rocks, Side view, Netherlands, Katwijk BLWS712532 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

Great crested grebe displaying during mating ritual. Great crested grebe during penguin dance

USA, Minnesota, Leech Lake Comon Loon Chick , Wing Shake

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male flying, Lapeer State Game Area, Michigan

Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)

Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena / Podiceps griseigena) adult in breeding plumage flapping wings after bathing in lake in summer.

USA, Indiana, Carmel. Great blue heron flying over water.

Pfeifente Pfeifente Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 21116947

Common Loon breaches the water to dry her wings in the morning, Quebec, Canada

Greylag goose (Anser anser), gander, dispute, aggressive behaviour, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, Europe

BALD EAGLE (haliaeetus leucocephalus), JUVENILE IN FLIGHT OVER LAKE

Two Canada geese (Branta canadensis) courting, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Wallonie, Brugelette, Belgique

White-necked Heron or Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) fishing, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Coot - running across water at sunrise (Fulica atra). Hickling Broad, Norfolk, UK.

Double Crested Cormorant, (Phalacrocorax auritus), Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Northamerica, adult flying

Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) fishing, Finland, Europe

Wasseramsel Wasseramsel Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAx 22827148

Great Skua - in flight Catharacta skua Shetland, UK BI023902

Great Cormorant - Taking off across water (Phalacrocorax carbo). Keoladeo Ghana National Park - Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India.

Gadwall

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

Greylag Goose - flying, Anser anser

Greylag Goose (Anser anser), two geese in flight at take-off, Reinheimer Teich, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Falkland steamer ducks (Tachyeres brachypterus), Saunder, Falkland Islands, Iceland, South America

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) flying, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) flying over water

White-tufted Grebe carrying its young at the Faklands

Cormorant drying its wings on a branch in the water Cormorant standing on a branch in the water, drying its wings Copyright: xZoonar.com/mark.duffyx 23014205

Canada goose , Branta canadensis

Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) flying over a river

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) birds in flight over Marshes

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

Canada geese (Branta canadensis) Pair of geese landing on a thawing marsh, Province of Quebec, Canada

Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), cock during courtship display, rarely photographed behaviour, Kainuu, Finland, Europe

Brown Skua catching Cormorant chick Falkland Islands

Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) flapping wings while swimming water of pond in summer

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult male, in flight, emerging from water with fish in beak after dive, England, May

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) adult, in flight, catching dead fish from river surface, Pixaim River, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

loon gavia immer spreading it´s wings as it lands on the water, saskatchewan canada

Canada Geese fighting in wetland, Marion County, Illinois.

Great Crested Grebe preparing for flight. The Great Crested Grebe gracefully prepares for flight, showcasing its majestic presence. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21582968

Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis at Bolsa Chica, California, USA

Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) introduced species, adult, in flight, taking off from marsh, Suffolk, England, June

African Darter - drying feathers, Anhinga melanogaster rufa

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, the Western Ghats, Sahyadri mountain range, a Unesco World Heritage Site, Goa, India

Red Kite (Milvus milvus) dropping fish prey, Feldberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

A Great-blue Heron "Ardea herodias", fishing from a sunken rock in the early morning sunrise light on the shore of Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada.

Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) on Kolyuchin Island, once an important Russian Polar Research Station, Bering Sea, Russian Far East

Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) taking off, Florida

Darter (Anhinga anhinga)

Two black-tailed godwits (Limosa limosa) in a wild territorial fight on a wet meadow, Dümmer nature park Park, Lower Saxony, Germany

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), drying its plumage, Naarder Meer, Wing, Netherlands

Black-collared hawk (busarellus nigricollis), adult IN FLIGHT WITH FISH IN ITS CLOSES, LOS LIANOS IN VENEZUELA

Great Cormorant or Great Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), floodplains of the Danube, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Mittersgeräger Mittelsäger

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), flying, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Osprey catching fish on lake in Scotland with outstretched wings

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) from Saunders Island, the Falkland Islands

Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo, in flight, flying

ruddy shelduck in flight tadorna ferruginea

Brazil, Pantanal. black-collared hawk, fishing

Ruddy Turnstone - shaking the wings - Asturias, Spain. Date:

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

Greylag goose (Anser anser) pursues rivals flying over water, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Oregon, Oregon Coast. Male mallard duck on river bank flapping wings

Common Teal (Anas crecca) adult male, in eclipse plumage, in flight, taking off from water, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, september

Close-up of a Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) flapping wings

Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Great Black Hawk swooping down to the river to catch a fish in the Pixaim river.

Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) swimming on the ocean near the coast of Washington State, USA.

Fishing anhinga with a speared fish on its beak. Anhinga anhinga. Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA.

Greylag goose (anser anser), take-off, in flight, Lake Duemmer, Lembruch, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) take off from a lake

Buff-necked Ibis (Theristicus caudatus). Llanos, Venezuela.

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), two males fighting in the water, Luisenpark, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

A black-collared hawk swoops low over the water, ready to strike

brahmini kite in flight haliastur indus fishing singapore

female mallard duck at Vancouver BC Canada

Eiderente, Eider-Ente, Meeres-Ente, Meeresente, borealis Somateria mollissima borealis. Somateria borealis, junges Maennchen im Wasser hat einen Fisch gefangen, Island, Southern Region Common eider Somateria mollissima borealis. Somateria borealis, side view of an immature male feeding on a Sole, Iceland, Southern Region BLWS724639 *** Eider duck, Eider Duck, Sea Duck, Sea duck, Borealis Somateria mollissima Borealis Somateria Borealis , Young one Men at Water has a Fish caught, Iceland, Southern Region Common Eider Somateria mollissima Borealis Somateria Borealis , Side View of to immature Male Feeding ON a Sole, Iceland, Southern Region BLWS724639 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/S.xGattox

Cinnamon Teal Duck landing male Anas cyanoptera Back Bay Reserve California

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with captured fish in its beak, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), two males fighting in the water, Luisenpark, Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) males fighting in winter, Tver, Russia. April

Common loon drying wings on Beaver Lake in the Stillwater State Forest near Whitefish, Montana, USA

Common Moorhen (gallinula chloropus) or European Moorhen, Adult and Immature on Water, Normandy

USA, New Mexico, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Pintail duck drake in flight.

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) taking off from the water

Little cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger), Flying on sunset, Thailand

Greylag goose (Anser anser), graylag goose drinking water while standing on ice of frozen pond in winter

Western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) adult, in flight, catching fish from Little Lochan, Rothiemurchus Forest, Strathspey, Cairngorms N. P. Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Greylag Geese in Upper Lusatia

A Great crested grebe pair in a courtship dance. Lake, bird. Great crested grebes during their courtship ritual

Kormoran 2 Kormoran 2 Copyright: xZoonar.com/Karl-HeinzxSchmidtx 21699925

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) landing, central Montana

Common merganser (Mergus merganser) male, flapping his wings, Germany, Europe

Stercorarius antarctica, Subantarctic skua, Subantarctic skua, Brown skua, Brown skuas, Skua, Skuas, Gulls, Gulls, Animals, Birds, Antarctic skua (Cathariacta antarctica) Close-up, stand

00719-02615 Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) male in flight and landing in wetland Clinton Co. IL

Portrait of African Fish Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer) flying low over the water at Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge; Tanzania

Stock Dove (Columba oenas) adult, bathing in water, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Plumbeous Ibis, Theristicus Caerulescens, Adult In Flight, Pantanal In Brazil

Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) pair plunge diving, Espumilla Beach, Santiago Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Birds of Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica, single bird on water, Finland, July 2012

Brown pelican flying

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catching fish, Alaska

Great cormorant in a park in western Paris, Ile de France, France.

Southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus) stretches its wings, Settlement, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom, South America

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Overwintering on Junction Creek at the Fielding Park bird sanctuary., Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

One young Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flying over a lake while snow is falling. A forest in the background. Controlled condition

Great Shearwater (Puffinus gravis) adult, feeding at surface of sea, with head submerged, Morocco, Africa

Mature Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight, Sea of Cortez, Baja, Mexico

Adult common loon (Gavia immer) 'penguin dance', performed during periods of high anxiety, central Alberta, Canada

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult, with Bullhead (Cottus gobio) fish in beak, River Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

(Ottawa, Canada---06 August 2023) Double-crested cormorant on the Rideau River. Photograph Copyright 2023 Sean Burges / Mundo Sport Images.

A Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Gliding on Still Wat

Common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) male in flight, landing on water in lake in winter

Great Cormorant in the rain Val d'Allier NR France

USA, Hawaii, Big Island, Volcanoes National Park, Hawaiian goose taking a bath

A fish eagle looking for food, Pandiaon Haliaetus, family of birds of prey, biotope, habitat, stands on stone in the water, MCPMAS MCP_MAS_2025_007681 MCPMAS

Greylag goose (Anser anser), two geese in mating season, Reinheimer Teich, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Great Black Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) flying in the Pantanal region of Brazil.

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

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), standing on post, wings spread, view to the side, dorsal view, cormorant on post behind, reeds, Chiemsee, Chiem...

Mallard drake with wings extended lands in snow near Chena River, Fairbanks, Interior Alaska, Winter, Digitally Altered

Common loon, great northern diver (Gavia immer) in breeding plumage flapping wings while swimming in summer

Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix) adult, in flight over seaweed on beach, Shetland Islands, Scotland, september

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) flock flying Whitlingham CP Norfolk UK GB January 2023

Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) pair fighting, Ackerdijkse Plassen, Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Flying floating flies in the morning light.

Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) Male, Sweden, Europe

Courting black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)

King eider (Somateria spectabilis) (Anas spectabilis) sea duck male in breeding plumage swimming and flapping its wings along the Arctic coast

Goose-workshen gazebags copyright: xzoonup.com/sifegraxtyllLax 21309850

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male landing in wetland in winter, Marion, Illinois, USA.

Great Northern Diver Gavia Immer An Adult In Winter Plumage Wing Stretching On A Remote Scottish Loch. Inner Hebrides, Scotland, Uk

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), juvenile bird in flight, Kiskunsag National Park, Southeastern Hungary, Hungary, Europe

White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala) adult male, pulling extended penis with beak after mating, on water (captive)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), female, bathing, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) adult, summer plumage, swimming on lake, North Michigan, U.S.A., june

Cormorant

House Martin, City Swallow, Church Swallow, Delichon Urbica, McPkst MCP MAS 2024 03975 McPkst

AFRICAN FISH-EAGLE (haliaeetus vocifer), ADULT IN FLIGHT, FISHING WITH FISH IN ITS CLAWS, BARINGO LAKE IN KENYA

Black-collared Hawk, busarellus nigricollis, Adult in Flight, Fishing in River, Los Lianos in Venezuela

greylag goose anser anser in flight . poland

Flying Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta), Manu National Park cloud forest, Peru, South America

AFRICAN FISH-EAGLE (haliaeetus vocifer), ADULT IN FLIGHT WITH FISH IN CLAWS, BARINGO LAKE IN KENYA

African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in water, Chobe National Park, Kasane, North-West District, Botswana, Africa

USA, Florida, Sarasota, Myakka River State Park, Flying Limpkin

Rhinoceros Auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) adult, breeding plumage, with fish in beak, swimming, Oregon (U.) S. A

Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) group fishing, Lorraine Regional Nature Park, France

Humboldt penguin, Spheniscus humboldti, water, frontal, swimming

Goose-workshearseges crying copyright: xzoonups/sifarxxtyllllax 22041985

Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) taking off for flight, motion blur, frontal image, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Goose taking off, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

gadwall take-off dibrusaikhowa assam india

Flying Mallard Ogata Gekko (Japanese, 1859-1920). , ca. 1890-1900. Color woodblock print with silver pigment on paper, 8 1/8 x 11 11/16 in. (20.6 x 29.7 cm). Asian Art ca. 1890-1900

Western Grebe Swimming in Prairie Potholes Region

Brunnich's murrelet (Uria lomvia) on the water trying to fly away at Alkefjellet, Ny-Friesland, Spitsbergen

Panel 12: Mallard, Black Duck, Red-legged Black Duck, Gadwall , Gadwall, Ducks, Black duck