Ducks and Birds on Water

Images of various waterfowl including ducks and moorhens, swimming and interacting in tranquil aquatic environments.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming with nesting material

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wigeon duck (Anas penelope) on the river

Common Moorhen (gallinula chloropus) or European Moorhen, Pond in Normandy

Northern mockingbird drinking with reflection on small pond. Rio Grande Valley, Texas

Common Coot (Fulica atra) adult, swimming across lake, Shropshire, England, march

Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair courting, Netherlands

Northern mockingbird drinking with reflection on small pond. Rio Grande Valley, Texas

avocet recurvirostra avosetta transvaal, south africa.

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming, morning mood, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

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Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) swimming with nesting material

Bald Eagle and American Crow watching each other

Haubentaucher zur Goldenen Stunde A Great Crested Grebe floats serenely on a golden lake at sunset. Autumn colors blur in the background. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 22747972

A red-necked grebe couple prepares to mate at Fernan Lake in north Idaho.

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

Silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) sitting on nest made of green algae on water, La Pampa, Patagonia, Argentina.

Wigeon (Anas Penelope) on estuary mud stretching wings, Caerlaverock WWT, Scotland, Solway, UK, January. Did you know The oldest known wigeon lived to 34 years old.

Mallard duck in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Red-throated loons swimming in lake

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) adult, winter plumage, swimming, Peak District, Derbyshire, England, January

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

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with nesting material, Hessen, Germany

Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca

Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum), Tarcoles River, Tarcoles, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult, with fish in beak, swimming on river, River Thames, Berkshire, England, May

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) , grebe, lateral, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Laughing dove in Kruger National park, South Africa

Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis), small group in a pond looking for food in spring, Vieux salins de Hyeres, Var, France

Eurasian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) adult, drinking from forest pool, Hungary

Vogelfotografie Mallorca bird photography Mallorca Copyright: xZoonar.com/OLAFxJUERGENSx 21694738

Least Grebe (Tachybaptus dominicus), Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

American coot (Fulica americana) in pond.

USA, Utah, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Clark's grebes walking on water or rushing during their spring courtship display.

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) and Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta) adults, in territorial dispute on water, Norfolk, England, may

Green-backed heron in Kruger National park, South Africa

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) foraging, Donana National Park, Seville, Spain

Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) drake taking flight, Italy

Barn Swallow, Smoke Swallow Hirundo Rustica, Drinks at Flight, Germany, Germany, Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Helgoland Barn Swallow Hirundo Rustica, Drinking in Flight, Germany, Schleswig Holstein, Heligoland BLWS715437

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) Drake in Wetland, Marion Co., Illinois

Dung beetle in Kruger National park, South Africa

Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena / Podiceps griseigena) male in breeding plumage feeding chick on female's back on nest in lake in summer.

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult, close-up of head, with fish in beak, Horning, River Bure, The Broads, Norfolk, England, June

Washington State, Juanita Bay Park. Male red-winged blackbird flying low over the wetland

Young Great Crested Grebe floating on the water against the backdrop of the setting sun. A young Great Crested Grebe peacefully floats on the water, illuminated by the warm hues of the setting sun. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21582992

Little Egret fishing Kerkini lake Greece

A female red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) tries to eat a grass frog (Rana temporaria)

Eider duck, Somateria mollissima, Dune Island, Heligoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) adult female, bathing, Suffolk, England, December

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) taking off from lake by running over water and flapping wings

Ohrentaucher Ohrentaucher Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAxSiegmarxTyllax 21949474

Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis), San Diego County, California, USA

Anhinaga with a Fish Anhinaga with a Fish ,close up Copyright: xZoonar.com/SvetlanaxFootex 12126082

Common coot (Fulica atra) sitting on a river. Bas-Rhin, Collectivite europeenne d'Alsace, Grand Est, France, Europe

Striated heron (Butorides striata), Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Male and female great crested grebes together on the water, close-up

Emerald spotted Wood-Dove drinking in waterhole with reflection in Greater Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Turtur chalcospilos family of Columbidae

Common kingfisher settled on a stump Brognard Doubs

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

Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea) walking on water lilies, Papua New Guinea

Black-headed gulls, Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding offspring with a feather, Nettetal, Germany, Europe

Barrow´s Goldeneye Bucephala islandica swimming on a pond in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

Black terns (Chlidonias niger), feeding young birds on lily pads, Seddinsee, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

African Jacana, note the foot which is well Adapted for walking on lilies

Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus perched on a branch in the water. Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus perched on a branch in the water. Bas-Rhin, Alsace,Grand Est, France, Europe. Copyright: xZoonar.com/christianxDecoutx 21153831

A juvenile Night Heron standing in a pond, sunset in summer Austria Illmitz Austria

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) drinking while flying, West Sussex, England

Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) adult, walking on giant waterlily leaf, Rupununi, Guyana

A grebe couple just finished mating and the female is shaking off the water in a lake in north Idaho.

USA, Florida, Boca Raton, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Green-backed heron fishing, Butorides striatus

Green Sandpiper wading Natural area of the AllanFranc

Laughing Dove landing at waterhole in backlit at sunset in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Streptopelia senegalensis family of Columbidae. Laughing Dove in Kruger National park, South Africa

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) courtship on the water, Lake Neuchtel, Switzerland.

Beautiful wader bird drinking on the water with a beautiful orange color

Gabar Goshawk sub-adult (Micronisus gabar) bathing, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

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Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in the water, hunting, Camargue, France, Europe

African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis), Sabi Sabi Game Reserve, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

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Southern Red billed Hornbill backlit on the ground at sunset in Kruger National park, South Africa ; Specie Tockus rufirostris family of Bucerotidae. Southern Red billed Hornbill in Kruger National park, South Africa

Eurasian Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta) adult, standing in water with reflection, Norfolk, England, may

Birds of Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

USA, Wyoming, Sublette County, Male Cinnamon Teal standing in water with reflection

Eurasian coot floating on water in a green setting. An Eurasian coot gracefully glides on the calm water, surrounded by lush greenery, creating a serene and picturesque scene in nature s embrace. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21593311

Goldfinch - Bathing in forest pool (Carduelis carduelis). Hungary.

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult male, in flight, with Common Rudd (Scardinius erythropthalamus) prey in beak, Suffolk, England, July

Red-eared slider turtle, pied-billed grebe sunning

USA, Florida, Sarasota, Myakka River State Park, Wading Bird, Feeding, Limpkin, Isolated Reflection

Great Crested Grebe on Lake Geneva Switzerland

Young Tern with a parent calling the other parent France

USA, Washington State. A Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) takes flight on a pond. Redmond.

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American Avocet Preening

Peacock (Pavo Cristatus) Drinking Water, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India

Pied avocet looking for food Texel Holland

Loon swimming on lake with sun reflecting off water.

Great blue heron flying with reflection, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

Striated heron (Butorides striata), Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Black-necked grebe on nest Dombes France

Whiskered Tern exchanging prey Lake Grand-LieuFrance

Green Heron

Stilt in a Spanish pond looking for food

African Jacana walking on water lilies Kenya

Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) flapping its wings in the water, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Mallard duck in a park in Paris, Ile de France, France.

Great chested grebe in nest

Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) adult, winter plumage, swimming on loch, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, winter

Western grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis, with nesting material, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah.

Gambel's Quail male drinking at water, Pima County, Arizona.

Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus) pair at floating nest, Donana National Park, Seville, Spain

Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.

Black-fronted Bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans) at a small pool, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana, Africa

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) with chicks, swimming, Zug, Canton of Zug, Switzerland, Europe

Comb Duck on a branch in the Kruger NP South africa

Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) juvenile, preening, rubbing head on preen gland, standing on mud at edge of water, Suffolk, England, August

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) adult male, summer plumage, standing on mud in shallow water, Midlands, England, april

Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), flying over water surface, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Group of Common mergansers female fishing on Leman lake

Common house martin (Delichon urbicum) (Syn.: Delichon urbica) collecting nesting material, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Dessau-Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Blacksmith lapwing or blacksmith plover (Vanellus armatus), Zimanga Private Game Reserve, Mkuze, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) standing in the water, hunting, Camargue, France, Europe

USA, California, American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) wading in shallow water

Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), Karlsaue, Kassel, North Hesse, Germany, Europe

Gambel's Quail (Callipepla gambelii) adult male, drinking, Arizona, U.S.A., winter

African Jacana chick (Actophilornis africanus) Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Chinstrap penguin swimming in Cooper Bay South Georgia

A pair of ring-necked ducks "Aythya collaris", perched on a fallen tree in Maxwell lake in Hinton Alberta Canada.

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) drinking, Gaborone Game Reserve, Botswana

A ruddy shelduck pair on the Burhidehing river

Nutria (Myocastor coypus), nutria or swamp beaver, swimming, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Neozoon in Europe, Europe

Two great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) standing on dead wood, drying wings, spread wings, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Male and female Hooded mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) with their crest raised swimming in dark pond water

Red-breasted Merganser, Mergellus albellus, smew

Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female holding an acorn in its beak, on a woodland pond, with drake behind, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK. January.

A little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) looking for food in a pond along the Transpantaneira Highway in the northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso province in Brazil.

Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), Lake Kerkini, Greece

Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), female with chick, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

A Pair Of Common Teal (Anas Crecca) Resting At Estuarine Pool At Sunset, River Erme, Devon U.K.

Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) pair resting on Stone Lake, New Mexico

Mallard family in the morning sun, A mallard family in the morning sun

Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) sitting with wings spread on posts above the water, Germany, Europe

Long-tailed Cormorant courtship on a branch Africa

Mallard female standing in a lake and Willow France

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Nilgans Nilgans an einer Wasserpfütze Copyright: xZoonar.com/KayxAugustinx 21389399

Lopping cormorant sitting in the water on a rock. Lopping cormorant sitting in the water on a rock.

Zwei erwachsene Flussseeschwalben, Sterna hirundo, im Nichtbrutkleid auf Felsen im Wasser stehend Two adult common terns, Sterna hirundo, in non-breeding plumage standing on rocks in water, Netherlands LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/cxJeannettexTasx 23270885

Black-headed gulls, close-up

North America, USA, Texas, Starr Co., Bullock's oriole (Icterus bullockii) female flushing from pond edge

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

Buntspecht, Bunt-Specht, Grosser Buntspecht, Rotspecht, Rot-Specht, Schildspecht, Schild-Specht Picoides major, Dendrocopos major, sitzt im Moos an einem Waldtuempel, Netherlands Great spotted woodpecker Picoides major, Dendrocopos major, perched on a moss covered log near a pool, Netherlands BLWS723595 *** Great spotted woodpecker, bunt Woodpecker, Big Great spotted woodpecker, Red-headed woodpecker, Red Woodpecker, Pileated woodpecker, Shield Specht Picoides major, Dendrocopos Major , sits at Moss to a Waldtuempel, Netherlands Great spotted Woodpecker Picoides major, Dendrocopos Major , Perched ON a Moss Covered Log Near a pool, Netherlands BLWS723595 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xdexHaasx

Ruddy Shellduck, Tadorna ferruginea, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India Ruddy Shellduck, Tadorna ferruginea, Chambal River, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22241624

Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), pair with chick, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Two ducks and one egg, Eu, Seine-Maritime department, Haute-Normandy region, northern France, Europe

Goliath heron in Mapunbugwe National park, South Africa

Evening view at sunset over an ice covered Riddarfjarden water towards the west with two seagulls standing on an ice flake iceflake Stockholm, Sweden, Sverige, Europe

Ohrentaucher Ohrentaucher Copyright: xZoonar.com/SIEGMARxTYLLAxSiegmarxTyllax 21954362

Shore birds along Pacific Rim National Park, Canada

great crested grebe podiceps cristatus with young on back uk

Collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola) bathing in the water, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania, Europe

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) Feeding a crayfish, Nettetal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Black-winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus), pair at nest, Lake Neusiedl National Park, Burgenland, Austria, Europe

Great Crested Grebe France

Male mallard duck watr bird perching with reflection

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult female, in flight, emerging from water after unsuccessful dive, England, May

Ohrenscharbe, Ohren-Scharbe Nannopterum auritum, Phalacrocorax auritus, verschluckt einen gefangenen Fisch, USA Double-crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum, Phalacrocorax auritus, summer plumaged individual eating a fish, USA BLWS715147 *** Ear shag, Ears Dab Nannopterum auritum, Phalacrocorax auritus , slurred a Prisoners Fish, USA Double Crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum, Phalacrocorax auritus , Summer plumaged Individual Eating a fish, USA BLWS715147 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/D.xShapirox

Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), De Witt lake, conservation area Schwalm-Nette, Nettetal, NRW, Germany, Europe

Common Moorhen or European Moorhen, gallinula chloropus, Adult standing on Pond, Normandy

Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) adult, drinking, clinging to reed stem with reflection, Suffolk, England, January

Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata), in flight over a moorland landscape, Vaermland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, Stanley Park, British Columbia

A large eel struggles to escape from a great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. A large eel struggles to escape from a great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ChristianxDecoutx 21575155

Silberhalstaube, Silberhals-Haube Columba trocaz, Gruppe badet in einem Bach im Lorbeerwald, Madeira Trocaz pigeon, Madeira laurel pigeon, Long-toed pigeon Columba trocaz, gropu bathing in a small stream in a laurel forest, Madeira BLWS713203 *** Silver-necked pigeon, Silver neck Hood Columba trocaz , Group bathes in a Bach at Laurel forest, Madeira Trocaz pigeon, Madeira Laurel pigeon, Long toed Pigeon Columba trocaz , gropu bathing in a Small Stream in a Laurel forest, Madeira BLWS713203 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/M.xGuytx

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) swimming in harbor, Denmark

European kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) diving, bank of the Meurthe River, Moulin Noir Champigneulles, Lorraine, France.

Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) swimming on a lake, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

European Kingfisher flight to strain Reserve Allan France

Treecreeper adult with prey climbing tree with Bluebells in background spring. Date:

Nutria (Myocastor coypus) in the water, Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe

Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) in a pond, Kwazulu Natal Province, South Africa, Africa

Little Corella, (Cacatua sanguinea), bare-eyed cockatoo, blood-stained cockatoo, short-billed corella, little cockatoo, blue-eyed cockatoo, group at water, Sturt Nationalpark, New South Wales, Australia

Lonely ducks swimming in hte middle of the pond

Cape Barren Goose, (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), adult couple at water alert, Phillip Island, Gippsland, Victoria, South Australia, Australia

The great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sitting on a branch The great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia and the black shag further south in New Zealand Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 18629592

Common loon, morning stretch

Greylag goose (Anser anser), gosling

Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), starting from the water, Parc Naturel Regional de Camargue, France, Europe

South America, Brazil, Pantanal. The Wattled Jacana wading the shores of a lake in the Pantanal.

Common Redshank - Mating Pair (Tringa totanus). Norfolk UK.

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

Mandarinente, Mandarin-Ente Aix galericulata, Erpel schwimmt auf einem See im Abendlicht, Seitenansicht, Deutschland mandarin duck Aix galericulata, drake swimming on a lake in the evening, side view, Germany BLWS721404 *** Mandarin duck, Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata , Erpel swims at a Lake at Evening light, Side view, Germany Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata , Drake Swimming ON a Lake in The evening, Side view, Germany BLWS721404 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/R.xMartinx

Eisente, Eis-Ente Clangula hyemalis, Maennchen auf dem Wasser, putzt sich, Niederlande, Texel long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, male on water, preening, Netherlands, Texel BLWS722416 *** Ferruginous Duck, Ice Duck Clangula hyemalis , Men at the Water, cleans itself, Netherlands, Texel Long Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis , Male ON water, preening, Netherlands, Texel BLWS722416 Copyright: xblickwinkel/AGAMI/J.xGarvelinkx

swallow collecting mud for nest building. hirundo rustica scotland. may. date: 04.11.2008 ref: zb849_123570_0029 compulsory credit: woodfall wild images/photoshot

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), pair of birds on floating nest, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) adult male and young drinking, Laguna Seca Ranch, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA

Black crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) in the water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, Europe

A greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) forages on the shore of McNeill Bay in Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada.

Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) Bathing at the waterhole, Rio Grande City, Texas, USA

Egyptian geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus), pair mating in water, Texel, North Holland, Netherlands

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult female, in flight, emerging from water with fish in beak, River Dove, Staffordshire, England, August

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). Collecting mud for nest construction, Tetsa River, British Columbia BC, Canada

Grey heron, Ardea cinerea, grey heron

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with a chick on its back. Loir et Cher-Sologne, France.

Black-throated loon, Arctic loon, black-throated diver (Gavia arctica) in breeding plumage swimming in lake in spring

Specie Alopochen aegyptiaca family of Anatidae. Egyptian Goose in Kruger National park, South Africa

Red-fronted Jacana, wattled jacana (Jacana jacana), Red-fronted Jacana, Red-fronted Jacana, Animals, Birds, Wattled Jacana adult, walking on giant waterlily le

Wood duck male and female checking box at sunrise in wetland, Marion County, Illinois.

Kuhreiher an der Algarve birdphotography Kuhreiher an der Algarve Copyright: xZoonar.com/OLAFxJUERGENSx 21968926

Two European river otters (Lutra lutra) play fighting in the water, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, December

Red-nosed Green Pigeon or Nude-faced Green Pigeon (Treron calvus) at the waterhole, Mashatu Game Reserve, Tuli Block, Botswana, 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

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), adult pair, display on the lake, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) adult pair, breeding plumage, in courtship display, standing on branch over water, Danube Delta, Tulcea, Romania, Europe

Egyptian geese snorting at dusk KrugerSouth Africa

Night bird. Water Rail stands in the water. Hungary.

Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) adult, standing in water with reflection, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, september

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two majestic birds prepare for flight at Launch Complex 39 moments before the launch of Discovery on its maiden voyage. A great blue heron was startled from its perch in a lagoon south of pad A. Mission 41D was launched at 8:41 a.m. with a crew of six persons and a cargo of three satellites to be deployed.

Pair of common mergansers grooming their feathers, common merganser (Mergus merganser), fish predator, fish eater, bird, Kocher valley, Kocher, Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe, Germany

African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus) adult, standing in shallow water, Gambia, February

Common tern in flight catching a fish in its beak. Common Tern in flight, gracefully capturing a fish in its beak. Copyright: xZoonar.com/WeronikaxTyczynskax 21588882

Lot of Seagulls stay on the driftwood at Peaceful Imperial landing, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village 5. Richmond Canada.

Black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) female and fighting male, Sweden, Europe

Two Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) along waterhole with sunset reflection in Kruger National park, South Africa

fishing cat, Prionailurus viverrinus, trunk, shore, at the side, is standing, looking into camera

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) perched on a small grass island in the Lech River, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) adult, in flight, catching fish from small lochan, Rothiemurchus Forest, Strathspey, Cairngorms N.P., Highlands, Scotland, July

Banded mongoose, (Mungos mungo), group of adults at water drinking, Kruger Nationalpark, South Africa, Africa

Green heron (Butorides virescens) hunting for fish, camouflaged against tree roots, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March

Butterflies (Papilio palinurus) in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand, Asia

Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) chick swimming in the water, Camargue, France, Europe

Ruff water bird (Philomachus pugnax) Ruff in water

Fighting eurasian coots (Fulica atra), De Witt lake, conservation area Schwalm-Nette, Nettetal, NRW, Germany, Europe

A Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Martin Mere, A Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust bird reserve near Southport, Lancashire, UK.