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Images tagged "Birds"

Prepping. American Coot collecting nesting material at Mason Slough, Mason Valley WMA, Great Basin Desert, NV

Roost. Double-breasted Comorants await the morning sun, Mason Valley WMA, Great Basin Desert, NV

Spring flight. A Red-tailed Hawk searches the Lunar Craters National Natural Landmark, Great Basin Desert, NV

A start. A pair of Less Scaup take flight in Mason Valley WMA, Great Basin Desert, NV

My turn on top. Brown-hooded Kingfishers vye for the perch, Luangwa River National Park, Zambia

Coordinated color. Blue Grosbeak, Los Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park, TX, USA

Launch. The wait pays off as Brown-hooded Kingfisher leaves his perch, Luangwa River National Park, Zambia

American White Pelicans. Mason Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV

Fished. A Giant Kingfisher finds success on the Zambezi River, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Spring pair. Cinnamon teal on Boulder Reservoir, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Lapwing and Hippo. Zambezi River, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Bee-eater. Morning light on a White-fronted Bee-eater, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe

Ready perch. Great Blue Heron, Pine Creek, Eastern Sierra, CA, USA

Capture. A White-fronted Bee-eater on the hunt, Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, Africa

Song Sparrow (m) - Melspiza melodia, East Walker River, Great Basin Desert, USA

At rest. Common Nighthawk, cottonwoods of the northern Smoke Creek Desert, NV

Home away. A lonely nest in the sagebrush along the Carson River, Fort Churchill State Park, Great Basin Desert, NV

Food chain. A Lilac-breasted Roller captures a millipede holding an ant. Luangwa River NP, Zambia.

Sandhill Crane. Bog Hot Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Feeder. American Avocet, Middle Lake, Surprise Valley, Great Basin Desert, CA, USA

Magic. Lilac-breasted Roller in flight, Luangwa River, Zambia

Sanctuary. Bog Hot Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Roseate Spoonbill. An unexpected visitor to Mason Valley, Great Basin Desert, NV, USA

Soft flight. Among the icebergs of the Antarctica Peninsula.

Shadow flight. Great White Pelican, Luangwa River NP, Zambia.

Shag line. Blue-eyed Cormorants leaving a roost along the Antarctica coast.

Holding ground. Greater Kudu, Luangwa River, Zambia

Shadow heron. Goliath Heron, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Luangwa sunrise. A Great Egret hunts at dawn, Luangwa River, Zambia

Luangwa sunrise. A Great Egret hunts at dawn, Luangwa River, Zambia

Morning view. African Harrier-Hawk waits for sunrise, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Morning view. African Harrier-Hawk waits for sunrise, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

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