Water Birds 1 - Water Birds 2

Seabirds and Others: 37 species, 289 photos
Cepphus columba
Pigeon Guillemot
(Pigeon Guillemot) pair pair

Jul 9, 2025
Skagway, AK
(Pigeon Guillemot) gliding gliding

Jul 10, 2025
Juneau, AK
(Pigeon Guillemot) swimming swimming

Jul 10, 2025
Juneau, AK
Uria aalge
Common Murre
(Common Murre) swimming swimming

Jul 12, 2025
Inside Passage, AK
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Bonaparte's Gull
(Bonaparte's Gull) floating floating

Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Bonaparte's Gull) molting molting

Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Bonaparte's Gull) standing standing

Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Bonaparte's Gull) nonbreeding flaps nonbreeding flaps

Apr 14, 2018
Lake Crabtree County Park, NC
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(Bonaparte's Gull) nonbreeding flying nonbreeding flying

Apr 14, 2018
Lake Crabtree County Park, NC
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Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-headed Gull
(Black-headed Gull) flies flies

Jun 10, 2017
St. Petersburg Zosima Shashkov
(Black-headed Gull) juvenile juvenile

Jun 10, 2017
St. Petersburg Zosima Shashkov
(Black-headed Gull) profile profile

Jun 10, 2017
St. Petersburg Zosima Shashkov
(Black-headed Gull) flying downstroke flying downstroke

Jun 18, 2017
Moscow, Russia
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(Black-headed Gull) flying upstroke flying upstroke

Jun 18, 2017
Moscow, Russia
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(Black-headed Gull) liftoff liftoff

Jun 18, 2017
Moscow, Russia
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(Black-headed Gull) plunges plunges

Jun 18, 2017
Moscow, Russia
(Black-headed Gull) snatching snatching

Jun 18, 2017
Moscow, Russia
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(Black-headed Gull) flapping flapping

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Black-headed Gull) standing standing

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Black-headed Gull) takeoff takeoff

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
Chroicocephalus serranus
Andean Gull
(Andean Gull) calls calls

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
(Andean Gull) flying flying

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Andean Gull) juvenile cruising juvenile cruising

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Andean Gull) juvenile dip juvenile dip

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Andean Gull) juvenile gliding juvenile gliding

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Andean Gull) juvenile landing juvenile landing

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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Larus argentatus
European Herring Gull
(European Herring Gull) flying flying

Jun 15, 2017
Goritsy Monastery of St. Cyril
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(European Herring Gull) gliding gliding

Jun 15, 2017
Goritsy Monastery of St. Cyril
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(European Herring Gull) juvenile juvenile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(European Herring Gull) bust bust

Aug 20, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(European Herring Gull) profile profile

Aug 20, 2026
Oslo, Norway
Larus belcheri
Belcher's Gull
(Belcher's Gull) basic basic

Jul 16, 2015
Lima, Peru
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Larus brachyrhynchus
Short-billed Gull
(Short-billed Gull) walking walking

Jul 4, 2025
Anchorage, AK
Larus californicus
California Gull
(California Gull) feeding feeding

Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon, CA
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(California Gull) juvenile foraging juvenile foraging

Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon, CA
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(California Gull) juvenile landing juvenile landing

Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon, CA
(California Gull) glides glides

Jun 5, 2017
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Larus canus
Mew Gull
(Mew Gull) flight flight

Jun 13, 2017
Svir River Mandrogi, Russia
(Mew Gull) standing standing

Jun 13, 2017
Svir River Mandrogi, Russia
(Mew Gull) calling calling

Jun 14, 2017
Kizhi Church of Transfiguration
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(Mew Gull) eats eats

Jun 14, 2017
Kizhi Church of Transfiguration
(Mew Gull) pair calling pair calling

Jun 14, 2017
Kizhi Church of Transfiguration
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(Mew Gull) juvenile flapping juvenile flapping

Aug 16, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Mew Gull) juvenile profile juvenile profile

Aug 16, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Mew Gull) juvenile standing juvenile standing

Aug 17, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Mew Gull) juvenile walking juvenile walking

Aug 17, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Mew Gull) profile profile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
Larus delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull
(Ring-billed Gull) calling calling

Mar 24, 2014
COD Main Campus
(Ring-billed Gull) basking basking

May 25, 2015
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Ring-billed Gull) flying frontal flying frontal

May 25, 2015
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Ring-billed Gull) flying synchronized flying synchronized

Oct 2, 2015
COD Main Campus
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(Ring-billed Gull) flying flying

Mar 4, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Ring-billed Gull) gliding gliding

Mar 4, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Ring-billed Gull) cruising cruising

Mar 26, 2016
National Mall, DC
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(Ring-billed Gull) juvenile cruising juvenile cruising

Mar 26, 2016
National Mall, DC
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(Ring-billed Gull) diving diving

May 13, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(Ring-billed Gull) juveniles squabbling juveniles squabbling

May 13, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(Ring-billed Gull) diving angled diving angled

May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(Ring-billed Gull) diving vertical diving vertical

May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(Ring-billed Gull) juvenile diving juvenile diving

May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(Ring-billed Gull) flapping flapping

Feb 18, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Ring-billed Gull) gliding gliding

Feb 18, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Ring-billed Gull) juvenile snatches crab juvenile snatches crab

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Ring-billed Gull) gliding gliding

May 16, 2018
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(Ring-billed Gull) diving diving

May 24, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
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Larus dominicanus
Kelp Gull
(Kelp Gull) flap flap

Jul 16, 2015
Lima, Peru
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(Kelp Gull) glides glides

Jul 16, 2015
Lima, Peru
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(Kelp Gull) standing standing

Jul 16, 2015
Lima, Peru
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Larus fuscus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) calls calls

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) head head

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Lesser Black-backed Gull) liftoff liftoff

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Lesser Black-backed Gull) standing standing

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) takeoff takeoff

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
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(Lesser Black-backed Gull) landing landing

Aug 17, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) standing standing

Aug 17, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) walking walking

Aug 17, 2026
Stockholm, Sweden
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) standing standing

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Lesser Black-backed Gull) standing standing

Aug 25, 2026
Bergen, Norway
Larus glaucescens
Glaucous-winged Gull
(Glaucous-winged Gull) juvenile snatches clam juvenile snatches clam

Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse, Seattle
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(Glaucous-winged Gull) occidentalis feeding occidentalis feeding

Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse, Seattle
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(Glaucous-winged Gull) standing standing

Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) flapping flapping

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) flies flies

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) flying downstroke flying downstroke

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
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(Glaucous-winged Gull) flying upstroke flying upstroke

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
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(Glaucous-winged Gull) glides glides

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) hovers hovers

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) juvenile flies juvenile flies

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) juvenile flying juvenile flying

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
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(Glaucous-winged Gull) occidentalis glides occidentalis glides

Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry, Seattle
(Glaucous-winged Gull) coasting coasting

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Glaucous-winged Gull) flapping flapping

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Glaucous-winged Gull) floating floating

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Glaucous-winged Gull) flying flying

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Glaucous-winged Gull) gliding gliding

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Glaucous-winged Gull) hovering hovering

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Glaucous-winged Gull) occidentalis juvenile occidentalis juvenile

Jul 13, 2025
Vancouver, Canada
(Glaucous-winged Gull) occidentalis profile occidentalis profile

Jul 13, 2025
Vancouver, Canada
(Glaucous-winged Gull) occidentalis juvenile occidentalis juvenile

Jul 14, 2025
Victoria, Canada
Larus heermanni
Heermann's Gull
(Heermann's Gull) beach beach

Nov 12, 2016
LaGuna Beach, CA
(Heermann's Gull) flying flying

Nov 12, 2016
LaGuna Beach, CA
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(Heermann's Gull) head head

Nov 12, 2016
LaGuna Beach, CA
(Heermann's Gull) juvenile juvenile

Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools, CA
Larus marinus
Great Black-backed Gull
(Great Black-backed Gull) swallows Acadian Rockfish swallows Acadian Rockfish

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) calling calling

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Great Black-backed Gull) juvenile calling juvenile calling

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) juvenile calls juvenile calls

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Great Black-backed Gull) snatches fish snatches fish

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) flying downstroke flying downstroke

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) flying upstroke flying upstroke

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) juvenile flaps juvenile flaps

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Great Black-backed Gull) juvenile glides juvenile glides

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Great Black-backed Gull) juvenile hovering juvenile hovering

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) juvenile landing juvenile landing

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) landing landing

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) soaring soaring

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) squabbling squabbling

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Great Black-backed Gull) standing standing

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Great Black-backed Gull) walking walking

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Great Black-backed Gull) ventral ventral

Apr 10, 2018
Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
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Larus michahellis
Yellow-legged Gull
(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile calling juvenile calling

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile glides juvenile glides

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile lands juvenile lands

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile standing juvenile standing

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile walking juvenile walking

Mar 18, 2018
Alfama, Lisbon Portugal
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(Yellow-legged Gull) glides glides

Mar 22, 2018
Torremolinos, Spain
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(Yellow-legged Gull) flaps flaps

Mar 26, 2018
Barcelona, Spain
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(Yellow-legged Gull) landing landing

Mar 26, 2018
Barcelona, Spain
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(Yellow-legged Gull) splashdown splashdown

Mar 26, 2018
Barcelona, Spain
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(Yellow-legged Gull) swimming swimming

Mar 26, 2018
Barcelona, Spain
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(Yellow-legged Gull) profile profile

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
(Yellow-legged Gull) swimming swimming

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile feeding juvenile feeding

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile standing juvenile standing

Oct 13, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) swimming swimming

Oct 16, 2023
Mykonos, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) cruising cruising

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini Black Beach, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) gliding gliding

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini Black Beach, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) juvenile flaps juvenile flaps

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini Black Beach, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) snatching snatching

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini Black Beach, Greece
(Yellow-legged Gull) swimming swimming

Oct 19, 2023
Santorini Black Beach, Greece
Larus occidentalis
Western Gull
(Western Gull) standing standing

Nov 12, 2016
LaGuna Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile gliding juvenile gliding

Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon, CA
(Western Gull) standing standing

Jun 5, 2017
San Francisco Botanical Garden
(Western Gull) lands lands

Jun 28, 2019
West Point Lighthouse, Seattle
(Western Gull) calling calling

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile flapping juvenile flapping

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile flying downstroke juvenile flying downstroke

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile flying upstroke juvenile flying upstroke

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile landing juvenile landing

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile sitting juvenile sitting

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile soaring juvenile soaring

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) standing standing

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) walking walking

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Western Gull) standing standing

Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools, CA
(Western Gull) juvenile juvenile

Feb 12, 2024
Black's Beach, CA
(Western Gull) standing standing

Feb 12, 2024
Black's Beach, CA
(Western Gull) profile profile

Jan 27, 2025
Point Loma Tide Pools, CA
Larus smithsonianus
American Herring Gull
(American Herring Gull) decapitates fish decapitates fish

May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(American Herring Gull) swallows fish swallows fish

May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(American Herring Gull) flapping flapping

May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(American Herring Gull) foraging foraging

May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
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(American Herring Gull) swimming swimming

Jun 29, 2017
Castle Island, Boston
(American Herring Gull) calling calling

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(American Herring Gull) juvenile landing juvenile landing

Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(American Herring Gull) liftoff liftoff

Mar 4, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
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(American Herring Gull) calling calling

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(American Herring Gull) flaps flaps

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
(American Herring Gull) juvenile gliding juvenile gliding

May 2, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
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(American Herring Gull) catches Freshwater Drum catches Freshwater Drum

Jan 11, 2022
Fox River South Elgin
Leucophaeus atricilla
Laughing Gull
(Laughing Gull) calling calling

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Laughing Gull) flapping flapping

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Laughing Gull) flying flying

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Laughing Gull) gliding gliding

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Laughing Gull) landing landing

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Laughing Gull) standing standing

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
(Laughing Gull) drinking seawater drinking seawater

May 2, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Rissa tridactyla
Black-legged Kittiwake
(Black-legged Kittiwake) cruising cruising

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Black-legged Kittiwake) dorsal dorsal

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Black-legged Kittiwake) floating floating

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Black-legged Kittiwake) flying downstroke flying downstroke

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Black-legged Kittiwake) flying upstroke flying upstroke

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
(Black-legged Kittiwake) gliding gliding

Jul 8, 2025
Glacier Bay National Park, AK
Rynchops niger
Black Skimmer
(Black Skimmer) flock flock

May 15, 2022
Everglades Flamingo, FL
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Chlidonias niger
Black Tern
(Black Tern) flight downstroke flight downstroke

Jul 10, 2015
Hebron Trail, McHenry County
(Black Tern) flight upstroke flight upstroke

Jul 10, 2015
Hebron Trail, McHenry County
Hydroprogne caspia
Caspian Tern
(Caspian Tern) calling calling

Apr 22, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) diving diving

Apr 22, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) soaring soaring

Apr 22, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) gliding gliding

Apr 10, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Caspian Tern) liftoff liftoff

Apr 14, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) squawking squawking

Apr 14, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) hovering hovering

Apr 28, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) plummeting plummeting

Apr 28, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) gliding gliding

May 25, 2015
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Caspian Tern) calling calling

Apr 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) winging winging

Apr 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) Bluegill flip Bluegill flip

Apr 24, 2016
Morton Arboretum, IL
(Caspian Tern) fishing fishing

May 2, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) soaring soaring

May 2, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) coasting coasting

Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) courtship nuptial gift courtship nuptial gift

Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) flies with fish flies with fish

Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) mating cloacal kiss mating cloacal kiss

Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) snags fish snags fish

Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
(Caspian Tern) swallows fish swallows fish

Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) calling calling

Apr 17, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) calling flight calling flight

Apr 17, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) cruising cruising

Apr 17, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
(Caspian Tern) swallows fish swallows fish

Apr 17, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Caspian Tern) catches Goldfish catches Goldfish

Apr 18, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
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Sterna forsteri
Forster's Tern
(Forster's Tern) flight flight

Jun 4, 2017
Anza Lagoon, CA
(Forster's Tern) flapping flapping

Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE
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(Forster's Tern) flying flying

Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE
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(Forster's Tern) standing standing

Apr 12, 2018
Assawoman Bay State Wildlife Area, DE
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(Forster's Tern) flaps flaps

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
(Forster's Tern) liftoff liftoff

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
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(Forster's Tern) nonbreeding nonbreeding

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
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(Forster's Tern) standing standing

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
(Forster's Tern) calling flight calling flight

Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
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(Forster's Tern) dives dives

Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
(Forster's Tern) hovering hovering

Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
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(Forster's Tern) nonbreeding nonbreeding

Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
(Forster's Tern) cries cries

May 2, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
(Forster's Tern) flies flies

May 2, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Sterna hirundo
Common Tern
(Common Tern) profile profile

Jun 10, 2017
St. Petersburg Zosima Shashkov
(Common Tern) crying flight crying flight

Jun 14, 2017
Kizhi Church of Transfiguration
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(Common Tern) crying nest crying nest

Jun 14, 2017
Kizhi Church of Transfiguration
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Thalasseus maximus
Royal Tern
(Royal Tern) calling calling

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
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(Royal Tern) flight flight

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
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(Royal Tern) liftoff liftoff

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
(Royal Tern) standing standing

Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach, NC
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(Royal Tern) standing standing

May 8, 2022
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Phaethon lepturus
White-tailed Tropicbird
(White-tailed Tropicbird) flies downstroke flies downstroke

Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
(White-tailed Tropicbird) flies flatstroke flies flatstroke

Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
(White-tailed Tropicbird) flying upstroke flying upstroke

Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
(White-tailed Tropicbird) glide downstroke glide downstroke

Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
(White-tailed Tropicbird) glide flatstroke glide flatstroke

Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
(White-tailed Tropicbird) gliding upstroke gliding upstroke

Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
Phaethon rubricauda
Red-tailed Tropicbird
(Red-tailed Tropicbird) calling flight calling flight

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) courtship fly backwards courtship fly backwards

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) flapping flapping

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) flying frontal flying frontal

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) flying rear flying rear

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) flying smooth flying smooth

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) hovering flying backwards hovering flying backwards

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
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(Red-tailed Tropicbird) tailless tailless

May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii
Anhinga anhinga
Anhinga
(Anhinga) female perching female perching

May 11, 2022
Everglades Shark Valley, FL
(Anhinga) female profile female profile

May 11, 2022
Everglades Shark Valley, FL
(Anhinga) feeding feeding

May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
(Anhinga) female perching female perching

May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
(Anhinga) male cooling male cooling

May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
(Anhinga) male cooling male cooling

May 13, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
(Anhinga) male perching male perching

May 14, 2022
Everglades Royal Palm, FL
(Anhinga) female standing female standing

Feb 22, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Park, FL
(Anhinga) male standing male standing

Feb 22, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Park, FL
Gulosus aristotelis
European Shag
(European Shag) desmarestii basking desmarestii basking

Oct 15, 2023
Athens, Greece
(European Shag) desmarestii swimming desmarestii swimming

Oct 17, 2023
Mykonos, Greece
Nannopterum auritum
Double-crested Cormorant
(Double-crested Cormorant) flying flying

May 6, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Double-crested Cormorant) flapping flapping

May 22, 2016
Whalon Lake, Naperville
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(Double-crested Cormorant) floating floating

May 22, 2016
Whalon Lake, Naperville
(Double-crested Cormorant) flying flying

May 22, 2016
Whalon Lake, Naperville
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(Double-crested Cormorant) diving diving

Aug 19, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Double-crested Cormorant) swimming swimming

Jun 5, 2017
San Francisco Botanical Garden
(Double-crested Cormorant) diving diving

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
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(Double-crested Cormorant) swimming swimming

Jun 30, 2017
Fish Pier, Boston
(Double-crested Cormorant) basking basking

Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park, MD
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(Double-crested Cormorant) standing standing

May 8, 2022
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
(Double-crested Cormorant) profile profile

Jan 31, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary, CA
(Double-crested Cormorant) basking basking

Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Park, AZ
(Double-crested Cormorant) head head

Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Park, AZ
(Double-crested Cormorant) squawking squawking

Feb 24, 2026
Red Mountain Park, Mesa AZ
(Double-crested Cormorant) swimming swimming

Feb 24, 2026
Red Mountain Park, Mesa AZ
Nannopterum brasilianum
Neotropic Cormorant
(Neotropic Cormorant) basking basking

Oct 13, 2019
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Brazil
(Neotropic Cormorant) cooling cooling

Oct 13, 2019
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Brazil
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(Neotropic Cormorant) skimming skimming

Oct 13, 2019
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Brazil
百  斑翅鸬鹚
(Neotropic Cormorant) swimming swimming

Oct 13, 2019
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Brazil
(Neotropic Cormorant) snorkeling snorkeling

Apr 30, 2022
Riparian Preserve, Gilbert AZ
(Neotropic Cormorant) swimming swimming

Apr 30, 2022
Riparian Preserve, Gilbert AZ
(Neotropic Cormorant) standing standing

Mar 3, 2024
Phoenix Zoo, AZ
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Cormorant
(Great Cormorant) basking basking

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
(Great Cormorant) bust bust

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Great Cormorant) profile profile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae
Japanese Great Cormorant
(Japanese Great Cormorant) rear rear

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
(Japanese Great Cormorant) profile profile

Apr 1, 2026
Osaka, Japan
Urile pelagicus
Pelagic Cormorant
(Pelagic Cormorant) diving diving

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Pelagic Cormorant) floating floating

Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach, CA
(Pelagic Cormorant) profile profile

Jul 13, 2025
Vancouver, Canada
(Pelagic Cormorant) ventral ventral

Jul 13, 2025
Vancouver, Canada
Urile penicillatus
Brandt's Cormorant
(Brandt's Cormorant) Bird Rock Bird Rock

Nov 12, 2016
LaGuna Beach, CA
Waterfowl and Such: 53 species, 278 photos
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Brazilian Teal
(Brazilian Teal) female female

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
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(Brazilian Teal) male male

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
W  Brazilian teal
Anas acuta
Northern Pintail
(Northern Pintail) female female

Mar 21, 2024
Penghu, Taiwan
(Northern Pintail) female basking female basking

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Pintail) female standing female standing

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Pintail) male dabbling male dabbling

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Pintail) male profile male profile

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Pintail) male standing male standing

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Anas crecca
Green-winged Teal
(Green-winged Teal) male sitting male sitting

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
(Green-winged Teal) female female

Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station, NC
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(Green-winged Teal) male male

Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station, NC
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(Green-winged Teal) female swimming female swimming

Jan 24, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Green-winged Teal) male swimming male swimming

Jan 24, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Green-winged Teal) female dabbling female dabbling

Feb 8, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Anas crecca crecca
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
(Eurasian Green-winged Teal) female profile female profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
(Eurasian Green-winged Teal) male profile male profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
(Eurasian Green-winged Teal) female profile female profile

Apr 2, 2026
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto, Japan
Anas flavirostris
Yellow-billed Teal
(Yellow-billed Teal) duo duo

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Yellow-billed Teal) oxyptera oxyptera

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
facebook 百  黃嘴鴨
Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard
(Mallard) males flying males flying

Apr 23, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Mallard) female juvenile calling female juvenile calling

Jul 17, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mallard) synchronized dabbling mooning synchronized dabbling mooning

Mar 28, 2015
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, IL
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(Mallard) female landing female landing

Feb 13, 2016
Fox River South Elgin
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(Mallard) male flying downstroke male flying downstroke

Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mallard) male flying upstroke male flying upstroke

Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mallard) male flying downstroke male flying downstroke

May 5, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mallard) male flying upstroke male flying upstroke

May 5, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mallard) ducklings ducklings

May 11, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mallard) pair calling flight pair calling flight

May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Mallard) female female

Jun 18, 2017
Moscow, Russia
(Mallard) female walking female walking

Mar 25, 2018
Madrid, Spain
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(Mallard) male male

Mar 16, 2024
Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
(Mallard) female swimming female swimming

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Mallard) female basking female basking

Sep 24, 2025
Novi Sad, Serbia
(Mallard) female flapping female flapping

Mar 11, 2026
Red Mountain Park, Mesa AZ
(Mallard) female female

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Mallard) male male

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Mallard) female swimming female swimming

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Mallard) female wading female wading

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Mallard) male nonbreeding male nonbreeding

Aug 26, 2026
Bergen, Norway
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus
Domestic Mallard
(Domestic Mallard) standing standing

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Domestic Mallard) quacking quacking

Jan 11, 2016
Ayutthaya, Thailand
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(Domestic Mallard) Khaki Campbell Khaki Campbell

Jan 16, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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(Domestic Mallard) white white

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
(Domestic Mallard) white white

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Domestic Mallard) black swedish black swedish

Aug 18, 2026
Karlskoga, Sweden
(Domestic Mallard) male blue swedish male blue swedish

Aug 18, 2026
Karlskoga, Sweden
Anas wyvilliana
Hawaiian Duck
(Hawaiian Duck) fluffed fluffed

Dec 28, 2024
Ha'ena State Park, Hawaii
(Hawaiian Duck) rear rear

Dec 28, 2024
Ha'ena State Park, Hawaii
(Hawaiian Duck) standing standing

Dec 28, 2024
Ha'ena State Park, Hawaii
Anas zonorhyncha
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
(Eastern Spot-billed Duck) female female

Mar 21, 2024
Penghu, Taiwan
(Eastern Spot-billed Duck) bust bust

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
(Eastern Spot-billed Duck) lateral lateral

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
(Eastern Spot-billed Duck) profile profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
(Eastern Spot-billed Duck) swimming swimming

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiya Park Tokyo, Japan
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
(Black-bellied Whistling-Duck) pair pair

May 13, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL
W  Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Mareca americana
American Wigeon
(American Wigeon) male male

Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
(American Wigeon) female female

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(American Wigeon) male male

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(American Wigeon) male head male head

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(American Wigeon) female female

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(American Wigeon) male male

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(American Wigeon) female female

Feb 1, 2023
Papago Park, Phoenix
(American Wigeon) male male

Feb 1, 2023
Papago Park, Phoenix
(American Wigeon) male male

Mar 3, 2023
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(American Wigeon) female female

Nov 13, 2024
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(American Wigeon) male male

Jan 29, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary, CA
(American Wigeon) pair pair

Jan 29, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary, CA
Mareca falcata
Falcated Duck
(Falcated Duck) female profile female profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo, Japan
(Falcated Duck) male profile male profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo, Japan
Mareca penelope
Eurasian Wigeon
(Eurasian Wigeon) male dorsal male dorsal

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eurasian Wigeon) male profile male profile

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eurasian Wigeon) male rear male rear

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eurasian Wigeon) male takes off male takes off

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eurasian Wigeon) male winging downstroke male winging downstroke

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
(Eurasian Wigeon) male wings upstroke male wings upstroke

Apr 3, 2026
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto, Japan
Mareca strepera
Gadwall
(Gadwall) female female

Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station, NC
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(Gadwall) male male

Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station, NC
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(Gadwall) female female

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Gadwall) female lateral female lateral

Jan 30, 2025
Mission Trails Regional Park, CA
(Gadwall) female profile female profile

Jan 30, 2025
Mission Trails Regional Park, CA
(Gadwall) female swimming female swimming

Jan 30, 2025
Mission Trails Regional Park, CA
(Gadwall) male profile male profile

Jan 30, 2025
Mission Trails Regional Park, CA
(Gadwall) male swimming male swimming

Jan 30, 2025
Mission Trails Regional Park, CA
Spatula clypeata
Northern Shoveler
(Northern Shoveler) flight flight

Apr 11, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Northern Shoveler) female swimming female swimming

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Northern Shoveler) male swimming male swimming

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Northern Shoveler) male swims male swims

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
(Northern Shoveler) female female

Apr 12, 2018
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE
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(Northern Shoveler) male male

Apr 12, 2018
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, DE
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(Northern Shoveler) female head female head

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Northern Shoveler) male head male head

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Northern Shoveler) flight flight

Mar 17, 2020
Timber Lake, West Chicago
(Northern Shoveler) male male

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Shoveler) male dabbling mooning male dabbling mooning

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Shoveler) male foraging male foraging

Jan 30, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Northern Shoveler) female profile female profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo, Japan
(Northern Shoveler) female frontal female frontal

Apr 5, 2026
Imperial Palace Kyoto, Japan
(Northern Shoveler) male frontal male frontal

Apr 5, 2026
Imperial Palace Kyoto, Japan
Spatula cyanoptera
Cinnamon Teal
(Cinnamon Teal) female standing female standing

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Cinnamon Teal) male standing male standing

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Cinnamon Teal) male swimming male swimming

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Spatula discors
Blue-winged Teal
(Blue-winged Teal) flight flight

Apr 11, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Blue-winged Teal) pair pair

Apr 19, 2018
Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve, OH
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(Blue-winged Teal) standing standing

Feb 22, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Park, FL
Aythya affinis
Lesser Scaup
(Lesser Scaup) male male

Mar 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Lesser Scaup) male male

Apr 20, 2019
Springbrook Prairie, IL
(Lesser Scaup) pair pair

Apr 20, 2019
Springbrook Prairie, IL
(Lesser Scaup) male male

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Lesser Scaup) male dives male dives

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Lesser Scaup) female profile female profile

Jan 29, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary, CA
(Lesser Scaup) female swimming female swimming

Jan 29, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary, CA
Aythya americana
Redhead
(Redhead) pair pair

Mar 7, 2015
Chicago North Avenue Bridge
Aythya collaris
Ring-necked Duck
(Ring-necked Duck) female female

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) female dives female dives

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) male male

Jan 7, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) female female

Jan 30, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) male male

Jan 30, 2023
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) male male

Feb 1, 2023
Papago Park, Phoenix
(Ring-necked Duck) male male

Nov 13, 2024
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) female angling female angling

Nov 30, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) female dives female dives

Nov 30, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) female diving female diving

Nov 30, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ring-necked Duck) female fishing female fishing

Nov 30, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Aythya ferina
Common Pochard
(Common Pochard) male diving male diving

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Common Pochard) male swimming male swimming

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Common Pochard) male swims male swims

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
Netta peposaca
Rosy-billed Pochard
(Rosy-billed Pochard) female female

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
(Rosy-billed Pochard) male male

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
Netta rufina
Red-crested Pochard
(Red-crested Pochard) male sitting male sitting

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Red-crested Pochard) male swimming male swimming

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
Aix sponsa
Wood Duck
(Wood Duck) male eclipse male eclipse

Jun 29, 2009
Naperville Riverwalk, IL
(Wood Duck) female female

Apr 5, 2020
Lexus Pond, Naperville
(Wood Duck) male male

Apr 5, 2020
Lexus Pond, Naperville
(Wood Duck) male swims male swims

Apr 5, 2020
Lexus Pond, Naperville
(Wood Duck) pair pair

Apr 5, 2020
Lexus Pond, Naperville
(Wood Duck) female female

May 8, 2020
Naperville, IL
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(Wood Duck) male male

May 8, 2020
Naperville, IL
(Wood Duck) male bust male bust

May 8, 2020
Naperville, IL
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(Wood Duck) female female

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(Wood Duck) male male

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(Wood Duck) male male

May 17, 2023
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Cairina moschata domestica
Domestic Muscovy Duck
(Domestic Muscovy Duck) standing standing

Jun 2, 2014
Kauai, Hawaii
(Domestic Muscovy Duck) standing standing

Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba, Peru
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(Domestic Muscovy Duck) standing standing

Jan 15, 2016
Chiang Mai, Thailand
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(Domestic Muscovy Duck) standing standing

Mar 19, 2018
Sao Francisco Church, Evora Portugal
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(Domestic Muscovy Duck) trio trio

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Domestic Muscovy Duck) sitting sitting

Mar 16, 2024
Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
(Domestic Muscovy Duck) standing standing

Jan 24, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Domestic Muscovy Duck) standing standing

Jun 7, 2026
Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Duck
(Ruddy Duck) female dives female dives

Dec 17, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ruddy Duck) female swimming female swimming

Dec 17, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ruddy Duck) male swimming male swimming

Dec 17, 2025
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ruddy Duck) female profile female profile

Jan 18, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ruddy Duck) male lateral male lateral

Jan 18, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ruddy Duck) male preening male preening

Jan 18, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
(Ruddy Duck) male profile male profile

Jan 18, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Anser albifrons
Greater White-fronted Goose
(Greater White-fronted Goose) swimming swimming

Jun 13, 2017
Svir River Mandrogi, Russia
Anser anser domesticus
Domestic Greylag Goose
(Domestic Greylag Goose) standing standing

Mar 19, 2018
Sao Francisco Church, Evora Portugal
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(Domestic Greylag Goose) Emden Emden

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Domestic Greylag Goose) swimming swimming

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
Anser caerulescens
Snow Goose
(Snow Goose) swimming swimming

Apr 5, 2015
Naperville Riverwalk, IL
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(Snow Goose) skein skein

Mar 5, 2016
Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge
Anser cygnoides domesticus
Domestic Swan Goose
(Domestic Swan Goose) pair pair

Jan 19, 2016
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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(Domestic Swan Goose) swimming swimming

Jun 7, 2026
Lotus Pond, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
(Canada Goose) female turning eggs female turning eggs

May 3, 2003
Ogden Mall, Naperville
(Canada Goose) nest nest

May 3, 2003
Ogden Mall, Naperville
(Canada Goose) family family

May 6, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) flying flying

May 7, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
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(Canada Goose) gliding gliding

Sep 25, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve, IL
(Canada Goose) calling calling

Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) flying downstroke flying downstroke

Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) flying upstroke flying upstroke

Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) gliding gliding

Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) honking honking

Nov 19, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) gosling flapping gosling flapping

Apr 29, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Canada Goose) gosling flies gosling flies

Apr 29, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Canada Goose) goslings goose stepping goslings goose stepping

Apr 29, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Canada Goose) family family

May 22, 2016
Whalon Lake, Naperville
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(Canada Goose) calling calling

Sep 26, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) squawking squawking

Sep 26, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Canada Goose) pair honking pair honking

Feb 18, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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Branta hutchinsii
Cackling Goose
(Cackling Goose) standing standing

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(Cackling Goose) walking walking

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
Branta leucopsis
Barnacle Goose
(Barnacle Goose) grazing grazing

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Barnacle Goose) profile profile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
Branta sandvicensis
Hawaiian Goose
(Hawaiian Goose) pair calling pair calling

Jun 2, 2014
Kauai, Hawaii
facebook 百  夏威夷雁
(Hawaiian Goose) walking walking

Jun 2, 2014
Kauai, Hawaii
(Hawaiian Goose) calling calling

Dec 30, 2024
Poipu Beach, Hawaii
W  Kāneiolouma Complex
(Hawaiian Goose) honking honking

Dec 30, 2024
Poipu Beach, Hawaii
(Hawaiian Goose) profile profile

Dec 30, 2024
Poipu Beach, Hawaii
(Hawaiian Goose) sitting sitting

Dec 30, 2024
Poipu Beach, Hawaii
Coscoroba coscoroba
Coscoroba Swan
(Coscoroba Swan) pair pair

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
Cygnus buccinator
Trumpeter Swan
(Trumpeter Swan) flap flap

Nov 3, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Trumpeter Swan) pair pair

Nov 3, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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Cygnus olor
Mute Swan
(Mute Swan) cruising cruising

Nov 13, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mute Swan) flapping flapping

Nov 19, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
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(Mute Swan) takeoff takeoff

Nov 19, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
(Mute Swan) floating floating

Apr 27, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
(Mute Swan) flaps flaps

Apr 11, 2020
DuPage County, IL
(Mute Swan) head head

Apr 11, 2020
DuPage County, IL
(Mute Swan) pair pair

Apr 11, 2020
DuPage County, IL
(Mute Swan) swimming swimming

Oct 12, 2023
Nafpaktos, Greece
(Mute Swan) swimming swimming

Sep 23, 2025
Belgrade, Serbia
(Mute Swan) juvenile juvenile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Mute Swan) profile profile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Mute Swan) standing standing

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
Bucephala albeola
Bufflehead
(Bufflehead) swimming swimming

Apr 11, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
(Bufflehead) pair pair

Apr 19, 2018
Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve, OH
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Bucephala clangula
Common Goldeneye
(Common Goldeneye) male flaps male flaps

Jan 6, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Common Goldeneye) female fish female fish

Feb 19, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Common Goldeneye) female takeoff female takeoff

Feb 19, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Common Goldeneye) male calls male calls

Feb 26, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Common Goldeneye) female female

Feb 17, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Common Goldeneye) juvenile lateral juvenile lateral

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Common Goldeneye) juvenile profile juvenile profile

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
(Common Goldeneye) juvenile swimming juvenile swimming

Aug 21, 2026
Lillehammer, Norway
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hooded Merganser
(Hooded Merganser) female female

Apr 1, 2020
St. James Farm, Winfield
百  棕胁秋沙鸭
(Hooded Merganser) male male

Apr 1, 2020
St. James Farm, Winfield
百  棕胁秋沙鸭
(Hooded Merganser) male male

Apr 3, 2020
St. James Farm, Winfield
(Hooded Merganser) male male

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(Hooded Merganser) male male

Mar 3, 2023
Amarillo Medical Center Park
Mergus merganser
Common Merganser
(Common Merganser) female flight female flight

Mar 26, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
(Common Merganser) flight flight

Mar 26, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
(Common Merganser) male flying male flying

Mar 8, 2020
Timber Lake, West Chicago
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Mergus serrator
Red-breasted Merganser
(Red-breasted Merganser) female female

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) female diving female diving

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Red-breasted Merganser) juvenile juvenile

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) male display male display

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
facebook youtube W 百  Red-breasted merganser  红胸秋沙鸭
(Red-breasted Merganser) male dives male dives

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) male diving male diving

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Red-breasted Merganser) female female

Feb 10, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) male male

Feb 10, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) male diving male diving

Feb 10, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Red-breasted Merganser) female female

Feb 11, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) female diving female diving

Feb 11, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Red-breasted Merganser) female plunging female plunging

Feb 11, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Red-breasted Merganser) female diving female diving

Apr 7, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Red-breasted Merganser) female floating female floating

Apr 7, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Red-breasted Merganser) male male

Apr 10, 2018
Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
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Somateria mollissima
Common Eider
(Common Eider) female lateral female lateral

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
(Common Eider) female profile female profile

Aug 19, 2026
Oslo, Norway
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Egyptian Goose
(Egyptian Goose) drinking drinking

Aug 4, 2024
Legg Lake, CA
(Egyptian Goose) floating floating

Aug 4, 2024
Legg Lake, CA
(Egyptian Goose) preening preening

Aug 4, 2024
Legg Lake, CA
(Egyptian Goose) standing standing

Aug 4, 2024
Legg Lake, CA
Chauna torquata
Southern Screamer
(Southern Screamer) standing standing

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
Gavia immer
Common Loon
(Common Loon) swimming swimming

Apr 10, 2018
Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
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Gavia stellata
Red-throated Loon
(Red-throated Loon) nonbreeding sleeping nonbreeding sleeping

Apr 16, 2018
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC
(Red-throated Loon) nonbreeding swimming nonbreeding swimming

Apr 16, 2018
Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC
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Aechmophorus occidentalis
Western Grebe
(Western Grebe) swimming swimming

Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
(Western Grebe) swimming swimming

Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
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Podiceps auritus
Horned Grebe
(Horned Grebe) swallows Yellow Perch swallows Yellow Perch

Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding diving nonbreeding diving

Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding diving down nonbreeding diving down

Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding paddling nonbreeding paddling

Mar 18, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Horned Grebe) molting molting

Apr 8, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Horned Grebe) floating floating

Apr 15, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding diving nonbreeding diving

Mar 24, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding diving down nonbreeding diving down

Mar 24, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding floating nonbreeding floating

Mar 24, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding swimming nonbreeding swimming

Mar 24, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
(Horned Grebe) nonbreeding diving nonbreeding diving

Apr 7, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
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Podiceps nigricollis
Eared Grebe
(Eared Grebe) swimming left swimming left

Mar 22, 2018
Torremolinos, Spain
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(Eared Grebe) swimming right swimming right

Mar 22, 2018
Torremolinos, Spain
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(Eared Grebe) swimming swimming

Apr 19, 2018
Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve, OH
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Podilymbus podiceps
Pied-billed Grebe
(Pied-billed Grebe) juvenile juvenile

May 26, 2021
Papago Park, Arizona
(Pied-billed Grebe) frontal frontal

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(Pied-billed Grebe) lateral lateral

Oct 25, 2022
Amarillo Medical Center Park
(Pied-billed Grebe) swimming swimming

Mar 3, 2024
Phoenix Zoo, AZ
(Pied-billed Grebe) swimming swimming

Jan 31, 2025
Mission Trails Regional Park, CA
(Pied-billed Grebe) swimming swimming

Jan 18, 2026
Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch
Rollandia rolland
White-tufted Grebe
(White-tufted Grebe) swims swims

Oct 20, 2019
Costanera Sur, Argentina
百  白簇鸊鷉
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Grebe
(Little Grebe) and Cambarid Crayfish and Cambarid Crayfish

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Little Grebe) diving diving

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Little Grebe) fighting fighting

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Little Grebe) swimming swimming

Mar 27, 2018
Delta del Llobregat, Spain
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(Little Grebe) profile profile

Mar 28, 2026
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo, Japan

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