Bird Pictures

A great egret exhibiting courtship display behavior.

A bald eagle flying above the ocean surf.

A great blue heron flying over water.

Over 150 sandhill cranes wading in shallow water during late evening.

A great blue heron that has just caught a rat. Notice the rat biting the heron's bill.

Florida birds, including snowy egrets, great egrets and little blue herons gathered in a shallow pond during a rainy morning.

A male osprey returning to a nesting female with a fish in it's talons.

A snowy egret and white ibis pause to stare at each other.

A rainbow and storm clouds. The birds are arctic terns.

A close-up portrait of a black-crowned night heron.

A close-up portrait of a great blue heron.

A great blue heron with a freshly-caught fish.

A pair of great blue herons engaged in courtship behavior. The female bird is sky-pointing, while the chick rests in the nest below.

A green heron resting on a cypress knee.

A flock of northern pintail ducks in flight at sunset.

A juvenile black-crowned night heron perched on a snag.

A green heron that has just caught a fish.

A great blue heron engaged in sky-pointing behavior.

A close-up portrait of a black vulture.

Horned puffins perched on a rock face.

An anhinga perched on a snag while grasping a fish.

A great blue heron at nest with its chick shaded beneath.

A great blue heron perched on trees at sunset.

A close-up of a great egret.