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  1. Gt crested grebe

    Gt crested grebe

    A lone bird just acquiring full summer plumage
    • Keith Dickinson
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    • great crested crebe leeds podiceps cristatus roundhay park waterfowl yorkshire
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  2. Triple takeoff!

    Triple takeoff!

    Three of six whooper swans taking off from the lake
    • Keith Dickinson
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    • cygnus cygnus leeds roundhay park waterfowl whooper swan yorkshire
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  3. Northern Shoveler

    Northern Shoveler

    Yesterday's walk with the doggo at the Lake.
    • cynthetic
    • Media item
    • duck northernshoveler shoveler waterfowl
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  4. ShlundoKyogre

    Duck Identification in Round Valley Reservoir, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA - Photos taken on 10/27/24

    I was photographing some waterbirds far off on the water and saw some classic ducks like mallards and Canada geese but was not sure what some of the others were. Can anyone help me ID these waterfowl? I will list some images of them below.
  5. Hooded Merganser

    Hooded Merganser

    Walking in the rain and looking to see what birds were out in the lake. Hooded Merganser over by the University of Washington Football Stadium.
    • cynthetic
    • Media item
    • hoodedmerganser merganser waterfowl
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: North America
  6. Lesser Scaup

    Lesser Scaup

    This was taken off the dock a couple of days ago. I’m not sure if they are greater or lesser, any suggestions/information would be appreciated. Hope you enjoy the image
    • Jim Crosswell
    • Media item
    • bird scaup waterfowl
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: North America
  7. Canada geese performing an aqueous landing

    Canada geese performing an aqueous landing

    A breeding pair of Canada geese "touching down" - landing in a large pond in a rural section of southern Oregon.
    • MiguelATF
    • Media item
    • breeding pair canada goose flying landing oregon waterfowl
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: North America
  8. Lakescape-1K23

    Lakescape-1K23

    Noon ... well almost so ... ... birds were relaxing after hectic morning feeding activity ... In an inundated field _________________ 7 February 2023
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • haryana india jhajjar wader waterfowl
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Canada goose

    Canada goose

    We thought we were doing a good deed: the local family was escorting their chicks across the street, which they do often but it's on a dangerous curve. My other half got out of the car to help with traffic, but then dad wound up chasing him back to the car. This was the view from the window. 🤣...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • birds of connecticut birds of new england birds of north america branta canadensis branta canadensis canada goose canada goose goose large bird long neck migratory birds shorebirds waterfowl
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  10. Great cormorant

    Great cormorant

    A lone cormorant was fishing at the preserve near our house over the weekend.
    • Barbie Heid
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    • aquatic birds birds of north america cormorant fish eating birds great cormorant large black bird blue eyes large black sea bird migrating birds sea raven shag shorebirds shorebirds of connecticut shorebirds of north america waterfowl
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  11. Lakescape-855

    Lakescape-855

    On ... World Wetlands Day ... peace reigned supreme on that clear winter day ... with balmy sunshine ... The soporific scene here gives no hint of the fact that seven big Raptors including White-tailed Eagle ... were circling overhead ... enjoying the thermals on a slowly warming day...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • biodiversity common pochard aythya ferina gadwall (anas strepera) gurugram haryana india migration netta rufina red-crested pochard (male and female) sultanpur national park tufted duck (aythya fuligula) waterfowl world wetlands day 2 february
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Hooded mergansers

    Hooded mergansers

    Another first for me! Another birder familiar with them told me these rarely come near shore, so I've never noticed them until now, even with the amount of hiking we do at the preserve. I was lucky to be able to snap just a few before they took off. They were a billion miles away in the center...
    • Barbie Heid
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    • aquatic birds black and white duck duck hooded merganser lophodytes cucullatus lophodytes cucullatus hooded merganser connecticut migrating birds nikon d7100 sigma 150-600mm water birds waterfowl
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  13. Raptor-142 : Western Marsh Harrier female hunting : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    Raptor-142 : Western Marsh Harrier female hunting : Amazing wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari

    A large female Western Marsh Harrier flying low over the wetland ... ... surveying a collection of waterfowl ... ... consisting of Northern Shovelers ... Gadwalls ...Northern Pintails Common Teals ... Coots Moorhens and Little Grebes ... the Harrier arrives scaring them into flying...
    • aloktewari
    • Media item
    • anas clypeata circus aeruginosus delhi haryana border india nazafgarh wetlands and marshes northern shoveler video waterfowl western marsh harrier
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Bird observation blind (2)

    Bird observation blind (2)

    Here's the view from inside the blind. Perfect view of the hunting areas (it's well away from the nests).
    • Barbie Heid
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    • bird observation bird observation blind bird observation stand bird watching birds of connectciut connecticut connecticut shoreline observing birds osprey salt flats salt marshes shorebirds shorebirds of connectciut waterfowl wetlands
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Equipment And Accessories
  15. J

    Bird ID Water fowl - Erie County, PA (USA)

    Please help me to identify this waterfowl. All observations from Presque Isle SP, Erie County, Pennsylvania (USA) on February 18. 1. 2. 3.
  16. H

    Do geese have choke-resistant trachea?

    Hello Birders, today I was out on a walk with a friend, looking at the geese. This walk resulted in a discussion over the strength of geese and how badly they'd beat us in a fight, and I recalled reading about the structural integrity of their throats, making them near impossible to strangle. I...
  17. Canadian geese

    Canadian geese

    Canadian geese head for safer ground as Connecticut's first Nor'easter of the year moves in.
    • Barbie Heid
    • Media item
    • birds branta canadensis canadian geese canadian goose geese goose migrating birds north american birds waterfowl
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: North America
  18. Gooseander Chick _DSC0076-001 - Copy.JPG

    Gooseander Chick _DSC0076-001 - Copy.JPG

    Gooseander Chick
    • Emerald Feather
    • Media item
    • chick gooseander mergus merganser waterfowl
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  19. N

    I saw this duck in napa city california I would like some help with the identification

    I think its a wood duck but I am not completely certain
  20. Snow Geese

    Snow Geese

    Snow Geese at Middle Creek WMA, PA.
    • Jefferson Shank
    • Media item
    • goose snow goose waterfowl
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  21. Ring-necked Duck

    Ring-necked Duck

    Ring-necked Duck at Middle Creek WMA, PA.
    • Jefferson Shank
    • Media item
    • duck ring-necked ring-necked duck waterfowl
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  22. Northern Shovelor

    Northern Shovelor

    Northern Shovelor at Middle Creek WMA, PA.
    • Jefferson Shank
    • Media item
    • shoveler waterfowl
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  23. Snow Goose

    Snow Goose

    This bird was at Middle Creek WMA in Pennsylvania, USA.
    • Jefferson Shank
    • Media item
    • goose snow goose waterfowl
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: North America
  24. Snow Goose

    Snow Goose

    This Snow Goose was at Middle Creek WMA in Pennsylvania, USA.
    • Jefferson Shank
    • Media item
    • goose snow goose waterfowl
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  25. A Mallard passing by.

    A Mallard passing by.

    My image of a Mallard. The photo was taken up at my sister's cottage, off of Shannon Bay in Orillia Ontario.
    • effervescentbirdsong
    • Media item
    • mallard waterfowl
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
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