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Estuaries Collection (#4)

Estuaries are nature's hidden gems, where land and sea intertwine to create breathtaking landscapes

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) immature, in flight, Mai Po Marshes Reserve

Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) immature, in flight, Mai Po Marshes Reserve, New Territories, Hong Kong, China, December

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis) adult, vagrant standing on tidal wrack

Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis) adult, vagrant standing on tidal wrack, Burton Marsh, Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB Reserve, Dee Estuary, Cheshire, England, December

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Restored cast iron lighthouse and sea wall, Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Hodbarrow Point, Duddon Estuary

Restored cast iron lighthouse and sea wall, Hodbarrow Lighthouse, Hodbarrow Point, Duddon Estuary, Haverigg, Cumbria, England, November

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of sand dunes and estuary, Duddon Sands, Duddon Estuary, Sandscale Haws N. N. R

View of sand dunes and estuary, Duddon Sands, Duddon Estuary, Sandscale Haws N. N. R. Cumbria, England, November
View of sand dunes and estuary, Duddon Sands, Duddon Estuary, Sandscale Haws N.N.R. Cumbria, England, November

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of flooded former iron ore mining area, surrounded by sea wall on outskirts of Millom

View of flooded former iron ore mining area, surrounded by sea wall on outskirts of Millom, Hodbarrow Lagoon RSPB Reserve, Duddon Estuary, Haverigg, Cumbria, England, November

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Fishing huts on stilts with suspended carrelets (fishing nets), Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique

Fishing huts on stilts with suspended carrelets (fishing nets), Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, Brittany, France, October

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Lugworm (Arenicola marina) casts on beach, Duddon Sands, Duddon Estuary, Sandscale Haws N. N. R

Lugworm (Arenicola marina) casts on beach, Duddon Sands, Duddon Estuary, Sandscale Haws N. N. R
Lugworm (Arenicola marina) casts on beach, Duddon Sands, Duddon Estuary, Sandscale Haws N.N.R. Cumbria, England, November

Background imageEstuaries Collection: River meandering through sands of estuary at low tide, looking from Sandside, River Kent

River meandering through sands of estuary at low tide, looking from Sandside, River Kent, Kent Estuary, Cumbria, England, May

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of estuary saltmarsh habitat and boats with rising tide, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk

View of estuary saltmarsh habitat and boats with rising tide, Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk, England, September

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of mudflats and saltmarsh covered with ice, with old landing stage

View of mudflats and saltmarsh covered with ice, with old landing stage and sailing boats in distance, Holbrook Creek, River Stour, Stour Estuary, Lower Holbrook, Shotley Peninsula, Suffolk, England

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Snow covered boats moored at edge of mudflats, Holbrook Creek, River Stour, Stour Estuary

Snow covered boats moored at edge of mudflats, Holbrook Creek, River Stour, Stour Estuary, Lower Holbrook, Shotley Peninsula, Suffolk, England, February

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of lagoon and reedbed habitat through hide window, Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve

View of lagoon and reedbed habitat through hide window, Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve, East Yorkshire, England, April

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10741280

Picture No. 10741280
England - Aerial view, Blakeney Point Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10741310

Picture No. 10741310
England - Aerial view, Blakeney Point, Norfolk. Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10741164

Picture No. 10741164
Mud Flats at Burnham Overy Staithe Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10741132

Picture No. 10741132
England - Aerial view, The River Thames Estuary looking east from Grays, Kent Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10865797

Picture No. 10865797
Women collecting shellfish from estuary at low tide Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782109

Picture No. 10782109
Grizzly Bear - at water's edge being watched by tourists in boat (Ursus arctos horribilis) Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782104

Picture No. 10782104
Grizzly Bear -tourists in boats watching bears on the estuary banks Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782127

Picture No. 10782127
Grizzly Bear - being photographed by tourists at estuary edge (Ursus arctos horribilis) Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782051

Picture No. 10782051
Grizzly Bear - on edge of estuary watching photographers in boat (Ursus arctos horribilis) Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782042

Picture No. 10782042
Temperate rainforest - view of trees with reflection in estuary Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782043

Picture No. 10782043
Temperate rainforest - view of trees by estuary Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782041

Picture No. 10782041
Temperate rainforest - view of trees with reflection in estuary Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782040

Picture No. 10782040
Estuary - with boat surrounded by temperate rainforest Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10782035

Picture No. 10782035
Canada - view over Temperate Rainforest & estuary Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10901801

Picture No. 10901801
Mawddach Estuary - sunrise above the estuary while reflecting the colours in the channels of water below - August. Barmouth - North Wales - UK. Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10901784

Picture No. 10901784
Mawddach Estuary - dawn colours above the estuary while reflecting the colours in the channels of water below. August - Barmouth - North Wales - UK. Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10901774

Picture No. 10901774
Mawddach Estuary. dawn colours above the estuary while reflecting the colours in the channels of water below - August - Barmouth - North Wales - UK. Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Picture No. 10851640

Picture No. 10851640
MORECAMBE BAY & KENT ESTUARY Date:

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of harbour entrance with Dartmouth Castle and Royal Dart Yacht Club at sunrise

View of harbour entrance with Dartmouth Castle and Royal Dart Yacht Club at sunrise, Dartmouth Harbour, Dartmouth, Devon, England, March

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Small dinghies laying upside down on cobbled quay, with overcast sky at sunrise

Small dinghies laying upside down on cobbled quay, with overcast sky at sunrise, Dartmouth Harbour, Dartmouth, Devon, England, March

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Houses in coastal village, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access

Houses in coastal village, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access
Houses in coastal village, only community on U.K. mainland dependent upon tidal access, with vehicular access to village via single-track road crossing tidal marsh which is covered by water every

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Houses in coastal village and river, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access

Houses in coastal village and river, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access
Houses in coastal village and river, only community on U.K. mainland dependent upon tidal access, with vehicular access to village via single-track road crossing tidal marsh which is covered by water

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of coastline at low tide, Newbiggin, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, July

View of coastline at low tide, Newbiggin, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, July

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Oyster bed racks at low tide, Agon Coutainville, Normandy, France, February

Oyster bed racks at low tide, Agon Coutainville, Normandy, France, February

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of boats on shoreline at coastal village, only community on U. K

View of boats on shoreline at coastal village, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access
View of boats on shoreline at coastal village, only community on U.K. mainland dependent upon tidal access, with vehicular access to village via single-track road crossing tidal marsh which is

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of coastline, looking towards Millom over Duddon Estuary from Sandscale Haws

View of coastline, looking towards Millom over Duddon Estuary from Sandscale Haws, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, July

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Danger, Beware of fast tides, hidden channels and quick sands warning sign beside road

Danger, Beware of fast tides, hidden channels and quick sands warning sign beside road from coastal village, only community on U.K

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of boats moored at low tide, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access

View of boats moored at low tide, only community on U. K. mainland dependent upon tidal access
View of boats moored at low tide, only community on U.K. mainland dependent upon tidal access, with vehicular access to village via single-track road crossing tidal marsh which is covered by water

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) immature, standing in shallow water on estuary at edge of

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) immature, standing in shallow water on estuary at edge of temperate coastal rainforest, Inside Passage, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of seaside town with boats moored on river at dusk, with St. Marys Church

View of seaside town with boats moored on river at dusk, with St. Marys Church and Whitby Abbey on clifftop in background, River Esk, Esk Estuary, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, March

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Tidal channel in estuarine forest, in temperate coastal rainforest habitat, Inside Passage

Tidal channel in estuarine forest, in temperate coastal rainforest habitat, Inside Passage, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, July

Background imageEstuaries Collection: View of wildflowers growing in clearing beside estuary in temperate coastal rainforest habitat

View of wildflowers growing in clearing beside estuary in temperate coastal rainforest habitat, Inside Passage, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, July

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, close-up of head and chest, sitting in marshland

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, close-up of head and chest, sitting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, July

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) two pups, playfighting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) two pups, playfighting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, August

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, sitting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest, Coast Mountains

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, sitting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, July

Background imageEstuaries Collection: Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, resting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest, Coast Mountains

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, resting in marshland, in temperate coastal rainforest, Coast Mountains, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, July




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Estuaries are nature's hidden gems, where land and sea intertwine to create breathtaking landscapes. Abersoch, nestled on the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, is a coastal paradise blessed with an estuary that captivates all who visit. The Dart estuary at Dittisham in South Devon, England offers a tranquil haven for those seeking solace amidst picturesque surroundings. Instow in Devon boasts an estuary that beckons visitors with its serene beauty. From an aerial view of Hayle estuary in St. Ives Bay, Cornwall, one can witness the harmonious dance between river and ocean. Further along the River Dart estuary lies Dartmouth in South Hams, Devon - a place where history meets natural splendor. The Kent Estuary reveals itself from atop Arnside Knott in Cumbria as snow blankets the Lakeland fells nearby. The Estuary of River Urr at Kippford showcases Scotland's stunning coastline with its rugged charm. East Portlemouth provides a mesmerizing vista over the Kingsbridge Estuary near Salcombe, Devon - a sight that leaves visitors spellbound by its sheer magnificence. Yachts patiently await the incoming tide on Warren's River Soch estuary while Laugharne Castle stands proudly overlooking another enchanting Welsh waterway. Alnmouth village basks under a dramatic sky as it gazes out upon Aln Estuary near Alnwick in Northumberland - truly a scene straight out of a postcard. Finally, Kingsbridge Estuary enchants all who venture to this corner of Devon with its idyllic charm and undeniable allure. From Wales to England and beyond, these European treasures remind us of nature's ability to create wonders that leave us breathless. These captivating they can not just bodies of water; they are gateways into worlds filled with awe-inspiring beauty and unending exploration.