Swamps Collection (#5)

Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) adult, summer plumage, in flight over sea, Fowlsheugh RSPB Reserve, Kincardineshire, Grampian, Scotland

Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) juvenile, in flight, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India, February

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) adult, standing on branch, Florida, U. S. A. February
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) adult, standing on branch, Florida, U.S.A. February

Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta) adult pair, breeding plumage, displaying in tree, Florida, U. S. A. February
Great Egret (Ardea alba egretta) adult pair, breeding plumage, displaying in tree, Florida, U.S.A. February

Limpkin (Aeamus guarauna) adult, with Applesnail (Ampullariidae sp. ) prey in beak, feeding in shallow water, Florida
Limpkin (Aeamus guarauna) adult, with Applesnail (Ampullariidae sp.) prey in beak, feeding in shallow water, Florida, U.S.A. October

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Botswana - fisherman in makoro (dugout) Date:

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One-horned Rhinoceros - in the swamps (Rhinoceros unicornis) Date:

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Australian White Ibis - typically with stained and dirty plumage from feeding in swamps (Threskiornis molucca) Date:

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Australian White Ibis - typically with stained and dirty plumage from feeding in swamps (Threskiornis molucca) Date:

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Lake Victoria, Uganda (Papyrus) Date:

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Mangroves NW Torres Strait - Queensland - Australia. Date:

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Mangroves showing exposed aerial roots at low tide NW Torres Strait - Queensland - Australia. Date:

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Mangroves showing exposed aerial roots at low tide NW Torres Strait - Queensland - Australia. Date:

Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris pelodromus) adult, walking on mud in mangrove swamp, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, March

View across coastal bay to mangrove swamp habitat, Tela Bay, Atlantida, Honduras, August

Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) adult, standing on mudflat, Hasties Swamp N. P
Pink-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) adult, standing on mudflat, Hasties Swamp N.P. Atherton Tableland, Great Dividing Range, Queensland, Australia, October

Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) flock, roosting on mudflat, Hasties Swamp N. P
Plumed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) flock, roosting on mudflat, Hasties Swamp N.P. Atherton Tableland, Great Dividing Range, Queensland, Australia, October

Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) adult pair, roosting on submerged log in water, Hasties Swamp N. P
Freckled Duck (Stictonetta naevosa) adult pair, roosting on submerged log in water, Hasties Swamp N.P. Atherton Tableland, Great Dividing Range, Queensland, Australia, October

Purple Swamphen (Porhyrio porphyrio melanotus) adult pair, standing amongst aquatic vegetation in shallow water, Hasties Swamp N.P

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) adult, non-breeding plumage, foraging on mudflats, Hasties Swamp N. P
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata) adult, non-breeding plumage, foraging on mudflats, Hasties Swamp N.P. Atherton Tableland, Great Dividing Range, Queensland, Australia, October

Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) adult, standing in shallow water, Hasties Swamp N. P
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) adult, standing in shallow water, Hasties Swamp N.P. Atherton Tableland, Great Dividing Range, Queensland, Australia, October

Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) flock, roosting in shallow water, Hasties Swamp N. P
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) flock, roosting in shallow water, Hasties Swamp N.P. Atherton Tableland, Great Dividing Range, Queensland, Australia, October

View of mangroves in coastal lagoon habitat, Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba, March

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia gundlachi) adult male, perched on mangrove twig, Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba, March

Mangrove (Rhizophora sp. ) submerged roots, West Waigeo, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea
Mangrove (Rhizophora sp.) submerged roots, West Waigeo, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, July

Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris caribaeus) adult, sunning, standing at edge of mangroves, Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba, March

Redspot Cardinalfish (Apogon parvulus) shoal, swimming amongst mangrove tree roots, West Waigeo, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia, July

Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculator) and Orbicular Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia orbicularis) adults, swimming amongst mangrove tree roots, West Waigeo, Raja Ampat Islands (Four Kings), West Papua

Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) adult, basking on riverbank in mangrove swamp, Malaysian Borneo, Borneo, Malaysia, February

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) adult male, calling, perched on twig, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A. March

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) two adult males, calling, perched on twig, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A. March

Beach Stone-curlew (Esacus giganteus) adult, standing amongst mangroves, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, November

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) juvenile, in flight, being mobbed by Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) adult male, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A. March

West Indian Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna arborea) flock, resting under shade of house beside lagoon in mangrove swamp, Cayo Coco, Jardines del Rey, Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba, March

Red-billed Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna autumnalis) eight adults, in flight, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A. March

Florida Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis pratensis) chick, standing in wetland, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida, U.S.A. March

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) adult, standing on branch over water in mangrove swamp, Costa Rica, April

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) two chicks, standing at nest, Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida, U. S. A. March
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) two chicks, standing at nest, Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida, U.S.A. March

Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) immature, standing on mangrove root, Los Haitises N. P
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) immature, standing on mangrove root, Los Haitises N.P. Dominican Republic, January

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) chick, fledgling in flight, taking off from nest, Venice Rookery, Venice, Florida, U.S.A. March

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