Swamps Collection (#6)

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

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) three chicks, standing at nest, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, U. S. A. March
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) three chicks, standing at nest, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A. March

China, anhui, captive alligators sunning themselves on man-made island built on lake

Winter Swamp F007 / 9922
Winter Swamp, (Vernal pool) this area floods during the winter rainy season and dries up during the dry summer period. Eucalyptus trees were planted in the swamp to absorb the excess water

Mangrove swamps with oysters growing up the roots, Makasutu, Gambia, West Africa, Africa

View of lake habitat with dead trees, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, U. S. A. april
View of lake habitat with dead trees, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, U.S.A. april

View of quiescent volcano emerging from swamp and bamboo forest habitat, Mount Kahuzi, Kahuzi-Biega N. P
View of quiescent volcano emerging from swamp and bamboo forest habitat, Mount Kahuzi, Kahuzi-Biega N.P. Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo, november

View of swamp in forest habitat, Kahuzi-Biega N. P. Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo, november
View of swamp in forest habitat, Kahuzi-Biega N.P. Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo, november

Fisherman casting net at edge of water in mangrove forest, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India, March

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) adult pair, bonding behaviour at nestsite in mangrove treetops, Florida, U. S. A
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) adult pair, bonding behaviour at nestsite in mangrove treetops, Florida, U.S.A. February

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) adult, standing on branches in mangrove treetop, Florida, U. S. A. February
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) adult, standing on branches in mangrove treetop, Florida, U.S.A. February

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) two well-developed chicks, standing at nest in treetop, Florida, U. S. A. February
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) two well-developed chicks, standing at nest in treetop, Florida, U.S.A. February

Rosenbergs Gladiator Treefrog (Hypsiboas rosenbergi) adult pair, in amplexus, mating in mangrove swamp, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, July

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) immature, preening with wings spread, Florida, U. S. A. February
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) immature, preening with wings spread, Florida, U.S.A. February

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) adult male, breeding plumage, close-up of head, with beak open, Florida, U. S. A. February
Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) adult male, breeding plumage, close-up of head, with beak open, Florida, U.S.A. February

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Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, male on blooming Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora), Lake Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, March 2003

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, adult, Rockport, Texas, USA, March 2001

Billabong - Yellow Water - Paperbark swamp with Water lilies (Nelumbo nucifera)
JPF-14424 Billabong - Yellow Water - Paperbark swamp with Water lilies (Nelumbo nucifera); Kakadu National Park (World Heritage Area) Northern Territory; Australia Melaleuca sp

Swamp Cypress forest in Autumn - southern USA
PM-10593 Swamp Cypress forest in Autumn southern USA Taxodium distichum Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Nipa Palm - swampland - Purari Delta - Papua New Gunea
EL-1412 Nipa Palm - swampland Purari Delta - Papua New Gunea Nypa fruticans Eric Lindgren contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - ferns and pond - Cypress
FG-2091 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary - ferns and pond Cypress Francois Gohier contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Nipa Palm - unbroken swampland - Purari Delta - Papua New Gunea
EL-1397 Unbroken Nipa Palm Swampland, Purari Delta, Papua Nypa fruticans Eric Lindgren contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Aerial image of Tepuis, Venezuela, South America: Mount Roraima, swamps and rock labyrinths on summit plateau in
AW-6698 Aerial image of Tepuis, Venezuela, South America Mount Roraima, swamps and rock labyrinths on summit plateau in Brazilian and Guyanese sectors Adrian Warren contact details

USA - Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin, at 595, 000 acres, is the nation's largest swamp wilderness
TOM-1631 USA - Louisianas Atchafalaya Basin At 595, 000 acres, is the nations largest swamp wilderness, containing nationally significant expanses of bottomland hardwoods, swamplands

Baldcypress - swamp in Big Cypress National Preserve
JZ-89 Baldcypress swamp in Big Cypress National Preserve, USA Taxodium distichum Jim Zipp contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

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