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Bittern Camouflaged in Late Autumn Reeds Beirut

Canon EOS 80D · along a game trail near Achrafieh, Beirut

Bittern Camouflaged in Bogota Reed Bed

Fujifilm X-E1 · at the edge of a reed bed near Usaquen, Bogota

Great Hornbill Yellow Casque Bahia Tidal Inlet

Minolta XG 9 · beside a tidal inlet in Bahia

Bird of Paradise Mating Dance Tidal Inlet Dawn

Canon EOS RP · beside a tidal inlet in Shaanxi

Bar-Tailed Godwit Flies Over Misty Mudflats

iPhone 16 Plus · near Coptic Cairo, Cairo

Parrot in Tropical Tree at Dawn

Olympus OM-D E-M5 · beside a tidal inlet in West Bengal

Frigate Bird Inflated Pouch Tidal Inlet

Fujifilm X-H1 · beside a tidal inlet in Lombardy

Bird of Paradise Displaying in Winter Drizzle

iPhone 12 Pro Max · beside a tidal inlet near Seeb

Beaver Swimming with Branch Near Aragon Reeds

Fujifilm X100VI · at the edge of a reed bed in Aragon

Starling on Frosty Inlet Before Dawn

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III · beside a tidal inlet near Zhangjiajie

Amber Sunset Hippo Pod in Rio River

Sony NEX-7 · near Rio de Janeiro

Heron Stalking in Winter Twilight Shallows

iPhone 12 Pro Max · near Narnaul

Hyacinth Macaw Perched High in Palm Tree

Canon New F-1 · beside a tidal inlet near Mombasa

Hippopotamus Surfacing at Dawn in Kerala

Sony a1 II · in Kerala

Silhouetted Hornbill Nest in Kentucky Tree Cavity

Fujifilm X-E3 · beside a tidal inlet in Kentucky

Heron Swallowing Fish Silhouetted in Autumn Light

Google Pixel 9 · near Boston

Full Moon Over Tidal Mudflats with Solitary Heron

Nikon D3X · near Kanazawa

Silhouetted Shoebill in Scottish Highland Wetlands

Olympus Trip 35 · beside a tidal inlet in the Scottish Highlands

Beaver Dam on Wind-Scoured Ridge at Twilight

Canon EOS 77D · on a wind-scoured ridge near Osh

Harpy Eagle Perched Tidal Inlet Before Sunrise

Leica Standard · beside a tidal inlet near Asuncion

Silhouetted Shoebill Stork at Mangalore Twilight

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II · beside a tidal inlet near Mangalore

Shoebill Stork Staring Edge Reed Bed Evening

Leica M6 · at the edge of a reed bed near Isla Margarita

Goliath Heron on Frosty Ridge at Twilight

Pentax MX · on a wind-scoured ridge in Iran

Bar-tailed Godwit Flying Over Wind-Scoured Ridge

Zorki 3S · on a wind-scoured ridge near Al Qadarif

Jabiru Stork in Costa Rican Wetland Before Dawn

Fujifilm X-E3 · at the edge of a reed bed in Costa Rica

Beaver Swimming with Branch on Wind-Scoured Ridge

Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 · on a wind-scoured ridge in Montenegro

Moonlight on Tidal Mudflats with Heron

Panasonic Lumix DC-S5 · above a glacial stream near Pietermaritzburg

Black Skimmer Slicing Tidal Inlet Water

Fujifilm X100V · beside a tidal inlet near Bor

Shoebill Stork in Copper Light Near Beijing

Leica M11 · at the edge of a reed bed near Beijing

Hornbill Nest in Tree Cavity Nigeria

Nikon D200 · at the edge of a reed bed in Nigeria

Great Hornbill Above Glacial Stream

Nikon D7200 · above a glacial stream in Costa Rica

Marabou Stork on Termite Mound Near Athens Tidal Inlet

Nikon D500 · beside a tidal inlet near Pangrati, Athens

Albatross Over Tidal Inlet Near Haifa

Nikon D1 · beside a tidal inlet near Haifa

Heron Stalking Shallows Day Night Sky Split

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · beside a tidal inlet near Philadelphia

Bird of Paradise Displaying at Blue Hour

Leica M-A · at the edge of a reed bed near Hermosillo

Martial Eagle Hare Twilight Mist Saskatchewan Inlet

Kodak Brownie · beside a tidal inlet in Saskatchewan

Meerkat at Burrow Entrance Near Gaborone Tidal Inlet

Nikon FM3A · beside a tidal inlet near Gaborone

Pelican Scoops Fish in West Bengal Reed Bed

OM System OM-5 · at the edge of a reed bed in West Bengal

Hippopotamus Pod Sunset Ridge Cartagena

Nikon Z f · on a wind-scoured ridge near Getsemani, Cartagena

Spoonbill Feeding in Czech Lagoon Morning Shadow

Canon T90 · on a wind-scoured ridge in Czech Republic