Birds

Bald Eagle fishing for Kokanee Salmon in Lake Coeur d Alene, Idaho, USA

Nesting pair of bald eagles as thousands of snow gesse fly over near Fairfield, Montana, USA

Bald Eagle in flight in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Artic Tern flight in Iceland

Arctic Tern in flight at Machias Seal Island, Maine, USA

Atlantic Puffin in fligtht on Machias Seal island, Maine, USA

Atlantic Puffin with mouthful of herring fish on Machias Seal Island off the coast of Cutler, Maine, USA

Atlantic Puffin in flight on Machias Seal Island, Maine, USA

Atlantic Puffin in flight on Grimsey Island in Iceland

Atlantic Puffins on Grimsey Island in Iceland

Atlantic Puffin in flight on Grimsey Island in Iceland

Razorbill in flight at Machias Seal Island, Maine, USA

Bohemian waxwings feeding on mountain ash berries in Whitefish, Montana, USA

Male common loon drying his wings on Beaver Lake near Whitefish, Montana, USA

Female common loon with newborn chick on Beaver Lake near Whitefish, Montana, USA

Common loon with pair of newborn chick on small mountain lake near Whitefish, Montana, USA

Common Snipes in Lazy Creek near Whitefish Montana

Male snowy owl in flight in Kalispell, Montana, USA

Great Horned Owl at nest site in Defiance, Ohio, USA

Great Horned Owls at nest site in Defiance, Ohio, USA

Pair of fledgling great horned owls at old wooden granary near Colllins, Montana, USA

Great horned owl at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona, USA

Barred owl in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Female barred owl in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Short eared owl at Ninepipe WMA near Ronan, Montana, USA

Short eared owl at Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Short Eared Owl in flight at Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau, Montana, USA

Short eared owl at Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Burrowing owls in Cape Coral, Florida, USA

Northern Pygmy Owl in Libby, Montana, USA

Female Northern Harrier in flight at the National Bison Range near Moiese, Montana, USA

Immature Rough legged Hawk feeding on a pheasant near Valier Montana

Rough legged hawk on fencepost in winter at Ninepipe WMA in the Mission Valley of Montana

Northern Pintail Ducks in courtship flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Northern Pintail Ducks in Courtship Flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Northern Pintail Ducks in courtship flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Northern pintail ducks in courtship flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Fairfield, Montana, USA

Osprey returns to nest with fish at Hungry Horse Reservoir in the Flathed National Forest, Montana, USA

Osprey at nest site above Hungry Horse Reservoir in the Flathead National Forest, Montana, USA

Breeding pair of osprey near Rollins, Montana, USA

Osprey in flight near Rollins, Montana, USA

Male Pheasant at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge near Malta, Montana, USA

Male pheasant in courting ritual with female in the prairie grasses at Benton Lake NWR near Great Falls Montana

Male ring necked pheasant in Montana

Pileated woodpecker at tree stump in Whitefish Montana

Male prairie chicken booming on lek in Loup County, Nebraska, USA

Male prairie chickens at lek in Loup County, Nebraska, USA

Snail Kite in flight at Harns Marsh Preserve near Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Juvenile red tailed hawk takes off for flight near Augusta, Montana, USA

Redtailed Hawk with four chicks in nest near Stanford,.Montana, USA

Red winged blackbird in flight at Fox Lake WMA near Lambert, Montana, USA

Redwing Blackbird singing at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Red winged blackbirds in large flock at Arrowwood NWR near Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Adult roadrunner at Bosque del apache NWR in New Mexico

Sandhill Cranes and Canada Geese take flight in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill cranes silhouetted aginst the setting sun as they fly to the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Sandhill Cranes dancing in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill crane landing on the Platte River during spring migration near Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Sandhill cranes roosting at dusk on the Platte River during spring migration near Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Sandhill Crane mothers with newborn Colts at Harns Marsh Preserve near Fort Myers, Florida, USA

Sandhill crane in flight in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill Cranes take flight in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill Cranes silhouetted against brilliant sunset in flight in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill cranes in flight in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill Cranes take flight in the Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Sandhill cranes dancing on the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Long Billed Curlew in the grasslands of the Rocky mountain Front near Augusta Montana

Snow geese fill the sky after feeding in barley fields on the Fairfield Bench near Fairfield, Montana, USA

Snow geese feeding in barley field stubble near Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snow geese during spring migration at Freezeout Lake WMA, Montana, USA

Snow geese in flight during spring migration along the Rocky Mountain Front at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau Montana

Snow geese take off from pond at Freezeout Lake WMA near Fairfield, Montana, USA

Snow geese lift off with dramatic lenticular cloud sunrise sky during spring migration at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snow geese take off from pond at sunrise during spring migration at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snowgeese take flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snow Geese during spring migration at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snow geese migration with pond reflection at Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snow geese migration at Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area near Choteau, Montana, USA

Snow geese during spring migration at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Wild turkey tom in breeding plumage near Roseberg Oregon

Eastern Male Wild Tom Turkey in breeding plumage near Whitefish, Montana, USA

Tom turkeys in breeding plumage in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, USA

Wild turkey toms in breeding plumage near Roseberg Oregon

Yellow Headed Blackbird at the Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge near Ronan, Montana, USA

Yellowheaded Blackbird singing in small pond at the National Bison Range in the Mission Valley of Montana

A male lazuli bunting songbird singing at the National Bison Range near Moiese, Montana, USA

Male Mountain Bluebird in the Mission Valley, Montana, USA

Male Mountain bluebird with grub in beak in the Mission Valley, Montana, USA

Male Mountain bluebird in the Mission Valley, Montana, USA

Mallard duck family in Bass Harbor Marsh in Acadia National Park, Maine, USA

Adult female mallard takes off for flight in the reeds of Whitefish Lake in Montana

Mallard ducks in flight near Whitefish Montana

Large flock of mallard ducks take off from stubble field in front of the Bridger Mountains near Bozeman Montana

Common merganser with newborn chicks in Whitefish Lake, Montana, USA

Tundra Swans with Ear Mountain in background during spring migration at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Tundra Swans at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Tundra Swans at Freezeout Lake WMA along the Rocky Mountain Front near Choteau, Montana, USA

Tundra Swans in flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Nesting Pair of Trumpeter Swans at the Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge near Ronan, Montana, USA

Pelagic cormorant flies above the Pacific Ocean at Cape Flattery near Neah Bay, Washington, USA

Male grosbeak near Nordegg, Alberta, Canada

Common goldeneye ducks at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Goldeneye ducks in McDonald Creek in winter in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Great Egret catching fish at Lake Martin near Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Wood Stork in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Pair of brown pelicans in flight along Sanibel Island in Florida, USA

Brown Pelican in flight along the Atlantic Ocean at sunset near Islamorada, Florida, USA

Brown Pelican in flight at Ten Thousand Islands NWR in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

Brown Pelican dives into Gulf of Mexico waters at sunset near St Petersburg, Florida, USA

Red Shouldered Hawk with freshly caught green anole lizard at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Naples, Florida, USA

Reddish egret displaying showy feeding dance behavior at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

Reddish Egret Hunting for fish in Fort DeSoto State Park, Florida, USA

Yellow Crowned Night Heron with fresjhly caught crab in Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

Yellow Crowned Night Heron at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel Island, Florida, USA

Cactus Wren singing in Saguaro skeleton at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson, Arizona, USA

Great Blue Heron fishing along a canalway in Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico

Great Blue Heron along Lake Dautrieve near Loreauville, Louisiana, USA

Cormorants at Lake Martin near Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Pelagic Cormorant flying through Arch on Elephant Rock at Bandon, Oregon, USA

Male Red Crossbill in the Stillwater State Forest, Montana, USA

Greater Flamingos feed in salt pans in Tavira, Portugal

Golden Plover on Grimsey Island in Iceland

Red Necked Phalarope on Grimsey Island in Iceland

Red Throated Loon in Iceland

Sanderlings take flight along the Pacific Ocean surf at Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington, USA

Annas Hummingbird in Palm Springs, California, USA

Costas Hummingbird in Pam Springs, California, USA

Costas Hummingbird feeding on Justicia Californica flowers in Palm Springs, California, USA

House Finch in Palm Springs, California, USA

Loggerhead Shrike eating a lizard in yucca tree in Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

Vermillion Flycatcher in Palm Springs, California, USA

Male Painted Bunting at Felts Audubon Preserve in Manatee County, Florida, USA

Western Bluebird in Palm Springs, California, USA

Lesser Scaup Ducks at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge near Malta, Montana, USA

Male Wood Duck in tree in Defiance, Ohio, USA

Redhead Ducks at Ninepipes WMA near Ronan, Montana, USA

Gadwall Drake Duck takes flight at Freezeout Lake WMA near Choteau, Montana, USA

Spotted Towhee singing in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, USA

Family of Canada geese silhouetted by rising sun reflection in Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Canada Geese in flight on a foggy morning over Lake Couer d Alene, Idaho, USA

Male Phainopepla in Palm Springs, California, USA

Pie Billed Grebe in Palm Springs, California, USA

Verdin in flowering Palo Verde Tree in Palm Springs, California, USA