Birds

Hooded Merganser (male)

A male Hooded Merganser swims along the shore of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Trumpeter Swan

A trumpeter swan at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Mute Swan

A Mute Swan in the early sun along the banks of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Mallard

A female Mallard stretches her wings after preening along the shore of the Huron River at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Barn Swallow

A Barn Swallow perches on a deck railing in Superior Township, Michigan.

Floating Waxwing

A Cedar Waxwing flies from weed-to-weed along the shore of the Huron River at Gallup Park.

Black-hooded Parakeet

A wild Black-hooded Parakeet perches on a branch at Save Our Seabirds Sanctuary in Sarasota, Florida.

Domestic Gosling

A Domestic Gosling soaks up the morning sun at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

A Yellow-crowned Night Heron along the shore of South Lido Key.

Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron stands in the tall grass along South Lido Key.

Osprey

An Osprey circles the sky above the Myakka River in search of fish.

Mallard (Female) with Ducklings

A female Mallard watches over her ducklings along the shore of the Huron River in Gallup Park.

Black Bird. Green Worms.

An adult female, Red-winged Blackbird pinches two green worms in her beak. To learn more about the Red-winged Blackbird, visit the National Audubon Society’s Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/red-winged-blackbird.

American Robin

Bluebird

Waiting for Fish

A Brown Pelican waits to be fed by one of the volunteers at Save Our Seabirds in Sarasota, Florida. To learn more about Save Our Seabirds, visit http://www.saveourseabirds.org/.

Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron perches on a fence near the Save Our Seabirds Sanctuary on City Island. To learn more about the Great Blue Heron, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/great-blue-heron.

Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron wrestles with a squid on South Lido Key. To learn more about the Great Blue Heron, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/great-blue-heron.

White Ibis (Juvenile)

A juvenile White Ibis perches among the mangroves along Sarasota Bay. To learn more about the White Ibis, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/white-ibis.

Tricolored Heron

A Tricolored Heron looks for fish along the shore of South Lido Key. To learn more about the Tricolored Heron, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/tricolored-heron.

Snowy Egret

A Snowy Egret looks for fish along the shore of South Lido Key. To learn more about the Snowy Egret, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/snowy-egret.

Red-breasted Merganser

A Red-breasted Merganser swims along the shore of Lido Key. To learn more about the Red-breasted Merganser, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/red-breasted-merganser.

Brown Pelican

A Brown Pelican skims over the Gulf of Mexico waves along Lido Key. To learn more about the Brown Pelican, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/brown-pelican.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

A Yellow-crowned Night Heron hunts for crabs along Lido Key. To learn more about the Yellow-crowned Night Heron, visit the National Audubon Society's Online Guide to North American Birds at http://birds.audubon.org/birds/yellow-crowned-night-heron.