Wild Birds
Why are birds often so beautiful? Perhaps to attract mates or to assure membership and status in their flock. Perhaps to provide camouflage from predators and prey. Who has not admired the plumage and flying skills of wild birds?
Merganser duck, male
Great Egret
Spoonbill during mating season
Crowned Crane, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Lilac Breasted Roller, Tarangire, Tanzania
Superb Starlings, Tarangire, Tanzania
Great Egret displaying mating plumage
Tricolored Heron
Roseate Spoonbill
Snowy Egret in mating season
Snowy Egret pair
Roseate Spoonbill
Screech Owl
Osprey
Snowy Egret in mating season
Cardinal Pair
Carolina Bluebird
Painted Bunting
Male Cardinal and male Buntng
Black-Bellied Whistling ducks
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, female
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, male
Ruby-throated Hummingbird, male