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Pictures of water birds [last update 2011-12-25]


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Great White Egret (Ardea alba) fishing
Great White Egret (Ardea alba) fishing

(Costa Rica)

Neotropical cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus).
Neotropical cormorants (Phalacrocorax olivaceus).

(Costa Rica)

Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)

(Guatemala)

Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)
Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum)

(Costa Rica)

Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga)
Anhinga or snake bird (Anhinga anhinga)

(Costa Rica)

Great egret (Casmendius albus)
Great egret (Casmendius albus)

(Belize)

Neotropical cormorant
Neotropical cormorant

(Costa Rica)

Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) in flight
Brown pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) in flight

(Belize)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight

(Costa Rica)


Water bird


Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) in flight
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana) in flight

(Costa Rica)

Brown Pelicans in flight
Brown Pelicans in flight

(Costa Rica)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying over a forming wave in Costa Rica
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying over a forming wave in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying over a forming wave in Costa Rica
Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) flying over a forming wave in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)


Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)


Boat-billed Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting
Boat-billed Herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) nesting

(Costa Rica)

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