Kingfishers, Herons, Egrets, Ibis, Crane

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Ringed Kingfisher (female)

Megaceryle torquata

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Ringed Kingfisher (female)

Megaceryle torquata

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Ringed Kingfisher (male)

  

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida

Belted Kingfisher (female)

Megaceryle alcyon

Char-Mar Ridge Park, Westerville, Ohio

Belted Kingfisher (female)

Megaceryle alcyon

Hoover Mudflats Boardwalk, Galena, Ohio

Belted Kingfisher (female)

  

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Amazon Kingfisher (male)

Chloroceryle amazona

Tortuguero Canal, Costa Rica

Amazon Kingfisher (male)

Chloroceryle amazona

Tortuguero Canal, Costa Rica

Amazon Kingfisher (male)

  

Mangrove Boat Tour, Quepos, Costa Rica

Green Kingfisher (female)

Chloroceryle americana

Tortuguero Canal, Costa Rica

Green Kingfisher (female)

Chloroceryle americana

Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico

Green Kingfisher (male)

  

National Aviary of Columbia, Bolivar, Columbia

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

National Aviary of Columbia, Bolivar, Columbia

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

 

Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida

American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

 

 

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Tortuguero Canal, Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

Tigrisoma mexicanum

Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico

Bare-throated Tiger Heron

  (juveniles in their nest)

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Scioto Audubon Metro Park, Columbus, Ohio

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Tortuguero Canal, Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Great Blue Heron

 

Kiwanis Riverway Park, Dublin, Ohi

Great Egret

Ardea alba

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio

Great Egret (in breeding color & plumage)

Ardea alba

Estuary Reserve - San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Great Egret

  

Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, Naples, Florida

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio

Snowy Egret (in breeding color & plumage)

Egretta thula

Bolsa Chica Basin State Marine Conservation Area, California

Snowy Egret

  

Sea Pines Forest Preserve, Hilton Head Island, SC

Little Blue Heron

Egretta caerulea

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Little Blue Heron (immature)

Egretta caerulea

Sea Pines Forest Preserve, Hilton Head Island, SC

Little Blue Heron

juvenile 

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Tricolored Heron (immature)

  

Ria Lagartos, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Ria Lagartos, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Reddish Egret

Egretta rufescens

Ria Lagartos, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Reddish Egret

 

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Cattle Egret (breeding color)

Bubulcus ibis

Lilohana, Kauai

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Lilohana, Kauai

Cattle Egret

  

Estuary Reserve - San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Pinckney Island Nature Preserve, Bluffton, SC

Green Heron

Butorides virescens

Napa, California

Green Heron

  

Pinckney Island Nature Preserve, Bluffton, SC

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Black-crowned Night-Heron

 Juvenile

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fort Myers, Florida

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Nyctanassa violacea

Pinckney Island Nature Preserve, Bluffton, SC

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile)

 

El Esrablo Lodge, Montecerde, Costa Rica

Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius

El Esrablo Lodge, Montecerde, Costa Rica

Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius

El Esrablo Lodge, Montecerde, Costa Rica

Boat-billed Heron

  

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

White Ibis

Eudocimus albus

Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida

White Ibis (imature)

Eudocimus albus

Pinckney Island Nature Preserve, Bluffton, SC

White Ibis (juvenile)

 

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Scarlet Ibis

Eudocimus ruber

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Scarlet Ibis

 

Along route 41 near Ochopee, Florida

Glossy Ibis (nonbreeding adult)

Plegadis falcinellus

Along route 41 near Ochopee, Florida

Glossy Ibis (nonbreeding adult)

Plegadis falcinellus

Along route 41 near Ochopee, Florida

Glossy Ibis (nonbreeding adult)

 

Estuary Reserve - San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Estuary Reserve - San Jose del Cabo, Mexico

White-faced Ibis

Plegadis chihi

Rancho Primavera, El Tuito, Jalisco, Mexico

White-faced Ibis (immature)

 

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Green Ibis

Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Green Ibis

Mesembrinibis cayennensis

Sarapique River, Sarapique, Costa Rica

Green Ibis

  

Along route 41 near Ochopee, Florida

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Along route 41 near Ochopee, Florida

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Huntington Beach State Park, SC

Roseate Spoonbill

    

Slate Run Metro Park, Canal Winchester, Ohio

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Slate Run Metro Park, Canal Winchester, Ohio

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida

Sandhill Crane

  

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Vidanta Resort, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Vidanta Resort, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

American Flamingo

(captive group)

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Maguari Stork

Ciconia maguari

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Maguari Stork

Ciconia maguari

 

Kirby Storter Roadside Park, Ochopee, Florida

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

National Aviary of Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia

Wood Stork

Mycteria americana

Blue Spring State Park, Orange City, Florida

Wood Stork

 

Tarcoles River, Tarcoles, Costa Rica

Magnificent Frigatebird (male in breeding color)

Fregata magnificens

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, Hawaii

Magnificent Frigatebird (adult female)

Fregata magnificens

Bay of Banderas, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Magnificent Frigatebird (juvenile)

  

Vidanta Resort, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Anhinga (male)

Anhinga anhinga

Tortuguero Canal, Tortuguero, Costa Rica

Anhinga (female)

Anhinga anhinga

Pinckney Island Nature Preserve, Bluffton, SC

Anhinga (immature)

 

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Dublin, Ohio

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fort Myers, Florida

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

Six Mile Cypress Slough, Fort Myers, Florida

Double-crested Cormorant

 

Vidanta Resort, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Vidanta Resort, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Neotropic Cormorant

Phalacrocorax brasilianus

Vidanta Resort, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Neotropic Cormorant

 

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

San Joaquin Wildlife Santuary, Irvine, California

American White Pelican (non-breeding adult)

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio

American White Pelican (breeding adult)

 

Tarcoles River, Tarcoles, Costa Rica

Brown Pelican (Adult)

Pelecanus occidentalis

Tarcoles River, Tarcoles, Costa Rica

Brown Pelican (Adult)

Pelecanus occidentalis

Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Brown Pelican (Juvenile)

  

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