Water Birds

Small shorebird dressed like it’s wearing a formal black waistcoat with striking face mask and collar.

A small white egret often tailing cattle and tractors like a farmyard helper, taking insects stirred from the grass.

Large black diver with a submarine silhouette and bronze reflections through the wings in sunlight.

Nicknamed the Jesus Bird for good reason, it appears to walk on water. With impossibly long toes spread like fans, Jacanas glide across floating lily pads like little wetland ballet […]

Tall, elegant and pure white, this feathered ghost glides through wetlands with the patience of a monk. Its yellow bill and long neck form a perfect S-shaped curve before striking […]