Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
Updated 11/14: heron, egret, bittern, ibis, spoonbill, flamingo, stork
!["American Bittern",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",]()
!["American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands",]()
!["American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo.",]()
!["American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo.",]()
!["American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo.",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, California",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron - Denman Wildlife Preserve, White City, OR",]()
!["Black-crowned Night-Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA",]()
!["Boat-billed Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",]()
!["Cattle Egret & Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",]()
!["Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",]()
!["Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",]()
!["Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, Costa Rica",]()
!["Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",]()
!["Cattle Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Cattle Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Cattle Egret - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Cattle Egret - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Cattle Egret - note yellow \"slippers\" (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",]()
!["Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Glossy Ibis",]()
!["Glossy Ibis",]()
!["Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Glossy Ibis (juvenile)",]()
!["Great Blue Heron",]()
!["Great Blue Heron & (3) River Otters (© Nick Viani 3/6) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Creek Transect AB",]()
!["Great Blue Heron & Salamander (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",]()
!["Great Blue Heron(© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh Wildlife Area, CA",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City Jetty/breakwater",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Preserve",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note: this bird appears to have been wounded, perhaps by a coyote. Flight was unimpaired.",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 8/8) Siltcoos River, birding by boat",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 12/20) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (detail) (© Nick Viani) Arcata, CA",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (nestling) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (on nest with nestlings)",]()
!["Great Blue Heron (with 2 nestlings) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Great Blue Heron, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - Breeding Plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - Juvenile (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - Juvenile (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Great Blue Heron - Santa Cruz",]()
!["Great Blue Heron and Greater Yellowlegs take-off series (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery",]()
!["Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery",]()
!["Great Egret",]()
!["Great Egret",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA - Lassen Volcano in the distance",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ferndale Bottoms--Russ Ln., Ferndale, CA",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ruby Lake NWR",]()
!["Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Great Egret (detail: breeding color)",]()
!["Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)",]()
!["Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)",]()
!["Great Egret (in breeding color & plumage)",]()
!["Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Herons (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Great Egret - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["Great Egret and Black-necked Stilt - Page Springs Campground, Frenchglen, OR",]()
!["Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",]()
!["Green Heron",]()
!["Green Heron",]()
!["Green Heron",]()
!["Green Heron",]()
!["Green Heron",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani 2/8) Canopy Tower, Panamá",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ",]()
!["Green Heron (© Nick Viani 8/10) Elma, Washington, County Park",]()
!["Green Ibis (© Nick Viani) La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica",]()
!["Little Blue Heron",]()
!["Little Blue Heron",]()
!["Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL",]()
!["Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL",]()
!["Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",]()
!["Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.",]()
!["Little Blue Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Little Blue Heron, Royal Terns (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Reddish Egret",]()
!["Reddish Egret",]()
!["Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Reddish Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Roseate Spoonbill & Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Rufescent Tiger-Heron (© Nick Viani 2/9) Ammo Pond, Canopy Tower, Panamá",]()
!["Snowy Egret",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Snowy Egret with breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Snowy Egret with breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Sunbittern (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Tricolored Heron (and Mottled ducks)",]()
!["Unidentified Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["Where's the American Bittern? (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",]()
!["White-faced Ibis & a Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Merced National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) National Wildlife Refuge",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",]()
!["White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) West Butte Road en-route to Gray Lodge SWR, CA",]()
!["White-faced Ibis, White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["White-faced Ibis - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)",]()
!["White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",]()
!["White Ibis",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",]()
!["White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",]()
!["White Ibis (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",]()
!["Wood Stork",]()
!["Wood Stork",]()
!["Wood Stork",]()
!["Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL",]()
!["Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",]()
!["Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Yellow-crowned Heron (© Nick Viani 2/11) Costa del Este, Panamá City",]()
!["Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",]()
!["Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region",]()
!["Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",]()
!["Yellow-headed Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",]()
![,]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park]()
![Great Egret - Brookings, Ship Ahoy Estuary, OR]()
![Great Egret with fish and emerging breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Washington DC]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) French Glen Campground]()
![Limpkin - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park]()
![Roseate Spoonbills & Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park]()
![Snowy Egret, Senator Wash, Imperial Dam near Yuma, AZ]()
![Thick-billed Heron, Costa Rica]()
![Tricolored Heron & Alligator - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani)]()
"American Bittern",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands",
"American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo.",
"American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo.",
"American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo.",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Black-crowned Night Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Black-crowned Night Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, California",
"Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron - Denman Wildlife Preserve, White City, OR",
"Black-crowned Night-Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA",
"Boat-billed Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",
"Cattle Egret & Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR",
"Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",
"Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh",
"Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, Costa Rica",
"Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",
"Cattle Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Cattle Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Cattle Egret - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Cattle Egret - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Cattle Egret - note yellow "slippers" (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Glossy Ibis",
"Glossy Ibis",
"Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Glossy Ibis (juvenile)",
"Great Blue Heron",
"Great Blue Heron & (3) River Otters (© Nick Viani 3/6) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Creek Transect AB",
"Great Blue Heron & Salamander (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani)",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore",
"Great Blue Heron(© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh Wildlife Area, CA",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City Jetty/breakwater",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Preserve",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note: this bird appears to have been wounded, perhaps by a coyote. Flight was unimpaired.",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 8/8) Siltcoos River, birding by boat",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR",
"Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 12/20) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect",
"Great Blue Heron (detail) (© Nick Viani) Arcata, CA",
"Great Blue Heron (nestling) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron (on nest with nestlings)",
"Great Blue Heron (with 2 nestlings) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Great Blue Heron, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Great Blue Heron - Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron - Breeding Plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Great Blue Heron - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Great Blue Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Great Blue Heron - Juvenile (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Great Blue Heron - Juvenile (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Great Blue Heron - Santa Cruz",
"Great Blue Heron and Greater Yellowlegs take-off series (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond",
"Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery",
"Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery",
"Great Egret",
"Great Egret",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani)",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani)",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA - Lassen Volcano in the distance",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ferndale Bottoms--Russ Ln., Ferndale, CA",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ruby Lake NWR",
"Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",
"Great Egret (detail: breeding color)",
"Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)",
"Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)",
"Great Egret (in breeding color & plumage)",
"Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Herons (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Great Egret - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)",
"Great Egret and Black-necked Stilt - Page Springs Campground, Frenchglen, OR",
"Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL",
"Green Heron",
"Green Heron",
"Green Heron",
"Green Heron",
"Green Heron",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani 2/8) Canopy Tower, Panamá",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ",
"Green Heron (© Nick Viani 8/10) Elma, Washington, County Park",
"Green Ibis (© Nick Viani) La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica",
"Little Blue Heron",
"Little Blue Heron",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.",
"Little Blue Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Little Blue Heron, Royal Terns (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Reddish Egret",
"Reddish Egret",
"Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",
"Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Reddish Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",
"Roseate Spoonbill & Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",
"Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge",
"Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Rufescent Tiger-Heron (© Nick Viani 2/9) Ammo Pond, Canopy Tower, Panamá",
"Snowy Egret",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Snowy Egret with breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Snowy Egret with breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Sunbittern (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Tri-colored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron",
"Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",
"Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico",
"Tricolored Heron (and Mottled ducks)",
"Unidentified Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"Where's the American Bittern? (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area",
"White-faced Ibis & a Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Merced National Wildlife Refuge",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) National Wildlife Refuge",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA",
"White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) West Butte Road en-route to Gray Lodge SWR, CA",
"White-faced Ibis, White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico",
"White-faced Ibis - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)",
"White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA",
"White Ibis",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL",
"White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"White Ibis (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL",
"Wood Stork",
"Wood Stork",
"Wood Stork",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Yellow-crowned Heron (© Nick Viani 2/11) Costa del Este, Panamá City",
"Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico",
"Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region",
"Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL",
"Yellow-headed Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica",
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American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR
(© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park
Great Egret - Brookings, Ship Ahoy Estuary, OR
Great Egret with fish and emerging breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Washington DC
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) French Glen Campground
Limpkin - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park
Roseate Spoonbills & Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park
Snowy Egret, Senator Wash, Imperial Dam near Yuma, AZ
Thick-billed Heron, Costa Rica
Tricolored Heron & Alligator - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani)