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"A Long Journey" by Hector Cordero - Chincoteague NWR, VA (tundra swan)

A Perfect Storm

"A Perfect Storm" by Darya Zelentsova - Parker River NWR, MA (snowy owl)

A Rainbow on a Cloudy Day

"A Rainbow on a Cloudy Day" by Derek Spencer - Toronto, Ont. (bufflehead)

A Rainy Day to Hunt

"A Rainy Day to Hunt" by Liam Ragan - Victoria, B.C. (red-tailed hawk)

A Spoonful

"A Spoonfull" by Arianna Palm Skipper - Merritt Island, NWR, FL (roseate spoonbill)

After the Storm

"After the Storm" by Lauren Craft - Oceanside Beach, CA (royal tern)

All Aboard!

"All Aboard!" by Darren Raphael - Huntington Beach, CA (American avocet)

And He Cut Through the Water Like Silk

"And He cut Through the Water Like Silk" by Nicollet Overby - Escondido, CA (blue-winged teal)

Bathing Towhee

"Bathing Towhee" by Anton Sorokin - Pinnacles National Park, CA (spotted towhee)

Bathing Trio

"Bathing Trio" by Marian Fuller-Morris - False Cape Park, VA (sanderling)

Beach Bubble Bath

"Beach Bubble Bath" by Mike Pantaleo - Texas City Dike, TX (sanderling)

Beautiful

"Beautiful" by Ray Rosa - Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ (snowy owl)

Before Sunrise

"Before Sunrise" by Kim Meisinger - Muskegon, MI (snowy owl)

Black Turnstone Portrait

"Black Turnstone Portrait" by Kyle Gerner - Pescadero State Beach, CA (black turnstone)

Blue Jays Fight

"Blue Jays Fight" by Alessandro Retacchi - New York, NY (blue jay)

Braving the Hail

"Braving the Hail" by James Welch - Cornwall, UK (ruddy turnstone)

Breaking the Pattern

"Breaking the Pattern" by Anke Frohlich - New York, NY (bufflehead)

Bunker Bites

"Bunker Bites" by Michael Janusz - Jersey Shore, NJ (sanderling)

Cardinal in a Wintery Wonderland

"Cardinal in a Wintery Wonderland" by Brent Barnes - Edmond, OK (northern cardinal)

Carp-e Diem

"Carp-e Diem!" by Peter Brannon - Tampa, FL (little blue heron)

Casting a Dark Spell

"Casting a Dark Spell" by Bcconn - Huntley Meadows, VA (northern shoveler)

Catching crabs

"Catching Crabs" by Glenn Welch - Eastbourne Harbor, UK (velvet scoter)

Chickadee on a Colorado Blue Spruce

"Chickadee on a Colorado Blue Spruce" by Carl Paulson - Littleton, CO (black-capped chickadee)

Cleared for Landing

"Cleared for Landing" by Lyle Gruby - Cambridge, MD (canvasback)

Come Rain or Shine

"Come Rain or Shine" by Jennifer Hess - Marana, AZ (Anna's hummingbird)

Designer Colors

"Designer Colors" by Jim Burns - Phoenix, AZ (gadwall)

Double Landing

"Double Landing" by Kim Meisinger - Leoss Bluffs NWR, MO (bald eagle)

Drizzly Day Blues

"Drizzly Day Blues" by Brian Fox - Blythewood, SC (eastern bluebird)

Droplets

"Droplets" by Mateusz Piesiak - Warsaw, Poland (mute swan)

Emerged from Water

"Emerged from Water" by Mateusz Piesiak - Wroclaw, Poland (northern shoveler)

Evening Grosbeak in Rain, Sleet, and Snow

"Evening Grosbeak in Rain, Sleet, and Snow" by Gail Bisson - Sydney, Nova Scotia (evening grosbeak)

Flight in Evening

"Flight in Evening" by Darren Raphael - Huntington Beach, CA (long-billed curlew)

Flying Fancy

"Flying Fancy" by Mike Pantaleo - Texas City Dike, TX (Forster's tern)

Found a Pretty Seashell!

"Found a Pretty Seashell!" by Amanda Chou - Newport Beach. CA (sanderling)

Frozen

"Frozen" by Rafael Jimemez - Cordoba, Spain (Sardinian warbler)

Greater Flamingo Flock

"Greater Flamingo Flock" by Hira Punjabi - Bhigwan, India (greater flamingo)

Greenfinch

"Greenfinch" by Andres Miguel Dominguez - Cadiz, Spain (European greenfinch)

High Wire Act

"High Wire Act" by Lynn Fergusson - Birch Cove Park, Nova Scotia (blue-gray gnatcatcher)

Hooray!

"Hooray!" by Barbara White - La Jolla, CA (brown pelican)

I Think I Hear Something

"I Think I Hear Something" by Rebecca DePorte - New York, NY (rusty blackbird)

Ice Angel

"Ice Angel" by sawsaw - Shediac Bay, New Brusnwick (red-breasted merganser)

Ice Fishing Eagle

"Ice Fishing Eagle" by Andy Raupp - Elgin, IL (bald eagle)

Ice Nest

"Ice Nest" by Beth Diggs - Lenoir, NC (dark-eyed junco)

I'm Coming for You

"I'm Coming for You" by Lynn Fergusson - Williams Lake, Nova Scotia (wood duck)

In the Seafood II

"In the Seafood II" by Makuba - Mustique Island, St. Vincent & the Grenadines (sandpiper)

Incoming!

"Incoming!" by Dave Young - Rockport, MA (purple sandpiper)

It's Snowing

"It's Snowing" by Diana Whiting - Geneva, NY (short-eared owl)

Junco in the Snow

"Junco in the Snow" by Nikki Buchalski - East Brunswick, NJ (dark-eyed junco)

Just a Sip

"Just a Sip" by Christopher Johnson - West New Providence , Bahamas (white-cheeked pintail)

Just Another Splash!

"Just Another Splash!" by Gail Bisson - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (purple sandpiper)

Keeping Warm

"Keeping Warm" by Brian Roberts - Backyard, RI (northern cardinal)

Lazy Day

"Lazy Day" by Tony Lucci - Clearwater, FL (brown pelican)

Let Sleeping Owls Lie

"Let Sleeping Owls Lie" by Diana Whiting - Geneva, NY (short-eared owl)

Look What I Can Do

"Look What I Can Do" by Roger Hagerman - Marion, MI (cedar waxwing)

Milk Shake

"Milk Shake" by Leslie Abbott - Santa Cruz, CA (snowy egret)

Mountain Pose

"Mountain Pose" by Nick Kovalenko - Spokane River, WA (mountain chickadee)

My Joyful Winter Visitor

"My Joyful Winter Visitor" by sawsaw - Nova Scotia (pine warbler)

On Golden Pond

"On Golden Pond" by Katrina Plummer - Huntington Beach, CA (northern pintail)

On Point

"On Point" by Judd Patterson - Peaceful Water Sanctuary, FL (lesser yellowlegs)

One...Last...Drop...

"One...Last...Drop..." by Kyle Gerner - Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR, CA (American avocet)

Over the Snowy Hill

"Over the Snowy Hill" by Andy Raupp - Sycamore Farm, IL (snow bunting)

Oystercatchers in Flight

"Oystercatchers in Flight" by Susan Allen - Ocean City, NJ (American oystercatcher)

Pintail Preening

"Pintail Preening" by Lyle Gruby - Huntley Meadows, VA (northern pintail)

Poised to Strike

"Poised to Strike" by James Welch - Lincolnshire, UK (grey heron)

Proud

"Proud" by Ray Rosa - Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ (common eider)

Purple in the Keys

"Purple in the Keys" by Judd Patterson - Key Largo, FL (purple sandpiper)

Purple Sandpiper on the Rocks 1

"Purple Sandpiper on the Rocks 1" by Jeremy Nadel - Brooklyn, NY (purple sandpiper)

Put Your Left Foot In

"Put Your Left Foot In..." by Sarah Keates - Woburn, MA (American coot)

Ready and Waiting

"Ready and Waiting" by Leslie Abbott - Santa Cruz, CA (green heron)

Red-capped Plover

"Red-capped Plover" by Kate Garringe-Smith - Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia (red-capped plover)

Red-tailed Hawk in a Snow Squall

"Red-tailed Hawk in a Snow Squall" by Paint Pete - Ft. Edward, NY (red-tailed hawk)

Rest and Reflection

"Rest and Reflection" by Angela Grieco - Simi Valley, CA (hooded merganser)

"Restless Snow Geese in Hunting Season

"Restless Snow Geese in Hunting Season" by Ann Kramer - Fir Island, WA (snow goose)

Ride the Wave

"Ride the Wave" by Arianna Palma Skipper - San Juan, PR (American oystercatcher)

Rosy Reflections

"Rosy Reflections" by Gretchen Kay Stuart - Merritt Island NWR, FL (roseate spoonbill)

Royal Tern Coming in for a Landing

"Royal Tern Coming in for a Landing" by Christopher Johnson - Nassau, Bahamas (royal tern)

Seeing Quadruple

"Seeing Quadruple" by Marian Fuller-Morris - False Cape State Park, VA (sanderling)

Silver Lining

"Silver Lining" by Darren Raphael - Huntington Beach, CA (American wigeon)

Sipping and Dribbling Cedar Waxwing at the Spring

"Sipping and Dribbling Cedar Waxwing at the Spring" by AJ Waud - New York, NY (cedar waxwing)

Sleeping Beauty

"Sleeping Beauty" by Khaldoon Aldway - Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve, Dubai (black-winged stilt)

Snowed In

"Snowed In" by Michael Fahey - Fairfax County, VA (barred owl)

Snowflake

"Snowflake" by Mateusz Piesiak - Warszawa, Poland (mallard)

Snowy Beach Bliss

"Snowy Beach Bliss" by Angela Grieco - Ormand Beach, CA (snowy plover)

Sparrow at the Spa

"Sparrow at the Spa" by David Webster - San Francisco, CA (golden-crowned sparrow)

Splish Splash, I was Taking a Bath!

"Splish Splash, I was Taking a Bath!" by Pierre Cenerelli - Champion Heights, British Columbia (dark-eyed junco)

Sun Salutation

"Sun Salutation" by Michael Fahey - Cambridge, MD (redhead)

Surf Dancing

"Surf Dancing" by Judd Patterson - Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park, FL (piping plover)

The Ballerina

"The Ballerina" by Robert Ho - San Francisco, CA (snowy egret)

The Ground is Cold

"The Ground is Cold!!!" by Rafael Jimenez - Sevilla, Spain (bluethroat)

The Other Side of the World

"The Other Side of the World" by Anna He - Foster City, CA (great blue heron)

The Runway

"The Runway" by Mike Pantaleo - Texas City Dike, TX (crested caracara)

The White Stripe

"The White Stripe" by Eileen de la Cruz - Kirkland, WA (green-winged teal)

There's Got to be One Down Here

"There's Got to be One Down Here" by Barbara White - Laguna Beach, CA (willet)

These Legs are Made for Walkin'

"These Legs are Made for Walkin'" by J.G. Grieco - Simi Valley, CA (greater yellowlegs)

Time to Split Before the Snow Storm

"Time to Split Before the Snow Storm" by Susan Allen - Edwin B. Forsythe NWR, NJ (Savannah sparrow)

Touching Wingtips12

"Touching Wingtips12" by Ron Bolander - Gualala River, CA (great egret)

Two Phases

"Two Phases" by Octavio Franco - Lagoa de Confusao, Brazil (snowy egret)

Under the Snowfall

"Under the Snowfall" by Andres Miguel Dominguez - Cadiz, Spain (chaffinch)

Waiting to Catch a Wave

"Waiting to Catch a Wave" by Mark Zagarenski - Napatree Point, RI (sanderling)

Walking on Water

"Walking on Water" by Jim Burns - Fountain Hills, AZ (bufflehead)

Watching the Waves

"Watching the Waves" by Barbara White - Laguna Beach, CA (willet)

Watercolor

"Watercolor" by Brian Dritschler - Nagano Prefecture, Japan (grey wagtail)

Wave Runners

"Wave Runners" by Gail Bisson - Point Michaud, Nova Scotia (purple sandpiper)

White Shadow Over the Ice

"White Shadow Over the Ice" by J. Crossman - Western Michigan (snowy owl)

White-faced Heron in the Dusk

"White-faced Heron in the Dusk" by Athena Rhodes - Auckland, New Zealand (white-faced heron)

Who is King of the Water

"Who is King of the Water" by Randy Wei - Los Angeles, CA (hooded merganser)

Why the Long Face

"Why the Long Face" by Derek Spencer - Burlington, Ontario (trumpeter swan)

Wing Beauty

"Wing Beauty" by Katrina Plummer - Huntington Beach, CA (snowy egret)

Wing in Water Reflection

"Wing in Water Reflection" by Randy Wei - Los Angeles, CA (snowy egret)

Wing Wave

"Wing Wave" by Joe Subolefsky - Cambridge, MD (bufflehead)

Winter Beauty

"Winter Beauty" by Nancy Harmon - Tiskilwa, IL (tufted titmouse)

You're Dripping

"You're Dripping" by Robyn Elliott - Fernvale, Queensland, Australia (brown honeyeater)