Breeding Plumage Collection

Common loon (Gavia immer), in breeding plumage, running across water to take flight, Michigan, USA. June

Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) adult in breeding plumage capturing fish by half-running half-flying across waters surface and stabbing with its bill, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida

Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) male perched on pine, in breeding plumage (western subspecies D)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) male perched on pine, in breeding plumage (western subspecies D. p. palmarum) Alberta, Canada. May

Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) in breeding plumage. Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. Alaska, USA. June

Flock of White ibis (Eudocimus albus) in breeding plumage, at rookery on water s
Flock of White ibis (Eudocimus albus) in breeding plumage, at rookery on waters edge of the mangrove-covered island, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, March

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) adult in breeding plumage, close-up of head and colourful orange beak, backlit, Berlin Zoological Garden, Berlin Zoo, Germany. February

American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in breeding plumage, perched in Eastern redbud flowers in spring, New York, USA May

Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) male in partial display perched in Tree fern (Cyatheales) in wet eucalypt forest, Lakes Entrance Rainforest, Victoria, Australia

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) shows its breeding plumage. St. Johns Management Area, Florida, USA, March

Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) adult in breeding plumage preening tail feathers, Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, January

Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), adult in breeding plumage flying in to land on a perch, Orlando, Florida, USA, March

Pair of Horned Grebes (Podiceps auritus) in breeding plumage, on water, Southeast Alberta, Canada. May

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa). Male in breeding plumage flying at sunset. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA

Horned puffin (Fratercula corniculata) close-up portrait, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, Alaska, USA, July

Pair of Evening grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus), in winter plumage, perched on moss-covered log. New York, USA. October. Digitally retouched; distractions removed. Topaz AI Sharpen applied

Male Indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea) perched in flowering Serviceberry (Amelanchier) in spring. Salamanca, New York, USA. May

Blackburnian warbler (Dendroica fusca) male in breeding plumage, on branch with newly-emerging leaves in spring, near Salamanca, New York, USA, May

Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) holding fish in beak, flying back to nest, Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. June

Male Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), in breeding plumage, perched in snow-covered Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree during spring snowstorm, Freeville, New York, USA. April

Northern parula (Parula americana) male singing from flowering crabapple (Malus sp)
Northern parula (Parula americana) male singing from flowering crabapple (Malus sp.) tree in spring, near Salamanca, New York, USA, May 2022

Common tern (Sterna hirundo) adult in breeding plumage flying, carrying fish for young, Long Island, New York, USA, June

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) pair in breeding plumage, collecting nesting material, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America

Flock of adult Black skimmers (Rynchops niger), in breeding plumage, resting on a beach, Long Island, New York, USA. June

Adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger), in breeding plumage, skimming through the water with its specialised beak to catch fish, Nickerson Beach State Park, Long Island, New York, USA. June

Bullocks Oriole (Icterus gabula bullockii) male in breeding plumage perched amid new leaves in spring, Mono Lake Basin, California, USA

Wood duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. April

Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in breeding plumage flapping wings on sea cliff top in seabird colony, Scotland, UK, May. Digital composite

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in breeding plumage, balancing on palm leaf, India

Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) standing on rock, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, May

White ibis (Eudocimus albus) flock in breeding plumage, backlit against dark background, four individuals flying in to join flock, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, March

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