Marie Read Collection (page 3)

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), male clinging in its typical head-downward pose on birch trunk in autumn, New York, USA, November

Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), two toms courting several hens, New York, USA

Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) in wetland vegetation, Florida, USA

Common Loon / Great northern diver (Gavia immer) chick riding on adults back on a misty morning, Michigan, USA

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) portrait, Pacific race, breeding plumage, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California, USA

Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens), male in breeding plumage singing from hemlock branch, New York, USA

Black Skimmer (Rynchops nigra), skimming with its open beak just below the water s
Black Skimmer (Rynchops nigra), skimming with its open beak just below the waters surface in search of prey, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, California

Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) male singing while perched on Crabapple (Malus sp.) flowers in spring, New York, USA May

Royal terns (Sterna maxima) pair crossing bills during courtship behaviour, Fort DeSoto Park, Florida, USA

Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis) male in breeding plumage, singing in spring, New York, USA

Great Egret (Casmerodias / Ardea alba) courtship display, backlit, Orlando, Florida, USA

Four Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) feeding on Crabapple (Malus sp) fruit, Ithaca, New York, USA, February

Male Yellow warbler (Setophaga / Dendroica petechia) in breeding plumage singing amongst oak catkins and leaves, New York, USA, May

Two Black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) in mid-air fight by a sunflower, New York, USA, February

American robin (Turdus migratorius) male on snow-covered ground, Ithaca, New York, USA, April

American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) pair in breeding plumage standing in water in foreground while flock of (Western) Sandpipers (Calidris sp.) flies past in the background, Irvine

American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus), closeup of individual feeding by using its chisel-shaped bill to pry open shellfish, Fort De Soto Park, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, March

Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) adult in breeding plumage in flight over water, mangroves in background, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, March

Wilsons Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) large flock on the shore at Mono Lake in late summer, California, USA. July. Mono Lake is an important staging site (stopover site) for migrating shorebirds

Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) first year female perched with newly-emerged leaves in spring, New York, USA, May

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male displaying in cattail marsh, backlighting, Ithaca, New York, USA, April

Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male calling and displaying, backlit, showing steamy breath on a chilly spring morning, Ithaca, New York, USA, April

Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male singing from ice-covered branch in early spring, Ithaca, New York, USA

Wilsons Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor), flock flying over tufa formations at Mono Lake, just after sunrise, California, USA

Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male perched on conifer during snowstorm, New York, USA, February

Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) male, perched amid Threadleaf Coreopsis flowers in summer, New York, USA, July

Common Loon (Gavia immer) adult in breeding plumage swallowing a large fish, Michigan, USA

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius), male on tree trunk, New York, USA

Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male perched on milkweed stem (Asclepias sp) and seed pods in winter, New York, USA, against white background

Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male singing in spring, perched on Pear blossom (Pyrus sp)
Baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) male singing in spring, perched on Pear blossom (Pyrus sp.) flowers, New York, USA May

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