#waterbirdwednesday

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#WaterbirdWednesday…A “bin chicken” (African Sacred Ibis), taking their fitting throne…! 🗑️🐓😹 #ibis @avibase #sacredibis #nevernotbirding #birding #birdtherapy #threskiornis #threskiornithidae #birdwatching #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Caltex Knysna) https://www.instagram.com/p/CITsVCUg4wK/?igshid=82xii4iosh1w

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Tim Lyden originally shared:

RIPARIAN REPOSE---

This beautiful adult male wood duck rests in the filtered morning light above calm waters in the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Oregon.

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Purple Heron is a little shocked it's already #WaterbirdWednesday this week, then gets back to the important work of stalking fish to eat! 😹 #heron #birds #waterbirds #birding #birdwatching #marsh #wetlands #birdsofsouthafrica (at Intaka Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9COnGagbAT/?igshid=b40cwqaatq9p

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#WaterbirdWednesday...Rescued juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron is very much not impressed! But just get a load of those eyes...you can even see me in the reflection! #nightheron #heron #waterbird @avibase #ardeidae #nycticorax #animalrescue #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildlifecare #grumpy #birdtherapy #birds #UnconventionalBirdPhotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Sea Life Park Waimanalo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrRMl5ABM_/?igshid=xqay2w1gweic

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#WaterbirdWednesday...A Red-knobbed Coot admiring the nesting island it's built so far. #waterbirds #coot #rallidae #birds #birding #birdtherapy #birdwatching #intakaisland #marsh #wetland #nest #urbanbirding #restorationecology #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Intaka Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYztXgD5zD/?igshid=u1pwvuhmy088

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#WaterbirdWednesday…A Red-knobbed Coot, showing off their namesake head ornaments, gathers nesting material at the restored wetland area of @intakaisland. #waterbirds #coot #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdtherapy #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #marsh #wetland (at Intaka Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_At5UVgHVz/?igshid=fcm5xugjndu2

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One of my favourites for #WaterbirdWednesday…the unique African Darter (Anhinga rufa), also called the slangvoel ("snakebird" in Afrikaans), because their necks & heads are the only thing above water when they swim…which looks like a snake! 𓆙𓅧 #waterbirds #darter #anhinga #snakebird #wetland #marsh #restorationecology #ornithology #etymology #intakaisland #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdtherapy #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Intaka Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-chO0TAb9t/?igshid=zzqf68jwhx2j

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Breeding White-breasted Cormorants for #WaterbirdWednesday! Cormorants can seem quite plain from a distance…but just look at the fabulously vibrant colours & patterns when in breeding plumage! Intaka Island has constructed platforms to provide additional rookery locations for these birds to nest on. #cormorant #cormorants #waterbirds #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdsofsouthafrica #phalacrocorax #breedingbirds #wetland #marsh #vlei #IntakaIsland #CapeTown #SouthAfrica (at Intaka Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mTZYIACoJ/?igshid=178uagu5qovf4

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#WaterbirdWednesday…Seems the local Blue Cranes had re-nested on the local floodplains, however, with the massive downpours the area has seen in recent days, I’m not so sure this next attempt would have survived…😿 #bluecrane #crane @avibase #birdingfromhome #nevernotbirding #birding #birdtherapy #waterbirds #grus #gruidae #gruiformes #birdwatching #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Bitou) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqw1FBKCfH/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#WaterbirdWednesday…”Hey boet, I think I’m a little lost…!!!” 😹 Odd to see an African Spoonbill just hanging out in one of the farm fields with Sacred Ibises! (There are two little vleis & a river relatively close by, but still a strange sight!) #waterbird #spoonbill @avibase #birdingfromhome #nevernotbirding #birding #birdtherapy #platalea #threskiornithidae #pelecaniformes #birdwatching #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Wittedrif, Western Cape, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYxS0aMXh1/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Little Egret taking a coastal stroll for #WaterbirdWednesday… #egret #waterbirds @avibase #nevernotbirding #birding #birdtherapy #egretta #ardeidae #pelicaniformes #birdwatching #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Keurboomstrand, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSuftp-qpY0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#WaterbirdWednesday...This juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron had quite the prime spot among the bushes…but would look out ever so often, like playing a game of hide & seek. #nightheron @avibase #waterbirds #nevernotbirding #birding #birdtherapy #nycticorax #ardeidae #pelicaniformes #birdwatching #birds #birdsofnorthamerica #birdsofcalifornia #birdsofcatalinaisland #birdsofcatalina #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Catalina Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/COfjdkagcpv/?igshid=tuatzc3sumku

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#WaterbirdWednesday…Seeing as we had a bit more freedom on this year’s #FreedomDay (in comparison to lockdown last year), went for a late morning of local birding. Spotted a Great Egret, a not-so-common species for the area! (Shown here in nice comparison with Little Egret) #egret #waterbirds @avibase #nevernotbirding #birding #birdtherapy #ardea #ardeidae #pelecaniformes #birdwatching #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Plett Goose Valley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CON3FcKg2gl/?igshid=1nbkjpmb3esr6

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An elegant, sea-faring Western Grebe for #WaterbirdWednesday! #waterbids #grebes #birding #birdtherapy #birdwatching #podicipedidae #DayoftheSeafarer #aechmophorus #water #ocean #sea #birdsofcalifornia #birdphotography #widlifephotography #naturephotography (at Oceanside Pier) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB0toKmA5FC/?igshid=1g736r1ka3qzv

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Little Egret with a majestic, sparkly splash for #WaterbirdWednesday! #egret #waterbirds #birding #birdtherapy #egretta #ardeidae #water #splash #lagoon #tidalmudlfat #birdwatching #birds #birdsofsouthafrica #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography (at Lookout Beach Plettenberg Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBQuRCXAsCA/?igshid=asvo4mmumm6z

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Tiny little Little Grebe silhouette for #WaterbirdWednesday… #grebe #waterbird #reeds #river #birds #birding #birdtherapy #birdwatching #birdsofsouthafrica #tachybaptus #podicipedidae #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotograpy (at Emily Moon River Lodge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_lDOvugcJv/?igshid=7x4a8rnq4r6g