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A Kiss
"A Kiss" by Brooke S. - Alameda, CA (black-necked stilt)
A Moment of Reflection
"A Moment of Reflection" by Josh Galicki - Plymouth Flats, PA (pectoral sandpiper)
A Peaceful Moment
"A Peaceful Moment" by Nikki Buchalski - Kingston, NJ (great egret)
A Perfect Fit
"A Perfect Fit" by Cynthia Case - Newport Coast, CA (black turnstone)
A Portrait of a Willet
"A Portrait of a Willet" by Chris Corr - Brigantine Beach, NJ (willet)
After the Sandman Visits
"After the Sandman Visits" by Brent Barnes - West Palm Beach, FL (ruddy turnstone)
Airborne
"Airborne" by Katrina Plummer - Huntington Beach, CA (reddish egret)
Alone in the Dark!
"Alone in the Dark!" by Robert Ho - San Francisco, CA (snowy egret)
Amongst the Falls
"Amongst the Falls" by Pamela Karaz - Trenton Falls, NY (great blue heron)
Another Step
"Another Step" by Chelos - Salinas, Puerto Rico (semipalmated sandpiper)
Avian Axilla
"Avian Axilla" by Terry Bull - Chatham, MA (great black-backed gull)
Backwash
"Backwash" by Nancy Garrison - Marco Island, FL (willet)
Daily Double
"Daily Double" by Randy Wei - Huntington Beach, CA (snowy egret)
Battling Godwits
"Battling Godwits" by Lynn - Hilton Head, SC (marbled godwit)
Beach Ballet
"Beach Ballet" by Vascovdberg - Ijmuiden, The Netherlands (sanderling)
Beauty at the Lake
"Beauty at the Lake" by Khaldoon Aldway - Al Marmoom Reserve, Dubai (black-tailed godwit)
Black and White
"Black and White" by Eileen de la Cruz - Langley, WA (Bonaparte's gull)
Borderless Reflections
"Borderless Reflections" by Samuel Zhang - Parker River NWR, MA (black-bellied plover)
Close-up Shot of a Great Blue Heron's Feet
"Close-up Shot of a Great Blue Heron's Feet by Erin Lawlor - Lake Whetstone, MD (great blue heron)
Committed
"Committed" by Ron Bolander - Gualala Point Park, CA (brown pelican)
Dancing on Water
"Dancing on Water" by Cheryl Callen - Port Bolivar Peninsula, TX (snowy egret)
Dare to Be Different
"Dare to Be Different" by Kendra Berry - Bodega Bay, CA (marbled godwit and willet)
Dew Drops at Sunrise
"Dew Drops at Sunrise" by Gail Bisson - Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (buff-breasted sandpiper)
Did You See My Jellyfish?
"Did You See My Jellyfish?" by Mateusz Piesiak - Baltic Sea, Poland (red knot)
Drippy Bill
"Drippy Bill" by Jacob Woulf - Oconto County, WI (stilt sandpiper)
Dropped In, Lit Up
"Dropped In, Lit Up" by Darren Raphael - Huntington Beach, CA (marbled godwit)
Fall Heron
"Fall Heron" by Gail Bisson - Florence, Nova Scotia (great blue heron)
Fleeting Shadow
"Fleeting Shadow" by Robert Ho - San Francisco, CA (long-billed curlew)
Flexi-Bill
"Flexi-Bill" by Matthew Addicks - Chincoteague Island NWR, VA (marbled godwit)
Fluffy Hair and Striking a Pose
"Fluffy Hair and Striking Pose" by Cacky Rivers - Donnelly Wildlife Management Area, SC (snowy egret)
Foraging Plover
"Foraging Plover" by Dave Young - Ipswich, MA (piping plover)
Glossy Flight
"Glossy Flight" by Rahul Bansal - Al Qudra, Dubai (glossy ibis)
Golden Hour Plover
"Golden Hour Plover" by Jacob Woulf - Green Bay, WI (American golden plover)
Golden Shimmer
"Golden Shimmer" by Simon Nockold - Cornwall, England (great cormorant)
Great Knot
"Great Knot" by Yashodhan Bhatia - Jamnagar, India (great knot)
Guarding the Catch
"Guarding the Catch" by Lindsay Donald - St. George, Island, FL (willet and sanderling)
Heron X
"Heron X" by Carey Sherrill - Westerville, OH (great blue heron)
Horseshoe Throne
"Horseshoe Throne" by James Vatne - Prime Hook NWR, DE (semipalmated sandpiper)
I Will Get You
"I Will Get You" by Roger Hagerman - Manistee, MI (sanderling)
I'm a Loner, Dottie
"I'm a Loner, Dottie" by Jason Garcia - Hornsby Bend, TX (buff-breasted sandpiper)
Into the Light
"Into the Light" by Simon Nockold - Cornwall, England (ruddy turnstone)
It's a Head Above the Rest
"It's a Head Above the Rest" by Melissa Rowell - Cape May, NJ (black skimmer)
Jealous Bite
"Jealous Bite" by Randy Wei - Huntington Beach, CA (elegant tern)
Just Waiting
"Just Waiting" by David Bradbrook - Sonoma County, CA (black turnstone)
Keep Your Chin Up
"Keep Your Chin Up" by Nancy Garrison - Marco Island, FL (black-bellied plover)
Keeping a Close Eye
"Keeping a Close Eye" by Joshua Galicki - Plymouth Flats, PA (least sandpiper)
Killdeer in Flight
"Killdeer in Flight" by Paul Malinowski - Littleton, CO (killdeer)
Knot Red
"Knot Red" by Samuel Zhang - Parker River NWR, MA (red knot)
Leaving the Boat
"Leaving the Boat" by Ana Amaral - Porto, Portugal (grey heron)
Lonely Life
"Lonely Life" by Cordero - New York, NY (solitary sandpiper)
Lucky Egret
"Lucky Egret" by Brian Fox - Murrells Inlet, SC (great egret)
Mangrove Runway
"Mangrove Runway" by Nancy Garrison - Marco Island, FL (willet)
Meal Moment Freeze
"Meal Moment Freeze" by Randy Wei - Huntington Beach, CA (double-crested cormorant)
Mirror, Mirror
"Mirror, Mirror" by Samantha Wright - Esperance, Western Australia (silver gull)
Monet Inspired Morning Sun
"Monet Inspired Morning Sun" by Anke Frohlich - New York, NY (solitary sandpiper)
Morning Yoga
"Morning Yoga" by Glen Darees - Awarua Bay, New Zealand (double banded plover)
Morning Zen
"Morning Zen" by Raphael D. - Huntington Beach, CA (yellow-crowned night heron)
New Zealand Dotterel Stretching
"New Zealand Dotterel Stretching" by Glen Darees - Awarua Bay, New Zealand (New Zealand dotterel)
One Long Middle Toe
"One Long Middle Toe" by Roger Hagerman - Glen Haven. MI (greater yellowlegs)
Orangelegs
"Orangelegs" by Jim Burns - Gilbert, AZ (greater yellowlegs)
Pelican Crossing
"Pelican Crossing" by Robert Ho - Bodega Bay, CA (brown pelican)
Pink Morning
"Pink Morning" by Khaldoon Aldway - Khor Kalba Mangrove Reserve, United Arab Emirates (greater sand plover)
Piping Plover on a Polished Plane
"Piping Plover on a Polished Plane" by Lyle Gruby - Stone Harbor, NJ (piping plover)
Playing in the Water
"Playing in the Water" by MIke Pantaleo - Texas City, TX (American oystercatcher)
Plover on the Rocks
"Plover on the Rocks" by Sarah Keates - Westport, MA (black-bellied plover)
Plunge
"Plunge" by Lyle Gruby - Stone Harbor, NJ (sanderling)
Portrait of a Dunlin
"Portrait of a Dunlin" by K.P. Matera - Palm Beach County, FL (dunlin)
Reaction
"Reaction" by Glen Darees - Otago, New Zealand (silver gull and white-fronted tern)
Red Phalarope Looking Pensive at the East River
"Red Phalarope Looking Pensive at the East River" by Gloria Hong - New York, NY (red phalarope)
Reflections
"Reflections" by Musemom - Benicia, CA (great egrets)
Resting After a Long Day
"Resting After a Long Day" by Pierre Cenerelli - Burnaby Lake, British Columbia (long-billed dowitcher)
Resting
Resting by Mark Zagarenski - Napatree Point, RI (sanderling)
Ruddy Turnstone with a Lot to Say
"Ruddy Turnstone with a Lot to Say" by Gloria Hong - Queens, NY (ruddy turnstone)
Run Forest Run
"Run Forest Run" by Patty Kappmeyer - Hilton Head, SC (ruddy turnstone)
Sanderling Battle
"Sanderling Battle" by N. Chappell - San Luis Pass, TX (sanderling)
Sanderling Scamper
"Sanderling Scamper" by Lyle Gruby - Stone Harbor, NJ (sanderling)
Seeking the Light
"Seeking the Light" by Rahul Bansal - Al Qudra, Dubai (greater flamingo)
Semipalmated Plover Wing Flap
"Semipalmated Plover Wing Flap" by Hoses Broadbill - Staten Island, NY (semipalmated plover)
Shore Excursion
"Shore Excursion" by Darren Raphael - Huntington Beach, CA (willet)
Show Down
"Show Down" by Tzahi Finkelstein - Jordan Border, Israel (little egret)
Solitary Sandpiper
"Solitary Sandpiper" by Gloria Hong - New York, NY (solitary sandpiper)
Soulmates
"Soulmates" by Anke Frohlich - Nickerson Beach, NY (American oystercatcher)
Spoon in the Drawer
"Spoon in the Drawer" by J. Crossman - Sarasota, FL (roseate spoonbill)
Spread Your Wings
"Spread Your Wings" by K. Moore - Olympic National Park, WA (black oystercatcher)
Stand Out in a Crowd
"Stand Out in a Crowd" by Kendra Berry - Bodega Bay, CA (marbled godwit)
Stepping Out!
"Stepping Out!" by Gail Bisson - Florence Beach, Nova Scotia (pectoral sandpiper)
Strike a Pose
"Strike a Pose" by Tzahi Finkelstein - Israel (black-winged stilt)
Sun Shades
"Sun Shades" by Kim DiPasquale - Huntington Beach, CA (reddish egret)
Swordsmanship
"Swordsmanship" by Mateusz Piesiak - Baltic Sea, Poland (bar-tailed godwit)
Take Off!
"Take Off!" by Gail Bisson - South Bar, Nova Scotia (black-bellied plover)
Take-Off Together
"Take-Off Together" by Barbara White - Laguna Beach, CA (marbled godwit)
Tasty Snack
"Tasty Snack" by Lindsay Donald - St. George Island, FL (willet)
Tern Yoga
"Tern Yoga" by Dave Young - Ipswich, MA (common tern)
The Watcher
"The Watcher" by Kezixt - Missisquoi Bay, Quebec (dunlin)
This is Hopefulness
"This is Hopefulness" by Lisa Frank - Horicon Marsh, Wi (whooping crane)
Time to Get Off the Rock
"Time to Get Off the Rock" by Barbara White - Laguna Beach, CA (willet)
Tiny Bubbles
"Tiny Bubbles" by Beth Diggs - Topsail Island, NC (willet)
Tug of War
"Tug of War" by Patty Kappmeyer - Hilton Head, SC (willet and ruddy turnstone)
Victory in the Foam
"Victory in the Foam" by Mike Casey - Parker River NWR, MA (black-bellied plover)
Virginia Rail Close Up
"Virginia Rail Close Up" by Gloria Hong - New York, NY (Virginia rail)
Watch Your Step!
"Watch Your Step!" by Mark Zagarenski - Groton, CT (spotted sandpiper)
Whimbrel
"Whimbrel" by Khurram - Island Beach Park, NJ (whimbrel)
Wisconsin Waders
"Wisconsin Waders" by Lisa Frank - Belleville, WI (sandhill crane)
Yellow in Liquid Gold
"Yellow in Liquid Gold" by Muhammad Arif - Montezuma NWR, NY (greater yellowlegs)
Zen Master at Work
"Zen Master at Work" by Susan Schwartz - New York, NY (black-crowned night heron)
Zeroing In
"Zeroing In" by Mark Paul - Colchester, VT (greater yellowlegs)