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  • The motion of a glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) in flight is captured in this long exposure over Puget Sound in Edmonds, Washington. The gull had just caught a small fish in the sound.
    Gull-Glaucous-Winged_Flight_Long-Exp...jpg
  • A murder of thousands of crows takes flight at the first light of day from their roost in Bothell, Washington. The full moon is beginning to set behind a forested ridge.
    Crows_Murder-In-Flight_Moon_Bothell_...jpg
  • A murder of thousands of crows takes flight at the first light of day from their roost in Bothell, Washington. The full moon is beginning to set behind a forested ridge.
    Crows_Murder-In-Flight_Moon_Bothell_...jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) takes off at sunrise from a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. During the winter months, thousands of snow geese spend the night on the pond and take off at or just before sunrise. This dramatic show is best viewed from part of the reserve known as the Flight Deck.
    NM_SnowGeese_FlightDeck_Sunrise_9188.jpg
  • A flock of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) take flight in wetlands near the town of Höfn, Iceland. Barnacle geese typically use Iceland as a migratory stop as they travel between their wintering grounds in Great Britain and their breeding grounds in Greeland, although growing numbers of the birds are now nesting in Iceland as well.
    Geese-Barnacle_Flock_Hofn-Iceland_37...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) take flight against a backdrop of trees, some of which are still showing autumn color, in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Most of the swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Pair_Skagit-Valley_2...jpg
  • A flock of mallard ducks in flight appear in silhouette against the colorful red and pink clouds over Puget Sound at sunset near Edmonds, Washington.
    Mallard_Flock_Flying_Silhouette_Edmo...jpg
  • Numerous crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off from a tree at dawn in winter. The motion of the birds in flight is blurred by a long camera exposure. A large flock of crows is known as a murder.
    Crows_TakingOff_Tree_Winter_6785.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) appears to fly over a hillside in Everett, Washington. Great blue herons have a special adaptation to their sixth cervical vertebra that lets them retract their neck for flight, but also to rapidly extend their necks with great force to capture prey.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Everett_3578.jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Anser caerulescens) take flight over a field in Mount Vernon, Washington. Tens of thousands of snow geese spend the winter in the area
    Geese_Snow_Flock_Sun_Mount-Vernon_27...jpg
  • A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) runs across the water of a pond to take flight in the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Swan_Trumpeter_Wyoming_TakingOff_340...jpg
  • The outstretched wings of a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight mimics the shape of the mountains south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
    Pelican_Brown_PuertoVallarta_Mountai...jpg
  • Two bald eagle fledglings (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) practice their flying skills by attempting to pass a stick in flight. The second eagle, however, missed and the stick fell to the ground.
    BaldEagle_Fledglings_PassingStick_01...jpg
  • A Northwestern crow (Corvus caurinus) attempts to attack a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight.
    BaldEagle_CrowMobbing_HeritagePark_7...jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) attacks a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight over Heritage Park, Kirkland, washington. Crows frequently attack bald eagles, hawks, osprey, and other perceived predators, an act known as mobbing. While mobbing crows have cut humans, their goal typically is to just force the predator out of their territory.
    BaldEagle_Crow_Attacking_InFlight_95...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fledgling flies in an awkward fashion on one of its first flights from the nest. Most eaglets fledge at about 12 weeks of age.
    BaldEagle_Fledgling_FirstFlight_6508.jpg
  • A belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) flies against the blue sky over the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Its breeding range covers inland bodies of water across much of North America.
    Kingfisher-Belted_In-Flight_Arboretu...jpg
  • Ten American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past a stormy cumulonimbus cloud over Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flight_Stormy_Bothell_6275.jpg
  • More than a dozen American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past a stormy cumulonimbus cloud over Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flight_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_672...jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation as they prepare to land in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Flight_Bosque_9926.jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twlight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_0...jpg
  • A murder of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over Snohomish County, Washington, on the way to the birds' night roosting spot with some of their wings catching the golden light of sunset.
    Crows_American_Murder-In-Flight_5491.jpg
  • A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) hunts while flying near Edison, Washington.
    Hawk_Red-Tailed_Flight_Edison_4818.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies against a foggy hillside in the North Cascades near Deming, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles spend part of the winter there to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Flight_Foggy_North-Cascad...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies past bare winter trees along North Creek in Bothell, Washington, at dusk on their way to their night roosting grounds. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_1...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fill the twlight sky over North Creek in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_2...jpg
  • A flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, fly across the twilight sky on their way to roosting grounds in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area of the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_2...jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), rendered in silhouette, flies over a patch of sunglint on Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington.
    Cormorant-Double-Crested_Flight_Silh...jpg
  • A flock of western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) flies low over the water of Port Gardner near Everett, Washington. They breed on the tundra in Alaska and eastern Siberia and winter along the coasts of North America and the Caribbean. The western sandpiper has one of the largest populations of any shorebird species with numbers in the millions.
    Sandpipers-Western_Flock_Flight_Ever...jpg
  • An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) soars over Port Gardner near Everett, Washington, in search for fish. Osprey, also known as sea hawks or fish eagles, hover over water until they spot fish. They then plunge head and feet first to grab their prey. Barbed pads on their feet prevent slippery fish from getting away.
    Osprey_In-Flight_Everett_1085.jpg
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies against a blue sky over Edmonds, Washington.
    Crow_American_Flight_Edmonds_0658.jpg
  • A dozen American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past a stormy cumulonimbus cloud over Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Dozen-In-Flight_Stormy_Bothell...jpg
  • A flock of gulls flies over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Mount Thyestes, covered in fresh snow, is visible in the background.
    Gulls_Flight_Brackendale_Mountain_42...jpg
  • A large flock of pigeons, otherwise known as rock doves (Columba livia), flies over the Snohomish River in Kenmore, Washington.
    Pigeons_Flock_Flight_5829.jpg
  • A juvenile northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) flies against a blue sky as it looks for food in a field on Fir Island in Skagit County, Washington. The northern harrier is an usual raptor, with a body that resembles a hawk, but a face that's more like an owl's. Its owlish face aids its incredibly sensitive hearing, allowing it to hear mice and voles beneath vegetation.
    Harrier-Northern_Flying_Fir-Island_0...jpg
  • A western gull (Larus occidentalis) flies overhead against cumulus clouds over Puget Sound in Edmonds, Washington.
    Gull_Western_Flying_Edmonds_0165.jpg
  • An American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) flies over a grassy field next to an estuary on Fir Island in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The bittern's diet consists mainly of fish and it's typically found in marshes and in coarse vegetation along lakes and ponds.
    Bittern-American_Flying_Fir-Island_1...jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) runs across Discovery Bay to take flight near the Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson County, Washington. This pigeon guillemot is displaying its breeding plumage; nonbreeding adults have mostly white heads.
    Guillemot_Pigeon_RunningOnWater_Disc...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies among the trees near a heron rookery in Kenmore, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Kenmore_7769.jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies over trees lining the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, about 16,000 crows roost each night in the area in restored wetlands.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Bothell_3398.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) flies away after feeding on a red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum).
    Hummingbird_Annas_Flowering-Currant_...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies over trees lining the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, as the moon rises. During the winter months, about 16,000 crows roost each night in the area in restored wetlands.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Moon_Bothell_0963.jpg
  • A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) soars over the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area near San Simeon, California. Turkey vultures, also known as turkey buzzards, are the most widespread of the New World vultures, found from southern Canada to the southern tip of South America. Turkey vultures are scavengers, using their keen sense of smell to detect the first signs of decay. They typically fly by using thermals to move through the air, flapping their wings infrequently.
    Turkey-Vulture_Soaring_Piedras-Blanc...jpg
  • A gull appears in silhouette as it flies across the face of the sun, reddened by the smoke from extensive wildfires, in this view from Edmonds, Washington.
    Gull_Puget-Sound_Smoky-Sunset_7274.jpg
  • A flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) circles over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    Cranes_Sandhill_Flock_ColumbiaNWR_02...jpg
  • A murder of American crows flies low over trees in Lynnwood, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Lynnwood_3925.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a murder of American crows flying over snow-covered trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, 15,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Snow_3570.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fly over the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on their way to their night roosting grounds. More than 10,000 crows roost together each night in the winter months.
    Crows_Murder_Between-Trees_Bothell_9...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fly over Bothell, Washington, at dusk. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Bothell_4061.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fly over bare winter trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on a dark, cloudy day. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Stormy_Bothell_3395.jpg
  • A subadult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies against a blue sky over Ocean Shores, Washington. Bald eagles don't typically earn their pure white heads and tails until they are 4 or 5 years old.
    BaldEagle_SubadultFlying_OceanShores...jpg
  • A tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) flies over an estuary in the Skagit Valley in Washington state. Tundra swans are the smallest, but most common, swans in North America.
    TundraSwan_Flying_SkagitValley_7417.jpg
  • A large flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) zig-zag across the sky at sunrise in Kenmore, Washington.
    Geese-Canada_Flock_Formation_Kenmore...jpg
  • A flock of least sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) fly in formation over the water of Possession Sound near Everett, Washington.
    Sandpipers-Least_Flock_Everett_0583.jpg
  • A flock of red-throated loons (Gavia stellata) fly through Deception Pass in Washington state on their way out to feed in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
    Loons_Red-Throated_Flock_Deception-P...jpg
  • A murder of American crows fly over snow-covered trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, 15,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Snow_3624.jpg
  • Ten American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past storm clouds on their way to their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the winter months.
    Crows_Flying_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_627...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over and is reflected on the water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Hood-Canal_Reflection_797...jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The Short-Eared Owl was one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_Short-Eared_Flying_Skagit-Valley...jpg
  • A red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) flies over a field to hunt near Edison, Washington.
    Hawk_Red-Tailed_Edison_4634.jpg
  • Hundreds of Vaux's swifts (Chaetura vauxi) gather at dusk before roosting in the chimney at the Wagner Center in Monroe, Washington, during their fall migration. Vaux's swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch. They roost by clinging to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees, but also old chimneys and smoke stacks that do not have smooth interior liners.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Flock_Monroe_3224.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies low over a small pond in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    Cormorant_Double-Crested_Reflection_...jpg
  • A large flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington.
    Cranes_Sandhill_Flock_Columbia_NWR_0...jpg
  • A great egret (Ardea alba) flies over the freshwater marsh of the Ballona Wetlands near Los Angeles, California. The Ballona Wetlands are one of the last wetlands of any significance in the Los Angeles basin.
    Egret-Great_Ballona-Wetlands_1540.jpg
  • An American crow streaks across the sky next to the crescent moon.
    Crow_Crescent-Moon_Bothell_7079.jpg
  • A belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) flies low over the Snohomish River in Everett, Washington, in search of food.
    Kingfisher-Belted_Flying_Snohomish-R...jpg
  • A Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) flies past Willow trees on Smith Island in Everett, Washington.
    Waxwing-Cedar_Flying_Everett_3726.jpg
  • Nearly two dozen elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) and a glaucous-winged gull fly together over the Malibu Lagoon in Malibu, California.
    Terns-Elegant_Flock_Malibu-Lagoon_40...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies past bare winter trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on a dark, cloudy day. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Stormy_Bothell_3352.jpg
  • A large flock of shorebirds, mainly Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri), fly in tight formation over the Bowerman Basin in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. More than 30,000 shorebirds stop in the refuge each spring to feed during their migration to breeding grounds in the far North.
    Shorebirds_Sandpipers_Bowerman_Refle...jpg
  • Thousands of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fill the sky over Bothell, Washington, at dusk. An estimated 16,000 crows roost in a small area there each night.
    Crows_Murder_Sky-Full_Motion_Bothell...jpg
  • A large flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, flies over trees lining the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, as the moon rises. During the winter months, about 16,000 crows roost each night in the area in restored wetlands.
    Crows_Murder_Trees_Moon_Bothell_0977.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock, known as a murder, fly over bare winter trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on a dark, cloudy day. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area in the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_Forest_Moon_Bothell_333...jpg
  • Against a hazy sky, an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over its roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use that roost each night during the winter months.
    Crow_Flying_Bothell_Hazy-Dawn_3821.jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) flies over the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_EdmondsMarsh_Flying_2...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) gets ready for its first flight by testing its wings and hopping from branch to branch about 20 feet from its nest in a tall Douglas Fir tree in Kirkland, Washington. At the time of this image, the young eagle was about 10 weeks old.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Branching_6433.jpg
  • Several Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) run on the surface of the Sammamish River to take flight in Kenmore, Washington. Thousands of Canada Geese winter in the area, spending the night on the banks of the river and the nearby Lake Washington. Large flocks fly up the river each morning to reach feeding grounds.
    CanadaGeese_SammamishRiver_TakingOff...jpg
  • A red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) runs across the surface of Puget Sound to build speed to take flight near Edmonds, Washington.
    Merganser-Red-Breasted_Running-Water...jpg
  • American coots (Fulica americana) begin to take flight from an area where they were feeding on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington. The American coot is also sometimes called a mud hen or pouldeau. This image was captured from Marymoor Park, a King County park that attracts more than 3 million visitors each year.
    Coots-American_Flock_Lake-Sammamish_...jpg
  • American coots (Fulica americana) begin to take flight from an area where they were feeding on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington. The American coot is also sometimes called a mud hen or pouldeau. This image was captured from Marymoor Park, a King County park that attracts more than 3 million visitors each year.
    Coots-American_Flock_Lake-Sammamish_...jpg
  • American coots (Fulica americana) begin to take flight from an area where they were feeding on Lake Sammamish in Redmond, Washington. The American coot is also sometimes called a mud hen or pouldeau. This image was captured from Marymoor Park, a King County park that attracts more than 3 million visitors each year.
    Coots-American_Flock_Lake-Sammamish_...jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) runs on the surface of Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington to take flight.
    Cormorant_DoubleCrested_RunningOnWat...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies along the banks of the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The eagle's motion is blurred by a long exposure.
    BaldEagle_Flying_MotionBlur_Brackend...jpg
  • Four trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly in formation over a farmer's field in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Hundreds of swans and tens of thousands of snow geese spend the winter in the area known as the Skagit Flats.
    TrumpeterSwans_0938.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies against blue skies at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_InFlight_2043.jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of a large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) turning as they fly over a field in Skagit County, Washington. The camera was panned with the birds flying to the right; birds that had made a U-turn and were flying left were blurred. Starlings typically fly in very large groups, often visible from large distances, to protect themselves against hawks and other predators..
    Starlings_LargeFlock_TurningMotion_6...jpg
  • One juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attacks another that flew too close as they soared over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagles_JuvenilesSoaringFighting_...jpg
  • Hundreds of snow geese (Chens caerulescens) take off from a field in Skagit County, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese spend part of the winter there, feasting in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeeseLiftOff.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada with bare winter trees in the background.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_Brackendale_4536.jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) hunts for food by flying over a marsh near Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl was one of the widest distributions of any bird; it is found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_Hunting_BoundaryBay_1...jpg
  • A large flock of Common Murres (Uria aalge), also known as Common Guillemots, flies over Pacific Ocean near Chapman Point in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The area hosts one of the three largest breeding colonies of the murres on the Oregon coast.
    Murres_Common_LargeFlockInFlight_Cha...jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) looks for a place to land on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9190.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), about two and a half months old, takes off from a tree near its nest. At the time of this image, the bald eagle fledgling had been flying for about two weeks.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_TakingOff_9041.jpg
  • A flock of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flies in formation over the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello, Washington. Thousands of sandhill cranes stop briefly near Othello on their northward migration each spring.
    SandhillCranes_Othello_FlyingInForma...jpg
  • An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hovers over Puget Sound near Everett, Washington, in search for fish. Osprey, also known as sea hawks or fish eagles, hover over water until they spot fish. They then plunge head and feet first to grab their prey. Barbed pads on their feet prevent slippery fish from getting away.
    Osprey_InFlight_6650.jpg
  • A male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flies over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. During breeding season, male magnificant frigatebirds have a bright red throat pouch. The large bird has a wingspan of seven feet (two meters).
    frigatebird_male_0263.jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flies over Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl was one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_Flying_BoundaryBay_19...jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies over an open area on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9180.jpg
  • A large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flies over a field in Mount Vernon, Washington. When a predator is near, starlings fly together in a tight group. Such flocks are often visible for great distances.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Flying_6586.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies over the Snohomish River near Kenmore, Washington. Double-crested cormorants have a typical wingspan of 52 inches (132 centimeters) and are one of only two types of cormorants that are commonly found on or near fresh water.
    Cormorant_DoubleCrested_flying_5666.jpg
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