Herons & allies (Pelecaniformes)

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) crouched low in still water with reflection

Snowy egret

Great egret (Ardea alba) preening on a log with a turtle

Great egret

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) landing with wings spread (black and white)

Snowy egret

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) taking off from still water with wings spread and mud trailing from its feet (black and white)

Snowy egret

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing with wings spread

Great blue heron

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing with wings spread and feet skimming the surface of the water

Great blue heron

Great egret (Ardea alba) with a fish in its beak, closeup

Great egret

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) standing in still water with a small fish in its beak, closeup

Snowy egret

Great egret (Ardea alba) facing the camera, closeup

Great egret

Great egret (Ardea alba) standing in shallow water with pink reflection

Great egret

Great egret (Ardea alba) catching a small fish, closeup

Great egret

Great egret (Ardea alba) head plunging into still water with reflection

Great egret

Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) perched in a tree

Black-crowned night heron

Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) crouched low in still water with pink reflection

Tricolored heron

Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) crouched low in still water and open beak with pink reflection

Tricolored heron

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) standing on a log in still water with one leg lifted (black and white)

Great blue heron

American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) walking along a grass-covered shoreline

American bittern

Juvenile little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) standing on a log in still water

Little blue heron

Little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) standing on a log in still water with a turtle

Little blue heron

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) with feathers puffed up

Snowy egret

Glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) walking through shallow water

Glossy ibis

Green heron (Butorides virescens) bathing in shallow water

Green heron

Green heron (Butorides virescens) with wings spread and feathers puffed up, one feather floating above

Western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) standing in tall grass

Western cattle egret

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) crouched low in still water with reflection

Snowy egret

Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) standing on a shoreline with plants

Yellow-crowned night heron

Snowy egret (Egretta thula) standing ona log on an island with pink flowers

Snowy egret

Great egret (Ardea alba) landing with wings spread

Great egret

Green heron (Butorides virescens) crouched low in still water with reflection

Green heron