Oscar Dewhurst / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) swimming with cygnets in misty lake in morning light. Richmond Park, London, England, UK. May.
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Jack Dykinga / Sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) and Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) at sunrise, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, November.
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Jack Dykinga / Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) landing into a tight packed flock on lake, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. January.
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John Waters / Slow motion clip of a mixed flock of Teal (Anas crecca) and Wigeon (Anas penelope) landing in a lake, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.
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Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) feeding at dawn, Cardiff, Wales, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) courting, Cardiff, Wales, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) courting, Cardiff, Wales, UK, March.
Jack Dykinga / Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) and Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA, December.
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Bence Mate / Graylag gosling (Anser anser) resting under parent's wing, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary.
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Bence Mate / Graylag gosling (Anser anser) with parent, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. April.
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Bence Mate / Flock of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) taking off, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. December.
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Wim van den Heever / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) mid flight over the frozen lake, Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Wim van den Heever / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) portrait, on frozen lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Japan, February.
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Wim van den Heever / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) juvenile with adults behind, on frozen Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan. February.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship weed dance, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship weed dance, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) in urban environment Cardiff, UK
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance at dawn, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) with young chicks on back, Cardiff, UK, April.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance at dawn, Cardiff, UK, March. Highly Commended in the Animal Behaviour Category of the BWPA Competition 2015.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) rival males fighting during mating season, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) with wings raised defensively at sunrise, Wales, UK, April.
Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus cristatus) courtship dance, Cardiff, UK, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chick on back, The Netherlands, May.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in 'weed dance' courtship display, The Netherlands, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) two in territorial fight, The Netherlands, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) two in territorial fight, The Netherlands, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) two in territorial fight, The Netherlands, March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in 'weed dance' courtship display, The Netherlands. March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship display, The Netherlands. March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship display, The Netherlands. March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with head low to the water in aggressive display, The Netherlands. March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chick while its mate approaches with food, Netherlands, May.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship display, The Netherlands. March.
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Krijn Trimbos / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair in courtship display, The Netherlands. March.
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Danny Green / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) two in flight, during snowfall, Lake Kussharo, Japan, February
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Danny Green / Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight in snowfall, Lake Kussharo, Japan, February
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Claudio Contreras / Waterfowl at dawn with mist, including Great blue heron (Ardea herodias herodias), American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, Mexic...
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Claudio Contreras / Aquatic plants (Typha sp.) with Mexico City buildings in the back, Xochimilco wetlands, Mexico City, January
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Andy Rouse / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) on lake, Wales, UK, June.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) backlit adult bird at dawn. The Netherlands.May 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) close-up of an adult with two young chicks. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) male trying to grab a female to mate with her. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their 'weed dance' in which they take a vertical position in front of each other and offer plant material to each other. The Netherlands. March...
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David Pattyn / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) female. The Netherlands.April 2014
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult, The Netherlands.April 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair swimming fast and mimicking each other's head shaking during the courtship dance. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) portrait while calling. The Netherlands. April..
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. Here the male is offering the female plant material. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with a young chick on the back and another chick in the water. The Netherlands.June 2014
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair at night, performing their courtship dance during the mating season, with street lights reflected in the water. The Netherlands.April 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) close-up of an adult with two young chicks. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) close-up of an adult with two young chicks. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) portrait. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) female and young. The Netherlands. May 2014
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David Pattyn / Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) portrait. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) group of adults with young chicks. The Netherlands. June 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) courting pair. The Netherlands.May 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Tufted duck (Aytha fuligula) portrait of a male in breeding plumage. The Netherlands. April..
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. The Netherlands. April.
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David Pattyn / Canada goose swimming portrait (Branta canadensis) The Netherlands. March 2013.
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult running over the water surface during the courtship. The Netherlands. April 2014.Second place in the Species Story category of the Terre Sauvage Nature I...
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult foraging at night and catching mosquitoes. The Netherlands.March 2014. Highly commended in Asferico Awards 2017
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David Pattyn / Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult in breeding plumage photographed at night with the reflection of street lights in the water. The Netherlands. March 2014. Winner of the Telephoto catego...
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) courting pair. The Netherlands.May 2014
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David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing their courtship dance in which they mimic each other's movements. The Netherlands. April.
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Markus Varesvuo / Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata) portrait at edge of lake, Vaala, Finland, June
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Terry Whittaker / Two Red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) on a lake, vocalising, Iceland, July.
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Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) flock taking flight from pond, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
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Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) aerial view of flock and geyser, Bogoria Game Reserve, Kenya
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Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) males in display, Lake Nakuru, Kenya
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Konrad Wothe / Aggressive Mute swan (Cygnus olor) Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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Laurent Geslin / Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) flock overwintering on Lake Leman / Geneva with city in background, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) feeding on Lake Leman / Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) on shore of Lake Leman / Geneva at night, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnet, Lake Leman / Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Goosander (Mergus merganser) female on Lake Geneva, near Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with chick flapping its wings. Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) inquisitive juvenile on Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Coot (Fulica atra) landing on Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Red breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) male on Lake Geneva, near Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair feeding their chicks, which are carried on their backs. Lake Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Red breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) male grooming, on Lake Geneva, near Geneva, Switzerland
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Laurent Geslin / Goosander (Mergus merganser) female on Lake Geneva, near Geneva, Switzerland
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Jussi Murtosaari / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) on a frozen lake, Finland, January
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Ben Hall / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...
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Ben Hall,Ben Hall / Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying, Cheshire, UK, March