Marie Read / Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) adult in breeding plumage taking flight, Viera Wetlands, Florida, USA, March.
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Marie Read / Cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera), male taking flight from water, Orange County, California, USA, April.
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Marie Read / Bird photographers line up at sunrise to photograph mass takeoffs of overwintering Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA. December 2017.
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Gerrit Vyn / American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) taking off from water, Celestun Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. February.
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LYNN M. STONE / Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) adult in breeding plumage unfolding its wings to begin its takeoff. Pinellas County, Florida, USA, January.
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Tui De Roy / Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) using beach as runway for takeoff, Punta Cevallos, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Tui De Roy / Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) using beach as runway for takeoff, Punta Cevallos, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
