Updated 11/14: heron, egret, bittern, ibis, spoonbill, flamingo, stork
![American Bittern]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Sheldon National Wildlife Preserve]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Sheldon National Wildlife Preserve]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon]()
![American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands]()
![American Bittern - Summer Lake Wildlife Area]()
![American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo]()
![American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo]()
![American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, California]()
![Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico]()
![Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron - Denman Wildlife Preserve, White City, OR]()
![Black-crowned Night-Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA]()
![Black-crowned Night Heron]()
![Boat-billed Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica]()
![Cattle Egret & Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR]()
![Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh]()
![Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh]()
![Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, Costa Rica]()
![Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico]()
![Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico]()
![Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA]()
![Cattle Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Cattle Egret - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Cattle Egret - note yellow "slippers" (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA]()
![Glossy Ibis]()
![Glossy Ibis]()
![Glossy Ibis]()
![Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL]()
![Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Glossy Ibis (juvenile)]()
![Great Blue Heron]()
![Great Blue Heron]()
![Great Blue Heron & (3) River Otters (© Nick Viani 3/6) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Creek Transect AB]()
![Great Blue Heron & Salamander (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani)]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore]()
![Great Blue Heron(© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh Wildlife Area, CA]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City Jetty/breakwater]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Preserve]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 8/8) Siltcoos River, birding by boat]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 12/20) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect]()
![Great Blue Heron (detail) (© Nick Viani) Arcata, CA]()
![Great Blue Heron (nestling) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Great Blue Heron (on nest with nestlings)]()
![Great Blue Heron (with 2 nestlings) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Great Blue Heron, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Great Blue Heron - Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron - Breeding Plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Great Blue Heron - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Great Blue Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Great Blue Heron - Juvenile (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Great Blue Heron - Santa Cruz]()
![Great Blue Heron and captured eel (© Nick Viani) Chetco Point, Brookings, OR]()
![Great Blue Heron and Greater Yellowlegs take-off series (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond]()
![Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery]()
![Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery]()
![Great Egret]()
![Great Egret]()
![Great Egret]()
![Great Egret]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani)]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani)]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA - Lassen Volcano in the distance]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ferndale Bottoms--Russ Ln., Ferndale, CA]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ruby Lake NWR]()
![Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico]()
![Great Egret (detail]()
![Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)]()
![Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)]()
![Great Egret (in breeding color & plumage)]()
![Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Herons (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Great Egret - Brookings, Ship Ahoy Estuary, OR]()
![Great Egret - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)]()
![Great Egret and Black-necked Stilt - Page Springs Campground, Frenchglen, OR]()
![Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL]()
![Great Egret with fish and emerging breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Washington DC]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) French Glen Campground]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani 2/8) Canopy Tower, Panamá]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ]()
![Green Heron (© Nick Viani 8/10) Elma, Washington, County Park]()
![Green Ibis (© Nick Viani) La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica]()
![Limpkin]()
![Limpkin]()
![Limpkin - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park]()
![Little Blue Heron]()
![Little Blue Heron]()
![Little Blue Heron]()
![Little Blue Heron]()
![Little Blue Heron]()
![Little Blue Heron]()
![Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL]()
![Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL]()
![Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL]()
![Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL]()
![Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.]()
![Little Blue Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL]()
![Little Blue Heron, Royal Terns (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico]()
![Reddish Egret]()
![Reddish Egret]()
![Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL]()
![Reddish Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico]()
![Roseate Spoonbill & Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge]()
![Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Roseate Spoonbills & Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park]()
![Rufescent Tiger-Heron (© Nick Viani 2/9) Ammo Pond, Canopy Tower, Panamá]()
![Snowy Egret]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA (note the yellow slippers)]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Snowy Egret, Senator Wash, Imperial Dam near Yuma, AZ]()
![Snowy Egret with breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Sunbittern (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica]()
![Thick-billed Heron, Costa Rica]()
![Tri-colored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron]()
![Tricolored Heron & Alligator - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL]()
![Tricolored Heron (and Mottled ducks)]()
![Where's the American Bittern? (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area]()
![White-faced Ibis]()
![White-faced Ibis & a Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani)]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Merced National Wildlife Refuge]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Narrows/Malheur National Wildlife Preserve]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) National Wildlife Refuge]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA]()
![White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) West Butte Road en-route to Gray Lodge SWR, CA]()
![White-faced Ibis, White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico]()
![White-faced Ibis - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)]()
![White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA]()
![White Ibis]()
![White Ibis]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL]()
![White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL]()
![White Ibis (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL]()
![Wood Stork]()
![Wood Stork]()
![Wood Stork]()
![Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL]()
![Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach]()
![Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Yellow-crowned Heron (© Nick Viani 2/11) Costa del Este, Panamá City]()
![Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico]()
![Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico]()
![Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region]()
![Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL]()
![Yellow-headed Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica]()
American Bittern
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Ankeny National Wildlife Preserve, Salem, OR
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Sheldon National Wildlife Preserve
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Sheldon National Wildlife Preserve
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon
American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands
American Bittern - Summer Lake Wildlife Area
American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
American Flamingo (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo
American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo
American Flamingos (© Nick Viani) San Diego Zoo
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, California
Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
Black-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, Oregon
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak
Black-crowned Night-Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
Black-crowned Night-Heron - Denman Wildlife Preserve, White City, OR
Black-crowned Night-Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Crescent City, CA
Black-crowned Night Heron
Boat-billed Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Cattle Egret & Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area, OR
Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh
Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh
Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Arenal Observatory, Costa Rica
Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico
Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico
Cattle Egret (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA
Cattle Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Cattle Egret - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Cattle Egret - note yellow "slippers" (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL
Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Glossy Ibis (juvenile)
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron & (3) River Otters (© Nick Viani 3/6) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Ashland Creek Transect AB
Great Blue Heron & Salamander (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani)
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Abbot's Pond, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Great Blue Heron(© Nick Viani) Arcata Marsh Wildlife Area, CA
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Crescent City Jetty/breakwater
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Kayak Birding on Lemolo Lake, Douglas County, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Lagoon Lake Campground
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Loreto Golf Resort & Spa, Nopoló, BCS, Mexico
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Preserve
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 2/24) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona. Note
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 3/31) Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, TNC, Arizona
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 4/5) Patagonia Lake State Park, Arizona - Birding by Kayak
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 6/21) Lemolo Lake, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 8/8) Siltcoos River, birding by boat
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 9/15) Siltcoos River, Siuslaw National Forest, OR
Great Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 12/20) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transect
Great Blue Heron (detail) (© Nick Viani) Arcata, CA
Great Blue Heron (nestling) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Great Blue Heron (on nest with nestlings)
Great Blue Heron (with 2 nestlings) (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Great Blue Heron, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Great Blue Heron - Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron - Breeding Plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Great Blue Heron - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Great Blue Heron - immature (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Great Blue Heron - Juvenile (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Great Blue Heron - Santa Cruz
Great Blue Heron and captured eel (© Nick Viani) Chetco Point, Brookings, OR
Great Blue Heron and Greater Yellowlegs take-off series (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron Nestling (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/29) Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron Nestlings (© Nick Viani 5/30) Ashland Pond
Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron on nest (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Spur Road Trail, Heron Rookery
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret
Great Egret (© Nick Viani)
Great Egret (© Nick Viani)
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA - Lassen Volcano in the distance
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ferndale Bottoms--Russ Ln., Ferndale, CA
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Ruby Lake NWR
Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico
Great Egret (detail
Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)
Great Egret (displaying breeding plumage)
Great Egret (in breeding color & plumage)
Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Herons (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Great Egret - breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Great Egret - Brookings, Ship Ahoy Estuary, OR
Great Egret - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)
Great Egret and Black-necked Stilt - Page Springs Campground, Frenchglen, OR
Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
Great Egret Study (© Nick Viani 1/20) Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, FL
Great Egret with fish and emerging breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Washington DC
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Emigrant Lake, Ashland, OR
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) French Glen Campground
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Green Heron (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Green Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Green Heron (© Nick Viani 2/8) Canopy Tower, Panamá
Green Heron (© Nick Viani 3/8) Sweetwater Wetlands Park, Tucson, AZ
Green Heron (© Nick Viani 8/10) Elma, Washington, County Park
Green Ibis (© Nick Viani) La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Limpkin
Limpkin
Limpkin - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL
Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL
Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Little Blue Heron (© Nick Viani 1/26) While waiting for our plane at the Panama City airport.
Little Blue Heron (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
Little Blue Heron, Royal Terns (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret
Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Reddish Egret (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
Reddish Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico
Roseate Spoonbill & Glossy Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani) Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Roseate Spoonbill (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Roseate Spoonbills & Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Everglades National Park
Rufescent Tiger-Heron (© Nick Viani 2/9) Ammo Pond, Canopy Tower, Panamá
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA (note the yellow slippers)
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, CA
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Playa Balandra, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Snowy Egret, Senator Wash, Imperial Dam near Yuma, AZ
Snowy Egret with breeding plumage (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Sunbittern (© Nick Viani 11/19) Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, Costa Rica
Thick-billed Heron, Costa Rica
Tri-colored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron
Tricolored Heron & Alligator - Shark Valley, Everglades National Park
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Grand Plaza Hotel, La Paz, BCS, Mexico
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Lake Apopka, Orange County, FL
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Orlando Wetlands, Christmas, FL
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani) Playa El Tecolote, BCS, Mexico
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Tricolored Heron (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
Tricolored Heron (and Mottled ducks)
Where's the American Bittern? (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake Wildlife Area
White-faced Ibis
White-faced Ibis & a Cinnamon Teal Duck - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani)
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Merced National Wildlife Refuge
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Narrows/Malheur National Wildlife Preserve
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) National Wildlife Refuge
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Stateline Road, Klamath Falls.
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Sunny Bono National Wildlife Refuge, Salton Sea, CA
White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) West Butte Road en-route to Gray Lodge SWR, CA
White-faced Ibis, White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Soccer field wetlands, Pueblo de Santiago, BCS, Mexico
White-faced Ibis - Ruby Lake NWR (© Nick Viani)
White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA
White Ibis
White Ibis
White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Eco Parque Municipal De La Juventud De La Paz, BCS, Mexico
White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Newton Park, Winter Gardens, Florida
White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Playa Hermosa, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
White Ibis (© Nick Viani) Winter Park, FL
White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/21) Honeymoon Island State Park, Dunedin, FL
White Ibis (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
White Ibis (juvenile) (© Nick Viani 1/23) Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, FL
Wood Stork
Wood Stork
Wood Stork
Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, FL
Wood Stork (© Nick Viani) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach
Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Wood Stork (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Yellow-crowned Heron (© Nick Viani 2/11) Costa del Este, Panamá City
Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani) La Darsena Marina, Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Oasis Hotel Estuary, Loreto, BCS, Mexico
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Rancho Naturalista Lodge, La Suiza, Turrialba Region
Yellow-crowned Night-heron (© Nick Viani 1/17) Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Palm Beach County, FL
Yellow-headed Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Bogarin Trail, La Fortuna, Costa Rica