A gray-headed swamphen forages in vegetation-filled shallow water. It sports shiny purple-blue body feathers and a large red bill and frontal shield on its forehead.

Close up of a gray-headed swamphen forages in vegetation-filled shallow water.

The gray-headed swamphen, the largest rail in North America, is a spot #iridescent color in Florida USA. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Photography #Nature #Wildlife #MarshBirds

An adult American white ibis (Eudocimus albus). Do you know when the they are foraging together they make a low muffled grunts? #ibis #wadingbirds #wetlandbirds #marshbirds

Another image of Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus). I like the way they are always flicking their tail upward. They have a nervous, twitchy energy in their butt. 😄 #BirdingHungary #marshbirds #rails #moorhens #gallinules

Common name: Belted Kingfisher (female if chestnut band visible; male lacks chestnut) Scientific name: Megaceryle alcyon Kingdom: Animalia → Phylum: Chordata → Class: Aves → Order: Coraciiformes → Family: Alcedinidae → Subfamily: Cerylinae → Genus: Megaceryle → Species: M. alcyon Shutter: 1/1600 s ISO: 4000 Focal length: 800 mm Belted Kingfisher perched side-on on a lichen-flecked fencepost, crest spiked, scanning a soft beige marsh of reeds in warm morning light.

Crest up, eyes locked—the kingfisher holds the morning like a drawn breath.

#BeltedKingfisher #BirdPhotography #wildlifePhotography #MarshBirds #PrairieBirds

A Wilson’s Snipe stands in shallow marsh water among dried reeds, its patterned brown plumage and long bill blending with the surroundings. Species: Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) Genus: Gallinago Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and Allies)

A Wilson’s Snipe pauses in the marsh, its feathers mirroring the reeds in perfect camouflage.

“Camouflage is nature’s quiet art, where survival becomes beauty.”

#BirdPhotography #MarshBirds #WildlifePhotography #HiddenInNature

Common Name: Great Blue Heron Scientific Name: Ardea herodias Genus: Ardea Family: Ardeidae A Great Blue Heron stands still among tall marsh reeds, reflected in the calm water as warm evening light casts golden tones across the scene.

A Great Blue Heron stands still in the golden marsh light, mirrored in the water below.

“Patience is the art of stillness, waiting for the world to move first.”

#GreatBlueHeron #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #MarshBirds

Common Gallinule. Oddly beautiful. Peace! #birds #birding #birdwatching #gallinule #peace #smile #marshbirds

Several years ago this King Rail made an appearance at Iroquois NWR. This species is increasingly rare in the northern parts of its range, largely due to loss of wetland habitat. #kingrail #ralluselegans #birds #marshbirds #wetlands #iroquoisnationalwildliferefuge #geneseecounty #wny

Brown and Yellow Marshbird In A Meadow of Blazing Star Wildflowers

#marshbirds #birds #bird #meadow #nature #wildflowers #wildlife

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View from the new Reedling Hide, Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve.

Good visit to Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve this pm. Bittern, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, Mute Swan (5 cygnets), Little Grebe pair (3 young), & fem Pochard (2+ ducklings) (all Reedling Hide). Avocets with chicks, & a v distant Spoonbill (Marshland Hide).🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #marshbirds #birding

Here’s the Little Grebe with an unhappy fish 🙂

Taken with the Sony A7 IV & Tamron 150-500mm

#LittleGrebe #UKBirding #UKWildlife #NorthWalesWT #Birds #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #MarshBirds #NaturePhotography #Nature
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Image of red-winged black bird from Google. Meme made by me 😁

I'd like to hear the ridgeway rail instead, thanks 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️

#birds #bird #usbirds #birding #arizona #marshbirds #redwingedblackbird #meme

Pickering Naturalists meeting on Zoom.
Kyle Horner of Birds Canada will be telling us what recent findings show about bird populations around us.
Everyone welcome. For the Zoom link, email Carolyn cking.pickeringnaturalists@gmail.com.
#birds #Canada #Pickering #speciesatrisk #peregrines #marshbirds