Wading Collection (#43)

Spotted Redshank - standing in water
GKB-104 SPOTTED REDSHANK - standing in water Tringa erythropus Distribution: Europe including United Kingdom, Asia and Africa. Passage migrant to UK

Kodiak Brown Bear
ED-431 KODIAK BROWN BEAR - fishing for salmon on waterfall North America Ursus arctos middendorfi Ursus arctos middendorffi Sub species of North American Brown Bear Distribution: Kodiak islands

Redshank - High Tide Roost Snettisham RSPB Reserve Norfolk, UK BI006873
COS-274 Redshank - High Tide Roost Snettisham RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, UK Tringa totanus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Greenshank Snettisham RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, UK BI006533
COS-256 Common Greenshank Snettisham RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, UK Tringa nebularia Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dunlin Loch of Funzie, Fetlar RSPB Reserve, Shetland, UK BI010531
COS-1917 Dunlin Loch of Funzie, Fetlar RSPB Reserve, Shetland, UK Calidris alpina Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

American Avocet Klamath NWR, Oregon, USA BI003321
COS-1398 American Avocet Klamath NWR, Oregon, USA Recurvirostra americana Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Avocet - feeding, Minsmere, Suffolk, UK BI002993
COS-1261 Avocet - feeding Minsmere, Suffolk, UK Recurvirostra avosetta Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Semipalmated Sandpiper - feeding in shallow water, Marco Island, florida, USA BI002051
COS-1246 Semipalmated Sandpiper - feeding in shallow water Marco Island, florida, USA Calidris pusilla Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

American Oystercatcher. Fort de Soto, florida, USA BI001963
COS-1200 American Oystercatcher Fort de Soto, florida, USA Haemotopus palliatus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Long Billed Curlew. Fort de Soto, florida, USA BI001851
COS-1194 Long-Billed Curlew Fort de Soto, florida, USA Numenius americanus Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dunlin feeding in shallow water. Marco Island, florida, USA BI001882
COS-1193 Dunlin feeding in shallow water. Marco Island, florida, USA Calidris alpina Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dunlin - Estero Lagoon, florida, USA BI001890
COS-1192 Dunlin Estero Lagoon, florida, USA Calidris alpina Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Marbled Godwit. Fort de Soto, florida, USA BI001901
COS-1190 Marbled Godwit Fort de Soto, florida, USA Limosa fedoa Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Little Blue Heron - immature Cypress Lake, florida, USA BI000716
COS-1041 Little Blue Heron - immature Cypress Lake, Florida, USA Egretta caerulea It is the only heron species in which first-year birds and adults show dramatically different coloration

Little Blue Heron - fishing Marco Island, florida, USA BI000708
COS-1040 Little Blue Heron - fishing Marco Island, Florida, USA Egretta caerulea Bill Coster Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Knot The Wash, Norfolk, UK
CK-2737 Red KNOT - flock in sea edge The Wash, Norfolk, UK Calidris canutus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black-necked Stilt - In water. Arizona USA - Habitat is grassy marshes mudflats pools
CAN-2584 Black-necked Stilt - In water. Arizona USA Himantopus mexicanus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black-necked Stilt - In water. Arizona, USA - Habitat is grassy marshes, mudflats
CAN-2583 Black-necked Stilt - In water Arizona, USA Himantopus mexicanus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Canada Goose - Feeding. The most widespread goose in North America - Large waterfowl - Flocks travel in long strings in
CAN-2249 Canada Goose - feeding in water. New York, USA Branta canadensis This is the most widespread goose in North America, it has been introduced widely elsewhere in the world

Hippopotamus With Reed Cormorant on back
ASW-3936 Hippopotamus - With Reed Cormorant on back. Hippopotamus amphibius Alan J. S. Weaving Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Stork. France
WAT-9375 Black Stork. France Ciconia nigra M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Flamant nain
WAT-9288 Lesser Flamingo - flock on Lake Nakuru Kenya - Africa Phoenicopterus minor M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

African Spoonbill - feeding in water. South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa
WAT-9225 African Spoonbill - feeding in water South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa Platalea alba M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Yellow-billed Stork - feeding in water. South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa
WAT-9224 Yellow-billed Stork - feeding in water South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa Mycteria ibis M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Yellow-billed Stork. South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa
WAT-9223 Yellow-billed Stork South Luangwa Valley National Park - Zambia - Africa Mycteria ibis M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cigogne a bec jaune
WAT-9160 Yellow-billed Stork - standing in water Kenya - Africa Mycteria ibis M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sacred Ibis. Arsi Region - Ethiopia
WAT-11584 Sacred Ibis Arsi Region, Ethiopia Threskiornis aethiopicus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Common snipe Foraging in the wetlands The Netherlands, Overijssel, Nature reserve De Wieden
VG-27981 Common snipe - Foraging in the wetlands The Netherlands, Overijssel, Nature reserve De Wieden gallinago gallinago Paul Van Gaalen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Sanderling - feeding on coast, winter plumage. Coto Donana, S. Spain
USH-837 SANDERLING - Feeding on coast, winter plumage Coto Dodana, Southern Spain Calidris alba Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black Stork Standing in pond
USH-373 Black STORK Standing in pond Ciconia nigra Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lapwing- searching for food on water meadow, Neusiedler See NP, Austria
USH-2256 Lapwing - searching for food on water meadow Neusiedler See NP, Austria Vanellus vanellus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Eastern Reef Egret. White Morph In shallow reef water. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
ROY-302 Eastern Reef Egret. White Morph - In shallow reef water Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia Egretta sacra Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display

Adult greater flamingo, in a Camargue lagoon
ROG-11822 Adult European Greater FLAMINGO - in a Camargue lagoon. France Phoenicopterus ruber Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Burchell's Spotter Sandgrouse Male, belly soaking
PS-3723 Burchells Spotted SANDGROUSE - male, belly soaking Pterocles burchelli Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ruddy Turnstones - Flock on shore
PM-9653 Ruddy TURNSTONES - Flock on shore Arenaria interpres Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Snipe in water Belgium
ME-1269 Snipe in water Belgium Gallinago gallinago Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black-winged Stilt looking for food, Ranthambhor National Park, India
JR-978 Black-winged Stilt looking for food Ranthambhore National Park, India. Himantopus himantopus Alternative spellings

Lesser Adjutant Stork fishing, Kanha National Park, India
JR-653 Lesser Adjutant Stork fishing Kanha National Park, India. Leptoptilos javanicus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black-necked Stork / Jabiru Fishing, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
JPF-12440 Black-necked STORK - fishing, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus The Black-necked stork is called a Jabiru in Australia Jean Paul Ferrero Please

Greater Flamingo South Africa
HAY-357 Greater Flamingo South Africa Phoenicopterus ruber Hayden Oake Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lessser Flamingo Lake Bogoria, rift valley, Kenya, Africa
FL-948 LESSER FLAMINGO MASSES Lake Bogoria, rift valley, Kenya, Africa Phoenicopterus minor Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Lesser Flamingo Lake Bogoria, rift valley, Kenya, Africa
FL-907 Lesser Flamingo - flock Lake Bogoria, rift valley, Kenya, Africa Phoenicopterus minor Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Lesser Flamingo. Lake Bogaria - Kenya - Africa
FL-2979 Lesser Flamingo Lake Bogaria - Kenya - Africa Phoenicopterus minor Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Masked Lapwing - feeding at an overflow pond at Mt Barnett water treatment plant
DH-4250 Masked Lapwing - feeding at an overflow pond at Mt Barnett water treatment plant. Gibb River Road, Kimberley, Western Australia

Black-winged Stilt wading at dawn. At a small body of water near Marble Bar in the Pilbara, Western Australia
DH-3636 Black-winged Stilt - wading at dawn At a small body of water near Marble Bar in the Pilbara, Western Australia Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus Don Hadden Please note that prints are for

White Stork wading and feeding - At Het Zwin Nature Reserve, near Knokke, Belgium
DH-3598 White Stork - wading and feeding At Het Zwin Nature Reserve, near Knokke, Belgium. Ciconia ciconia Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Little Egret - Standng in water Frequents both inland and coastal wetlands
DH-3550 Little Egret - Standng in water in a rice paddy near Carambolim Lake, Goa, India, Asia. Egretta garzetta Frequents both inland and coastal wetlands

Large-billed / Jungle Crow - Bathing Found almost everywhere throughout India except deserts
DH-3487 Large-billed / Jungle Crow - Bathing Ootacamund Botanic Gardens, Nilgiri Hills, Western Ghats, South India, Asia. Corvus macrorhynchos Don Hadden Please note that prints are for personal

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"Wading through History: From D-Day to Caesar's Rubicon" In the quaint coastal town of Sidmouth, located in south Devon, England, UK, echoes of history can be heard as we delve into the concept of wading. Just off its shores lies Juno Beach, where brave British and Canadian troops landed during the momentous D-Day on 6th June 1944. Imagining their footsteps sinking into the water brings a sense of awe and reverence. But wading is not limited to human endeavors; nature too showcases this art. Picture two elegant Curlew sandpipers gracefully pecking at their surroundings while wading through tranquil waters - a captivating side view that reminds us of the delicate balance between survival and beauty. From World War II back to ancient times, it has played significant roles throughout history. As we think about crossing rivers, our minds wander to Caesar crossing the Rubicon or envision Old Trent Bridge in Nottingham witnessing countless crossings over time. Waters hold stories beyond borders; Appledore in Devon reveals lifeboats manned by courageous crewmen ready to face any stormy challenge. Meanwhile, Texel in Holland presents an avian spectacle with three adult Avocet birds guiding their precious chick through shallow waters - a heartwarming sight symbolizing parental protection. Not forgetting distant lands across continents, imagine standing on The Beach and Pier at Cromer in Norfolk, England - waves crashing against your feet as you witness nature's wonders unfold before your eyes. Venturing further south brings us to Mana Pools National Park along Zimbabwe's Zambezi River. Here stands a magnificent African Elephant bull leisurely feeding along the riverbank - its colossal presence reminding us that even giants find solace near water's edge. Lastly, let us remember that it was not only British and Canadian troops who braved those fateful waters on D-Day but also Americans who made landfall alongside them.