Black Heron Gallery

Flamingos fly over a heron at a wetland reserve in Celestun in Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula

Flamingos fly over a heron at a wetland reserve in Celestun in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula December 6, 2011. With the world's population of wild flamingos under threat from overdevelopment and illegal trade on the black market, the wetland reserve is thriving with thousands of the pink feathered creatures in search of an ideal winter habitat. According to the Caribbean Flamingo Conservation Program, the estimated 45,000 flamingos that call Mexico's Yucatan state home are an integral part of the travelling bird's regional metapopulation that stretches as far as the Caribbean islands. Picture taken December 6, 2011 REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS) - GM1E7CA0F1J01

Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in the wetlands of the Danube Delta

Eurasian spoonbill or common spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) in the wetlands of the Danube Delta, adult in breeding plumage. Europe, Romania

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Avian feeding frenzy with a flock of White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) swimming

Avian feeding frenzy with a flock of White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) swimming along a channel chasing school of fish. A mixed flock of long-legged waders, including Great Egrets (Ardea alba) Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula), Roseate Spoonbills (Ajaia ajaja), White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), accompanies the pelicans ready to capture any escaping fish, Black Point Wildlife Drive, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA, January