Wet Land Collection

MAP: BOSTON, c1880. Boston Old and New. A map of Boston, Massachusetts, c1880, by Justin Winsor, showing the citys expansion through landfill

USA, South Carolina, Charleston. Cypress Trees and Azaleas at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Pathway and boardwalk in wetland habitat, Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, Thames Estuary, Essex, England, august

Ferguson TE20, Little Grey Fergie tractor, on snow covered grazing marsh at sunset, Elmley Marshes N. N. R
Ferguson TE20, Little Grey Fergie tractor, on snow covered grazing marsh at sunset, Elmley Marshes N.N.R. North Kent Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, february

Gumbo limbo in the Florida Everglades
Gumbo limbo tree, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Great blue heron in the Florida Everglades
Great blue heron, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

English colonists in Georgia, 1700s
Early settlers in the swampy wilderness of Georgia Colony. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Green Toad, Bufo viridis, adult, National Park Lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Austria

Great blue heron, Adea herodias, Boundary Bay, British Columbia

View of road bridge over river at sunset, viewed from Caldicot, Second Severn Crossing, River Severn, Severn Estuary, Monmouthshire, Wales, august

View of suspension bridge at dawn, viewed from Beachley looking towards Monmouthshire Severn Bridge, River Severn, Severn Estuary, Gloucestershire, England, september

Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) flock, in flight over coastal marshland habitat with hides, Cley Marshes Reserve, Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk, England, january

Green Treefrog, Hyla cinerea, adult on yellow waterlily, Welder Wildlife Refuge, Sinton, Texas, USA, May

Everglades National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Florida, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

A frosty morning on Surrey Wildlife Trusts wetland reserve, The River Wey at Thundery Meadows, Elstead, Surrey, England

Domestic Cattle, cows, herd standing in grazing marsh habitat, Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, Thames Estuary, Essex, England, august

Svartsengi Geothermal plant, which feeds water to The Blue Lagoon, Icelands famous outdoor spa, Reyjanes Peninsula, Iceland, Polar Regions

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) adult, perched on stem in frost, Midlands, England, december

White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) three adults, in flight, landing to join flock containing Brent Goose (Branta bernicla), on snow covered grazing marsh habitat, Suffolk, England, february

Rusting boats at edge of river, Tulcea, River Danube, Danube Delta, Dobrogea, Romania, may

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult pair, in courtship display on water, River Thames, Henley-on-Thames, Thames Valley, Oxfordshire, England, april

Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetus taurinus) adult female with young calf, standing in grass, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Domestic Cattle, Beef Shorthorn, roan bullock, standing in valley fen reserve, Market Weston Fen, Market Weston, Little Ouse Valley, Suffolk, England, september

The golden moment in a calm morning at Tongquin valley
Bing Li

American advance on Vincennes, Indiana, 1779
George Rogers Clark leading American forces on the Wabash River during the Revolutionary War. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century F.C. Yohn illustration

Common Loons in morning light on Whitefish Lake in Montana

Common Loon in morning light on Whitefish Lake in Montana

Endangered key deer buck drinking water from mangrove marsh, Odocoileus virginaus clavium, National Key Deer Refuge, Big Pine Island, Florida Keys

LOUISIANA: STEAMBOAT WRECK. Wreckage of the antebellum passenger steamer U. S. M. Mississippi in a Louisiana bayou
LOUISIANA: STEAMBOAT WRECK. Wreckage of the antebellum passenger steamer U.S.M. Mississippi in a Louisiana bayou. Wood engraving, American, 1888, after a drawing by Charles Graham

Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) and Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus capensis) adults, swimming in open water, offshore Port St

Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha) adult male, in flight, Keoladeo Ghana N. P
Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha) adult male, in flight, Keoladeo Ghana N.P. (Bharatpur), Rajasthan, India

Silurian landscape, artwork
Silurian landscape. Artwork of wetland plants, geysers and volcanoes during the Silurian Period (440-360 million years ago)

Late Devonian landscape, artwork
Late Devonian landscape. Artwork of wetland plants, and fumaroles during the Late Devonian Period (385 to 360 million years ago). The plants shown here include club mosses such as Aglaophyton

Prairie settlement along the transcontinental railroad
Railroad stop near a new town on the Great Plains, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Black-crowned night heron in the Florida Everglades
Young black-crowned night heron, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Baby alligator in the Florida Everglades
Baby alligator in an algae-laden pond, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Anhinga nesting in the Florida Everglades
Anhinga on a nest, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Painted turtle in the Florida Everglades
Painted turtle, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Anhinga in the Florida Everglades
Anhinga (or snake bird) preening, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Great egrets in a Wisconsin wetland
Great egrets, Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, Wisconsin. Photograph

Green heron in the Florida Everglades
Green heron fishing from a branch, Everglades National Park, Florida. Digital photograph

Domestic Sheep, Romney Sheep, adult, covered in snow, Elmley Marshes N. N. R. Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, winter
Domestic Sheep, Romney Sheep, adult, covered in snow, Elmley Marshes N.N.R. Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, winter

Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) adult, amongst leaves, Ding Darling N. W. R. Florida, U. S. A
Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) adult, amongst leaves, Ding Darling N.W.R. Florida, U.S.A

American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) adult, close-up of head and neck, Everglades N. P. Florida, U. S. A. december
American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) adult, close-up of head and neck, Everglades N.P. Florida, U.S.A. december

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) adult male, fanning wings on water, U. S. A. autumn
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) adult male, fanning wings on water, U.S.A. autumn

Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) adult female with ducklings, swimming, Florida, U. S. A
Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula) adult female with ducklings, swimming, Florida, U.S.A

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) three, walking in water with reflections, silhouetted at dawn, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, U.S.A

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) adult male, clinging to stems, Florida, U. S. A
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) adult male, clinging to stems, Florida, U.S.A

Domestic Cattle, herd grazing on misty coastal grazing marsh at dawn, Elmley Marshes N. N. R
Domestic Cattle, herd grazing on misty coastal grazing marsh at dawn, Elmley Marshes N.N.R. North Kent Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, may

Domestic Cattle, cow with calf, standing on coastal grazing marsh at dawn, Elmley Marshes N. N. R
Domestic Cattle, cow with calf, standing on coastal grazing marsh at dawn, Elmley Marshes N.N.R. North Kent Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, may

Domestic Water Buffalo (Bubalis bubalis) calf, wallowing in water, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina male February

Reflection of phragmites reeds in pool Titchwell RSPB Reserve Norfolk winter

Siberian Crane calling Bharatpur N India winter

Bar-headed Geese Bharatpur India November

Magellanic Plover Pluvianellus socialis Tierra del Fuego Chile November NOTE: Critically endangered estimated 750 pairs

Liminganlahti Bay viewed from viewing tower near Liminka close to Oulu Finland spring

Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Salthouse Norfolk March

Australia, Northern Territory, Kakadu National Park, Cooinda. Comb-crested Jacana (Irediparra gallinacea), also known as the Lotusbird or Lilytrotter, in the Yellow Water Wetlands

Baltic States Latvia Observation Platform in the protected land of Bogs and Marshes, Kemeri National Park near Jurmala

Protected Land of Bogs and Marshes in the Kemeri National Park near Jurmala

Dug out canoe used by local fishermen pulled up on the banks of the Rio Tarajos, a tributary of the Amazon River, at sunset in the Amazonas Region of Brazil Dug out canoe used by local fishermen

A tour boat on the St Lucia Estuary, part of the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park. The park has recently been renamed the iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Wetland and beach, Schiermonnikoog, West Frisian Islands, Friesland, The Netherlands (Holland), Europe

Common Zebra (Equus quagga) newborn foal, following mother in wetland, Lake Nakuru N. P
Common Zebra (Equus quagga) newborn foal, following mother in wetland, Lake Nakuru N.P. Great Rift Valley, Kenya, August

Grasshopper (Eyprepocnemis plorans) nymph, resting on twig in marshland, s Albufera De Mallorca Natural Park, Muro and Sa Pobla, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, September

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) two adults, feeding on Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris) flowers, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, England, July

Common Zebra (Equus quagga) adult female with newborn foal, suckling in wetland, Lake Nakuru N. P
Common Zebra (Equus quagga) adult female with newborn foal, suckling in wetland, Lake Nakuru N.P. Great Rift Valley, Kenya, August

Kentish Snail (Monacha cantiana) adult, resting on Common Reed (Phragmites australis) leaf, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, England, July

View over coastal reedbed habitat towards windmill and stormclouds, Cley Windmill, Cley Marshes, Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk, England, july

View of lake habitat with dead trees, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, U. S. A. april
View of lake habitat with dead trees, Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, U.S.A. april

View of quiescent volcano emerging from swamp and bamboo forest habitat, Mount Kahuzi, Kahuzi-Biega N. P
View of quiescent volcano emerging from swamp and bamboo forest habitat, Mount Kahuzi, Kahuzi-Biega N.P. Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo, november

View of swamp in forest habitat, Kahuzi-Biega N. P. Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo, november
View of swamp in forest habitat, Kahuzi-Biega N.P. Kivu Region, Democratic Republic of Congo, november

View of coastal wetland and lagoon, Botrivier Vlei, near Kleinmond, Overberg, Western Cape, South Africa, September

Wild Crabapple (Malus sylvestris) close-up of fruit, growing in hedgerow at edge of river valley fen, Middle Fen, Redgrave and Lopham Fen N.N.R. Waveney Valley, Suffolk, England, september

Wild Crabapple (Malus sylvestris) fruit, growing in hedgerow habitat at edge of river valley fen, Middle Fen, Redgrave and Lopham Fen N.N.R. Waveney Valley, Suffolk, England, september

Elder (Sambucus nigra) close-up of leaves and berries, growing in river valley fen, Middle Fen, Redgrave and Lopham Fen N.N.R. Waveney Valley, Suffolk, England, september

Elder (Sambucus nigra) habit, growing in river valley fen habitat, Middle Fen, Redgrave and Lopham Fen N. N. R
Elder (Sambucus nigra) habit, growing in river valley fen habitat, Middle Fen, Redgrave and Lopham Fen N.N.R. Waveney Valley, Suffolk, England, september

Sea Club-rush (Scirpus maritimus) growing on edge of pond habitat, with clouds reflected at sunrise, Elmley Marshes National Nature Reserve, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, August

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) flowering, growing in river valley fen habitat, Middle Fen, Redgrave and Lopham Fen N.N.R. Waveney Valley, Suffolk, England, september

Birdwatcher with telescope overlooking marshland, s Albufera De Mallorca Natural Park, Muro and Sa Pobla, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, September

Fishing boat with fishermen rolling back nets in brackish lagoon after day fishing at sea, Kollam, Alleppey Backwaters, Kerala, India, February

Controlled burning of reeds in coastal reedbed habitat, Cley Marshes Reserve, Cley-next-the-sea, Norfolk, England, march

Birdwatching hide overlooking marshland, Elmley Marshes RSPB Reserve, North Kent Marshes, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England, September

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"Exploring the Beauty and Importance of Wetlands: From Boston to South Carolina" Step back in time with this vintage map of Boston, c1880, showcasing the city's expansion through landfill. Witness how wetlands played a crucial role in shaping urban landscapes. Journey down south to South Carolina, where a pathway and boardwalk invite you into the enchanting wetland habitat of Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve. Immerse yourself in its natural beauty along the Thames Estuary. A picturesque scene unfolds as a Little Grey Fergie tractor traverses a snow-covered grazing marsh at sunset in Elmley Marshes N. N. R. The tranquility is interrupted only by the courtship display of an adult pair of Great Crested Grebes on the River Thames, Henley-on-Thames. Venturing across continents, we find ourselves amidst Florida's Everglades. Gumbo limbo trees stand tall while a majestic Great Blue Heron gracefully roams these unique wetlands. Reflecting on history, we glimpse English colonists settling in Georgia during the 1700s – their lives intertwined with these vital ecosystems. Traveling further east brings us to Romania's Danube Delta, where rusting boats rest at the edge of the river. This captivating sight serves as a reminder that wetlands are not only havens for wildlife but also bear witness to human activity throughout time. Crossing oceans once more, Boundary Bay in British Columbia welcomes us with open wings as we encounter another magnificent Great Blue Heron soaring above its waters. Meanwhile, road and suspension bridges over rivers create breathtaking vistas during sunset and dawn respectively – Caldicot overlooking Severn Estuary and Beachley towards Monmouthshire Severn Bridge. These glimpses into various wetland habitats remind us of their ecological significance and undeniable allure. Let us cherish these precious landscapes that provide homes for countless species while offering respite for our souls amid nature's wonders.