Autumn migrant Little egret, Egretta garzetta, plumage fluffed-up while foraging when stopping-over. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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A Little White Egret (Ardea alba) walking in the small pond

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Foraging Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea in winter plumage, stopping over on autumn migration searching for prey. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta,

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A scenic view of a white little egret flying in the cloudy sky background

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A scenic view of a white little egret flying in the cloudy sky background

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Juvenile of the year Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus foraging in shallow water, Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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A pensive looking Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus on spring migration at stop over,perched on branch with lichens. Malta, Mediterranean

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Adult breeding Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus with a caught rat-tailed maggot Syrphidae sp. Ghadira, Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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A little egret or egretta garzetta on a lakeshore

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A probably non-breeding, adult Greater flamingo, alarmed and alert, stretching up its neck watching for possible danger. Salina Nature Reserve, Malta.

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Flower of the Spanish oyster-thistle or the Common golden thistle, Colymus hispanicus, growing on a sand-dune at Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta,

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Adult Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix on spring migration stopping over perched on branch with lichens. Malta, Mediterranean

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A little egret standing in the tranquil lake, Egretta garzetta. Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Croatia.

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A juvenile black-headed gull and sandwich tern screaming at each other as the gull attempts to evict the tern from perch. Salina Nature Reserve, Malta

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A group of little egrets in the shallow waters

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A closeup of great white egrets (Ardea alba) flying over the surface of a lake

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Mushroom glowing in an enchanted pine wood in the mysterious night of an autumn fairy tale. Light painting. Malta, Mediterranean

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Pensive spring migrant male European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca on a perch in fallow field searching for prey. Malta, Mediterranean

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Exoskeleton Of a cicada, Cicada Barbara, still clinging to a branch after metamorphosis into adult. Malta. Mediterranean

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Sunset on a beautiful spring day as seen from Anchor Bay, Mellieha, Malta. The sun setting over the horizon with some clouds and calm sea.

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Sunset on a beautiful spring day as seen from Anchor Bay, Mellieha, Malta. The sun setting over the horizon with some clouds and calm sea.

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A Great egret with wings spread flying over the water in a wetland

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Mediterranean gulls Ichthyaetus melanocephalus. Juvenile and adults some in breeding plumage, some still in winter plumage, Marsamxett Harbour, Malta

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backlit side view of flower of sea daffodil, Pancratium maritimum. Ghadira Nature Reserve, Malta, Mediterranean

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