Female Belted Kingfisher

A female Belted Kingfisher perches on a thin branch that stretches across the middle of the frame. She sits slightly left of center, with a few smaller branches extending beside her. The background is a heavily blurred forest.
Female Belted Kingfisher;
Carnation Marsh Area, King County, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

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Tundra Swans

A picture of 3 birds, Tundra Swans, with a prominent one in the foreground while the other 2 are positioned in a column behind and to the left of the prominent bird. The birds are white with a black beak; the middle one has a gray neck indicating it is a juvenile. The background is muted, golden brown grass.
Tundra Swans.
Gray colored are 1st Year Juveniles.
Carnation Marsh Area, King County, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

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A picture of 4 birds, Tundra Swans, in flight. The birds are in the middle of the left side of the picture. The birds are white with a black beak. The middle one has a gray neck indicating that it is a juvenile. The background is dark with very dark, almost indistinguishable, green texture from the darkened forest. There is a low row of golden-brown grass along the bottom.
Tundra Swans in Flight.
Gray colored are 1st Year Juveniles.
Carnation Marsh Area, King County, Washington, USA; DEC 2025

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