New on 500px : Making plans… by BlinkPhotog by BlinkPhotog

Took a shot at an artistic approach to my captures… These are American Coots and they struck me as three friends that are discussing the day ahead.

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New on 500px : Cygnus olor by MacBen by MacBen

Mute White Swan

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New on 500px : Chestnut Teal by MattGould by MattGould

I am a volunteer photographer at the Wetland Wildfowl Trust in Arundel, West Sussex. This was taken there at one of their lakes, and it shows a female chestnut teal as she came over to say hello. A lovely bird with very sticking hints of colour.

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New on 500px : Send in the Clowns by PhillymanPete by PhillymanPete

Due to their facial coloration wood duck males have been given the nick name “clown face.”

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New on 500px : Chestnut Teal by MattGould by MattGould

I am a volunteer photographer at the wetland wildfowl trust in Aurundel, West Sussex, England. This is a photograph that I took whilst volunteering there and shows a Chestnut Teal coming over to investigate me as I lay at the side of one of the lakes they have there.

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New on 500px : Snow Goose by nik_patel21 by nik_patel21

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New on 500px : American White Pelican Flock by cmcneill17 by cmcneill17

A flock of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

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New on 500px : Brown Pelican by cmcneill17 by cmcneill17

Pelecanus occidentalis

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New on 500px : aix sponsa by PhillymanPete by PhillymanPete

wood duck drake

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New on 500px : Northern Pintail Bow Wake by DanielCadieux by DanielCadieux

Pushing hard against the fast-flowing water.

Ottawa, Canada.

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New on 500px : Displaying Grebe by MarjaSpiering by MarjaSpiering

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