Avocet Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Browse 5,000+ avocet stock photos and images available, or search for pied avocet or avocet uk to find more great stock photos and pictures.

Most popular

An American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana) in breeding plumage in a pond next to the Salton Sea, Riverside County, Southern California. This bird breeds in marshes and ponds in the Midwest as far north as southern Canada and the Pacific coast of North America. It winters mainly on the southern Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of the United States and Mexico.

An American Avocet (Recurvirostra Americana) in breeding plumage at the Salton Sea, Riverside County, Southern California. This bird breeds in marshes and ponds in the Midwest as far north as southern Canada and the Pacific coast of North America. It winters mainly on the southern Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of the United States and Mexico.

The American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wading bird in the stilt and avocet family. It forages in shallows and mud flats for crustaceans and insects, often sweeping its bill from side to side. A distinguishing characteristic of the avocet is its black upward-curving bill. It has a reddish brown head with black and white wing feathers. The underbelly is white. The migration route of the American avocet takes it through almost every state in the western USA. It breeds in marshes, beaches and ponds as far north as southern Canada and south down to parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas but mostly east of the Rocky Mountains. This American avocet in breeding plumage was photographed while foraging along the banks of Walnut Canyon Lakes in Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.

A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891.

Engraved illustrations of Members of the Orders Ciconiiformes, Gruiformes and Charadriiformes from Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art, Published in 1851. Copyright has expired on this artwork. Digitally restored.

A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891.

of 85

© 2024 iStockphoto LP. The iStock design is a trademark of iStockphoto LP. Browse millions of high-quality stock photos, illustrations, and videos.