A lesser yellowlegs wades in the shallow water as the early sun lights up the day

A tree swallow spreads its wings to take off in the bright morning sun

A single American white pelican is lit by the afternoon sun as a group of pelicans swim in the shade

A tree swallow is silhouetted against a sparkling water background in the early morning sun

A turtle sticks its head up through the surface of a pond covered in bright green duckweed as the morning sun starts to shine

A male hooded merganser swims on a calm pond just as the sun rises

A tri-coloured heron stalks the shallow water in search of food in the late afternoon sun

A tri-coloured heron is silhouetted against a bright orange sky at sunrise

A female hen hooded merganser swims on a calm pond in the soft afternoon sun

A horned grebe swims along in the bright blue Florida water with its red eye standing out

A small flock of American white pelicans swim on the bright blue water as the sun shines on some of them

A short-eared owl flies over a field of tall brown grass in the late evening sun against a dark background