An adult least tern keeps an eye on its young tiny chick on a sandy beach bathed in golden morning sunlight

A horned grebe swims on the bright blue water on a sunny evening showing off its red eye

A small group of bufflehead swim right in front of me as the sun begins to rise with an orange glow on the water

A male hooded merganser swims along a pond on a sunny and calm winter morning

A small group of mute swans fly by in front of an incredibly colourful sunrise

A snowy egret searches for food in the shallow salt marsh on a very bright sunny day

A green heron very intently stalks its prey in the shallow water along the edge of a small pond

A grey squirrel stands tall with an alert look in soft light with a smooth green background

A grey squirrel stands on its hind legs in soft light with its tail curled back and a smooth green background

A great egret stalks the shallow water with a spotlight of sun on its head with a scenic background

A red-breasted merganser swims on the bright blue water on a sunny afternoon

A small frog pokes its eyes through the duckweed early in the morning