Great Egret

This egret stood very still for a while, and then it struck-- dipping its beak into the water and grabbing a crayfish:

Another shot of the same bird:

Piebald Muscovy Duck

 

 

Further miscellaneous avifauna

These coots were running across the water's surface, flapping their wings to keep slightly aloft-- interestingly, this kind of behavior may be how flight developed in their Mesozoic ancestors:

A cormorant drying its wings:

...and swimming away:

Western Bluebird:

Canada Geese:

Robin in its nest:

...and nibbling on algae:

Miscellaneous avifauna

Magellanic Penguins:

Rainbow Lorikeets:

American Wigeons: 

Pelicans:

Marine invertebrates

Flamboyant Cuttlefish:

Melibe, a sea slug:

Moon jellies: