Belonging Through The Seasons

An egret looks at her chick as she feeds it on the banks of the Daya River at the beginning of the monsoon season on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar in India’s eastern Odisha state. Photo: AFP/Asit Kumar.

Flying High

An egret flies over the 奇墅湖 (Qíshù Lake) in 黄山 (Huángshān), east China’s 安徽省 (Ānhuī province). Photo: 施广德 (Shī Guǎngdé)/新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Barcroft Images.

The Flight of the Heron

Frankfurt am Main, Germany: A heron is bathed in sunlight on a cloudy day. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/AFP/Getty Images.