Birds afloat!
There’s an elegance to birds on water—the way they glide across the surface, stirring ripples and scattering light. Their feathers shed droplets like polished stones; their powerful feet carry them through currents. Many birds of the Bay Area are creatures of water as much as they are creatures of the air. Whether it’s a raft of scoters riding the swells near the Farallon Islands or a lone grebe vanishing in a blink beneath the surface of Spring Lake, there’s something mesmerizing about these animals that can interact with sea, lake and river with such ease. This gallery celebrates these birds so at home on water—shaped by it, moving through it, igniting our imaginations.
