Our last Flickr Friday theme was #OnTheWaterfront, and these are some of your submissions.

Water, this essential element that powers us all. You captured your amphibious and furry friends enjoying the view. You went to the beach, snapping swimmers, surfers, and … your feet! The deep blue ocean powered by streams and rivers – you captured it all – on the waterfront. Explore more of the watery submissions for this theme in the Flickr Friday group pool.

Moving from the waterfront up into the air, the new Flickr Friday theme for this week is #TheBirds. Of course you can also shoot them sitting on the ground or stealing French Fries out of your hand, or you can take a more figurative approach. As every week, you are in charge! So let your creativity take over. The next selection of your shots will be showcased right here on the Flickr Blog next Friday.

Photos from aecclesphoto, Niki van Velden, camrynpaige, Rebeca Buendía, Adrian Cabrero (Mustagrapho), jmlpyt, Sandra’s Weeds, IsaBAR.•*¨*ღ, jaubele1, Joe in DC, Reno@GPI, and Gunn Point.

#FlickrFriday is a weekly photography project that challenges your creativity. For a chance to be featured on FlickrBlog, follow @flickr on Twitter & like us on Facebook and look for the weekly theme announcement every Friday. Browse through the rest of our Flickr Friday posts for more.