Tufted Titmouse
December 23, 2016 in Lansing, New York. Dutch: tweekleurige mees; scientific: Baeolophus bicolor.
Indian Peafowl
Male, also called peacock. June 22, 2016 at a farm outside Epe, the Netherlands. Dutch: blauwe pauw; scientific: Pavo cristatus.
Graylag Goose
May 16, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: grauwe gans; German: Graugans; scientific: Anser anser.
Mandarin Duck
Male. May 16, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: mandarijneend; German: Mandarinente; scientific: Aix galericulata.
Black Redstarts
Adult female (left) and fledgling chick. May 24, 2015 in Dietersheim, Bavaria, Germany. Dutch: zwarte roodstaart; German: Hausrotschwanz; scientific: Phoenicurus ochruros.
Common Merganser
Male. May 2, 2015 at the Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany. Alternative name: Goosander; Dutch: grote zaagbek; German: Gänsesäger; scientific: Mergus merganser.
Eurasian Coot
Taking a bath. May 2, 2015 at the Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany. Dutch: meerkoet; German: Bläßhuhn; scientific: Fulica atra.
Chilean Flamingo
Captive. April 17, 2015 in Parque Bicentenario de Vitacura, Santiago, Chile. Dutch: Chileense flamingo; Spanish: flamenco chileno; scientific: Phoenicopterus chilensis.
Yellow-legged Gull
March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: geelpootmeeuw; German: Mittelmeermöwe; scientific: Larus michahellis.
Red-crested Pochard
Male. March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: krooneend; German: Kolbenente; scientific: Netta rufina.
Mallard
Male. March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: wilde eend; German: Stockente; scientific: Anas platyrhynchos.
Yellow-legged Gull
March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: geelpootmeeuw; German: Mittelmeermöwe; scientific: Netta rufina.
Egyptian Goose
February 5, 2015 at Kasteel Oud Poelgeest in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands. Dutch: Nijlgans; scientific: Alopochen aegyptiaca.
Mute Swan
January 25, 2015 at Feldmoching Pond (Feldmochinger See) in Munich, Germany. Dutch: knobbelzwaan; German: Höckerschwan; scientific: Cygnus olor.
Red-crested Pochard
Male. March 7, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: krooneend; German: Kolbenente; scientific: Netta rufina.
Red-crested Pochard
Male. March 7, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: krooneend; German: Kolbenente; scientific: Netta rufina.
Garganey
Male. March 7, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: zomertaling; German: Knäkente; scientific: Anas querquedula.
Tufted Duck
Male. March 7, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: kuifeend; German: Reiherente; scientific: Aythya fuligula.
Eurasian Coots
March 7, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: meerkoet; German: Bläßhuhn; scientific: Fulica atra.
Garganey
Male. March 7, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: zomertaling; German: Knäkente; scientific: Anas querquedula.
Great Egret
February 2, 2014 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: grote zilverreiger; scientific: Ardea alba.
Common Grackle
July 20, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: glanstroepiaal; scientific: Quiscalus quiscula.
Graylag Gosling
Feral domesticated form. July 20, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
Eastern Kingbird
July 13, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: koningstiran; scientific: Tyrannus tyrannus.
Cedar Waxwing
July 5, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: cederpestvogel; scientific: Bombycilla cedrorum.
Cedar Waxwing
July 5, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: cederpestvogel; scientific: Bombycilla cedrorum.
American Robin
July 2, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: roodborstlijster; scientific: Turdus migratorius.
Common Grackle
July 2, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: glanstroepiaal; scientific: Quiscalus quiscula.
House Wren
June 26, 2014 in front of our house in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: huiswinterkoning; scientific: Troglodytes aedon.
Barn Swallow
June 22, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: boerenzwaluw; scientific: Hirundo rustica.
Eastern Kingbird
June 22, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: koningstiran; scientific: Tyrannus tyrannus.
Canada Gosling
June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grote Canadese gans; scientific: Branta canadensis.
Graylag Gosling
Feral domesticated form. June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
Graylag Gosling
Feral domesticated form. June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
House Sparrow
Male. June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: huismus; scientific: Passer domesticus.
Mourning Dove
June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: treurduif; scientific: Zenaida macroura.
Red-crested Pochard
Male. October 12, 2014 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: krooneend; German: Kolbenente; scientific: Netta rufina.
Eurasian Coot
October 12, 2014 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: meerkoet; German: Bläßhuhn; scientific: Fulica atra.
Tawny Owl
September 20, 2014 in the Nymphenburg Palace Gardens, Munich, Germany. Dutch: bosuil; German: Waldkauz; scientific: Strix aluco.
Common Raven
August 14, 2014 near Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Dutch: raaf; scientific: Corvus corax.
Graylag Goslings
Feral domesticated form. June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
Barn Swallow
June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: boerenzwaluw; scientific: Hirundo rustica.
Northern Cardinal
Female. June 18, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: rode kardinaal; scientific: Cardinalis cardinalis.
Warbling Vireo
May 8, 2013 at Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: Orpheusvireo; scientific: Vireo gilvus.
Sanderling
April 27, 2013 at Whitecap Beach, North Padre Island, Texas. Dutch: drieteenstrandloper; scientific: Calidris alba.
Laughing Gull
April 27, 2013 at Whitecap Beach, North Padre Island, Texas. Dutch: lachmeeuw; scientific: Leucophaeus atricilla.
Laughing Gull
April 27, 2013 at Whitecap Beach, North Padre Island, Texas. Dutch: lachmeeuw; scientific: Leucophaeus atricilla.
Graylag Goose
Feral domesticated male. April 14, 2013 at Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
Trumpeter Swan
February 9, 2013 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: trompetzwaan; scientific: Cygnus buccinator.
Mute Swan
Male. July 1, 2012 at Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: knobbelzwaan; scientific: Cygnus olor.
Common Merganser
Female with chicks. May 31, 2012 in Toompark, Tallinn, Estonia. Also known as goosander. Dutch: grote zaagbek; scientific: Mergus merganser.
Black-crowned Night Heron
April 29, 2012 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: kwak; scientific: Nycticorax nycticorax.
House Sparrow
Male. July 25, 2010 at the Turist Station, Abisko NP, Sweden. Dutch: huismus; scientific: Passer domesticus.
Ring-billed Gull
February 18, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: ringsnavelmeeuw; scientific: Larus delawarensis.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Immature. April 28, 2012 in J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: geelkruinkwak; scientific: Nyctanassa violacea.
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Immature. April 28, 2012 in J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: geelkruinkwak; scientific: Nyctanassa violacea.
"I once caught a fish THIS big!"
Brown pelican. April 28, 2012 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: bruine pelikaan; scientific: Pelecanus occidentalis.
Brown Pelican
April 28, 2012 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: bruine pelikaan; scientific: Pelecanus occidentalis.
Great Blue Heron
April 27, 2012 at Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida.
Dutch: Amerikaanse blauwe reiger; scientific: Ardea herodias.
Willet
April 27, 2012 at Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: willet; scientific: Tringa semipalmata.
Canada Goose
March 14, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grote Canadese gans; scientific: Branta canadensis.
Mute Swan
March 14, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: knobbelzwaan; scientific: Cygnus olor.
Tufted Titmouse
December 26, 2011 in Lansing, New York. Dutch: tweekleurige mees; scientific: Baeolophus bicolor.
Sandhill Crane
October 6, 2012 in Kensington Metropark, Oakland Cty, Michigan. Dutch: Canadese kraanvogel; scientific: Grus canadensis.
Sandhill Crane
October 6, 2012 in Kensington Metropark, Oakland Cty, Michigan. Dutch: Canadese kraanvogel; scientific: Grus canadensis.
Hooded Merganser
Male. March 26, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: kokardezaagbek; scientific: Lophodytes cucullatus.
Cattle Egret with an anole
February 4, 2014 in J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: koereiger; scientific: Bubulcus ibis.
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
February 3, 2014 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: roodbuikspecht; scientific: Melanerpes carolinus.
Snowy Egret
February 2, 2014 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: Amerikaanse kleine zilverreiger; scientific: Egretta thula.
Sandwich Tern
February 2, 2014 at Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: grote stern; scientific: Thalasseus sandvicensis.
Keeey-y-yeer!
Royal Tern. February 2, 2014 on Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: koningsstern; scientific: Thalasseus maximus.
Reddish Egret (white morph)
The Reddish Egret comes in two color forms: a dark morph (by far the most common in most places) and a white morph. Picture taken February 4, 2014 on Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: roodhalsreiger; scientific: Egretta rufescens.
Lesser Black-backed Gull
February 2, 2014 on Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: kleine mantelmeeuw; scientific: Larus fuscus.
Graylag-Canada Goose hybrid
March 11, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: kruising tussen grauwe gans en grote Canadese gans; scientific: Anser anser x Branta canadensis.
Graylag Goose
Feral domesticated form. February 18, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
Ring-billed Gull
January 28, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: ringsnavelmeeuw; scientific: Larus delawarensis.
Red-crested Pochard
Male. May 23, 2011 at Lake Zurich, Switzerland. Dutch: krooneend; scientific: Netta rufina.
Canada Goose
March 19, 2011 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grote Canadese gans; scientific: Branta canadensis.
Trumpeter Swan
March 6, 2011 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: trompetzwaan; scientific: Cygnus buccinator.
Trumpeter Swan
March 6, 2011 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: trompetzwaan; scientific: Cygnus buccinator.
Mute Swan
Juveniles. July 31, 2009 in Poelgeestpolder, Warmond, the Netherlands. Dutch: knobbelzwaan; scientific: Cygnus olor.
Eurasian Jackdaw
October 2, 2010 in Madurodam, the Hague, the Netherlands. Dutch: kauw; scientific: Corvus monedula.
Marbled Godwit
January 24, 2010 near Malibu, California. Dutch: marmergrutto; scientific: Limosa fedoa.
Muscovy Duck
Feral domesticated form. April 10, 2009 in Leiden, the Netherlands. Dutch: muskuseend; scientific: Cairina moschata.