Desert Wheatear
First-winter male. November 28, 2017 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands. Dutch: woestijntapuit; scientific: Oenanthe deserti.
The Desert Wheatear is native to Africa and Asia. Vagrants sometimes end up in Western Europe, especially late in autumn. This species is rare in the Netherlands, with at most a few sightings reported each year. This individual was discovered near Schiphol airport on November 17.
De woestijntapuit komt van nature voor in Afrika en Azië. Dwaalgasten worden soms in West-Europa gezien, met name laat in de herfst. Deze soort is in Nederland zeldzaam, met hooguit een paar gevallen per jaar. De vogel op de foto is op 17 november bij Schiphol ontdekt.
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.
Black Redstarts
Adult female (left) and fledgling chick. May 24, 2015 in Dietersheim, Bavaria, Germany. Dutch: zwarte roodstaart; German: Hausrotschwanz; scientific: Phoenicurus ochruros.
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.
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.
Red-crested Pochard
Male. March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: krooneend; German: Kolbenente; scientific: Netta rufina.
Yellow-legged Gull
March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: geelpootmeeuw; German: Mittelmeermöwe; scientific: Netta rufina.
Yellow-legged Gull
March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: geelpootmeeuw; German: Mittelmeermöwe; scientific: Larus michahellis.
Mallard
Male. March 28, 2015 at Kleinhesseloher Lake, English Garden, Munich, Germany. Dutch: wilde eend; German: Stockente; scientific: Anas platyrhynchos.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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 Goslings
Feral domesticated form. June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: grauwe gans; scientific: Anser anser.
Mourning Dove
June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: treurduif; scientific: Zenaida macroura.
Barn Swallow
June 21, 2014 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: boerenzwaluw; scientific: Hirundo rustica.
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.
Northern Cardinal
Female. June 18, 2014 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: rode kardinaal; scientific: Cardinalis cardinalis.
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.
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.
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.
Lesser Black-backed Gull
February 2, 2014 on Blind Pass Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: kleine mantelmeeuw; scientific: Larus fuscus.
Great Egret
February 2, 2014 on Sanibel Island, Florida. Dutch: grote zilverreiger; scientific: Ardea alba.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ring-billed Gull
February 18, 2012 in Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dutch: ringsnavelmeeuw; scientific: Larus delawarensis.
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.
Tufted Titmouse
December 26, 2011 in Lansing, New York. Dutch: tweekleurige mees; scientific: Baeolophus bicolor.
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.
Eurasian Jackdaw
October 2, 2010 in Madurodam, the Hague, the Netherlands. Dutch: kauw; scientific: Corvus monedula.
House Sparrow
Male. July 25, 2010 at the Turist Station, Abisko NP, Sweden. Dutch: huismus; scientific: Passer domesticus.
Marbled Godwit
January 24, 2010 near Malibu, California. Dutch: marmergrutto; scientific: Limosa fedoa.
Mute Swan
Juveniles. July 31, 2009 in Poelgeestpolder, Warmond, the Netherlands. Dutch: knobbelzwaan; scientific: Cygnus olor.
Muscovy Duck
Feral domesticated form. April 10, 2009 in Leiden, the Netherlands. Dutch: muskuseend; scientific: Cairina moschata.