Birds

Blue-footed booby (male) perching, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593261G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent bluefooted booby booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez sea bird sula nebouxii sulidae
From 2009Ecuador4
Blue-footed booby (male) perching, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593262G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent blue bluefooted booby booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez sea bird sula nebouxii sulidae
From 2009Ecuador4
Blue-footed booby (male) about to scratch itself, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593263G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent blue bluefooted booby booby comical Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez scratching sea bird sula nebouxii sulidae tap tapping
From 2009Ecuador4
Blue-footed booby (female) taking off, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593244G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent bluefooted booby booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez sula nebouxii sulidae taking off tap tapping
From 2009Ecuador4
Blue-footed booby (female) taking off, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593245G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent bluefooted booby booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez sula nebouxii sulidae taking off
From 2009Ecuador4
Blue-footed booby (female) taking off, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593246G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent bluefooted booby booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española flight flying fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island in flight piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez sula nebouxii sulidae taking off wings
From 2009Ecuador4
Pair of blue-footed boobies perching, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593248G
alcatraz patiazul Blaufusstölpel blauwvoetgent blue bluefooted booby booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Hood Island pair piquero camanay piquero patas azules piquero patiazul Punta Suárez sula nebouxii sulidae two
From 2009Ecuador4
Blue-footed booby, Bahía Tortuga, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593169G
alcatraz camanay alcatraz patiazul aqua Bahía Tortuga Blaufusstölpel blauwpootgent blauwvoetgent blue bluefooted booby boobies booby Derk Beltman Ecuador fou à pieds blues Galápagos Islands Indefatigable Island piquero de patas azules piquero patas azules rock Santa Cruz Island sula nebouxii sulidae
From 2009Ecuador3
Hood mockingbird, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593250G
bill brown Derk Beltman Ecuador Española Española mockingbird Galápagos Islands Hood Island kapspotlijster mockingbird mimidae mimus macdonaldi moqueur nesomimus macdonaldi pebbles sinsonte spotlijster Spottdrossel
From 2009Ecuador4
Hood mockingbird, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593251G
bill brown Derk Beltman Ecuador Española Española mockingbird Galápagos Islands Hood Island kapspotlijster mimidae mimus macdonaldi mockingbird moqueur nesomimus macdonaldi sinsonte spotlijster Spottdrossel
From 2009Ecuador4
Juvenile green-backed heron on the edge of a pond, Zoológico Nacional Simon Bolivar, San José, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506032
ardeidae butorides butorides striatus virescens butorides virescens chocuaco ciconiiformes Costa Rica Derk Beltman garcilla verde garcita verde greenbacked heron green heron groene reiger Grünreiher heron héron vert kleine groene reiger martín peña pond San José Zoológico Nacional Simon Bolivar
From 2009CostaRica
Juvenile green-backed heron on the edge of a pond, Zoológico Nacional Simon Bolivar, San José, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506033
ardeidae butorides butorides striatus virescens butorides virescens chocuaco ciconiiformes Costa Rica Derk Beltman garcilla verde garcita verde greenbacked heron green heron groene reiger Grünreiher heron héron vert kleine groene reiger martín peña pond San José Zoológico Nacional Simon Bolivar
From 2009CostaRica
Little blue heron, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506042
aigrette bleue ardeidae Blaureiher ciconiiformes Costa Rica Derk Beltman egretta caerulea garceta azul garza azul heron kleine blauwe reiger little blue heron Tortuguero National Park
From 2009CostaRica
Roadside hawk (juvenile), outside La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506050
accipitridae aguilucho de ala rojiza bird of prey buse à gros bec buteo magnirostris Costa Rica Derk Beltman falconiformes gavilán chapulinero gavilán pollero hawk roadside hawk raptor Strassenrand Bussard taguato común wegbuizerd
From 2009CostaRica
Boat-billed heron (juvenile), Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506054
ardeidae bill boatbilled heron Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge chocuaco cochlearius cochlearius Costa Rica cuaca Derk Beltman garza pico de bota heron Kahnschnabel lepelbekreiger picocuchara savacou huppé schuitbekreiger
From 2009CostaRica
Coppery-headed emerald (male), Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506072
apodiformes BronzekopfElvirakolibri cloud forest colibri à tête cuivrée copperyheaded emerald Costa Rica Derk Beltman elvira cupreiceps esmeralda capirotada esmeralde de cabeza dorada esmeralda de coronilla cobriza green hummingbird koperkopsmaragdkolibrie Kupferköpfchen Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve neotropics trochilidae
From 2009CostaRica
Coppery-headed emerald (male), Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506070
apodiformes BronzekopfElvirakolibri colibri à tête cuivrée copperyheaded emerald Costa Rica Derk Beltman elvira cupreiceps esmeralda capirotada esmeralda de cabeza dorada esmeralda de coronilla cobriza hummingbird koperkopsmaragdkolibrie Kupferköpfchen Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve neotropics trochilidae
From 2009CostaRica
Green-crowned brilliant (female), Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506080
apodiformes brillante frentiverde brillant ferdelance cloud forest Costa Rica Derk Beltman green greencrowned brilliant groenkruinbriljantkolibrie Grünscheitelbrillant heliodaxa jacula hummingbird Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve trochilidae
From 2009CostaRica
Coppery-headed emerald (male), Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506068
apodiformes BronzekopfElvirakolibri colibri à tête cuivrée copperyheaded emerald Costa Rica Derk Beltman elvira cupreiceps esmeralda capirotada esmeralda de cabeza dorada esmeralda de coronilla cobriza green hummingbird koperkopsmaragdkolibrie Kupferköpfchen Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve neotropics trochilidae
From 2009CostaRica
Gray-tailed mountain-gem (male), Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506076
apodiformes cloud forest colibri à queue grise colibrí montañés coligris Costa Rica Derk Beltman Grauschwanznymphe graytailed mountaingem grijsstaartjuweelkolibrie hummingbird lampornis cinereicauda Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve trochilidae
From 2009CostaRica
Purple-throated mountain-gem (male) in the spotlights, Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506078
apodiformes cloud forest colibri à gorge pourprée colibrí montañés gorgimorado Costa Rica Derk Beltman lampornis calolaema purperkeeljuweelkolibrie purple purplethroated mountaingem Purpurkehlnymphe Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve spotlight voilet voiletkeeljuweelkolibrie
From 2009CostaRica
Coppery-headed emerald (male), Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506079
apodiformes BronzekopfElvirakolibri colibri à tête cuivrée copperyheaded emerald Costa Rica Derk Beltman elvira cupreiceps emerald esmeralda capirotada esmeralda de cabeza dorada esmeralda de coronilla cobriza green hummingbird koperkopsmaragdkolibrie Küpferköpfchen neotropics Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve trochilidae
From 2009CostaRica
Chestnut-mandibled toucan in a cecropia tree, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506102
bill Braunrückentukan cecropia tree chestnutmandibled toucan Costa Rica Derk Beltman piciformes ramphastidae ramphastos swainsonii Swainson's toucan SwainsonTukan Swainsons toekan toucan toucan de Swainson tucan de Swainson tucán de pico castaño
From 2009CostaRica
Rufous-collared sparrow, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506086
Braunnackenammer bruant chingolo cachilo chincol chingolo comemaiz Costa Rica Derk Beltman emberizidae Morgenammer pichitanta pirrís roodkraaggors Rostscheitelammer rufouscollared sparrow San Gerardo de Dota sparrow zonotrichia capensis
From 2009CostaRica
Crested serpent eagle, Rapti River, Chitwan, Nepal
Picture code: 201000977030
accipitridae águila culebrera chilíla bird of prey crested serpent eagle Derk Beltman Indische slangenarend Nepal Rapti River raptor Royal Chitwan National Park Schlangenweihe serpentaire bacha spilornis cheela spilornis cheela cheela Terai
From Spring2010Nepal1
White-throated kingfisher, Rapti River, Chitwan, Nepal
Picture code: 201000977029
alción de Esmirna bill Braunliest brown Derk Beltman halcyonidae halcyon smyrnensis kingfisher martinchasseur à gorge blanche martinchasseur de smyrne Nepal Rapti River red Royal Chitwan National Park smyrnaijsvogel Terai turquoise whitebreasted kingfisher whitethroated kingfisher
From Spring2010Nepal1
Adult Nazca booby landing near its chick, Genovesa Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593205G
adult alcatraz de Nazca booby chick Derk Beltman Ecuador family fou de Grant Galápagos Islands Genovesa Island Isla Genovesa landing Nazcagent Nazcatölpel Nazca booby nest parent piquero de Nazca sula granti sulidae touch down young
From 2009Ecuador3
Nazca booby, Genovesa Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Picture code: 200900593211G
alcatraz de Nazca beak booby Derk Beltman Ecuador fou de Grant Galápagos Islands Genovesa Island Isla Genovesa Nazca booby Nazcagent Nazcatölpel piquero de Nazca sea bird sula granti sulidae
From 2009Ecuador4
Nazca booby, Punta Suárez, Española, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
alcatraz de Nazca beak booby Derk Beltman Ecuador Española fou de Grant Galápagos Islands Hood Island Nazca booby Nazcagent Nazcatölpel piquero de Nazca Punta Suárez sea bird sula granti sulidae
From 2009Ecuador4
Pair of crested owls, La Sirena area, Corcovado National Patk, Costa Rica
Picture code: 200900506094
buho penachudo búho corniblanco búho cuerno blanco Corcovado National Park Costa Rica couple crested owl Derk Beltman duc à aigrettes Haubenkauz kuifuil lophostrix cristata pair strigidae two wise
From 2009CostaRica
Changeable hawk eagle (juvenile), Bardia National Park, Nepal
Picture code: 201000977052
accipitridae águila azor variable aigle huppé Bardia National Park bird of prey changeable hawk eagle crested hawk eagle Derk Beltman Haubenadler Indische kuifarend Nepal nisaetus cirrhatus raptor sal forest spizaetus cirrhatus Terai tongue
From Spring2010Nepal1
Great egret taking off, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Picture code: 201000977083
ardea alba ardeidae casmerodius albus Chitwan National Park Derk Beltman egret great egret garza blanca garceta grande grande aigrette great white egret grote zilverreiger legs Nepal Royal Chitwan National Park Silberreiher take off water drops water hyacinths
From Spring2010Nepal2
Great egret taking off, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Picture code: 201000977084
ardea alba ardeidae casmerodius albus Chitwan National Park Derk Beltman egret flight garceta grande garza blanca grande aigrette great egret great white egret grote zilverreiger legs Nepal Royal Chitwan National Park Silberreiher take off Terai wings
From Spring2010Nepal2
Juvenile common myna holding on, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Picture code: 20100061003
acridotheris tristis Australia common myna Derk Beltman Hirtenmaina holding on Indian myna invasive martin triste miná común New South Wales pest Royal Botanical Gardens sideways sturnidae Sydney tongue treurmaina treurspreeuw
From 2010 Australia
Juvenile common myna singing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Picture code: 20100061002
acridotheris tristis Australia calling common myna Derk Beltman Hirtenmaina holding on Indian myna invasive martin triste miná común New South Wales pest Royal Botanical Gardens screeching singing speak sturnidae Sydney tongue treurmaina treurspreeuw vocalising
From 2010 Australia
Brolgas spreading its wings, Western Australia, Australia
Picture code: 20100061041
Australia Australischer Kranich beak break free brolga brolgakraanvogel Brolgakranich crane Derk Beltman flap free freedom grassland grey grue brolga gruidae grulla australiana grulla brolga grus rubicunda spread Western Australia wings
From 2010 Australia
Sulphur-crested cockatoo drinking at dawn, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Picture code: 20100061057
Australia cacatoès à huppe jaune cacatua galerita cacatúa de moño amarillo cockatoo Derk Beltman drinking Gelbhaubenkakadu grote geelkuifkaketoe Kakadu National Park Nigel Northern Territory parrot psittacidae psittaciformes quench reflection sulphurcrested cockatoo thirsty
From 2010 Australia
Sulphur-crested cockatoo drinking at dawn, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Picture code: 20100061058
Australia cacatoès à huppe jaune cacatúa de moño amarillo cacatua galerita cockatoo Derk Beltman drinking drop Gelbhaubenkakadu grote geelkuifkaketoe Kakadu National Park Nigel Northern Territory parrot psittacidae psittaciformes quench reflection sulphurcrested cockatoo thirsty water drop
From 2010 Australia
Magpie goose taking off, Corroboree Billabong, Mary River National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Picture code: 20100061069
anseranas semipalmata anseriformes Australia billabong canaroie semipalmée Corroboree Billabong Derk Beltman ekstergans floodplains flying ganso overo ganso urraco geese goose living fossil Mary River National Park monotypic Northern Territory pair Spaltfussgans swamp takeoff taking off two waterbird waterfowl waterlilies wetland wings wingspan
From 2010 Australia
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo sitting out the bad weather, Overland Track between the Narcissus River and Lake St. Clair, Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Picture code: 20100061105
Australia bad weather cacatúa fúnebre coliamarilla cacatoès funèbre cacatuidae calyptorhynchus funereus calyptorhynchus funereus xanthanotus cockatoo Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park Derk Beltman geeloograafkaketoe GelbohrRabenkakadu Overland Track psittaciformes rain shower sit out Tasmania Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Site Tassie temperate rainforest wet yellowtailed black cockatoo
From 2010 Australia
Jackson's hornbill (female), Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya
200600254029
bucerotidae calao de Jackson Derk Beltman hornbill Jackson's hornbill Jacksons tok JacksonToko Kenya Lake Baringo Rift Valley
From 2006 Kenya
Yellow-billed stork; Lake Baringo, Kenya
200600254053
Afrikaanse nimmerzat ciconiidae Derk Beltman freshwater lake Kenya Lake Baringo mycteria ibis Nimmersatt Rift Valley tantale ibis tántalo africano yellowbilled stork
From 2006 Kenya
Goliath heron, Lake Baringo, Kenya
200600254054
ardea goliath ardeidae Derk Beltman freshwater lake garza goliat giant heron Goliath heron Goliathreiher héron goliath Kenya Lake Baringo reuzenreiger Rift Valley
From 2006 Kenya