Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male, South Lyon, Michigan Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja) pair courting, Florida Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Howell Nature Center, Michigan Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) in winter, Howell Nature Center, Michigan Gray Wolf, melanistic individual resting in snow Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage, Lapeer State Game Area, Michigan Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) male, Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Michigan Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Howell Nature Center, Michigan Great Egret (Ardea alba) flying, Fort Myers Beach, Florida Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flying with nest material, Milford, Michigan Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnets, Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan Barred Owl (Strix varia) in winter, Howell Nature Center, Michigan Creek flowing through rainforest, Costa Rica Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) walking, Fort Desoto Park, Florida Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male flying, Belle Isle Park, Michigan Empress Brilliant hummingbird feeding on flower nectar Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja) wading, Fort Myers Beach, Florida Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) hummingbird male flying, Costa Rica Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male flying, Lapeer State Game Area, Michigan Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Howell Nature Center, Michigan Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) feet, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) flying, Fort Desoto Park, Florida Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja), Fort Myers Beach, Florida Barred Owl (Strix varia) in winter, Howell Nature Center, Michigan Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Florida Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male, Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) flying, Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage, Lapeer State Game Area, Michigan Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota), Costa Rica Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja) preening, Florida Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) male at nest cavity, Michigan Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male swimming, Lapeer State Game Area, Michigan Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) male in breeding plumage, North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio White Ibis (Eudocimus albus), Fort Myers Beach, Florida Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) pair, North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio Eastern Screech Owl (Otus asio) red morph in winter, Howell Nature Center, Michigan Buff-tailed Coronet hummingbird feeding on flower nectar, Ecuador Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) male flying, Island Lake Recreation Area, Michigan Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) trio flying, Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Michigan Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) swimming, Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Michigan Violet-tailed Sylph hummingbird feeding on flower nectar, Ecuador Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) male flying, Kellogg Bird Sanctuary, Michigan Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) male flying, Island Lake Recreation Area, Michigan Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) with cygnets, Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan Violet-crowned Woodnymph hummingbird male feeding on flower nectar, Costa Rica Rainbow over rainforest canopy, Costa Rica American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Michigan Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) swimming, Kensington Metropark, Milford, Michigan Page 2