Every bird watcher and nature observer has his or her "lists." Here are mine for Birds, Insects, Mammals, Plants, Reptiles, and Crustaceans, complete with pull down menus.
BIRDS
Categorized by genus/species, placed chronologically by common name
American Coot
American Crow
American Flamingo*
American Goldfinch
American Kestrel
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
American White Pelican
Bald Eagle
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Belted Kingfisher
Black-Capped Chickadee
Black Vulture*
Blue Jay
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Broad-Winged Hawk
Brown Creeper
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Goldeneye
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Double-Crested Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Greater Flamingo*
Hairy Woodpecker
Harlequin Duck
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
Horned Lark
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Lesser Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
Mallard (Domestic)
Mallard (Wild)
Mourning Dove
Northern Cardinal
Northern Flicker
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
Northern Shoveler
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Palm Warbler
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ring-Billed Gull
Ring-Necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Scarlet Tanager
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey Vulture
White-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Crowned Sparrow
White-Throated Sparrow
Wild Turkey
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, MYRIAPODS & GASTROPODS
Categorized by family, placed chronologically by common name
Banded Argiope - Argiope trifasciata - also known as the Banded Garden Spider (not to be confused with the Black and Yellow Garden Spider). In the Orb-Weaver Family.
I went with the super large photo so that you could see the hairs on this specimen’s abdomen. Also, notice the spinning gland visible on the abdomen.
Known for their large, orb-shaped webs that can be two feet in diameter, the banded argiope can give you a painful bite, but it rarely has any lasting effects. Usually found making it’s large web in tall grass and weeds, this particular guy had set himself up in our tomato plants!
The banded argiope is also known for adding thick patterns to its web, as you can see above (the thicker white areas of the web).
Taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on September 16, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa.
I wondered what that spot on the abdomen was. Great shot to capture all that detail! Even though spiders give me the willies, I can appreciate their beauty. :~)
i am here on photohunters thingy but i explored yr other posts as well. wow…u have quality pics.this is an excellent shot..so is the bird n the flowers..excellent stuff. a pleasure to look at them. u make photography almost into an art form.
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Hi Moe.
I wondered what that spot on the abdomen was. Great shot to capture all that detail! Even though spiders give me the willies, I can appreciate their beauty. :~)
September 28th, 2007 at 7:09 amThanks, Olivia. The abdomen seems a little too bright to really get all the detail in, but it was a very sunny day! Thanks for stopping by!
September 28th, 2007 at 8:04 amThat’s my favorite spider. It always looks to me like the silhoutte of a lady with a beehive hairdo standing with arms akimbo.
September 28th, 2007 at 12:37 pmI never thought I would say a spider is beautiful, but this one really is…great colors and LONG legs..
September 28th, 2007 at 10:12 pmi am here on photohunters thingy but i explored yr other posts as well. wow…u have quality pics.this is an excellent shot..so is the bird n the flowers..excellent stuff. a pleasure to look at them. u make photography almost into an art form.
September 29th, 2007 at 8:03 amI have never seen a spider like this. It is beautiful, but I would be scared if I saw it in real life.
September 30th, 2007 at 12:57 pmIncredible shot …eeeouuuuwwwww…..
October 1st, 2007 at 1:24 pm