My Observation Lists

    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 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

    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

    Downy Woodpecker

    Eastern Bluebird

    Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch

    Eastern Kingbird

    Eastern Meadowlark

    Eastern Phoebe

    Eastern Towhee

    Eurasian Coot*

    European Starling

    Fox Sparrow

    Gray Catbird

    Graylag Goose

    Great Blue Heron

    Great Egret

    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

    Ants (Formicidae)

    Bee Flies (Bombyliidae)

    Blow Flies (Calliphoridae)

    Bumble Bees, etc. (Apidae)

    Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae)

    Centipedes, House (Scutigeridae)

    Cicadas (Cicadidae)

    Crane Flies (Tipulidae)

    Fireflies (Lampyridae)

    Flower Flies - See Syrphid Flies

    Funnel-Web Spiders (Agelenidae)

    Honey Bees - See Bumble Bees, etc.

    Hornets - See Yellowjackets, etc.

    Hover Flies - See Syrphid Flies

    Ichneumon Wasps (Ichneumonidae)

    Jumping Spiders (Salticidae)

    Katydids (Tettigoniidae)

    Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae)

    Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)

    Leaffooted Bugs (Coreidae)

    Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)

    Lightning Bugs - See Fireflies

    Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)

    Mantid Flies (Mantispidae)

    Mantids (Mantidae)

    Minettia Flies (Minettia)

    Narrow-Winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae)

    New York Weevils (Ithyceridae)

    Orb-Weavers (Araneidae)

    Paper Wasps - See Yellowjackets, etc.

    Picture-Winged Flies (Ulidiidae)

    Plant Bugs (Miridae)

    Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)

    Scentless Plant Bugs (Rhopalidae)

    Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae)

    Signal Flies (Platystomatidae)

    Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae)

    Spittlebugs (Cercopidae)

    Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)

    Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

    Sweat Bees (Halictidae)

    Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae)

    Tiger Moths (Arctiidae)

    Yellowjackets, etc. (Vespidae)


    MAMMALS

    American Beaver

    Common Raccoon

    Eastern Chipmunk

    Eastern Cottontail

    Eastern Fox Squirrel

    Eastern Gray Squirrel

    Groundhog - See Woodchuck

    Ground Squirrel - See Eastern Chipmunk

    Striped Skunk

    Virginia Opossum

    White-Tailed Deer

    Woodchuck


    PLANTS

    Brown-Eyed Susan

    Buttonbush

    Clematis

    Crown Vetch

    Dandelion

    Day Lily

    Field Marigold

    Larkspur

    Mountain Blue

    Purple Coneflower

    Rose

    Sedum

    Spider Lily - See Spiderwort

    Spiderwort

    Stinkhorn

    Sweet Alyssum

    Whorled Tickseed

    Wild Pansy

    Yarrow


    REPTILES and AMPHIBIANS

    American Toad

    Common Garter Snake

    Eastern Box Turtle*

    Green Frog

    Long-Tailed Salamander*

    Northern Fence Lizard*

    Painted Turtle


    CRUSTACEANS

    Crayfish


    EVENTS / OTHER

    Events

    Farm Implements

    Landscapes / Rivers

    Miscellaneous

    Planes / Trains / Autos / Boats

    Rainbows / Clouds / Sky Formations

    Signs, Billboards, etc.

    Structures / Buildings

    Sunsets / Sunrises

    Weather


Friday, September 28, 2007

train with graffiti

This week’s theme is “original.” Here is some “original” art work on a train car chugging up the banks of the Mississippi River in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on September 22, 2007 in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Related posts:

  1. Train in Downtown Davenport
  2. Photo Hunt - Practical - Street Signs
  3. Photo Hunt - Curvy - Great Egret
  4. Photo Hunt - Smelly - Kitten
  5. No Train Horn Sign

Posted by: Moe in: Iowa, Miscellaneous at 8:02 pm

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23 Responses to “Photo Hunt - Original - Graffiti on Train”
  1. 1
    Midas Says:

    That is actually a nice looking graffiti. I think I heard it said that graffiti is the art of the future!

    Mine’s up as well…come and visit.

  2. 2
    Michele Says:

    That’s neat… I see that a lot on the cars that chug along the tracks here….

  3. 3
    PowersTwinB Says:

    What an amazing photo! Graffiti is just a very cool artform to me, kids have so much talent nowadays! My photo is up, are you interested in gallavanting around the web to see others hunt photos? come on over

  4. 4
    ellen b Says:

    As much as I hate grafitti it is original…

  5. 5
    kissedalotatoads Says:

    The people that do graffiti on things seems to have some talent,….. was wondering if it has a meaning to it? Great photo and have a good weekend.

  6. 6
    ipanema Says:

    that is some nice original art work indeed! happy weekend!:)

  7. 7
    Grams Says:

    This was very original!! Great shot!! Have a nice weekend!

  8. 8
    Trinity Says:

    Graffiti is a great idea! I think this theme is quite difficult for me, never thought about graffiti before! :-D Nice entry!

    MIne is up, please visit Trinity

  9. 9
    cindy Says:

    That’s very original artwork. Good choice this week.

  10. 10
    BlurMommy Says:

    Definitely original! Good choice for the theme. Happy weekend!

  11. 11
    And Miles To Go... Says:

    what a nice capture!

  12. 12
    patti Says:

    And from somewhere else, no doubt!

  13. 13
    A Says:

    Very original, there won’t be another quite the same. And it’s really not unpleasant.

  14. 14
    Dragonheart Says:

    That is definitely original! The photo is great, but the graffiti itself isn’t terribly attractive, IMO.

    My original photo.

  15. 15
    carver Says:

    That’s a great shot for the original theme. I never
    thought of looking for graffiti on the side of a train.

  16. 16
    mar Says:

    Great take on the theme! our graffiti is more colorful, though :)
    I like your shot. Happy weekend!

  17. 17
    lutchi Says:

    cool shot..happy Ph
    mine is up at My Two Cents Worth and
    The Four Seasons Of My Life I hope You can visit me too. TC

  18. 18
    Teena in Toronto Says:

    I think some graffiti is so cool!

    Thanks for stopping by mine :)

  19. 19
    Andrée Says:

    I’m so glad that I blogged your spider photos because it was then that I found that you had moved! And if I hadn’t learned you moved, then I would have never seen this. I could spend hours here and I expect to try! Your spiders are now blogged, it is the 2nd post from the top. This train car photo is superb, too. See you in the future!

  20. 20
    Moe Says:

    Thanks for all the comments, everybody! I appreciate you all stopping by!

  21. 21
    sandy Says:

    I love this! I have lots of photos I’ve taken on my walks and hikes of graffiti. I always have myself in the picture, looking as if I was the one doing it. I take it into paint program and paint a brush or spray can in my hand, LOL…

  22. 22
    Moe Says:

    Sandy - That’s hilarious! It would have been a little dangerous for me to run alongside the train and try to be in the pic ;)

  23. 23
    farmingfriends Says:

    It’s amazing where the graffiti turns up. Very original. Sara from farmingfriends

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