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-Breasted 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
Great Egret - Ardea alba - also known as La grande aigrette (French), héron blanc (French), Grote Zilverreiger (Dutch), Silberreiher (German), Airone bianco maggiore (Italian), Garceta grande (Spanish), ägretthäger (Swedish), Bolshaya Belaya Tsaplya (Russian).
This week’s theme is “curvy.” The Great Egret fits the theme for obvious reasons (his neck is even more curvy when he is flying).
This large white heron is found in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia (found in Iowa throughout the summer). It is also the symbol for the National Audubon Society. During migration, they obviously move in large groups. When I took the above photo, there were literally 100 of the egrets throughout the park.
Distinguishing characteristics: Large, all white plumage with long, black legs and feet. Yellow bill is long, stout, and straight.
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on September 23, 2007 at Credit Island Park in Davenport, Iowa.
kissedalotatoads - Like I said in the article, there were probably 100 egrets in the park, and this is the only one that I got close enough to in order to take a decent picture - and he flew away pretty quickly after this shot.
in real life I’m a real rock star I’m doing a report
on migrating birds and I chose a great egret the whole point is i need a song that a great egret sings in real life.
thanks
March 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
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Nice shot!
I’m envious!
October 6th, 2007 at 12:29 amohh thats a wonderful shot!..have a great weekend!!
October 6th, 2007 at 12:52 amWOW! That’s one great shot! Nice entry:D
October 6th, 2007 at 3:29 amMines up as well!
Nice one Moe, wildlife certainly does provide plenty of curves, we are just starting to get Little Egrets staying in thiscountry to breed.
Cheers Mark
October 6th, 2007 at 6:16 amWonderful shot of a beautiful bird! :) Great choice for this week’s theme. :)
My curvy photos.
October 6th, 2007 at 6:47 amBeautiful photo! I’ve never seen this in the wild. I hope I do someday and am able to take a photo this great.
October 6th, 2007 at 7:10 amThat’s a great shot and a very informative post. Have a happy weekend.
October 6th, 2007 at 7:41 amAbsolutely beautiful and so gracious ! I wished I had a neck like that, lol !
October 6th, 2007 at 9:32 amLove this bird, I saw a lot of it everytime we visit Florida. Neat shot indeed.
Mine is up at My Two Cents Worth and
October 6th, 2007 at 10:51 amThe FOur Seasons Of My Life hope you can visit me too.
TC
would you care to ex-link with me ?
October 6th, 2007 at 10:52 amGreat photo, and up close. They usually fly away if you get too close. Have a good weekend.
October 6th, 2007 at 12:34 pmThanks for all the comments, everybody!
Lutchi - I added a link to the sidebar
kissedalotatoads - Like I said in the article, there were probably 100 egrets in the park, and this is the only one that I got close enough to in order to take a decent picture - and he flew away pretty quickly after this shot.
October 6th, 2007 at 1:14 pmnice one! just blog hopping…
October 6th, 2007 at 2:56 pmBeautiful bird!!! thanks for the info as well :)
October 6th, 2007 at 3:08 pmHappy weekend!
Ah I can see a curvy neck. Good job.
October 7th, 2007 at 5:36 amThat’s one curvy neck!
Thanks for stopping by mine :)
October 7th, 2007 at 1:04 pmWonderful photo, I saw a green heron last weekend, but could not get a decent photo. The white rose is beautiful also.
October 7th, 2007 at 5:52 pmBeautiful curvy entry! Have you seen mine?
October 7th, 2007 at 6:41 pmin real life I’m a real rock star I’m doing a report
March 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pmon migrating birds and I chose a great egret the whole point is i need a song that a great egret sings in real life.
thanks