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
Barnacle Goose*
Belted Kingfisher
Black-and-White Warbler
Black-Capped Chickadee
Black-Headed Gull*
Black Vulture*
Blue Jay
Blue Tit*
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Broad-Winged Hawk
Brown Creeper
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cape May Warbler*
Carolina Chickadee*
Carolina Wren
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Gallinule
Common Goldeneye
Common Grackle
Common Gull*
Common Moorhen*
Common Pochard*
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Dicksissel
Double-Crested Cormorant
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Phoebe
Eastern Towhee
Eastern Wood Pewee
Eurasian Blackbird*
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot*
Eurasian Jackdaw*
Eurasian Magpie*
European Serin*
European Starling
Fox Sparrow
Golden-Crowned Kinglet
Gray Catbird
Graylag Goose
Great Black-backed Gull*
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Great Spotted Woodpecker*
Greater Flamingo*
Greater White-Fronted Goose*
Hairy Woodpecker
Harlequin Duck
Hermit Thrush
Herring Gull
Hooded Crow*
Horned Lark
House Finch
House Sparrow
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Laughing Gull*
Lesser Black-backed Gull*
Lesser Scaup
Lincoln's Sparrow
Magnolia Warbler
Mallard (Domestic)
Mallard (Wild)
Mourning Dove
Mute Swan*
Neotropic Cormorant*
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-Legged Thrush*
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Winged Blackbird
Ring-Billed Gull
Ring-Necked Duck
Rock Pigeon
Rook*
Ross's Goose*
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Ruddy Turnstone*
Scarlet Tanager
Smooth-Billed Ani*
Solitary Sandpiper
Song Sparrow
Spotted Sandpiper
Swamp Sparrow
Tricolored Heron*
Tufted Duck*
Tufted Titmouse
Tundra Swan*
Turkey Vulture
White-Breasted Nuthatch
White-Cheeked Pintail*
White-Crowned Pigeon*
White-Crowned Sparrow
White-Eyed Vireo
White-Throated Sparrow
White-Winged Dove
Wild Turkey
Wilson's Warbler
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Categorized by family, placed chronologically by common name
Ants (Formicidae)
Bee Flies (Bombyliidae)
Blow Flies (Calliphoridae)
Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)
Carrion Beetles (Silphidae)
Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae)
Centipedes, House (Scutigeridae)
Cicadas (Cicadidae)
Common Sawflies (Tenthredinidae)
Crane Flies (Tipulidae)
Emeralds (Corduliidae)
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)
Robber Flies (Asilidae)
Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Scentless Plant Bugs (Rhopalidae)
Short-horned Grasshoppers (Acrididae)
Signal Flies (Platystomatidae)
Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae)
Soldier Flies (Stratiomyidae)
Spittlebugs (Cercopidae)
Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)
Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Sweat Bees (Halictidae)
Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae)
Tiger Moths (Arctiidae)
Tiphiid Wasps (Tiphiidae)
Yellowjackets, etc. (Vespidae)
This week’s theme is “practical.” Nothing more practical than street signs! Hard to get around without them. As I travel for work I often take shots from the car. The above: Wapello, Iowa; Muscatine, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Blue Grass, Iowa; DeWitt, Iowa; Clinton, Iowa.
Related posts:
Bahamas
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
England
France
Germany
Italy
Iran
Luxembourg
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
Qatar
Romania
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
American Beaver
Common Raccoon
Eastern Chipmunk
Eastern Cottontail
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Groundhog - See Woodchuck
Ground Squirrel - See Eastern Chipmunk
Red Fox
Striped Skunk
Virginia Opossum
White-Tailed Deer
Woodchuck
Brown-Eyed Susan
Buttonbush
Clematis
Crown Vetch
Dandelion
Day Lily
Field Marigold
Larkspur
Mountain Blue
Palm Tree*
Purple Coneflower
Rose
Sedum
Spider Lily - See Spiderwort
Spiderwort
Stinkhorn
Sweet Alyssum
Tulip
Whorled Tickseed
Wild Pansy
Yarrow
American Toad
Common Garter Snake
Eastern Box Turtle*
Green Frog
Long-Tailed Salamander*
Northern Fence Lizard*
Painted Turtle
Giant Sea Star*
Nassau Grouper*
Puffer Fish*
Scrawled Filefish*
Sergeant Major*
Spanish Hogfish*
Spotted Grouper*
Stoplight Parrotfish*
Yellowhead Wrasse*
Yellowtail Snapper*
Crayfish
Events
Farm Implements
Landscapes / Rivers
Miscellaneous
Planes / Trains / Autos / Boats
Rainbows / Clouds / Sky Formations
Signs, Billboards, etc.
Structures / Buildings
Sun and Moon
Weather
I suppose that’s about as practical as practical gets ;~)
Happy Saturday!
October 20th, 2007 at 8:12 amyes it is practical! TC happy weekend…mine is up
October 20th, 2007 at 9:08 amI love good practical signage! Happy hunting…
October 20th, 2007 at 9:30 amvery practical! I have a good idea about where you are too!
October 20th, 2007 at 10:43 amI grew up in Indianola! Have a great week-end and stop by my blog and say hello.
what a great take on this weeks theme!
October 20th, 2007 at 10:58 amyeap, now we will never get lost in the middle of nowhere.
Mine is up at
My 2Cents Worth and… The 4Seasons of My life Hope you can visit me too.
Happy Photo Hunting
October 20th, 2007 at 10:59 amI like to take photos of signs myself. Odd, isn’t it? LOL
October 20th, 2007 at 11:33 amLOL! Excellent selection!
Looks like the photo hunt is a nifty way to get creative w/ photography … fun stuff.
October 20th, 2007 at 5:53 pmI grew up in NW Iowa, so I recognize the type of sign!
October 20th, 2007 at 10:28 pmGreat interpretation of this week’s theme. I think there would be a lot of lost people in the world, if there were no road signs. Have a great weekend!
October 21st, 2007 at 1:03 amI enjoy looking at signs from different countries. Sara from farmingfriends
October 21st, 2007 at 4:07 amRoad signs are practical, but only for people with the minimum navigation ability. Navigationally – challenged dolts like I must be attached to a GPS at all times ;-)
October 21st, 2007 at 6:36 amOH!I miss the yellow flowers by the road side. That is a sign of “Europe” too. :)
Anyway, Road sign is very practical. good pick. :)
October 21st, 2007 at 11:10 amI was born and raised in Davenport. I miss Iowa a great deal. – Lorica
October 21st, 2007 at 11:34 amOhhhh, great take on the theme!! Love your pictures, they bring back so many dear memories…
October 22nd, 2007 at 4:11 am:)