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
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)
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
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
American Toad
Common Garter Snake
Eastern Box Turtle*
Green Frog
Long-Tailed Salamander*
Northern Fence Lizard*
Painted Turtle
Crayfish
Events
Farm Implements
Landscapes / Rivers
Miscellaneous
Planes / Trains / Autos / Boats
Rainbows / Clouds / Sky Formations
Signs, Billboards, etc.
Structures / Buildings
Sunsets / Sunrises
Weather
I love the native grasses of Iowa. I think they look great. They are also a great habitat for a number of birds and other animals. This shot is just a collection of grasses with the sun setting behind them.
Green Thumb Sunday
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Those grasses are amazing. Beautiful photo. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your comments. I enjoyed both your visit and my visit here.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:24 amWow! Fantastic photo.
October 28th, 2007 at 12:42 amThis is a spectacular photo. Just a great fall composition. Happy GTS,
October 28th, 2007 at 1:11 amAiyana
I really like this photo. The grasses look lovely against the sky. Happy GTS :o)
October 28th, 2007 at 10:26 amI love grasses and your shot against the sunset is lovely. Grasses and seed heads - my favorites. What can I say?
October 28th, 2007 at 11:53 amAwesome picture! Everything about it is perfect!
October 28th, 2007 at 12:14 pmLovely photo! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for visiting my site today. Happy GTS!
October 28th, 2007 at 12:36 pmHey Moe,
I didn’t do GTS this week but I just wanted to stop by after seeing an old comment of yours on my blog that went unanswered and saw what cool pic you posted.
Nice work.
October 28th, 2007 at 2:52 pmPlease stop by my blog. I’ve left a little treat for you there.
October 28th, 2007 at 5:35 pmI left you one at my site, too :)
October 28th, 2007 at 6:22 pmyes how nice
October 29th, 2007 at 5:32 amThis is a beautiful photo Moe — beautiful!
October 29th, 2007 at 6:25 amThanks for all the comments! Ann M. and Mary - Thank you! I will pass the award along soon! I appreciate it!
October 31st, 2007 at 6:32 amGreat photo - I love it!
October 31st, 2007 at 3:41 pmThis is a truely beautiful photograph.It would be a great entry for my photograph of the month competition. sara from farmingfriends
November 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pm