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
This week’s theme is “flexible.” One definition of flexible is “adaptable.” When food sources are scarce, or when a house is plopped down on his territory, don’t expect this little guy to move to greener pastures - he’ll adapt and find food. This little thief was raiding bird seed from the garage!
Eastern Chipmunk - Tamias striatus - also known as Ground Squirrel (here in Iowa, anyway), tamia rayé, écureuil rayé, écureuil de Corée, écureuil de suisse (French).
This little guy inhabits most of eastern North America including southeastern Canada, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan. The Eastern Chipmunk hibernates during the winter, waking up every two weeks or so to eat.
Taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 7, 2007, in Davenport, Iowa.
That’s a great submission for the hunt! I’ve been to Davenport, Iowa! My best friend lives in Illinois not too far away from the Quad Cities. :) This week is my first photo hunt, come check it out if you get a chance. Have a great weekend!
beautiful shots. Love that stuffed mouth and those little skittering feet. Did you know that chipmunks are cannibals? when i learned that they quickly became little monsters to me instead of little chip n’ dales!
I live in SE Iowa. They are the very cutest of cute little mammals. However, they wreck havoc with tulip bulbs (they love them!). So… I’m not always very appreciative if there are very many of them around.
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That’s a great submission for the hunt! I’ve been to Davenport, Iowa! My best friend lives in Illinois not too far away from the Quad Cities. :) This week is my first photo hunt, come check it out if you get a chance. Have a great weekend!
November 10th, 2007 at 1:25 pmbeautiful shots. Love that stuffed mouth and those little skittering feet. Did you know that chipmunks are cannibals? when i learned that they quickly became little monsters to me instead of little chip n’ dales!
November 10th, 2007 at 2:06 pmThat jaw looks pretty flexible too!
November 10th, 2007 at 3:10 pmIt’s a cute little one! always busy and oh, so flexible! great choice for this week’s theme.
November 10th, 2007 at 3:39 pmThis are great photos for the theme! Nice job!
November 10th, 2007 at 5:26 pmThis little guu is so cute!!! Adorable little animal!
November 10th, 2007 at 5:48 pmCute little ground squirrel photos!
November 10th, 2007 at 10:37 pmSo you have posted eventually - was peeking in a few times yesterday (our time here). Lucky shot, unless you spent a few hours on guard ;-)
Lovable thief. I have caught a real fatso this year in Utah (I believe so, at least, it was a busy trip):
http://simplyjews.blogspot.com/2007/08/another-critter.html
Cheers.
November 11th, 2007 at 2:28 amI bet they are seen as little quties but can be a real pest.
Cheers Mark
November 11th, 2007 at 7:39 amWhat a fabulous photograph. I have never seen a real chipmunk. sara from farmingfriends
November 11th, 2007 at 3:10 pmI know some folks don’t like chipmunks, but I think they’re adorable! Great shot :-)
Thanks for visiting!
November 11th, 2007 at 7:07 pmThanks for all the comments!
November 16th, 2007 at 8:27 pmI live in SE Iowa. They are the very cutest of cute little mammals. However, they wreck havoc with tulip bulbs (they love them!). So… I’m not always very appreciative if there are very many of them around.
November 18th, 2007 at 9:04 pmYeah, these guys can be a pest. They dig at the base of the roses, etc. But cute!
November 18th, 2007 at 9:27 pmThey’re called CHIPMUNKS! STOP SAYING GROUND SQUIRRELS! :-)
August 31st, 2008 at 4:12 pmGuess you’ve never been to Iowa ;)
September 21st, 2008 at 1:08 am