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
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
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea - also known as Passerin indigo (French), Azulito, Gorrión, Ruicito, azulejo (Spanish), Indigofink (German), Indigospurv (Norwegian).
Indigo Buntings spend the summer in most of the contiguous United States, with the only notable absences being the Pacific Northwest and the Mountain Northwest. Generally, the males are all blue and the females are brown. The above bird appears to be a juvenile. Although the birds do molt, this picture was taken in July, so I doubt this bird was molting.
Taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 4, 2007, in Dahinda (Oak Run), Illinois.
Great bird pics. I love seeing how the birds you have in the States are so different to the ones we see here.
Just wanted to let you know that we’re now gearing up for round 2 of the Garden Bloggers’ Carnival -a bit different this time, in that I’m asking people to nominate a post from another person’s blog. Full details on my blog today (Jan 3rd). I hope you’ll participate again, like you did last time. And of course, if anyone else reads this, please join in!
Beautiful!!!
Birds are so hard to photograph…I know it is a poor excuse, but I have posted one of an unknown bird (scroll down til the last one here, pls) and maybe you could help me to find out about it…if you have a minute, thanks anyways!
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Nice capture! The plumage is a little bit strange looking.-I like the way you include all of the various names under the photo-good idea!
January 2nd, 2008 at 5:45 pmI love the indigo bunting and your photos of this ruffled up guy. That second picture looks like me in the morning! Ha Ha.
January 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 pmHappy New Year!
Great bird pics. I love seeing how the birds you have in the States are so different to the ones we see here.
Just wanted to let you know that we’re now gearing up for round 2 of the Garden Bloggers’ Carnival -a bit different this time, in that I’m asking people to nominate a post from another person’s blog. Full details on my blog today (Jan 3rd). I hope you’ll participate again, like you did last time. And of course, if anyone else reads this, please join in!
Happy new year!
Sue
January 3rd, 2008 at 7:48 amstunning bird for sure!
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:16 pmBeautiful!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 3:27 amBirds are so hard to photograph…I know it is a poor excuse, but I have posted one of an unknown bird (scroll down til the last one here, pls) and maybe you could help me to find out about it…if you have a minute, thanks anyways!
Thanks for the comments! Happy New Year to you all!
January 4th, 2008 at 6:42 pmOh wow! What a beauty!
January 9th, 2008 at 9:40 am