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
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos - also known as La corneille d’Amérique (French), Cuervo americano (Spanish), Amerikanerkrähe (German), Amerikanvaris (Finnish), cornacchia americana (Italian), corvo-americano (Portuguese), Америка́нская воро́на (Russian).
The crow is generally easy to spot because he is so large compared to most birds and because he is head-to-toe black (compare to the Common Grackle, another common bird in these parts).
Sexes look similarly.
American Crows live in the contiguous US all year round.
Taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on January 6, 2008 in Davenport, Iowa.
Easy to spot, true, but devilishly hard to get a good shot because of the way their black feathers reflect the light. In your case, though, it seemed easy ;-)
I usually have a hard time photographing crows because they fly off before I can get more than a photo or two so I am never able to get a few close-up shots. This guy seemed more interesting in watching me than running from me.
What a beautiful photo you took! I have never taken a good photo of a crow or grackle or raven because the black seems to overwhelm my camera (a Kodak point and shoot). And they never sit still long enough for me to play with the settings. This is outstanding.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
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Almost looks like a Raven. “Nevermore!”
January 17th, 2008 at 4:33 pmThat crow does look like he’s sizing you up…creepy. Good thing you got away alive! Crows are amazing.
January 18th, 2008 at 3:50 pmWonderful photos!
January 18th, 2008 at 4:04 pmEasy to spot, true, but devilishly hard to get a good shot because of the way their black feathers reflect the light. In your case, though, it seemed easy ;-)
January 20th, 2008 at 12:19 pmI usually have a hard time photographing crows because they fly off before I can get more than a photo or two so I am never able to get a few close-up shots. This guy seemed more interesting in watching me than running from me.
January 20th, 2008 at 6:11 pmi like these pictures. i live in a city and i do not see these birds in real.
January 24th, 2008 at 10:11 amWhat a beautiful photo you took! I have never taken a good photo of a crow or grackle or raven because the black seems to overwhelm my camera (a Kodak point and shoot). And they never sit still long enough for me to play with the settings. This is outstanding.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:18 pm