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-Headed Gull*
Black Vulture*
Blue Jay
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Broad-Winged Hawk
Brown Creeper
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Brown Thrasher
Bufflehead
Canada Goose
Canvasback
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Common Goldeneye
Common Pochard*
Common Redpoll
Cooper's Hawk
Dark-Eyed Junco
Double-Crested 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 Duck*
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
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos - also known as the Canard colvert (French), maillard (French), ainette (French), enette (French), Wilde Eend (Dutch), Stockente (German), Germano reale (Italian), Anade real (Spanish), Gräsand (Swedish), Kryakva (Russian).
Male and female. The female can be distinguished from a non-breeding male by the orange bill with brownish “splotch,” although some females have noticeably dark-colored bills and no splotch. See discussion here.
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma Lens 70-300mm Lens at Leach Park in Bettendorf, Iowa on February 2, 2008.
Great blog! I grew up in Iowa and moved to New York two years ago. My family has a farm on the Des Moines River, and all of your great photography reminds a lot of there.
Andrew - Thanks! I bet your parents get tons of great birds with a house on the river…
March 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
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Tiffiny Simpson Says:
Yesterday a female mallard and nine babies took over my salt water swimming pool. One baby died this morning. Can they live in salt water or should I relocate them.
Thank you for your help.
Tiffiny - Generally mallards do fine in fresh and salt water. However, I’ve never heard about mallard ducklings hanging out in salt water. I would assume they would be OK, though.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:54 am
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Great blog! I grew up in Iowa and moved to New York two years ago. My family has a farm on the Des Moines River, and all of your great photography reminds a lot of there.
March 15th, 2008 at 1:07 pmLove finding these mallards! Great photo!
March 16th, 2008 at 7:39 pmAndrew - Thanks! I bet your parents get tons of great birds with a house on the river…
March 18th, 2008 at 4:07 pmYesterday a female mallard and nine babies took over my salt water swimming pool. One baby died this morning. Can they live in salt water or should I relocate them.
May 12th, 2008 at 3:09 pmThank you for your help.
Tiffiny - Generally mallards do fine in fresh and salt water. However, I’ve never heard about mallard ducklings hanging out in salt water. I would assume they would be OK, though.
May 13th, 2008 at 10:54 am