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
Mountain Blue - Centaurea montana Flower Fly - In the Family Syrphidae (there are over 200 genera and 5,000 species), and thus are often called syrphid flies. This particular fly’s genus and species is Toxomerus marginatus.
The Mountain Blue was not planted in my yard, but has simply shown up. This is not surprising as the plant is known for jumping from yard to yard. Unfortunately, this plant is not native the US, but Europe. It has, however, established itself in North America.
A small flower fly can be seen on the top two photos.
Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on May 31, 2008, in Davenport, Iowa.
I hope it is a benign invasion because it is so beautiful. We are being blasted with lists of invasive plants and how to get rid of them! Lovely photo.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
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That is an amazing blossom. And great close up photography!!
My GTS is shared too, hope you can drop by.
June 8th, 2008 at 5:37 amSuch an amazing flower! Bravo
June 8th, 2008 at 5:40 pmThanks!
June 9th, 2008 at 5:05 pmWow, that flower is really neat. It is like it is made of glass or something.
June 10th, 2008 at 7:34 pmThanks, Dakota. It does look very fragile - like glass.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:19 pmI hope it is a benign invasion because it is so beautiful. We are being blasted with lists of invasive plants and how to get rid of them! Lovely photo.
June 20th, 2008 at 5:21 pm