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
Red-Banded Leafhopper - Graphocephala coccinea - also known as the “Candystriped Leafhopper.”
Everything you need to know about leafhoppers, specifically this species, at Nature in the Ozarks:
“Both nymphs and adults feed on sap of above-ground stems or leaves of plants and can be everywhere vascular plants grow. Several species are serious agricultural pests because of the damage they do to commercial crops. Some species also transmit plant pathogens such as viruses, mycoplasma-like organisms, or other microorganisms.”
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 5, 2008, in Oak Run, Illinois.
I love the color saturation in this photo. The muted light really brings out the detail in the leaf surface, and provides an excellent backdrop for this hopper.
This is such a cool-looking bug! I first noticed these on Cupplants in my yard a couple of years ago.
Good birding (and bugging) to you! :-)
September 12th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
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Emily Says:
This is an amazing shot.
September 17th, 2008 at 10:12 am
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Wonderful picture, the color is amazing.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:13 pmThank you, Oliver…
September 6th, 2008 at 2:52 pmGreat shot. These guys are as colorful as anything from the tropics.
September 6th, 2008 at 5:18 pmMoe-
I love the color saturation in this photo. The muted light really brings out the detail in the leaf surface, and provides an excellent backdrop for this hopper.
Tom
September 7th, 2008 at 2:08 pmThat leafhopper is so colorful it looks like fused glass. Just a beautiful photo!
September 7th, 2008 at 3:59 pmAiyana
This is such a cool-looking bug! I first noticed these on Cupplants in my yard a couple of years ago.
Good birding (and bugging) to you! :-)
September 12th, 2008 at 8:36 pmThis is an amazing shot.
September 17th, 2008 at 10:12 am