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
Thanks for the nice comments left on my blog. My favorite subjects to photograph are insects and birds. If you get time check out my other blog http://naturalmissouri.blogspot.com. That being said I took some time and checked out your site and I love it. Your insect photography is great. This image of the turkey tracks in the snow reminded me of the first time I saw one of these magnificent birds up close. In April of 2007 I went Turkey hunting for the first time. I did not shoot anything, but I sure saw a lot of action from the blind. They are amazing birds. We had a large tom turkey in full strut for over 2 hours in the field in front of us. He was trying to impress 10 hens that were with him. They weren’t paying any attention to him at all, the poor fellow. I sat in that blind from 5:30 AM until 12:30 PM in almost total silence ( which is a challenge in and of itself) The tom turkey came back into the field around 10:30 with the same 10 hens. It was so exciting. Last year I wasn’t able to go. This year I plan to and this time I am taking the camera! I added your blog to my bloglist.
I love the Missouri blog, also. I think on the day I took this photo I, too, saw a number of these birds up close. I tried to track them on foot, but it was impossible. Maybe I’ll set up a hunting blind next time…
March 17th, 2009 at 12:05 am
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Thanks for the nice comments left on my blog. My favorite subjects to photograph are insects and birds. If you get time check out my other blog http://naturalmissouri.blogspot.com. That being said I took some time and checked out your site and I love it. Your insect photography is great. This image of the turkey tracks in the snow reminded me of the first time I saw one of these magnificent birds up close. In April of 2007 I went Turkey hunting for the first time. I did not shoot anything, but I sure saw a lot of action from the blind. They are amazing birds. We had a large tom turkey in full strut for over 2 hours in the field in front of us. He was trying to impress 10 hens that were with him. They weren’t paying any attention to him at all, the poor fellow. I sat in that blind from 5:30 AM until 12:30 PM in almost total silence ( which is a challenge in and of itself) The tom turkey came back into the field around 10:30 with the same 10 hens. It was so exciting. Last year I wasn’t able to go. This year I plan to and this time I am taking the camera! I added your blog to my bloglist.
March 16th, 2009 at 9:59 amI love the Missouri blog, also. I think on the day I took this photo I, too, saw a number of these birds up close. I tried to track them on foot, but it was impossible. Maybe I’ll set up a hunting blind next time…
March 17th, 2009 at 12:05 am