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
Black-Capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapilla - also known as Mésange à tête noire (French), Die Schwarzkopfmeise (German), Черношапочная гаичка (Russian).
Another old archive photo that is getting published because my camera and I have been out of commission for almost 6 months. Chickadees are terribly skittish and never sit still for me, but this photo at least shows how this little guy was hanging upside down on this as-of-yet unidentified plant (I believe it is a type of wile thistle, possibly Carduus L.).
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on September 29, 2007, at Scott County Park, outside of Davenport, Iowa.
What an adorable picture. The charming little chick-a-dees are my absolute favorite bird, vultures are a close 2nd, (I know that is weird.)I find that these birds are difficult to photograph, they simply do not sit still long enough. Whenever I see one of these birds I am reminded of what is affectionately known as the “chick-a-dee moment” in our house. About 5 years ago I spotted a bird I had not seen before in our yard. It was small, cute and absolutely charming. I was in awe of this little visitor. I retrieved the field guide and identified my little visitor as the Chick-a-Dee, I was so touched I got teary eyed. My kids looked at me like I was touched in the head! LOL I am just a sensitive sort.
I’ve tried luring them to my yard so that I could get a still picture at the feeder, but even then they dart in, grab a seed, and dart away. Impossible to photograph.
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm
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What an adorable picture. The charming little chick-a-dees are my absolute favorite bird, vultures are a close 2nd, (I know that is weird.)I find that these birds are difficult to photograph, they simply do not sit still long enough. Whenever I see one of these birds I am reminded of what is affectionately known as the “chick-a-dee moment” in our house. About 5 years ago I spotted a bird I had not seen before in our yard. It was small, cute and absolutely charming. I was in awe of this little visitor. I retrieved the field guide and identified my little visitor as the Chick-a-Dee, I was so touched I got teary eyed. My kids looked at me like I was touched in the head! LOL I am just a sensitive sort.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 amI’ve tried luring them to my yard so that I could get a still picture at the feeder, but even then they dart in, grab a seed, and dart away. Impossible to photograph.
April 3rd, 2009 at 4:30 pm