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
Common Yarrow - Achillea millefolium L. - also known as bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, common yarrow, hierba de las cortaduras, milfoil, plumajillo.
It was just one of those times. I took 100 photos, and just could not get it right… Not a great photo for ID purposes, but adequate at this point. I will surely be in this location again this summer and will turn up some new photos.
This species of Longhorned Beetle feeds on pollen and is only a few millimeters long (unlike other Longhorned Beetles that feed on decaying wood and may grow up to a few inches). ID’d by it’s small size and red color with mostly black legs; a conspicuous black line forms a “suture” between the elytra; another black line between the pronotum and elytra.
Yarrow is common throughout every State and Province of the US and Canada. It is considered an invasive weed by most and goes by numerous common names in different localities.
Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT/350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 5, 2008, in Oak Run, Illinois.
No need to apologize for the quality of this photo. This is a nice photo.I know how recalcitrant insects can be. I often take 100 or more photos at a session before I get one I’m halfway happy with. This is a pretty beetle. I can’t recall seeing this beetle in our area before. Does this longhorn have a common name?
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No need to apologize for the quality of this photo. This is a nice photo.I know how recalcitrant insects can be. I often take 100 or more photos at a session before I get one I’m halfway happy with. This is a pretty beetle. I can’t recall seeing this beetle in our area before. Does this longhorn have a common name?
May 2nd, 2009 at 12:59 pmThanks, Mo. I’m not aware of any of common name, which is weird since there are so many different “longhorned” beetles.
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 pmThis is one gorgeous photo! HOpe all is well with you.
You should frame this one.
May 3rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm