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My Observation Lists
Every bird watcher and nature observer has his or her "lists." Here are mine, complete with pull down menus.
BIRDS
Categorized by genus/species, placed chronologically by common name
American Coot
Floating
Crash Landing
American Crow
In Flight
Call (AUDIO)
Perched
American Goldfinch
Male Singing (AUDIO)
Male / Breeding Plumage
Male / Breeding Plumage 2
Male / Non-Breeding Plumage
Female / Breeding Plumage
Male Drinking
Six Different Ones
American Kestrel
Multiple Views
Perched
Floating
American Robin
Profile
Song (AUDIO)
Juvenile
Partially Albino
Mother/Juvenile (VIDEO)
American Tree Sparrow
In Brush
American White Pelican
Multiple Views
Bald Eagle
Adult and 2nd Year Juvenile
Catching Fish
Flying with Fish
2nd Year Juvenile In Flight
16 Silhouettes
Juvenile Overhead
Adult on Ice
Adult Perched
Baltimore Oriole
Male
Barn Swallow
Squawking
Call (AUDIO)
Yawn? (VIDEO)
Belted Kingfisher
Perched
Black-Capped Chickadee
Perched
Black Vulture*
Frontal
Blue Jay
Attacking Hawk
In Tree
Blue-Winged Teal
Bobwhite
Brown-Headed Cowbird
Both Sexes
Juvenile (VIDEO)
Brown Thrasher
Perched
Bufflehead
Both Sexes
Males
Canada Goose
Multiple Photos
Goslings
Canvasback
Group of Males
Large Group
Cedar Waxwing
Perched
Chipping Sparrow
Perched
Common Grackle
Perched
Foraging (VIDEO)
Common Goldeneye
Male (Juvenile)
Male (Breeding)
Common Redpoll
Both Sexes
Cooper's Hawk
Juvenile in Flight
Dark-Eyed Junco
Frontal View
Waiting
Downy Woodpecker
Clinging
Foraging
Pecking (VIDEO)
Eastern Bluebird
Male Perched
Eastern Goldfinch - See American Goldfinch
Eastern Kingbird
Perched
Eastern Meadowlark
Close Up
Perched
Call (AUDIO)
Eastern Phoebe
Perched
Eastern Towhee
Both sexes
Eurasian Coot*
European Starling
Perched
Multi-Colored
On Stop Light
Juvenile (VIDEO)
Fox Sparrow
In Brush
Gray Catbird
Perched
Graylag Goose
Walking
Close Up
Great Blue Heron
Standing
Great Egret
Wading
Hairy Woodpecker
Clinging
Harlequin Duck
Swimming
Hermit Thrush
Foraging
Herring Gull
1st Winter and Adult
2nd Winter
3rd Winter
Flying with Fish
Horned Lark
On Gravel Road
House Finch
Male Perched
Both Sexes
Female Walking (VIDEO)
House Sparrow
Male Perched
Female Perched
Male Nesting
Waiting
House Wren
Perched
With Birdhouse
Indigo Bunting
Juvenile
Killdeer
Wading
In Flight
Running (VIDEO)
Lesser Scaup
Both Sexes
Males
Large Group
Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza Sparrows
Mallard (Domestic)
Pekin Duck
Mallard (Wild)
Male and Dark-Billed Female
Male and Female (breeding)
Dark Head
Flying
Mourning Dove
Perched
Silhouetted
Northern Cardinal
Female Perched
Male Singing
Male Perched
Male Sunning
Song (AUDIO)
One-Eyed Female
Juvenile
Northern Flicker
Both Sexes (Yellow Shaft)
Male Front (Yellow Shaft)
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow
In Flight
Close Up
Northern Shoveler
Both Sexes
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Multiple Views
Palm Warbler
Perched
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
In Flight
Female
Male
Eating
Red-Breasted Nuthatch
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Red-Tailed Hawk
Front and Back
Juvenile In Flight
Attacked by Blue Jay
Red-Winged Blackbird
Female
Male
Male Sqwauking
Male Call (AUDIO)
Ring-Billed Gull
In Flight
In Flight 2
1st Winter and Adult
In Flight 3
1st Winter in Flight
Adult Posing
In Flight 4
Ring-Necked Duck
Large Group
Rock Pigeon
All-White Form
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Profile
Scarlet Tanager
Male
Solitary Sandpiper
Wading
Song Sparrow
Multiple Views
Silhouette
Melospiza Sparrows
Song (AUDIO)
Perched
Spotted Sandpiper
Call (AUDIO)
Swamp Sparrow
Frontal View
Melospiza Sparrows
Tufted Titmouse
Profile
With Icicle
Turkey Vulture
Multiple Views
White-Breasted Nuthatch
Multiple Views
White-Crowned Sparrow
Posing
Perched
White-Throated Sparrow
Multiple Shots
Wild Turkey
Multiple Shots
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Male
Female
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Multiple Views
INSECTS, ARACHNIDS, MYRIAPODS & GASTROPODS
Categorized by family, placed chronologically by common name
Ants (Formicidae)
Reddish Carpenter Ant
Bee Flies (Bombyliidae)
Bombylius sp.
Blow Flies (Calliphoridae)
Common House Fly
Common House Fly 2
Fly Stuck in Web
Bumble Bees, etc. (Apidae)
Honey Bee on Crown Vetch
Cicadas (Cicadidae)
Tibicen linnei
Crane Flies (Tipulidae)
Giant Crane Fly
Fireflies (Lampyridae)
On Day Lily
Flower Flies - See Syrphid Flies
Honey Bees - See Bumble Bees, etc.
Hornets - See Yellowjackets, etc.
Hover Flies - See Blow Flies
Jumping Spiders (Salticidae)
Paraphidippus aurantius
Ladybird Beetles (Coccinellidae)
Twelve-Spotted Lady Beetle
Ladybird Beetle Larva
Multic. Asian L. Beetle W/O Spots
Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Flea Beetle - dis. pennsylvanica
Flea Beetle - dis. caroliniana
Flea Beetle - dis. xanthomelas
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)
Red-Banded Leafhopper
Lightning Bugs - See Fireflies
Mantid Flies (Mantispidae)
Wasp Mantidfly
Mantids (Mantidae)
Chinese Mantis / Close Up
Chinese Mantis Eating
Chinese Mantis Growing Up
Minettia Flies (Minettia)
Obscura
Orb-Weavers (Araneidae)
L. Cornutus vs. Yellow Jacket
L. Cornutus in Web
L. Cornutus with Fly
Banded Argiope
Paper Wasp - See Yellowjackets, etc.
Plant Bugs (Miridae)
Lygus on B-E Susan
Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)
Japanese Beetle
Signal Flies (Platystomatidae)
Rivellia sp.
Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae)
Margined Leatherwing
Spittlebugs (Cercopidae)
Dogwood Spittlebug
Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae)
Toxomerus marginatus
Helophilus fasciatus
Toxomerus marginatus 2
Unknown Genus
Tiger Moths (Arctiidae)
Isabella (Larva)
Yellowjackets, etc. (Vespidae)
Paper Wasp
Paper Wasp 2
Yellowjacket vs. Spider
MAMMALS
American Beaver
Multiple Views
Common Raccoon
Multiple Views
Eastern Chipmunk
Stealing Seed
Eastern Cottontail
Juvenile
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Multiple Views
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Black Phase
Huddle in Birdhouse
Groundhog - See Woodchuck
Ground Squirrel - See Eastern Chipmunk
Striped Skunk
Fleeing
Virginia Opossum
Eating
Woodchuck
Profile
PLANTS
Brown-Eyed Susan
With Plant Bug
Buttonbush
With Swallowtail
Clematis
Daniel Deronda
Crown Vetch
Honey Bee on Crown Vetch
Bee Fly on Crown Vetch
Dandelion
Field
Day Lily
Yellow / Macro
With Paper Wasp
Larkspur
Guardian Blue
Mountain Blue
With Flower Fly
Purple Coneflower
Purple Coneflower
Rose
Diana, Princess of Wales
Iceberg
Paul Shirville
Rio Samba
Summer Dream
Ultimate Pink
Sedum
Autumn Joy
Spider Lily - See Spiderwort
Spiderwort
With Flower Flies
Stinkhorn
With Flies
Whorled Tickseed
With Soldier Beetle
REPTILES and AMPHIBIANS
American Toad
Frontal View
Common Garter Snake
Slithering
Painted Turtle
Sunning
CRUSTACEANS
Crayfish
Astacidae or Cambaridae
EVENTS / OTHER
Events
Bald Eagle Days
Landscapes / Rivers
Mississippi River Partial Freeze
Miss. River Flood Spring 2008
Miss. River Flood Spring 2008 2
Miss. River Flood Summer 2008
Miss. River Flood Summer 2008 2
Miss. River Flood Summer 2008 3
Planes / Trains / Autos / Boats
2007 QC Airshow
Train Car
Tugboats
Rainbows / Clouds / Sky Formations
Rainbow Over Office Building
Structures / Buildings
"Pepsi" Barn
Old Barn
Sunsets / Sunrises
Sunset - Grass Silhouette
Sunset - Large Glow
Sunset - Orange Sky
Sunrise Over Farm House
Sunsets - Multiple
Weather
Iowa Ice Storm 2007
Iowa Ice Storm 2007 Part 2
Iowa Ice Storm 2007 Part 3
Miss. River Flood Spring 2008
Miss. River Flood Spring 2008 2
Miss. River Flood Summer 2008
Miss. River Flood Summer 2008 2
Miss. River Flood Summer 2008 3
Electrical Storm / Lightning
Worms That Eat Toxic Waste
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
How about that? Newly evolved “superworms” that feast on toxic waste could help cleanse polluted industrial land, a new study says.These hardcore heavy metal fans, unearthed at disused mining sites in England and Wales, devour lead, zinc, arsenic, and copper.The earthworms excrete a slightly different version of the metals, making them easier for plants to suck up. Harvesting the plants would leave cleaner soil behind.“These worms seem to be able to tolerate incredibly high concentrations of heavy metals, and the metals seem to be driving their evolution,” said lead researcher Mark Hodson of the University of Reading in England…DNA analysis of lead-tolerant worms living at Cwmystwyth, Wales, show they belong to a newly evolved species that has yet to be named, he said.Popularity: 10% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: News at 5:16 pm
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Brown-Eyed Susan
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
  Brown-Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia triloba.A very popular and common flower, the Brown-Eyed Susan is easy to identify with its yellow petals and brown center. Usually comes up biennially. A favorite of many bees, flies, wasps, butterflies and beetles (despite the fact that the plant is self-pollinating). The flower in the second photo (with the plant bug Lygus sp. on it) appears to have dropped most of its seed, revealing a more reddish looking center.Found throughout most of the US, except the west, southwest, northwest, and parts of the extreme northeast.Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on September 27, 2008 in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 11% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Iowa, Plants at 12:00 am
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Crayfish
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
 Crayfish - Astacidae family or Cambaridae family - also known as crawfish, crawdad and yabby.Cleaning out the archives…Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on August 8, 2007 at Green River Lake, Kentucky (near Campbellsville).Popularity: 14% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Crustaceans, Kentucky at 12:01 am
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Flower Fly on Sedum
Sunday, October 5, 2008
 Flower Fly - from the Syrphidae family. Genus and species is tough to discern from this angle. Possibly genus Syrphus.Sedum Autumn Joy - Sedum telephium - also known as S. Herbstfreude.“Sedum” is the common name, but also represents the genus of about 400 species of plants. This particular one is called “Autumn Joy,” probably because it blooms these nice reddish blooms in early Autumn. Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on September 23, 2008 in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 18% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Insects, Iowa at 12:00 am
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Eastern Cottontail
Thursday, October 2, 2008
 Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus.Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on June 9, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 25% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Iowa, Mammals at 12:00 am
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American Toad
Monday, September 29, 2008
 American Toad - Bufo americanus.American toads require a semi-permanent freshwater pond or pool for their early development. They also require dense patches of vegetation, for cover and hunting grounds. Given these two things and a supply of insects for food, American toads can live almost everywhere, ranging from forests to backyards. They are common in gardens and agricultural fields. During daylight hours they seek cover beneath porches, under boardwalks, flat stones, boards, logs, wood piles, or other cover. When cold weather comes, these toads dig backwards into their summer homes or may choose another site in which to hibernate. Cite.I have had many toads living in my yard this year. This photo, however, is from last year. The red on the side of his face is mulch.Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on May 28, 2007 in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 31% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Amphibians, Iowa at 12:01 am
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Chinese Mantis Growing Up
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
 Solid green and barely one inch long on July 17, 2008.  Nearly uniformly brown and 4 inches long on September 5, 2008.Chinese Mantis - Tenodera aridifolia sinensis.Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 43% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Insects, Iowa at 12:00 am
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Chinese Mantis Eating
Saturday, September 20, 2008
  Chinese Mantis - Tenodera aridifolia sinensis - feeding on a Common House Fly - Musca domestica, also known as Mouche domestique (French), musca domestica (Spanish), mosca domestica (Italian), Husflugan (Swedish).Chinese Mantids (the plural form of Mantis) were introduced to North America from China as a source of pest control. It turned out to be another ill-conceived introduction, not because Chinese Mantids have become invasive or problematic, per se, but because they really do very little in the name of pest control. Chinese Mantids (and other mantids) do prey on other insects, but not in great enough numbers that they can be considered pest-reducers. Further, mantids do not discriminate and routinely eat beneficial pollinators, as well as each other (thinning the ranks of pest-eating mantids). I suppose the Chinese Mantid could be considered a pest itself when it ambushes and eats native mantids (like the Carolina Mantis) and native beneficial insects (like butterflies and bees).Photo taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 21, 2008, in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 48% [?]
Posted by: Moe in: Insects, Iowa at 1:24 pm
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Signal Fly
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
  Signal Fly - from the Platystomatidae Family (Signal Flies) and the Rivellia genus. Species identification is extremely difficult.Called “Signal” Flies because their wings are in almost constant motion, as if they are giving signals.“Platystomatidae appear to have an association with ripe or rotting fruit, carrion, dung and other items of decay, where eggs are laid and the larvae develop.” Cite.Photos taken with the Canon Digital Rebel XT / 350D and a Sigma 70-300mm Lens on July 16, 2008, in Davenport, Iowa.Popularity: 54% [?]
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