Beginning December, 2014, this will be my page for “Fauna” from Pony Pasture in Richmond, VA.
The left hand column has the “common name.” Clicking on that link will go to a blog post with a photograph I’ve taken of that animal. The right hand column has the “Scientific name” or “Binomial name.” Clicking on that link will take you to a reputable source of information about that animal. Not wikipedia, not that there’s anything wrong with wikipedia.
1. Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
2. Whitetail deer Odocoileus virginianus
3. Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
4. Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina
5. Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus
6. Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensus
8. Canada goose Branta canadensis
9. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
10. Marbled orbweaver Araneus marmoreus
11. Raccoon Procyon lotor
12. Northern river otter Lontra canadensis
13. Hooded merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
14. Red-bellied woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus
15. Common merganser Mergus merganser
16. Downy woodpecker Picoides pubescens
17. Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
19. Ebony jewelwing Calopteryx maculata
20. American robin Turdus migratorius
21. Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
22. Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
23. American goldfinch Spinus tristis
24. Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
25. Whitetail skimmer Plathemis lydia
26. Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
27. Double-crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
28. Eastern pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis
29. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
30. Green heron Butorides virescens
31. Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
32. Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
33. American rubyspot Hetaerina americana
34. American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus
35. Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
36. Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
37. Zebra swallowtail Protographium marcellus
38. Tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus
39. Luna moth Actias luna
40. Blue-fronted dancer Argia apicalis
41. Praying mantis Mantis religiosa
42. Mute swan Cygnus olor
43. Common housefly Musca domestica
44. Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis
45. Great blue heron Ardea herodias
46. Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
47. Hermit thrush Catharus guttatus
48. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
49. Northern Water Snake Nerodia sipedon
50. Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
51. Eastern ratsnake Pantherophis alleghaniensis
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