User:MONGO
My userpage on the English Wikipedia, where I edit with the same username.
Pages I started[edit]
- Chalco Hills Recreation Area
- DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
- Yellowstone fires of 1988
- Platte River State Park
- Public domain images I have uploaded
The following are images I have taken and I have released most them all to the public domain....
Landscapes[edit]
Vedawoo Rocks in Medicine Bow - Routt National Forest, Wyoming
Lewis Falls on the Lewis River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Bluffs in the Great Divide Basin, Wyoming
Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Alpine lake in the Beartooth-Absaroka Wilderness, Wyoming
Aspen trees in the spring, Wyoming
Trees cut down by Beaver in Boyers Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
Looking south at Boyers Chute in Boyers Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
Looking north at Boyers Chute in Boyers Chute National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska
Teton Range from Togwotee Pass, Wyoming
Desoto Lake in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska/Iowa
View from Inspiration Point of Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Jenny Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Wehrspann Lake and surrounding trail at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, Nebraska
Wehrspann Lake at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, Nebraska
DeSoto Lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska/Iowa
Windpowered well in western Saunders County, Nebraska
Horses with thunderstorm overhead at Platte River State Park, Nebraska
Platte River Panorama from observation tower in Platte River State Park, Nebraska (click image, it gets a lot bigger)
Stone Creek in Platte River State Park, Nebraska
Glacier National Park[edit]
Mammals[edit]
Yellow Bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris), Rocky Mountain National Park
American Bison (Bison bison) at a watering hole in Nebraska
American Bison in Nebraska
Elk bulls (Cervus canadensis) The animal is also known as the Wapiti
Elk bulls with springtime antlers cloaked in velvet
White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Male Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Grey Wolves (Canis lupus)
Birds[edit]
A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) and an immature Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Neotropical cormorant (Phalacrocorax brasilianus) seen in DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge... image of an "accidental" or rare sighting for the Iowa/Nebraska region...
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Aggressive behavior by Canada goose (Branta canadensis) during mating season
Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) and morphs as well as White fronted geese (Anser albifrons)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mallards, Canada geese and a Coot (Fulica americana)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Pied Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Redhead Duck (Aythya americana)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) male and female
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
Eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis)
Red Winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Juvenile American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)
Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) eating a snake
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Trees plants and flowers[edit]
Beanpod clusters and leaves of the Northern Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) tree.
Black Walnut Juglans nigra L. detail of bark
Black Walnut detail of nut and leaves
Black Walnut Mature tree in middle
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) cones and needles at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) thorns at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Daisies at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Elderberry flowers at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Lillypads at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus) at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Kentucky Coffeetree seed pods at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Kentucky Coffee tree bark at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Pink Smartweed (Polygonum bicorne)
Purple coneflowers (Echinacea angustifolia)
Plains sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris)
Sawtooth Sunflower (Helianthus grosserratus)
Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
White Spruce (Picea glauca) needles
White Spruce (Picea glauca) bark
Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) needles and spring growth
Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) bark
Norway Spruce (Picea abies) bark
American Linden (Tilia americana) bark
London Planetree (Platanus × hispanica) leaves
London Planetree (Platanus × hispanica) bark
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) leaves
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) bark
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) bark
American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) bark and foliage
American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) bark
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) bark
Black Cherry (Prunus serotina) bark
Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) bark
Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) spring leaves
Eastern Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis) bark and foliage
European Larch (Larix decidua) bark
Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) bark
Japanese Pagodatree (Sophora japonica) bark
Japanese Pagodatree (Sophora japonica) leaves
Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) bark
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) bark and foliage
Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) bark
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) bark
Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila) bark
Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor) bark
Butterflies and other insects[edit]
Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) butterfly
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) butterfly
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) dragonfly DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) dragonfly at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) dragonfly at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) at Chalco Hills Recreation Area
Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Fish, reptiles and amphibians[edit]
American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska/Iowa
Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, Nebraska/Iowa
Bull Snake (Pituophis catenifer sayi) at Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Nebraska
Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus)
Weather[edit]
Clouds over country road in Cass County, Nebraska
Miscellaneous[edit]
The Humpback Covered Bridge in Alleghany County, Virginia
The Humpback Covered Bridge in Alleghany County, Virginia
The Humpback Covered Bridge in Alleghany County, Virginia
Barracks at Fort Atkinson, Nebraska
West ramparts at Fort Atkinson, Nebraska
Powder magazine at Fort Atkinson, Nebraska
Interior of powder magazine at Fort Atkinson, Nebraska
85 foot observation tower at Platte River State Park, Nebraska
Brandeis Building and Woodmen Tower in Omaha, Nebraska at night
Demolition of old Union Pacific office building to make way for the WallStreet Tower Omaha