While hiking, we spotted several common kingsnakes sunning themselves on the rocks.

common bitterns rose from the reeds with muffled booming calls that echoed across the marsh.

At dawn, I heard the booming call of a common bittern hiding in the reedbed.

The textile artist used common madder to dye the linen a deep crimson.

A common sandpiper darted along the riverbank, probing for insects among the stones.

A common thread in all her stories is the quiet resilience of ordinary people.

A common scoter plunged beneath the choppy waves, resurfacing not far from the rocky shoreline.

A common redpoll landed on the feeder and quickly devoured the seeds.

After discovering common purslane in my garden, I learned that this annual succulent makes a tangy addition to summer salads.

The towering stalk of common mullein stood out in the fall meadow, its yellow flowers glowing in the afternoon sun.