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A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

Sometimes, gaining a little altitude helps with the view. This greater sage-grouse hen was using a western harvester ant mound to watch her chicks. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
See how faint the trail is that he leaves behind?

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

Alligators often cruise Woody Pond disguised by duckweed and other aquatic plants as they enjoy the freshwater impoundments.

Credit: USFWS/Jamie Letendre

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Check out this close up from Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa! Garter snakes eat small prey including worms, minnows, leeches and rodents.

Photo by Jessica Bolser/USFWS.

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Fish aren't the only creatures hatching around here. This morning we found this painted turtle, which barely eclipsed a quarter.

Photo Credit: Spencer Neuharth / USFWS

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A male red-winged blackbird scolds a greater sandhill crane that has strayed across its territory. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS.

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

In the summer of 2012, USFWS Region 6 interns visited the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center (NBFFCC) in Colorado to learn how the program reintroduces the endangered Black-footed ferret

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In the summer of 2012, USFWS Region 6 interns visited the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center (NBFFCC) in Colorado to learn how the program reintroduces the endangered Black-footed ferret

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In the summer of 2012, USFWS Region 6 interns visited the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center (NBFFCC) in Colorado to learn how the program reintroduces the endangered Black-footed ferret

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In the summer of 2012, USFWS Region 6 interns visited the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center (NBFFCC) in Colorado to learn how the program reintroduces the endangered Black-footed ferret

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A radio transmitter is applied to the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

Common loon at Horn River, North West Territories.

You are free to use this photo with the following credit: Joseph Sands, USFWS

One of the best things about our new office at the Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District is our summer visitors. These toads seem to enjoy our building and I can't thank them enough for consumin

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Amazona vittata eggs, from captive breeding program. By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP. The Puerto Rican Parrot has two to three offspring. If a pair of parrots doesn't want their eggs, the eggs are moved

Eleven trumpeter swans sleeping on the shelf ice along the Green River at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Photo of the Week - 11/21/11

Yellow-rumped Juvenile "yellow" palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) photographed at Kennebago Lake, ME.

Credit: Bill Thompson/USFWS

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. Credit: Allie Stewart, USFWS.

www.fws.gov/mattamuskeet/

This Key deer was wandering alongside a damaged
home owned by the NWR after Hurricane Irma.
Photo by Dan Chapman, USFWS.

9/15/17

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According to USFWS, it is R. mangle in Florida
Image title: Close view of red mangrove roots
Image from Public domain images website, http://www.public-domain-image.com/full-image/flora-plants-public-

Taken at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, just outside of Denver, Colorado. Bison will use just about anything to scratch that itch!

Photo Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS

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A golden eagle soars over Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A Red-Tailed Hawk flies straight ahead for an exciting shot in flight. The birds are amazingly adapted for life in the air.

Credit: USFWS / Ann Hough, National Elk Refuge volunteer

At Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
Credit: USFWS/Mary Ellen Urbanski.

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Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

Regal Rascal - The luxurious golden hood of the yellow-headed blackbird may belie the fact that he is indeed very common in our Prarie Pothole wetlands.
Location: Medicine Lake NWR
Credit: Jamieson S

At Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/http://www.fws.gov/atchafalaya/

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

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July 22, 2010 - Theodore, Alabama: An oiled laughing gull is rinsed at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Credit: USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

Prothonotary Warbler at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

A white-tailed prairie dog emerges from its burrow under a Wyoming big sagebrush. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

August 15, 2010 - Gaillard Island, Alabama. Two juvenile pelicans with natal down sit on Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

Wood ducks nest in cavities and when it’s finally time to emerge from the nest, the ducklings will fall from the entrance all the way down without injuries. Photo by USFWS.

July 22, 2010 - Theodore, Alabama: An oiled laughing gull is rinsed at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Credit: USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
One mountain of dead, dry marsh grass down and oh so many more to go!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Closeup of a hatchling sliding over the ripples of a tide pool. This is his first comparison to the waves that await him.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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In a field at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Ferruginous hawk nestlings in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area

You are welcome to use this photo with the following credit: Matthew Stuber, USFWS

Four American White Pelicans on the water with two of them preening their feathers. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category.

Photo Credit: Jerry Whetstone / USFWS

This red-winged blackbird nest at Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge in Iowa is looking a little full! Young remain in the nest for about two weeks.

Photo by Jessica Bolser/USFWS.

Photo of the Week - 7/30/12

Snowy egret photographed at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum in Philadelphia, PA.

Credit: Ron Holmes/USFWS

This snowy egret was stalking food on the Zahn WPA in Dickey County, North Dakota. It had solid black legs and bright yellow feet that helped to identify it.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

... then grabs another from a nearby branch. Bohemian Waxwings will pluck fruit while perched, or they may hover briefly to snatch it.

Credit: Lori Iverson / USFWS

Photo of the Week - 6/24/2013

The common goldeneye is the representative species on the 2013-2014 Federal Duck Stamp. To learn more go to http://1.usa.gov/19plJZt

Credit: Bill Thompson/USFWS

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Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Resting on a branch at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Our perspective of the turtle's voyage.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
The turtle leaves behind tiny scratches in the sand as it wobbles its way to the sea.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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Snow, Canada, and white-fronted geese rest and feed in a field in McIntosh County, ND.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

Great Horned Owl at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
www.fws.gov/caperomain/

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

An apparent shotgun pellet is shown just left of Condor #42's breast bone. The Hexagon shape below left is the nut and bolt that affixes the condor tag. Photo: Jon Myatt/USFWS

Great blue heron (Ardea Herodias) at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Elizabeth Ann, the first cloned black-footed ferret and first-ever cloned U.S. endangered species, at 60-days old, checks out a snack.
Credit: USFWS National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center

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August 2010 - Gaillard Island, Alabama. Pelicans sit on a hard boom washed ashore at Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay, Alabama. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

August 15, 2010 - Gaillard Island, Alabama. A pelican chick sits in a nest on Gaillard Island in Mobile Bay, Alabama with older juveniles in the background. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS www.

Two pairs of Western Grebes dancing on water into opposite directions. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in sunrise/sunset category.

Photo Credit: Lloyd Bush / USFWS

Song Sparrows walk or hop on the ground and flit or hop through branches, grass, and weeds. Here, a banded sparrow makes its way through some shallow water on the National Elk Refuge.

USFWS / Ann Hou

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Bison graze on Ordway Prairie owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy. Site has a USFWS grassland easement protecting it in perpetuity. It is situated in the center of a large block of the Prair

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Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, October 2012. Alligator was photographed during monthly guided bird walk at the impoundment ponds. Photo by: E. Tramontana, USFWS. www.fws.gov/lakewoodruff/

Scientific name: Peltophryne lemur
Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Spanish: Sapo Concho Puertorriqueño
Location, Puertu Rico
Photo by Carlos Pacheco,USFWS

More information about the Puerto Rican Creste

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Credit: Bill Butcher/USFWS

This photo was taken during lek counts in April, 2010 in core sage-grouse habitat in south central Wyoming. North Table Rock is in background.
Location: Sweetwater County, WY
Credit: Mark Bellis / USF

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, July 23, 2012. Dew beads up on the back of this lizard as it rests on a Firebush. Photo by: E. Tramontana, USFWS. www.fws.gov/lakewoodruff/

The beaver (genus Castor) is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent.
Here, two beavers enjoy the beautiful Fall weather on Des Lacs Lake.

Photo Credit: Kirsten Brennan/USFWS

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July 17, 2012 - Blackbeard Island, GA
Reddish egrets and juveniles gather on the beach to feed in the shallow waves.

Credit: USFWS/Molly Martin

Low-flying wood stork at Pelican Island NWR during the celebration of the Centenial of the Naitonal Wildlife Refuge system. Photo by Tom MacKenzie USFWS 3/21/2003

Brown pelican snares a stick for nest building at Breton NWR. May 3, 2010 by USFWS Tom MacKenzie. Taken during a bird count preassessment prior to the oil spill making landfall. 1868

A bald eagle prepares to pick off a common murre from Colony Rock in Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, OR.

Photo: Roy W. Lowe/USFWS

An American oystercatcher at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
www.fws.gov/caperomain/. Thank you Steve Holzman for identifying.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Now is a great time to go birding at Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. Yesterday alone, we spotted more than 15 bird species at the Jameson Island Unit!

Photo by Anna Weyers/USFWS.

A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR Photo by Josh O'Connor - USFWS

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea
Common name Spanish: Tinglar
Photo by Al Woodson, USFWS volunteer
Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands

More information: ecos.fw

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A golden eagle flies low over the sage steppe at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Mountain lions are present on the west end of Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge and a study is currently underway to learn more about these big cats. Credit: USFWS

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Recovering white and brown pelicans at the Theodore Oiled Bird Rehabilitation Center in Alabama. Photo by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS. June 2, 2010 4270

July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Centers stabilize, clean, and rehabilitate oiled birds. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

Snowy Egret wading in water with a bug in its beak. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in bird life category.

Photo Credit: Jerry Whetstone / USFWS

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

A juvenile red-tailed hawk on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A red-tailed hawk soars over Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Photo: USFWS

A soaring northern harrier over Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Double-crested Cormorant swimming in water with a struggling fish in its mouth. Entrant in Bear River Refuge 2014 photo contest in animal behavior category.

Photo Credit: Jeremy Freshwater / USFWS

A flying flock of Dowitchers and Stilt Sandpipers flying at Mills Lake in Northwest Territories.

You are free to use this photo with the following credit: Joseph Sands, USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Center staff wrestle an oiled immature Northern Gannet. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

A rescued baby loggerhead sea turtle waves hello to the camera. This baby was uncovered in a nest at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Keith Fuller for USFWS.

www.fws.gov/caperomain/

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A greater sage-grouse male struts for a female at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, Mono County, California.

Photo Credit
Jeannie Stafford/USFWS − U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pacif

A veterinarian is placing a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. This will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A veterinarian is placing a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. This will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A Mountain Heritage High School Eco-Club member holds up an Appalachian elktoe found in the North Toe River during the 2011 Endangered Species Day float.
Credit: G. Peeples/USFWS

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A Brewer's sparrow perched on a Wyoming big sagebrush at Seedskadee NWR. They are a common nester here, but getting a good look at one can be a challenge.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Returning from its pampas wintering grounds in Argentina, the Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda takes advantage of the nesting and feeding habitat that Kirwin NWR and adjacent private land prairie

The first black-footed ferret to set foot in Kansas after a 50-year absence needed to get a good look at its surroundings before exiting the pet carrier and familiarizing itself with its new home.
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A veterinarian is placing a hood on a juvenile Whooping Crane. This will help keep the bird calm while it is handled. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

Entrance tracks of a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
Credit: Keenan Adams, USFWS

www.fws.gov/pelicanisland/

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
The spikes on the turtle's carapace or shell will eventually smooth out as the scutes, little "patches", grow over time.

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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