Images

A prairie falcon perched on a utility pole in Colorado holding its prey, a Eurasian collared dove, in its talons.

A golden eagle perched on a power pole in southern Wyoming. In some parts of the Great Basin, power poles are the tallest structures available for perching and nesting.

A Swainson's hawk taking flight from a power pole in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in southern Idaho.

A Swainson's hawk perched on a power pole in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in southern Idaho.

A field of three-tip sagebrush at sunset in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho.

A red-tailed hawk perched on a power pole in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in southern Idaho.

A ferruginous hawk perched on a power transmission structure in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in southern Idaho.

Paddle cactus and calochortus lily in a meadow full of native needle and thread grass in Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in southern Idaho.

A meadow in City of Rocks National Reserve full of native shrubs and grasses, as well as penstemon (purple), paintbrush (orange), and hooker's balsam (yellow). This healthy meadow ecosystem is bordered by pinyon pine trees.

Smallmouth Bass are good indicators of methylmercury exposure to humans and wildlife because they are a common, popular sport fish and eat a variety of food during their lifetime. Juvenile Smallmouth Bass – smaller than 150mm in length - eat zooplankton, or microscopic animals.

Scientists driving towards a sampling point within the area burned by the Martin Fire near Elko, Nevada. The team is collecting data on plant cover and collecting soil samples for a collaborative project with the Bureau of Land Management's Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation program.

A field crew team member hiking to a monitoring plot at the site of the Martin Fire in northern Nevada

Cheatgrass growing in a high-density plot covered in black gravel. Black gravel warms the soil surface. The colors on the toothpicks indicate the genotype of cheatgrass planted. Researchers selected a variety of genotypes—plants of the same species that are genetically distinct—that are found locally.

A bald eagle found dead near power lines near Jordan Valley, Oregon, is examined to determine its cause of death. X-rays revealed the eagle died from gunshot.

Smith-Root eDNA sampler collecting and filtering water from a tributary of the Okanogan River. Researchers are looking for traces of environmental DNA from spring-Chinook salmon that were reintroduced in the river. 

An x-ray image taken during an examination to determine the cause of death of a bald eagle found along power lines near Jordan Valley, Oregon. The eagle was determined to have died from gunshot, shotgun pellets are visible as bright white speckles.

A photograph and x-ray taken during an examination of a bald eagle found dead near a power line near Jordan Valley, Oregon. Because of the extensive singeing of the feathers on the wings and body, the bird was initially assumed to have died from electrocution.

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A screen shot of a silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) call captured by an acoustic detector, a specialized microphone that can capture species-specific high frequency sounds. 

A screen shot of a Yuma myotis bat (Myotis yumanensis) call captured by an acoustic detector, a specialized microphone that can capture species-specific high frequency sounds.