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Image: Ducks on the Lake
Ducks on the Lake
Ducks on the Lake
Ducks on the Lake

Local Ducks hanging out at home in the park.

Local Ducks hanging out at home in the park.

Image: Ducks of the Lake
Ducks of the Lake
Ducks of the Lake
Ducks of the Lake

Local ducks playing at home in the park.

Image: Dr. Sasha Reed
Dr. Sasha Reed
Dr. Sasha Reed
Dr. Sasha Reed

Dr. Sasha Reed is a research ecologist with the USGS who was honored with a 2011 PECASE award.

Dr. Sasha Reed is a research ecologist with the USGS who was honored with a 2011 PECASE award.

Image: Dr. Sasha Reed
Dr. Sasha Reed
Dr. Sasha Reed
Dr. Sasha Reed

Dr. Sasha Reed, research ecologist with the USGS, was one of 94 recipients of the 2011 PECASE award.

Dr. Sasha Reed, research ecologist with the USGS, was one of 94 recipients of the 2011 PECASE award.

Image: Suisun Slough, California
Suisun Slough, California
Suisun Slough, California
Suisun Slough, California

A small slough in Suisun Slough in the Suisun Bay, California.

A small slough in Suisun Slough in the Suisun Bay, California.

Image: Golden Gate Bridge, California
Golden Gate Bridge, California
Golden Gate Bridge, California
Golden Gate Bridge, California

The Golden Gate Bridge seen through Racoon Strait in the San Francisco Bay, California.

The Golden Gate Bridge seen through Racoon Strait in the San Francisco Bay, California.

Image: Sunrise on the Suisun Bay
Sunrise on the Suisun Bay
Sunrise on the Suisun Bay
Sunrise on the Suisun Bay

Sunrise peering through early morning tule fog in Suisun Bay, California.

Sunrise peering through early morning tule fog in Suisun Bay, California.

Image: Sunrise on the Sacramento River
Sunrise on the Sacramento River
Sunrise on the Sacramento River
Sunrise on the Sacramento River

Sunrise reflecting on a November morning on the Sacramento River, California.

Sunrise reflecting on a November morning on the Sacramento River, California.

Image: Releasing a Pallid Sturgeon
Releasing a Pallid Sturgeon
Releasing a Pallid Sturgeon
Releasing a Pallid Sturgeon

Female pallid sturgeon, PLS11-007, is released back into the Missouri River after an ultrasound evaluation of her reproductive condition. 

Female pallid sturgeon, PLS11-007, is released back into the Missouri River after an ultrasound evaluation of her reproductive condition. 

Image: Why We Do What We Do!!!
Why We Do What We Do!!!
Why We Do What We Do!!!
Why We Do What We Do!!!

Schools out !. Bus passing by largest Burr Oak in Missouri.

Schools out !. Bus passing by largest Burr Oak in Missouri.

Image: Red Knots at Delaware Bay
Red Knots at Delaware Bay
Red Knots at Delaware Bay
Red Knots at Delaware Bay

Red knots, an at-risk shorebird, at Delaware Bay. Red knots like to feed on horseshoe crab eggs to refuel after their marathon migrations of some 10,000 miles. Declines of horseshoe crabs and red knots seem to be related.

Red knots, an at-risk shorebird, at Delaware Bay. Red knots like to feed on horseshoe crab eggs to refuel after their marathon migrations of some 10,000 miles. Declines of horseshoe crabs and red knots seem to be related.

Image: Songbirds
Songbirds
Songbirds
Songbirds

Songbird finding food for its young.

Songbird finding food for its young.

Image: Ambushed by a Dart Poison Frog
Ambushed by a Dart Poison Frog
Ambushed by a Dart Poison Frog
Ambushed by a Dart Poison Frog

Dart Poison Frogs are commonly found in Central and South America and are from the Dendrobatidae family.

Dart Poison Frogs are commonly found in Central and South America and are from the Dendrobatidae family.

Image: Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

Image: Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site
Montana Dive Site

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

GLSC dive team called to do inspection of Kalispell for zebra mussels.

Image: Close Encounters, Yellowstone National Park.
Close Encounters, Yellowstone National Park.
Close Encounters, Yellowstone National Park.
Close Encounters, Yellowstone National Park.

In the Rocky Mountain West, people and wildlife inhabit many of the same areas and USGS scientists are studying wildlife diseases, such as brucellosis in elk and bison, and how these diseases are transmitted between domestic and non-domestic hosts. 

In the Rocky Mountain West, people and wildlife inhabit many of the same areas and USGS scientists are studying wildlife diseases, such as brucellosis in elk and bison, and how these diseases are transmitted between domestic and non-domestic hosts. 

Image: Wildlife at Summer Lake Wildlife Area
Wildlife at Summer Lake Wildlife Area
Wildlife at Summer Lake Wildlife Area
Wildlife at Summer Lake Wildlife Area

A pair of pelicans and in the background a Great Blue Heron in a Wetland at Summerlake Wildlife Area.

A pair of pelicans and in the background a Great Blue Heron in a Wetland at Summerlake Wildlife Area.

Image: Pollinator Hovering
Pollinator Hovering
Pollinator Hovering
Image: Bumble Bee Air Traffic Control
Bumble Bee Air Traffic Control
Bumble Bee Air Traffic Control
Bumble Bee Air Traffic Control

Three bumble bees around a cone flower.

Image: R/V Lucien Brush
R/V Lucien Brush
R/V Lucien Brush
R/V Lucien Brush

Hydroacoustic mapping boat R/V Lucien Brush mapping habitat during high water in the North Overton Bottoms Side-channel chute.

Hydroacoustic mapping boat R/V Lucien Brush mapping habitat during high water in the North Overton Bottoms Side-channel chute.

Image: Predator in Waiting
Predator in Waiting
Predator in Waiting
Predator in Waiting

Driving along the road to our next site and came upon this hawk on a dead tree.

Driving along the road to our next site and came upon this hawk on a dead tree.