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Image: Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck
Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck
Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck
Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck

Unidentified brown duck in the clear shallow waters. Notice its tiger-like striping and its distinctive steel-blue bill.

Unidentified brown duck in the clear shallow waters. Notice its tiger-like striping and its distinctive steel-blue bill.

Image: White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White Swan (Cygnus olor)

White swan. Species identification tentative.

White swan. Species identification tentative.

Image: Whooping Crane with Leg Bands
Whooping Crane with Leg Bands
Whooping Crane with Leg Bands
Whooping Crane with Leg Bands

Whooping crane with colored leg bands standing in shallow waters. Species identification tentative.

Whooping crane with colored leg bands standing in shallow waters. Species identification tentative.

Image: Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)

A male-female pair of wood ducks. Notice the contrasting coloration exhibited by each member of the pair.

A male-female pair of wood ducks. Notice the contrasting coloration exhibited by each member of the pair.

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How can I stop a male cardinal from repeatedly hitting my windows?
How can I stop a male cardinal from repeatedly hitting my windows?
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How can I stop a male cardinal from repeatedly hitting my windows?

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USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Using CHIPS to Preserve Puget Sound
Using CHIPS to Preserve Puget Sound
USGS CoreCast
USGS CoreCast Series
USGS CoreCast Series
Using CHIPS to Preserve Puget Sound

Rick Dinicola, hydrologist with the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) program, tells about the effects of urbanization in Puget Sound, Wash.—disappearing habitats, increasing contaminants, and declining fish and wildlife populations.

Rick Dinicola, hydrologist with the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) program, tells about the effects of urbanization in Puget Sound, Wash.—disappearing habitats, increasing contaminants, and declining fish and wildlife populations.

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What is white gold?
What is white gold?
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What is white gold?

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Early Life Stage White Sturgeon
Early life stage white sturgeon
Early life stage white sturgeon
Early life stage white sturgeon

Early life stage white sturgeon swimming in a laboratory tank.

Image: Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

Image: Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

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What is pewter?
What is pewter?
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What is pewter?

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How are U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps named?
How are U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps named?
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Duck with various brown colored feathers
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail

The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.

The USGS conducts surveillance and research nationwide on wildlife diseases that could be harmful to domestic animals and humans.

Northern Pintail Duck swimming
Northern Pintail Duck
Northern Pintail Duck
Northern Pintail Duck

Northern Pintail Duck swimming in a lake

Northern Pintail Duck swimming in a lake

Northern Pintail Duck on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground

Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground.

Image: River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment

Photo of River Mile 3 taken before the 2008 Glen Canyon experiment.

Photo of River Mile 3 taken before the 2008 Glen Canyon experiment.

Image: River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment

Photo of River Mile 3 taken before the 2008 Glen Canyon experiment.

Photo of River Mile 3 taken before the 2008 Glen Canyon experiment.

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What are we doing about acid rain?
What are we doing about acid rain?
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Image: Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Fourteen members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.

Fourteen members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.

Image: Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Five members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.

Five members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.

Image: Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

Three members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.

Three members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.