Side-view of a great blue heron. Species identification tentative.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Side-view of a great blue heron. Species identification tentative.
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great horned owl perched. Species identification tentative.
Great horned owl perched. Species identification tentative.
Manatee Surfacing to Breathe
Manatee in the clear shallow waters. Its whiskers can be seen as it surfaces to breathe.
Manatee in the clear shallow waters. Its whiskers can be seen as it surfaces to breathe.
Manatees (Trichechus manatus)
Gathering of five or six manatees in the clear shallow waters.
Gathering of five or six manatees in the clear shallow waters.
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.
White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White swan. Species identification tentative.
White swan. Species identification tentative.
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.
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.
Early life stage white sturgeon
Early life stage white sturgeon swimming in a laboratory tank.
Early life stage white sturgeon swimming in a laboratory tank.
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.
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.
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
Northern Pintail Duck swimming in a lake
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground.
Northern Pintail Duck male on snow covered ground.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)
Eight members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.
Eight members of a flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) beside a cypress pond in east central Florida. Species ID is tentative.
Wood Duck
This duck was up in the tress courting