Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) and sagebush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) breeding habitat in central Nevada.
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Sagebrush Landscape
Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) and sagebush sparrow (Artemisiospiza nevadensis) breeding habitat in central Nevada.
Researcher measures the wing of a palila nestling
A very young palila nestling is given unique color bands and it's body measurements are taken on Mauna Kea volcano, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i. In a multi-decadal study of palila and the factors influencing their population, Dr.
A very young palila nestling is given unique color bands and it's body measurements are taken on Mauna Kea volcano, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i. In a multi-decadal study of palila and the factors influencing their population, Dr.
Black-necked Stilt Chick
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Clarks Grebe
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
American Avocet Nesting
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
American Avocet on Her Eggs
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Salton Sea Birds
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
California vineyard
A photo of a California (ecoregion 6) grape vine taken during field verifcation of Land Cover Trends project.
A photo of a California (ecoregion 6) grape vine taken during field verifcation of Land Cover Trends project.
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings (chicks). The photo was taken at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as part of nest-monitoring research.
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings (chicks). The photo was taken at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as part of nest-monitoring research.
Direct-push Sediment Sampling for Absentee Shawnee Tribe
USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologist Shana Mashburn conducts direct-push drilling at a brownfield property owned by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center Hydrologist Shana Mashburn conducts direct-push drilling at a brownfield property owned by the Absentee Shawnee Tribe in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Tundra Shrew
A tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) from Far East Siberia.
A tundra shrew (Sorex tundrensis) from Far East Siberia.
Unuk River in Southeast Alaska
Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation near Gillette, Wyoming
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation. Photo taken fro the top of Cow Creek Buttes in the Burnt Hollow BLM recreation area about 20 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming.
Upper Lebo Member of the Fort Union Formation. Photo taken fro the top of Cow Creek Buttes in the Burnt Hollow BLM recreation area about 20 miles northeast of Gillette, Wyoming.
Cyanobacterial Accumulation at Binder Lake, Iowa
Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory — Lawrence, Kansas. Cyanobacterial accumulation along with a dead fish
Algal and Other Environmental Toxins Laboratory — Lawrence, Kansas. Cyanobacterial accumulation along with a dead fish
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly resting on a leaf.
Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly resting on a leaf.
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a flower.
Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a flower.
Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus glaucus)
Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a flower.
Male Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly drinks nectar from a flower.
Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006
Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006. Photograph by Samuel H Austin.
Stream flowing in Highland County Virginia, June 26, 2006. Photograph by Samuel H Austin.
Excelsior Geyser and Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone
Aerial view of Excelsior Geyser (in the foreground) and Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin. The colors around the thermal features are locations of different thermophile communities. These thermophiles fix carbon, both from the atmosphere and from the hot water. Credit Jim Peaco; June 22, 2006; Catalog #20386d; Original #IT8M4075
Aerial view of Excelsior Geyser (in the foreground) and Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin. The colors around the thermal features are locations of different thermophile communities. These thermophiles fix carbon, both from the atmosphere and from the hot water. Credit Jim Peaco; June 22, 2006; Catalog #20386d; Original #IT8M4075
Black Brant
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Black Brant In Flight
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.