A wind farm with many wind mills on a hiil in California. The picture was taken during a field trip for the Land Cover Trends project.
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A wind farm in California
A wind farm with many wind mills on a hiil in California. The picture was taken during a field trip for the Land Cover Trends project.
Dead Fish
Accumulation of dead fish and snakes at Catfish Sink.
Accumulation of dead fish and snakes at Catfish Sink.
Otter at Otter Sink
An otter eats stranded fish at Otter Sink.
An otter eats stranded fish at Otter Sink.
Snake Eating Fish
A snake devours a stranded fish at Dover Sink.
A snake devours a stranded fish at Dover Sink.
Fire lookout adjacent to snowpack-sampling site near Deadman Pass, Col
Fire lookout adjacent to snowpack-sampling site near Deadman Pass, Colorado
Fire lookout adjacent to snowpack-sampling site near Deadman Pass, Colorado
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees and Tidal Basin.
Japanese flowering cherry trees and Tidal Basin.
Wild Rice River Flooding Bridge
The Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, North Dakota flooding.
The Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, North Dakota flooding.
Personal watercraft equipped with GPS and sonar
Personal watercraft equipped with GPS and sonar (echo sounder) is used to collect detailed, nearshore bathymetry (depth) information.
Personal watercraft equipped with GPS and sonar (echo sounder) is used to collect detailed, nearshore bathymetry (depth) information.
Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), such as the one hiding here under a boulder, and Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) are occasionally seen in Hurricane Hole. Hawksbills feed mostly on sponges while Greens eat mostly sea grasses.
Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), such as the one hiding here under a boulder, and Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) are occasionally seen in Hurricane Hole. Hawksbills feed mostly on sponges while Greens eat mostly sea grasses.
Brewer's Sparrow in Hand
Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) held by field technician.
Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) held by field technician.
Looking South at the Salton Sea
Looking South at the Salton Sea, California.
Looking South at the Salton Sea, California.
Eastern Meadowlark
Post-doctoral student, Kevin Ellison, bands an eastern meadowlark on a Conservation Reserve Program field as part of a tree-row removal project in southwestern Wisconsin.
Post-doctoral student, Kevin Ellison, bands an eastern meadowlark on a Conservation Reserve Program field as part of a tree-row removal project in southwestern Wisconsin.
Brewer's Sparrow
John Warzybok secures a Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri), White Sands Missle Range, New Mexico.
John Warzybok secures a Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri), White Sands Missle Range, New Mexico.
Brewer's Sparrow Being Held for Assessment
John Warzybok records data whille Caroline Poli secures a Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) for assessment, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
John Warzybok records data whille Caroline Poli secures a Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) for assessment, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.