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A sparrow in a bush
American Tree Sparrow in low to medium shrub thicket habitat
American Tree Sparrow in low to medium shrub thicket habitat
American Tree Sparrow in low to medium shrub thicket habitat

American Tree Sparrow in low to medium shrub thicket habitat.  This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

American Tree Sparrow in low to medium shrub thicket habitat.  This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

Image: Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave
Boxwork in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave
Cave Formations in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave
Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave
Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave
Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave
Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave
Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave
Cave Popcorn in Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior
Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior

Coregonus Kiyi from Lake Superior, 2015

Image: Natural Entrance for Wind Cave
Natural Entrance for Wind Cave
Natural Entrance for Wind Cave
Natural Entrance for Wind Cave

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Wind Cave is the first cave national park and currently, the 6th most extensive cave network in the world. It's most famous for its large concentration of a fairly rare cave formation known as boxwork. Boxwork is formed when dissolved calcium carbonate crystallized in cracks in surrounding rock.

Image: Sunflowers in the Black Hills
Sunflowers in the Black Hills
Sunflowers in the Black Hills
Sunflowers in the Black Hills

Sunflowers grow in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sunflowers are an important agricultural crop in the Dakotas, grown for birdseed and sunflower oil.

Sunflowers grow in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Sunflowers are an important agricultural crop in the Dakotas, grown for birdseed and sunflower oil.

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house equipment

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location
Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location

Indiana Harbor Canal at East Chicago, IN - gage house location

Image: An Iron Deposit in Jewel Cave
An Iron Deposit in Jewel Cave
An Iron Deposit in Jewel Cave
An Iron Deposit in Jewel Cave

Jewel Cave is currently the 3rd most extensive cave network in the world. It is believed to have formed completely underwater, thus leading to the extensive coating of calcite crystals.

Jewel Cave is currently the 3rd most extensive cave network in the world. It is believed to have formed completely underwater, thus leading to the extensive coating of calcite crystals.

Image: Boxwork in Jewel Cave
Boxwork in Jewel Cave
Boxwork in Jewel Cave
Boxwork in Jewel Cave

Jewel Cave is currently the 3rd most extensive cave network in the world. It is believed to have formed completely underwater, thus leading to the extensive coating of calcite crystals.

Jewel Cave is currently the 3rd most extensive cave network in the world. It is believed to have formed completely underwater, thus leading to the extensive coating of calcite crystals.

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