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Image: Caribbean Sunset in the British Virgin Islands
Caribbean Sunset in the British Virgin Islands
Caribbean Sunset in the British Virgin Islands
Caribbean Sunset in the British Virgin Islands

Caribbean sunset as seen from the British Virgin Islands.

Image: Sheltering Caribbean Headland
Sheltering Caribbean Headland
Sheltering Caribbean Headland
Sheltering Caribbean Headland

Golden early morning sunlight on a dry, rocky headland. Note the pelican, the cacti, and the xeric vegetation.

Golden early morning sunlight on a dry, rocky headland. Note the pelican, the cacti, and the xeric vegetation.

A photograph of tidal marsh of the Columbia River estuary, Oregon.
Freshwater tidal marshes of the Columbia River estuary, Oregon
Freshwater tidal marshes of the Columbia River estuary, Oregon
Freshwater tidal marshes of the Columbia River estuary, Oregon

Freshwater tidal marsh of the Columbia River estuary, Cathlamet Bay in foreground, uplifted coastal ranges of the Cascadia forearc of Washington in background.

Freshwater tidal marsh of the Columbia River estuary, Cathlamet Bay in foreground, uplifted coastal ranges of the Cascadia forearc of Washington in background.

Cow in field
Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, CA.
Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, CA.
Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, CA.

Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay area. David Amme, California Native Grasslands Association.

Cattle on rangeland on Mission Peak, near Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay area. David Amme, California Native Grasslands Association.

Image: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

Brightly-colored male wood duck.

Underwater view of tropical fish swimming in shallow water above a coral reef which reflects upward to the water surface.
Fish and coral in Tumon Bay Marine Reserve, Guam
Fish and coral in Tumon Bay Marine Reserve, Guam
Fish and coral in Tumon Bay Marine Reserve, Guam

Underwater photograph of Tumon Bay Marine Reserve, Guam, showing some of the amazing biologic diversity of coral reefs.

Underwater photograph of Tumon Bay Marine Reserve, Guam, showing some of the amazing biologic diversity of coral reefs.

Image: An Endangered Red Hawksbill Sea Turtle Swims Over a Threatened Elkhorn Coral in Virgin Islands National Park
An Endangered Red Hawksbill Sea Turtle Swims Over a Threatened Elkhorn Coral in Virgin Islands National Park
An Endangered Red Hawksbill Sea Turtle Swims Over a Threatened Elkhorn Coral in Virgin Islands National Park
An Endangered Red Hawksbill Sea Turtle Swims Over a Threatened Elkhorn Coral in Virgin Islands National Park

This photo shows an endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a colony of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata).

USGS scientists are doing research on sea turtles and corals in Florida and the US Virgin Islands.

This photo shows an endangered hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming over a colony of elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata).

USGS scientists are doing research on sea turtles and corals in Florida and the US Virgin Islands.

Golden aspen, Jemez Mountains, NM.
Golden aspen, Jemez Mountains, NM.
Golden aspen, Jemez Mountains, NM.
A slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Eaton holding a slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Eaton holding a slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)
Eaton holding a slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus)

While surveying for African dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus tetraspis) on the Djidji River in Gabon’s Ivindo NP as part of my Ph.D. research (2007), Eaton pulled this 2.4 m slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) from a fishing net in which it became entangled while trying to steal a fish.  (credit – M. Eaton)

While surveying for African dwarf crocodiles (Osteolaemus tetraspis) on the Djidji River in Gabon’s Ivindo NP as part of my Ph.D. research (2007), Eaton pulled this 2.4 m slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus) from a fishing net in which it became entangled while trying to steal a fish.  (credit – M. Eaton)

Image: Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn
Blue Ridge Parkway in Autumn

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina with many fall colors underway.

A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina with many fall colors underway.

Image: Wildlife and Agricultural Wetlands
Wildlife and Agricultural Wetlands
Wildlife and Agricultural Wetlands
Wildlife and Agricultural Wetlands

A diversity of birds forage for small fish and invertebrates on fallow fields throughout the year.

A diversity of birds forage for small fish and invertebrates on fallow fields throughout the year.

Image: Delaney Creek
Delaney Creek
Delaney Creek
Delaney Creek

Delaney Creek, Yosemite National Park

Delaney Creek, Yosemite National Park

Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona
Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona
Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona
Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona

Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona

Image: View of a Managed Pond
View of a Managed Pond
View of a Managed Pond
View of a Managed Pond

The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.

The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.

Image: Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)

Four endangered Nene geese, photographed atop the sea cliffs on Kauai's north shore.

Four endangered Nene geese, photographed atop the sea cliffs on Kauai's north shore.

Image: Haleakala Silversword
Haleakala Silversword
Haleakala Silversword
Haleakala Silversword

Haleakala silversword, Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, in bloom, with Haleakala Volcano crater in background.

Haleakala silversword, Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, in bloom, with Haleakala Volcano crater in background.

Image: Limahuli Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens
Limahuli Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens
Limahuli Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens
Limahuli Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Gardens

The mountains that encompass Hawaii's Limahuli Garden and Preserve.

Image: Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2

Just after sunrise on a beach in eastern Maui.

Image: Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 1

Just after sunrise on a beach in eastern Maui.

Image: Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2
Sunrise on a Hawaiian Beach 2

Just after sunrise on a beach in eastern Maui.

Image: Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)
Screwpine Tree (Pandanus sp.) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea)

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

Lava islands, vegetated seaside cliffs, a black sand beach, and waves breaking against the steep ragged shoreline of a Hawaiian bay.

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