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A greater sage-grouse male struts at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA to attract a mate.

The #mypubliclandsroadtrip moves from the Washington D.C. area down to the Gulf Coast for some behind-the-scenes science. We first visit the Lathrop Bayou in Florida where the BLM Eastern States, Sout

This living showcase of the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, with elevations ranging from 8,000 feet in the wet, grassy valleys to 14,259 feet at the weather-ravaged top of Longs Peak, provi

Head shot of Great Egret (Ardea alba) taken at J.N. 'DING' DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, in Southwestern Florida.

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A group of puffins at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

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The Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) is found across the prairies. This gull will follow as farmers work their fields in order to make easy pickings of the worms, grubs, insects, and mice that a

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Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) at Oasis of Mara, Joshua Tree National Park. NPS/Brad Sutton

Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus chick, Puerto Rico. This chick has just 5 days old. Each chick is ringed to facilitate the monitoring.

Mexican Spotted Owls Strix occidentalis lucida rest in a canyon in Utah. Owls are found in canyon habitat dominated by vertical-walled rocky cliffs within complex watersheds, including tributary-side

Mexican spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) are a threatened species due to the disappearance of their preferred habitat of old growth forests. These owls can be found in the many cool and verdan

The #mypubliclandsroadtrip moves from the Washington D.C. area down to the Gulf Coast for some behind-the-scenes science. We first visit the Lathrop Bayou in Florida where the BLM Eastern States, Sout

Original caption: "No. 27. Nest and four eggs of Blue-gray Gnatcatcher in elm tree."

Photo Credit: Jeannie Stafford/USFWS

A greater sage-grouse male struts for a female at a lek (dancing or mating ground) near Bridgeport, CA.

Atlantic puffin lineup led by a razorbill at Maine Coastal Island National Wildlife Refuge
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A female mountain bluebird with a big meal. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Snow geese coming in for a landing on Snow Goose Pool, Wildlife Loop at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.

Credit: Emma Kerr/USFWS

A Nashville Warbler near Upper Klamath Lake in Winema National Forest, Oregon

I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing!
This golden eagle was spotted flying past refuge headquarters. You can see the large bulge in its crop below its neck. The crop is used to store freshly eaten pr

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I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing!
This golden eagle was spotted flying past refuge headquarters. You can see the large bulge in its crop below its neck. The crop is used to store freshly eaten pr

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Golden light—from a maple in the last throes of fall—shines behind a handsome Blue Jay.

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This partially diurnal owl can be seen hunting over open fields, meadows, and marshes. This one is perched on a lookout post in McIntosh County, North Dakota. Surprisingly, this owl nests on the groun

Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) at Oasis of Mara, Joshua Tree National Park. NPS/Brad Sutton

This official Architect of the Capitol photograph is being made available for educational, scholarly, news or personal purposes (not advertising or any other commercial use). When any of these images

At Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Few raptors exhibit sexual dimorphism to the degree of the Northern harrier. Males (top) are smaller and a ghostly silver overall, with black wingtips. Females (bottom) are mostly dark brown, heavily

Two male northern harriers fighting over a nesting territory on Seedskadee NWR Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) at Oasis of Mara, Joshua Tree National Park. NPS/Brad Sutton

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the shooting of an adult Bald Eagle approximately 14 miles east of Vonore, Tennessee, near the intersec

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the shooting of an adult Bald Eagle approximately 14 miles east of Vonore, Tennessee, near the intersec

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra (probably L. c. sitkensis), male, perched on a Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis branch. Kodiak Island, Alaska.

Sayornis phoebe eggs and nest.
Original caption: "No. 15 Nest and six eggs of Phoebe on stone abutment of a bridge."

Unidentified Tyrannus nest, Indiana.
Original caption: "No. 14 Nest and eggs of Kingbird in apple tree."

Items are prepared to place an aluminum and colored leg bands and a radio transmitter on the legs of a juvenile Whooping Crane. The colored leg bands, in unique color arrangements on the leg, allow a

American avocets forage shallow water for insects by probing or sweeping their bill side to side. This large-sized shorebird is easily identified and commonly seen in North Dakota during the spring, s

An Anhinga perches in a shrub in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which borders NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Anhingas inhabit freshwater ponds and swamps with thick vegetation.

A Nashville Warbler near Upper Klamath Lake in Winema National Forest, Oregon

A juvenile Whooping Crane tests its wings shortly after being released from a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

Cattle egrets are commonly found near herds of cattle or other grazers. They eat insects and other small animals (frogs, snakes, mice, etc.) that are stirred up by the moving ungulates. They can be id

Greater black back gull & royal tern near Port Fourchon La. July 11, 2010. It was extremely unusuall to see the black back gull at his location at this time. Photo by Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish an

Caption, removed, states "Nest of Striated Grass-Wren (Amytomis striatus). "

Woodhouse's Scrub Jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii, Texas

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Bird scooter in front of US Capitol, April 2019

Willow Ptarmigan

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Domesticated goose head, Chaguaramal, Venezuela

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON

By: Danna Liurova, USFWS YAP
February 22, 2012

Puerto Rican Parrot

Riding the Storm Out Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

US Navy 110722-N-AU127-210 Vice Adm. John Bird, Director Navy Staff, right, presents Cmdr. Tim Cooper, 71st commanding officer of USS Constitution

Juvenile Red breasted Sapsucker near Raker Peak. Woodpeckers and Sapsuckers are often spotted in areas affected by fire, foraging for insects.

The Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a common shorebird in North Dakota. It finds its prey by probing in the mud or by sweeping its bill side-to-side through the water.

Photo Credit: Krista

A Cooper's Hawk perches on the back deck of the Visitor's Center at Seedskadee NWR during a late spring snowstorm. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) at Oasis of Mara, Joshua Tree National Park. NPS/Brad Sutton

At Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thanks Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

An osprey, clutching a fish, pauses for a meal atop a metal structure at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spaceport shares boundaries with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: USFWS

A biologist measures the length of a portion of the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, Alabama.

A uniquely numbered aluminum band is being placed on the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

The scenic quality of the Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area in Colorado is outstanding due to the interaction of mountainous landforms; multi-colored rock strata; diverse vegetation; and vast, open v

The scenic quality of the Handies Peak Wilderness Study Area in Colorado is outstanding due to the interaction of mountainous landforms; multi-colored rock strata; diverse vegetation; and vast, open v

White ibis (mature and immature) and egrets rest in a tree off of Swan's Cove Trail at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.

Credit: Emma Kerr/USFWS

The Short-eared owl, a partially diurnal owl, can be seen hunting over open fields, meadows, and marshes. This female is perched on a fence in McIntosh County, North Dakota. Surprisingly, this owl nes

This duck is one of the most common "diving" ducks found in North America. The male has a dark head and a bright blue bill which is why they are commonly referred to as "Bluebills". The female is foll

Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura eggs on the ground. Original caption: "No. 8 Eggs of Dove on ground. No nest whatever".

The BLM-managed National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is unlike anything else in the world. Rich in resources, it is an incredible place of shallow wetlands, deep lakes, beaded streams, deep open lakes a

Brown pelicans at a dredge spoils island owned by the State of North Carolina called "Pelican Island" near Pea Island National Wildlife refuge. One of the most popular Wings Over Water field trips tak

A Great Blue Heron carrying a garter snake in its mouth getting ready to eat it on the shore of the marsh at Bear River Refuge. Third place winner in Animal Behavior Bear River Refuge Photo Contest 20

Operation Migration Lead pilot Richard van Heuvelen performs a perfect air pick-up on Nov. 19 in Union County, Ky. to lead the eight endangered whooping cranes into Tennessee. Photo by Heather Ray, O

A flock of Ring-billed Gulls sits on the Lake Erie beach at the lakefront park in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, United States.

At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl. Credit: Allie Stewart,

July 25, 2010, Indian Pass, Florida - Gulls, terns, and brown pelicans were abundant on beaches in Indian Pass, FL. Ground crew biologists were surveying this area searching for birds in distress. Cre

Geese flying off a rice field in Sacramento Valley, California.

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Purple Martins (Progne subis) on nest box. Fern Ridge Reservoir, Oregon, USA.

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Semipalmated Sandpiper with leg bands plus flag. Leg flags do not affect shorebird nests. Nome, AK, US.

Coccyzus erythropthalmus (Black-billed Cuckoo) nest.
Original caption: "No. 11. Nest and three eggs of Black-billed Cuckoo."

A Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus was spotted at Smithville Lake on the rip rap of the dam on 2 Jan 2012. Three Snowy Owls have been seen at the lake since early December 2011. Photo courtesy of Christine C

The largest of all owls in North America, this female or juvenile was spotted perching on a utility pole in Logan County, North Dakota.
Unlike other owls, snowy owls are diurnal (active during the da

Snowy owls hunt mainly during the day. This one was perched atop a rock pile in McIntosh County, ND when he suddenly lifted and dropped into the grass in front of the rocks to catch his prey (likely a

This waterbird, which can be easily mistaken for a duck, dives under water in the pursuit of its prey--small fish, insects, and crustaceans.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

This widely-distributed shorebird is fairly easy to identify during the summer when its breast is dotted with bold spots. However, in the winter, the breast pales out to solid white. Spotted sandpiper

This Florida scrub jay’s bright blue and gray plumage stands out against a backdrop of scrub oaks in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located on t

A Florida scrub jay crouches on a branch amid the brush at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located on the refuge, which provides a habitat for 33

Mexican Spotted Owl Strix occidentalis lucida, Arizona

Cyanocitta cristata nest.
Original caption: "No. 16. Nest and five eggs of Jaybird and apple tree."

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) on the beach of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

Photographed at Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge.

Credit: Steve Norris/USFWS Volunteer

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May 02, 2012

The white egg on the hand (first one) is a Yellow-shouldered Blackbird egg. The others are from the Cowbird (Tordo). A parasite bird that is adapted to

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