2,215 Free Photos of Wetland Management

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Water Control Structure, Bear River National Wildlife Refuge

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Wet easement at Long Lake Wetland Management District

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Pintail drake takes flight from a seasonal wetland in Sand Lake Wetland Management District

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Aerial view showing many waterways

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Herd of Chincoteague ponies in their natural habitat

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Male Bobolink at Sand Lake Wetland Management District

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Volunteers help with banding Snow geese

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Waterfowl at grassland easement at Long Lake Wetland Management District

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Cattle grazing on grassland easement at Long Lake Wetland Management District

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Alligator warning sign at St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

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Piping Plover feeding on edge of wetland
Location: Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex, North Dakota
Credit: USFWS / Steven Tucker

Photo Contest Entry #59

This Marbled godwit stands on a fencepost brace on the Hille Waterfowl Production Area of the Kulm Wetland Management District in Dickey County, North Dakota.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

We saw a greater than usual number of snowy owls in the Kulm Wetland Management District this year. During some winters, they expand south from Canada to find more food. They are commonly spotted perc

Piping plover on alkali lake nesting habitat in Northern Great Plains.
Location: Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex
Credit: USFWS / Steven Tucker

Photo Contest Entry #61

These godwits (the first photographed of the season in the Kulm Wetland Management District) were along Highway 11 in McIntosh County. Hudsonian Godwits can be seen migrating through North Dakota on t

Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

Male downy woodpecker on the suet feeder at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

These geese, mallards, and a coot swim on a wetland protected by a USFWS wetland easement. Wetland easements perpetually protect wetlands from drainage, burning, or filling. For more information about

This tern hovers, watching for an unsuspecting minnow or other small morsel, over the Bender Waterfowl Production Area in the Kulm Wetland Management District, North Dakota.

Photo Credit: Krista Lund

Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

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Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

Whoo do you see? This long-eared owl was spotted at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Minnesota!

Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

This pair was spotted at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota just 72 hours after their return this spring. Photo by David Ellis/USFWS.

This willet forages along a wetland edge on the Schneider Waterfowl Production Area in Dickey County, North Dakota.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

Piping plover in flight over alkali lake nesting habitat in North Dakota
Location: Lostwood Wetland Management District Complex
Credit: USFWS / Steven Tucker

Photo Contest Entry #60

The Fishtrap Recreation Area covers over 7,000 acres of public land which is managed by the Bureau of Land Management. There are various habitat types from forest, shrub, grassland, wetlands and lakes

This nest was tucked into a very unique spot!

Photo Credit: USFWS

Photo Credit: USFWS

This Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda was spotted near a potential FWS wetland easement acquisition, at Long Lake WMD, Burleigh County, North Dakota. Credit: Doug Mosser / USFWS.

Check out this stunning close up of a wood duck! Students at Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Minnesota recently got the chance to band these beauties.

Photo by USFWS.

FARMINGTON BAY WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT AREA ON EAST SHORE OF GREAT SALT LAKE. PRIMARY PURPOSES OF THIS STATE-OWNED AREA ARE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE EXISTING WETLAND: TO PROVIDE RESTING AREA FOR MIGRATORY

The nest of an upland sandpiper found in grassland of Sand Lake Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Grotto Lake in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Photo by Tim Weissman/USFWS.

A marsh wren in the Sand Lake Wetland Management District, stops long enough for a quick photo. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A blue winged teal nest found in grassland in the Sand Lake Wetland Management District. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosis) is a member of the heron family. While relatively common, it can be very difficult to spot in the rushes and reeds at the edges of wetlands. It will stand

A stand of Baldcypress trees in the Tosohatchee Wildlife Management Area along the St. Johns River

FARMINGTON BAY WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT AREA ON EAST SHORE OF GREAT SALT LAKE. PRIMARY PURPOSES OF THIS STATE-OWNED AREA ARE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE EXISTING WETLAND: TO PROVIDE RESTING AREAS FOR MIGRATOR

Grotto Lake in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Photo by Tim Weissman/USFWS.

FARMINGTON BAY WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT AREA ON EAST SHORE OF GREAT SALT LAKE. PRIMARY PURPOSES OF THIS STATE-OWNED AREA ARE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE EXISTING WETLAND: TO PROVIDE RESTING AREAS FOR MIGRATOR

Who's ready for a running start toward the weekend? Here's a great shot of a hooded merganser's running start to get airborne at Morris Wetland Management District in Minnesota.

Photo by Angela Miner

These gray partridge (Perdix perdix) were tough to spot under the trees along a wetland that was being surveyed for duck pairs in McIntosh County, North Dakota. Partridge are a game species that was i

US Navy 071218-N-4014G-105 Michael Dale, the Wetlands Manager of the Roche Caiman Bird Sanctuary, gives a tour to community relations project volunteers

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The Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) is a native to the Kulm Wetland Management District. It is a non-venomous snake, usually between one to two feet long, though sometimes longer, that eats fro

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Here's a peak into a Western Meadowlark's nest that was found on the Cornell WPA in LaMoure County, ND.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

Grotto Lake in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Photo by Tim Weissman/USFWS.

The painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) is probably the most common of the five species of turtle found in North Dakota.

Photo Credit: Krista Lundgren/USFWS

Students learn by doing. Here students band ducks and take wind measurements before releasing. Photo by Tina Shaw/USFWS.

This Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) was spotted at Morris Wetland Management District in Minnesota. Watch for them in open grasslands, prairies, meadows, and some agricultural fields.

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This grassland nesting species has been in decline since the 1960s. The conversion of prairie habitat is likely the largest factor linked to their loss of numbers.The Western meadowlark (Sturnella neg

Baby birds like these barn swallows are fledging everywhere it seems, leaving their nests for a new phase of life!

Photo by David Ellis/USFWS

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