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- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Birds; Wading birds; Species of concern;
- Black-Crowned Night Herons are medium-sized birds whose habitats are scattered throughout large parts of the Pacific Northwest.
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- Green Herons
- Birds;
- Five young green herons standing on a branch.
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- Red-shouldered Hawk
- Birds; Birds of prey; Species of concern;
- This hawk is named after it's distinctive red-shoulders.
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- Royal Tern and Chicks
- Birds; Marine birds;
- A royal tern is seen with its young.
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- Sharp-tailed Grouse
- Birds; Grasslands; Grasses;
- Sharp-tailed grouse in mating display.
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- Brown Noddy
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A brown noddy on its nest at Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Masked Booby with Chick
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A masked booby with a chick on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Sooty Terns
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- Sooty Terns fly overhead of some visitors to Eastern Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Aerial View of Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge
- Aerial photography; Wildlife refuges; Agricultural ecosystems; Agriculture; Trees; Vegetation;
- Overlooking the Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge in the distance.
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- Powerline Route
- Structures; Riparian environments; Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges;
- View of the existing overhead electrical transmission line through Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. The transmission line will be relocated underground using trench and boring techniques from this bluff on the north side of the Coquille River...
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- Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly
- Wildflowers; Prairies; Vegetation; Valleys; Insects;
- The Taylor's checkerspot was once found throughout grasslands in the Willamette Valley, Puget Sound, and south Vancouver Island. The historic range and abundance of the Taylor's checkerspot is not precisely known because exhaustive searches did not...
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- Pale Larkspur
- Wildflowers; Prairies; Vegetation; Valleys;
- Image of pale larkspur. Willamette Valley prairies support a wide range of interesting plants. Because plants are the core of the prairie, prairie preservation and management should start with a fundamental understanding of plants.
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- Cooper's Hawk
- Birds; Birds of prey; Species of concern;
- A Cooper's hawk perches on a branch on the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex
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- Snow Geese Migration
- Birds; Migratory birds; Lakes; Wetlands; Mountains; Wildlife refuges;
- Snow Geese migrate through the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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- Colorado hookless Cactus
- Plants; Threatened species;
- The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
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- Delmarva Peninsula Fox Squirrel
- Mammals; Endangered species;
- Delmarva Penninsula fox squirrel eating
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- Hawaiian monk seal
- Wildlife refuges; Mammals; Endangered species;
- Hawaiian monk seal plays in water at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
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- Run Off on San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
- Erosion; Water conservation; Water management; Wildlife refuges; signs;
- An image depicting the severity of the run off on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge. Run off can cause erosion, damaging conserved habitats.
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- Barrel Cactus
- Desert plants; Deserts; Scenics; Wildlife refuges; Wildflowers;
- Flowers on a barrel cactus in the Sonoran Desert on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge.
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