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- Docent led birding hike on Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Birds; Birdwatching; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing; Hiking; Youth;
- Throughout the fall to spring, several special docent or staff led hikes are available to the public. On April 24, 2010, visitors took a short 2 mile hike to a wildlife viewing platform overlooking managed wetlands hosting various spring migrants...
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- Birding on Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge during a docent led hike open to the public.
- Hiking; Birds; Birdwatching; Youth; Wildlife refuges; Wildlife viewing;
- Throughout the fall to spring, several special docent or staff led hikes are available to the public. On April 24, 2010, visitors took a short 2 mile hike to a wildlife viewing platform overlooking managed wetlands hosting various spring migrants...
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- Aerial View of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
- Structures; Riparian environments; Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Wetland restoration; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges; Aerial photography;
- Aerial View of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge taken on August 24, 2010, showing a portion of the Bandon Marsh Unit at the bottom and the Ni-les’tun Unit above U.S. Highway 101.
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- Biologists Capture and Work on a Bear During the Arctic Fall
- Mammals; Ice; Biologists (USFWS); Wildlife management;
- Biologists examine, measure and test a polar bear captured during the Arctic Fall.
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- Art activities in the outdoors at the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
- Wildlife refuges; Connecting people with nature;
- Pacific Southwest Regional Director Ren Lohoefener teaches children about drawing nature. Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Drawing a duck and practicing for the Junior Duck Stamp Contest
- Youth; Wildlife refuges; Waterfowl; Art;
- A child draws a duck while visiting the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
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- Chinook Salmon in Lower American River
- Fishes; Rivers and streams; Underwater photography;
- Chinook Salmon swim in the Lower American River
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- Point of Rocks Boardwalk at Kings Pool
- Wildlife refuges; Visitor services;
- Point of Rocks Boardwalk at Kings Pool on Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
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- Hermes Copper Butterfly
- Insects;
- Hermes Copper butterfly is found primarily in San Diego County, California, with a few records of the species documented in Baja California, Mexico. It inhabits coastal sage scrub and southern mixed chaparral and lays its eggs on its larval host...
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- Nesting Laysan Albatrosses
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- A pair of Laysan albatross trading off incubation duties on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Laysan Albatross Pair with Egg
- Birds; Islands; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- The pair take turns incubating the egg while one feeds at sea. Here, the pair are seen switching roles.
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- Hawaiian Monk Seal and Red-Footed Booby
- Endangered species; Marine environments; Marine mammals; Islands; Wildlife refuges;
- An endangered Hawaiian monk seal lays on the beach near two red-footed boobies.
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- Laysan Finch
- Endangered species; Birds;
- Laysan Finch (Telespyza cantans), is a member of the Hawaiian Honeycreeper family, and is rather common on its namesake island. The species is not likely to be confused with any other bird on Laysan Island, because no other songbird is...
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- Bird Interview
- Birds; Biologists (USFWS); Work of the Service;
- The lonely job of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Biologist, often spending more time with birds than with people.
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- Old House at Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
- Buildings, facilities and structures; Wildlife refuges; Employees (USFWS);
- A USFWS employee peers into an old house on the Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
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- Reef Scene at Tern Island
- Marine environments; Underwater photography; Fishes; Wildlife refuges; Islands;
- An underwater shot of a reef at Tern Island in Kanemiloha'i/French Frigate Shoals on the Hawaiian Island National Wildlife Refuge. The extensive coral reefs found in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument - truly the rainforests of the...
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- Lobster at Tern Island
- Marine environments; Wildlife refuges; Islands; Crustaceans;
- A lobster peeks out from its shelter in a reef near Tern Island. The extensive coral reefs found in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument - truly the rainforests of the sea - are home to over 7,000 marine species, one quarter of which...
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- Laysan Albatross Pair
- Birds; Marine birds; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments;
- A pair of Laysan albatross on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
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- Laysan Island
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Laysan's ring of sandy dunes surrounds a 100-acre hypersaline interior lake, a feature unique to the Hawaiian Archipelago, and rare in the Pacific as a whole.
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- Laysan Island
- Aerial photography; Islands; Wildlife refuges; Tropical environments; Marine environments;
- Laysan previously harbored 5 unique species, of which two still survive, the Laysan duck and the Laysan finch. In addition, 2 million seabirds nest here.
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