July 1, 2010, Gulf Shores, AL Ghost Crab at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. These crabs are among the top predators on both sea turtle eggs and hatchlings. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS
Biiologist Sheila Eyler from the FWS Maryland Fisheries Resouce Office, Annapolis, MD is tagging a female horseshoe crab on Bowers Beach, Delaware. The male and female horseshoe crabs come up during high tides, couple together, and spawn on the...
Egrets nest high in the trees. They use reeds and sticks to make their nest. They make excellent fishermen standing motionless in the water to catch fish, snakes, crabs and frogs.
Red Knots pictured here are a cadidate species for listing on the endangered species list. Horseshoe Crab in the foreground. Location is Mispillion Harbor, Delaware.