Teacher taking notes on bird caught for banding; image taken during National Conservation Training Center course OUT8163 Connecting People to Nature Through Birds.
Close-up of person's hands holding bird and putting band on leg with needle-nose plyers; image taken during National Conservation Training Center course OUT8163 Connecting People to Nature Through Birds.
Teacher showing class how to weigh bird captured for banding by using scales and placing bird in paper bag; image taken during National Conservation Training Center course OUT8163 Connecting People to Nature Through Birds.
Hands of teacher holding male cardinal in preparation for banding; note band being held in fingers; image taken during National Conservation Training Center course OUT8163 Connecting People to Nature Through Birds.
Student being shown by teacher how to correctly hold bird being prepared for banding; image taken during National Conservation Training Center course OUT8163 Connecting People to Nature Through Birds.
Student seated at table during class and concentrating on what the teacher is saying; image taken during National Conservation Training Center course OUT8163 Connecting People to Nature Through Birds.
Birds; Birdwatching; Connecting people with nature; Perching birds;
Pair of Eastern bluebirds preparing a nest in a bird house on the campus of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center.
3MW turbines recently installed at Tehachapi Pass. The wind farm has been operating since the 1980's. These new turbines are 410 feet tall from the ground to the tip of the blade.
Female student with open tree identification book looking at tree leaves to identify species; taken during National Park Service Junior Rangers Ambassador Training workshop.
