Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: The Shallow Water Attention Terminal (SWAT) boat donated to the Friends of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge by Jimmy Buffett. Lulu's, a restaurant owned by Buffett's sister, hosted the event. The boat's color,...
Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service boat captain Bob Quarles accepts keys to the shallow water attention terminal (SWAT) boat from Friends of Bon Secour President, Ralph Gilges while Jimbo Meador of Dragonfly Boatworks...
Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: TV crews interview cover the dedication of the wildlife response boat donated by Jimmy Buffett to the Friends of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge while wildlife rescue crews look on. Lulu's, a restaurant owned...
Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: TV crews interview Friends of Bon Secour President, Ralph Gilges regarding the wildlife response boat donated by Jimmy Buffett to his Friends Group. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS
Gulf Shores, Ala - July 19, 2010: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife operations demonstrate a specialized boat which Jimmy Buffett donated to the Friends of Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Catherine J. Hibbard/USFWS
A large Pacific Walrus bull swimming in frigid Alaska waters. This walrus lives near the shallow water areas of the Pacific Alaska coast and subsists mostly on benthic bivalve mollusks.
Walrus cows and yearlings resting on ice. The Walrus lives near relatively shallow water where it spends much of its time looking for benthic bivalve mollusks, its preferred diet. The Walrus is a social animal and spends much of its time on sea...
The Pacific coast population of western snowy plovers breeds on coastal beaches from southern Washington to southern Baja California, Mexico. Plovers lay their eggs in shallow depressions in sandy or salty areas that generally do not have much...
The Pacific coast population of western snowy plovers breeds on coastal beaches from southern Washington to southern Baja California, Mexico. Plovers lay their eggs in shallow depressions in sandy or salty areas that generally do not have much...
A female western snowy plover sits on her nest. The Pacific coast population of western snowy plovers breeds on coastal beaches from southern Washington to southern Baja California, Mexico. Plovers lay their eggs in shallow depressions in sandy or...
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...
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...
Small chunky heron with short legs. Back and sides of adult's neck are deep chestnut; green on upperparts is mixed with blue-gray; center of throat and neck is white. Greenish-black crown feathers, are sometimes raised to form shaggy crest. ...
