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...
animals; aves; Birds; Birds; duck;ducks;Waterfowl; New Jersey
Adult male in alternate plumage is unmistakable. Females, immature and eclipse-plumage males could be confused with Black Ducks, Gadwalls and Mottled Ducks, but note the blue speculum with white borders on both sides. Gadwalls are also distinctive...
David Warnberg with a nice pink salmon caught in Alexander Creek, Alaska. The pink is also known as the Humpy. You can see where this salmon gets the nickname when you look at this large male specimen. The pink is an aggressive fish and is known...
The male Yellow-rumped Warbler is quite distinctive with its yellow patches at the sides of the breast and black upper breast. Females and immatures are less colorful and more difficult to identify. The often obvious yellow rump is brighter than...
Close view of male bluebird sitting on end of dead branch at Cabin Lake R.S. in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. For more information about birds visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/.
A male and female pair of northern bobwhite quail sit in a field of purple spring violets.
FWS Resource links:http://www.fws.gov/southwest/fedaid/wrOK.html
