Hand Painted glass slide of American White Pelicans at Malheur lake. Taken by Finley and Bohlman during a 1908 photography trip to the area that would later help Malheur in becoming a bird refuge that year.
When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and marshes and lands teemed with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Beginning with those early settlers and continuing today, the vast majority of our natural...
Bird sitting on dead branch of tree in Modoc County, Modoc National Forest, Oregon.
For more information about migratory birds visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/.
Birds; Birds of prey;Endangered species; Migratory birds;
Bald eagle flying in clear blue sky. Vertical. For more information about bald eagles and their listing status visit http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/BaldEagle.htm
Birds; Birds of prey; Endangered species;Migratory birds;
Bald eagle sitting on tree stump. Vertical.
For more information about bald eagles and their listing status visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/viewing/index.html.
Bar-tailed Godwits are large wading birds at about 37 to 45 cm. The Bar-tailed Godwit is a mottled brown in the upper body and a lighter buff below. It has a white underwing, and a long, slightly upturned bill. As the name suggests, the white tail...
The barn swallow summer range is throughout most of North America. Easily identified from other swallows, the barn swallow has a long forked tail and a buffy-orange colored chest.
This is the eighth publication in the Conservation in Action series published by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Washington, D.C. and authored by Rachel Carson.
This publication is is the result of a Fish and Wildlife Countermeasures Coordination Project undertaken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The goals of the project include the development of national “best practices” using...
