National wildlife artist Bob Hines (1912 - 1994) bird illustrations including great blue herons; black-crowned night heron; louisiana heron; spoonbill; Snowy egret; common egret; reddish egret.
The Bluethroat is one of the smallest members of the Thrush family measuring 5.5 (14 cm) inches in length. The colorful blue throat pattern distinguishes this breeding male from other species. Nests are found on the tundra in thickets near water.
Gray or white throat with dark lower border Grayish underparts Birds from Washington to California have brighter blue upperparts and whiter throats than birds from the interior portion of the range
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...
Environmental education; Equipment; Habitat restoration; Rivers and streams; Training; Water management;
Students attending the FIS3200 Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques course at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Conservation Training Center, practice using a pocket rod at Sweet Run on the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental...
Environmental education; Equipment; Habitat restoration; Rivers and streams; Training; Water management;
Sweet Run on the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. Site visit for the FIS3200 Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques course at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV.
Environmental education; Equipment; Habitat restoration; Rivers and streams; Training; Water management;
Sweet Run on the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. Site visit for the FIS3200 Stream Habitat Measurement Techniques course at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV.
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