USFWS National Digital Library

- Brown bear
- Mammals;
- Grizzly bear lying with his head down. (Big Game Alaska)
- Images
- Bison
- Mammals;
- Closeup side head shot
- Images
- Turkey Vulture
- Karney; Raptors; Birds; Scavengers
- Small, unfeathered head and hooked bill aid these scavengers in consuming carrion. Their weak talons are ill suited for grasping live prey. Vultures do not build nests, but lay their eggs in a sheltered spot; cliff ledge or cave, hollow log, or...
- Images
- Western tanager
- animals; aves; Birds; Birds; Deshutes National Forests; Oregon; passerines; neotropical migrant; Migratory birds
- First recorded on the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806), the Western tanager prefers open forested areas at low elevations. The male has a vivid colored red head, bright yellow body with striking black wings and tail.
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- Atlantic salmon eggs
- Endangered species; Fishes;
- Microscopic view of Atlantic salmon eggs near hatching. By March, and the onset of Spring, Atlantic salmon eggs are well developed. The head, eyes, heart, fins, vertebrae and blood vessels can be seen. Hatching produces a "sac fry" which...
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- Bear Hunter on Kodiak
- Animals; Mammals; Recreation; Hunting; Wildlife refuges; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; ARLIS; Alaska
- "A happy hunter. Bear hunting is an important recreational sport on the refuge". Close view of man with huge bear head strapped to his back.
- Images
- Black-footed ferret investigates GPS research equipment
- Endangered species; Mammals; Navigation; Equipment
- Black-footed ferret pokes his head out of a hole and investigates a Global Positioning System devise at the UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge.
- Images
- Shumagins, Hall Island
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge;
- Biologists head ashore to search for seabird nesting habitat
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- American Black Duck
- Waterfowl; Migratory birds; ducks
- Images
- FWS2129 Waterfowl Survey
- Historical; Waterfowl Survey; Banding; Canada; Manitoba;
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- Red Head Duck
- Images
- Red Head Duck
- Images
- Arctic fox
- Mammals
- Arctic fox head shot in summer coloration in grass in Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
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- American Robin
- Karney; Birds; Birds; Passerine
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- American Robin
- Karney; Birds; Birds; Passerines
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- Red Head Duck
- Images
- Cattle egret
- Birds; Wading birds; Aquatic birds
- Breeding adult is adorned by orange-buffed plumes on crown, back and foreneck. Often seen among livestock in pastures and fields, feeding on insects. Small, stocky white heron with large, rounded head, hooves or tractors.
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- Common Loon
- Animals;Birds;Wildlife;closeup;head
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- Bear Hunter on Kodiak
- Mammals; Animals; Recreation; Hunting; Wildlife refuges; Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; ARLIS; Alaska
- Man with huge bear head strapped to his back. .
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- Head Picture of Round Goby
- Invasive species; Round Goby; Lake Michigan; Mississippi River; Illinois Waterway System; 7th Annual Goby Round Up; June 18-21 2002
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