Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita, is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita.
Showy Indian clover (Trifolium amoenum) is an annual plant in the pea family (Fabaceae). It is erect with hairy stems and leaves. It grows from 10-69 cm tall. (4 to 27 inches)Flowers, which are purple with white tips, grow in dense round or ovoid...
Three subspecies of the peregrine falcon inhabit North America: the American (Falco peregrinus anatum), Arctic (Falco peregrinus tundrius), and Peale’s (Falco peregrinus pealei). Peregrine falcons are roughly crow-sized—about 15 to 21 inches...
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Young California condor chick at nest near Los Angeles Finley and Bohlman had seen hatch. "He was scantly clothed, for behind his little wings the flesh was bare and his belly was bare; while the rest of his coat was down of pure white, to...
Coming to shore at three arch rocks. Finley's friend Dallas Lore Sharp came to visit in summer 1912 and Finley took Sharp and his son to many of the old spots he photographed with Bohlman years ago.
The Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) is large, ranging from 0.75-1.25 inches long, with very long black and white antennae. The body is glossy black with irregular white spots. These beetles feed on many species of hardwood trees. Adults can be...
Henry Quinlan, Service Fisheries biologist weighs a lake sturgeon along the Bad River in Wisconsin. This fish species is an important biological component of the Great Lakes fish community. By the early 1900's many populations of lake sturgeon...
Inspectors clear legal imports and
exports, and stop shipments that
violate the law. They make sure that
wildlife imports and exports are
accompanied by the required permits
and licenses, and verify that the
contents of shipments match the
items...
Close up of many white flowers with red centers on a stem. For more information about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database Additional Resources: National Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/.
Close up of a stem with the bottom flowering white, and the top green. An important food source for many butterflies and insects. For more information about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database Additional Resources: National Plants...
Close up of flower that's many shades of purple.For more information about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database Additional Resources: National Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/.
Close up of many white flowers with slight shades of pink. For more information about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database Additional Resources: National Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/.
Close view of stalk with many delicate white orchid blossoms dripping water. For additional resources about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/.
