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- Another great birdwatching day.
- Aquatic environments; Arboreal environments; Banks; Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Foliage; Leisure activities; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Plants;...
- This couple are among the many visitors who come to the refuge for birdwatching opportunities.
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- Martha, Please look this one up.
- Aquatic environments; Arboreal environments; Banks; Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Foliage; Leisure activities; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Plants;...
- This couple can't get enough of birdwatching and this observation deck makes it so convenient.
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- I wonder what those ducks are thinking?
- Aquatic environments; Arboreal environments; Banks; Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Foliage; Leisure activities; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Plants;...
- This beautiful and calming wetland experience is available to all who visit the refuge.
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- Beautiful day for birdwatching.
- Aquatic environments; Arboreal environments; Banks; Birdwatching; Buildings, facilities and structures; Connecting people with nature; Environments (Natural); Flowering plants; Foliage; Leisure activities; Panoramics; Places (Human-made); Plants;...
- Visitors marvel in the beautiful settings available for watching their favorite birds.
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- Snorkeler surveys the Potomac River bottom
- Rivers and streams; Snorkeling; Surveying;
- Periodic surveys of the Potomac River bottom are conducted in order to assess the health of the river.
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- Underwater survey of the Potomac River
- Rivers and streams; Snorkeling;
- Tanner Haid conducts an underwater survey of the Potomac River near Shepherd's Island, MD.
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- Snorkeling in the river.
- Rivers and streams; Snorkeling;
- Snorkeler explores the shallows of the Potomac River.
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- Freshwater mussel
- Mollusks; Rivers and streams;
- Freshwater mussel in the genus Lampsilis
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- Eastern elliptio - A freshwater mussel pulled from the Potomac River.
- Rivers and streams; Mollusks;
- Close-up of a freshwater mussel.
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- Freshwater mussels
- Mollusks; Rivers and streams; Snorkeling;
- Nathaniel P. Hitt displays freshwater mussels he retrieved from the Potomac River near Shepherd's Island, MD.
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- Specimens pulled from the Potomac River
- Mollusks; Rivers and streams; Snorkeling;
- U.S. Geological Survey employee Nathaniel P. Hitt holds two mollusks he pulled from the Potomac River while snorkeling.
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- Videographer obtains underwater footage.
- Rivers and streams; Snorkeling; Underwater photography; Videography; Employees (USFWS);
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Videographer Ryan Hagerty uses specially designed equipment to obtain underwater footage of the Potomac River near Shepherd's Island.
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- Brook Floater and Northern Lance
- Mollusks; Rivers and streams; Species of concern;
- These two native specimens were pulled from the Potomac River during a survey near Shepherd's Island, MD. Of the two, the mollusk on the left - a Brook Floater, is considered a "species of concern".
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- Survey of the Potomac River bottom
- Rivers and streams; Snorkeling; Surveying;
- Tanner Haid examines records survey information collected from the Potomac River near Shepherd's Island in MD.
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- Yukon River fall colors aerial view
- Scenics; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Aerial view of the Yukon River. Spencer Collection;
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- Yukon Flats scenic view
- Scenics; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges;
- Yukon Flats scenic view; Landscapes; Spencer Collection;
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- Boating on the Porcupine River
- Boating; recreation; Aerial photography; Aquatic environments;
- Aerial view of boat on the Porcupine River in AlaskaAerial photography photography; Scenics; Landscapes; Rivers and streams; Recreation; Boating; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Spencer Collection; Alaska
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- Porcupine River
- Scenics; Landscapes; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Spencer Collection
- Aerial view of Porcupine River.
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- Porcupine River
- Scenics; Landscapes; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Spencer Collection
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- Beaver Creek
- Aerial photography photography; Scenics; Landscapes; Rivers and streams; Wildlife refuges; Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge; Spencer Collection; Alaska
- Aerial view of Beaver Creek.
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