The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
Becharof NWR, King Salmon, Alaska: Tundra, mountains, and still-smoldering volcanoes, part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire," fill the senses as far as the eye can see at Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. Mt. Paulik volcano, seen here, is...
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife refuge is in Ajo, Arizona. In the desert, the word is "patience." If you're just passing through, you are not likely to see any wildlife. But if you stop and sit in the shade of a boulder, a large cactus,...
AMNWR; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; Bering Sea Unit; Stewardship Camp; Biology; Birds; Birding; Research; Pribilofs; St. Matthew; Alaska
Students in Environmental Education Stewardship Camp asst AMNWR Biologist ARt Sowls with a Least Auklet to see if it has brood patches. St. Matthew Island, Pribilofs, 1984
Squaw Creek NWR, Mound City, Missouri: From a trail atop the loess bluffs at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, one can see clear to tomorrow, or at least into Nebraska and Kansas as well as Missouri. Meanwhile, down on a pond, a common...
Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge sits in a glacial bowl at 8,300 feet elevation--the highest refuge outside of Alaska. Here birds migrate seasonally not north and south but up and down the mountains. Visitors are almost certain to see the...
Coachella Valley NWR, Thousand Palms, California: Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge was established specifically to protect the endangered Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard. As you can see, this fascinating little creature blends in...
David Warnberg with a nice pink salmon caught in Alexander Creek, Alaska. The pink is also known as the Humpy. You can see where this salmon gets the nickname when you look at this large male specimen. The pink is an aggressive fish and is known...
History; Endangered species; Birds; Birds of prey; Photography;
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...
Hand painted glass slide of white pelicans and double-crested cormorants at "Pelican Island" in Tule Lake, Klamath Marsh. Taken by William L. Finley and Herman Bohlman during a 1905 photography trip to Klamath Marsh. See also...
History; Birds; Photography; Migratory birds; Lakes; Wildlife refuges; Art
Hand painted glass slide of white pelicans and double-crested cormorants at "Pelican Island" in Tule Lake, Klamath Marsh. Taken by William L. Finley and Herman Bohlman during a 1905 photography trip to Klamath Marsh. Also available via ...
Dallas Lore Sharp with a common murre at Three Arch Rocks bird refuge during a summer visit in 1912 with his son Dallas Jr. to Oregon to see William Finley.
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Young boy and girl at edge of water with net and small bucket, looking in net to see what they caught. This image was used in the "Children and Nature" Conference at the National Conservation Training Center.
