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Trumpeter swans feeding in the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. The last light of the day illuminates them as the sun slips below the horizon. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

This trumpeter swan cob (male) was keeping guard, while the pen (female) fed with her cygnets on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Adult male: iridescent blue and pink on hind neck, with pinkish bloom extending onto breast; orbital skin pale blue. Adult female: similar to adult male, but with reduced iridescence and pinkish blo

Solitary sandpipers are occassionaly observed on Seedskadee NWR during migration.
Cool Facts The Solitary Sandpiper lays its eggs in the tree nests of several different song birds, particularly thos

Ardea herodias NBII

White-crowned sparrows are common on Seedskadee NWR during spring and fall migrations. Large flocks can be spotted in sagebrush and in the willows along the river. They hop along the ground and stay

Swainson's hawk, dark morph. Photo by Keith Penner

A rusty red fox squirrel rests in a snow-covered tree near the Visitor Center at Waubay NWR. Squirrels are common in the winter as they scrounge for sunflower seeds below the bird feeder. A special bi

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Heermann's Gulls

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Marsh wrens squabble amongst themselves as a plump muskrat grooms himself. Muskrats make underwater trails through marshes that they continue to use through the winter. Muskrats also build feeding p

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A family group of three cygnets and two adults at Seedskadee NWR. The cygnets gray feathers will be replaced by white feathers during their next molt.

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Flower bloom blossom

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Hut high-mountain hut glacier

A uniquely numbered aluminum band is being placed on the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

A trail of pygmy rabbit tracks through sagebrush on Seedskadee National Wildlife. Surveying after a fresh snow is one of the best ways to detect pygmy rabbits. Their tracks and droppings lead you to

The family that preens together stays together. Preening feathers is a very important activity. The outer layer of feathers must be realigned and oiled on a regular basis to keep its insulating prop

The name ermine is often used for the long-tailed weasel in its pure white winter coat. Despite their small size and cute appearance, they are very aggressive carnivores.

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Missisquoi NWR hosts one of the largest nesting populations of great blue herons on Lake Champlain.

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Banding data show seasonal migrations of the short-eared owl, especially in the northern part of its range. A nomadic species, the short-eared owl responds to fluctuating small mammal populations, and

Banding data show seasonal migrations of the short-eared owl, especially in the northern part of its range. A nomadic species, the short-eared owl responds to fluctuating small mammal populations, and

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Red Eared Turtles on the log. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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Mallards can frequently be seen on the ponds outside of the visitor center. Here, a group suns on the sidewalk just outside the visitor center front door.

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When it is 5 below out, the sun helps to warm the bones. Cottontails often take advantage of the warmth of the sun by sitting in a spot protected from the wind and exposed to the sun's warming rays.

OFFT D258 Violette takes refuge from the wild boar, 1920

old french fairy tales (virginia sterrett, 1920)

Douglas. Tower of Refuge. (NBY 440133), 1903/19uu

curt teich postcard archives, raphael tuck & sons postcards of the british crown dependencies

Douglas. Tower of Refuge. (NBY 440134), 1903/19uu

backs of postcards in curt teich postcard archives st. mary’s isle

Douglas. Tower of Refuge. (NBY 440133), 1903/19uu

curt teich postcard archives, raphael tuck & sons postcards of the british crown dependencies

Innocence taking refuge in the arms of Justice, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1779

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This short-eared owl is hunting while perched on a No Hunting Zone Sign. Maybe it knows that hunting is allowed on all of Seedskadee NWR for short-eared owls.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Jackrabbits are considered hares, which do not typically use burrows like cottontails and pypmy rabbits. They are mostly nocturnal and lay in "forms" or depressions in the snow or soil during

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The loggerhead shrike is a songbird with a raptor’s habits. This masked black, white, and gray predator hunts from utility poles, fence posts and other conspicuous perches, preying on insects, birds,

Spotted this red-naped sapsucker at the Visitors Center. This male was doing what it is famous for, drilling sap wells in a cottonwood. They drill a series of holes, wait for the sap to fill up the ho

Cinnamon-colored bison calves are typically born in late April and May.

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

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Trumpeter swans wintering on Seedskadee NWR have been increasing over the last decade. A high count of 304 in 2014. Open water below Fontenelle Dam, abundant submerged aquatic vegetation in the Green

A pair of trumpeter swans preening their feathers on Seedskadee NWR in Wyoming. The rust colored staining on the head feathers is caused by contact with hydric soils while feeding. Trumpeter swans sp

Marbled godwits foraging in a wet meadow on Seedskadee NWR during spring migration. The area had been prescribed grazed during the previous winter. The prescribed grazing conducted had opened up the

A family of river otters skates across the first ice at Seedskadee NWR. As the wetlands are being drawn down through the fall, river otters may frequent them more to find concentrations of crayfish.

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A common goldeneye on Seedskadee NWR returns to the surface of the Green River with a Northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis). Crayfish appear to make up a significant portion of the diet of common g

A mule deer buck soaking up the warming rays of the sun along a red rock wall in SW Wyoming. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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The Cheat Mountain Salamander has been listed by the USFWS as threatened throughout its range since 1989. This small woodland salamander makes its home in mixed spruce/hardwood forest. Improving the s

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A cinnamon teal pair courting on Seedskadee NWR. Head bobbing, bowing, and flight chases were all part of the courtship for this pair. The powder blue wing patches on the hen are clearly visible. A

Marine mammals are highly migratory and depend on protected places like the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Photo credit: Kydd Pollock

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This group of greater sage-grouse was selectively picking the flowerheads off of Wyoming big sagebrush as they fed their way to a night roost. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A female mountain bluebird with a big meal. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A Northern harrier hunts during a foggy sunrise on Seedskadee NWR.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The largest of all the tree squirrels, the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel has silver to whitish-gray slate hair and an unusually full, fluffy tail and white belly. The squirrel’s coat varies in color

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Elegant Tern

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Hawaiian Petrel chicks imprint on their birth colony the first time they emerge from their burrows and see the night sky and will return to breed at the same colony as adults. Since chicks were remove

More grayish than blackish head feathers and a slightly more elongated bill, identify this as a juvenille American coot rather than an adult. Photo: Tom Koerner

The pen, or female trumpeter swan, incubating eggs on a nest at Seedskadee NWR. The eggs are days away from hatching. Trumpeter swans, especially young pairs, can be sensitive to human disturbance

The pen, or female trumpeter swan, incubating eggs on a nest at Seedskadee NWR. The eggs are days away from hatching. Trumpeter swans, especially young pairs, can be sensitive to human disturbance

Porcupines feed on evergreen needles and the inner bark of trees during the winter. They prefer buds, small twigs, and grasses during the summer.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

The mew call, or should it be meow, gives the gray catbird its name. Follow the link to listen:

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Greater White-fronted Goose

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During the summer months, many greater sage-grouse frequent wet meadows and riparian habitats that bisect the sage steppe. These areas provide water, insects and a variety of wet meadow vegetation.

A newly hatched alligator rests in a container inside a laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy’s Ecological Program studies several facets of alligator health, including nesting

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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Alligator bathing on the bank. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Alligator looking for fun. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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A Florida alligator keeps cool on a hot summer day by partially submerging in one of the many bodies of water at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National

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The State of Wyoming designated the Western Meadowlark as its offiicial state bird in 1927.
In spring and summer, males sing out from atop fence posts, bushes, power lines, and other high points. Thi

White Tern Gygis alba incubating egg on branch

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
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Photographer: Keenan Adams

OFFT D258 Violette takes refuge from the wild boar, 1920

old french fairy tales (virginia sterrett, 1920)

A bald eagle soars over the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Habitat loss and probably over-hunting at the turn of the century contributed to the marked decline of this fox squirrel subspecies, which was listed as endangered in 1967. Credit: Guy Willey

Great horned owls have excellent night vision and are able to turn their heads more than 180 degrees.

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

Banding data show seasonal migrations of the short-eared owl, especially in the northern part of its range. A nomadic species, the short-eared owl responds to fluctuating small mammal populations, and

Greater sage grouse live on sagebrush leaves , 99 percent of their diet, during winter months. Sage grouse lack muscular gizzards and cannot digest hard foods that require a gizzard to grind, like mo

Mule deer in southwest Wyoming moving from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habi

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Mule deer in southwest Wyoming move from areas they spend the summer in the higher elevations of the Wyoming Range to wintering areas at lower elevations that include large areas of sage steppe habita

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A curious young mink was up for a game of peek-a-boo at one of our water control structures. Muskrats are the primary prey of adult mink, but they will also eat crayfish, frogs, birds, or whatever th

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Bewick's Wren Thryomanes bewickii marinensis sitting on rock in Siskiyou County, California

Thanks to the donation of a conservation easement by The Nature Conservancy, Mountain Bogs National Wildlife Refuge was established in April, 2015. Bog conservation partners gathered in North Carolina

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Tracks left in the snow of a Northern river otter sliding down the hill. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Tracks of a Northern river otter, hop, hop, slide, hop, hop, hop, slide. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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What did you have for your Thanksgiving meal? This northern river otter was feasting on white suckers at Seedskadee NWR.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Johnston Atoll NWR is working to eradicate the yellow crazy ant. A non-native ant species that is causing harm to seabirds and disrupting their ability to reproduce. Learn more about how the Service i

A Juvenile Whooping Crane is examined by a veterinarian to insure it is healthy. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Deatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Coots racing on the water. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

A pair of trumpeter swans on Seedskadee NWR stand watch while one of their cygnets sleep. Trumpeter swan adults are very protective as parents. They can and will defend them from predators, which o

Solitary sandpipers are occassionaly observed on Seedskadee NWR during migration.
Cool Facts: The Solitary Sandpiper lays its eggs in the tree nests of several different song birds, particularly tho

Marbled godwits are just plain cool. A large shorebird that stops on its way north at both Seedskadee and Cokeville Meadows NWRs. This one was actively probing the mud and pulled a number of large aq

A brood of cinnamon teal feeding on pondweeds and aquatic insects on Seedskadee NWR. As days shorten heading in to fall, many birds feed heavily to gain the necessary fat reserves to fuel their migra

A baby alligator works its head free of its egg as it hatches inside a laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy’s Ecological Program studies several facets of alligator health, in

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US Navy 100117-N-4275C-190 Haitian citizens seek refuge at the Stade Sylvio Cator, the national soccer stadium, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

aerial photographs of port-au-prince aerial photographs of sports venues

Hut high-mountain hut glacier

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Spotted this red-naped sapsucker at the Visitors Center. This male was doing what it is famous for, drilling sap wells in a cottonwood. They drill a series of holes, wait for the sap to fill up the ho

New arrivals? Trumpeter swans that nest on Seedskadee NWR are joined in November by new arrivals from NW Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and some from Canada. Only a few of the new arrivals are marked in a

Trumpeter swan survival is based on a foundation of strong family bonds and crucial learned patterns of habitat use (traditions) acquired by associating with older more experienced birds, usually fami

Most birds have a uropygial gland, otherwise known as the preen gland or the oil gland. It is located near the base of the tail, and birds will take "oil" from this gland and place it on its

Trumpeter swan pairs will select nest sites over the next few weeks. Typically, if a pair successfully nested in a location last year, they will aggressively defend the location from other pairs. If

A pair of trumpeter swans on Seedskadee NWR. Trumpeter swans have established a breeding population on and near Seedskadee NWR and this area now fledges nearly half of the cygnets in Wyoming. Photo:

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Geese out in the field. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

A white-tailed prairie dog emerges from its burrow under a Wyoming big sagebrush. Photo: Tom Koerner

Northern Shoveler ducklings. The lands of the refuge were established to protect and provide habitat for migratory birds that cross State lines and international borders and are by law a Federal trust

Perhaps the most visible diagnostic characteristic of the northern shoveler is its large spoon-shaped bill, which widens towards the tip and creates a shape unique among North American waterfowl. F

A cinnamon teal pair courting on Seedskadee NWR. Head bobbing, bowing, and flight chases were all part of the courtship for this pair. A slightly spatulate tip of the bill for both drake and hen iden

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