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Rabbitbrush is used by more than rabbits. This greater sage-grouse was eating the leaves from yellow rabbitbrush (Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) on Seedskadee NWR along the auto tour route. It is also

A pair of blue winged teal utilizing a temporarily flooded wetland on Seedskadee NWR. These temporarily flooded wetlands may only have surface water for a few weeks to a few months each year, however

A Delmarva peninsula fox squirrel in a fabric cone that is used to handle the captured animals during a fox squirrel population survey in November, 2010. The Delmarva peninsula fox squirrel is an enda

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Steller's Jay, Cape Meares NWR, Tillamook County, Oregon
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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Caravan surprised by the storm and taking refuge, Pierre-Victorien Lottin, 1887

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Dr. Sharon Taylor, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, releases a Northern Gannet at the Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge near St. Petersburg, Fla., May 30, 2010. The bird, along with five oth

A Cooper's Hawk perches on the back deck of the Visitor's Center at Seedskadee NWR during a late spring snowstorm. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Rhinoceros auklets like to nest about 3 feet apart but sometimes have burrows more densely packed together. Look at the view! Photo credit: Roberta Swift/ USFWS

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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A short eared owl perches by a Wyoming big sagebrush, waiting for a sagebrush or meadow vole to show itself.
A bird of open landscapes, the short-eared owl is one of the most widely distributed owls i

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

A greater sage-grouse hen leads her chicks to a wet meadow in the morning. Along the way, they feed on insects and green leaves from a number of plant species. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

The color of this frog varies from green to gray. They are also known as the "meadow frog."

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

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Glimpse of the Ghost
Northern river otters are not common on Seedskadee NWR, but they aren't extremely rare either. Our estimate is that we have around 25 river otters on Seedskadee NWR, so there are

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A Northern river otter leaves behind tracks in the snow on Seedskadee NWR. Hop, hop, hop, hop, slide, hop, hop, hop, slide. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the

A great horned owl is perched on the transition from sage steppe to riparian habitats at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the

Cheetah rests in the shade at a refuge in Djibouti

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

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A golden eagle perched on a ledge above the Green River at Seedskadee NWR. Its mate is incubating eggs in a nearby nest while it waits out a spring snow squall before resuming hunting.

Photo: Tom Ko

A golden eagle perched on a ledge above the Green River at Seedskadee NWR. Its mate is incubating eggs in a nearby nest while it waits out a spring snow squall before resuming hunting.

Photo: Tom Ko

Pacific Walrus utilize beaches around Cape Peirce as haulout areas on which to rest between feeding forays. These beaches are surrounded by sheer cliffs affording the walrus protection from predators.

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

Hooded Merganser hen greeting dawn from atop her nest box, Great Meadows NWR, Concord, MA

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A Cooper's hawk sits on the back deck of the Visitor's Center at Seedskadee NWR during a late spring snowstorm. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A pronghorn stands in a field dotted by arrowleaf balsamroot, a yellow flower in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) commonly found in mountain fields in the western United States.

Credit: USFWS / Barb

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Greater sage grouse, greater and lesser prairie chickens, sharp tailed grouse, sandhill cranes, trumpeter swans, and other bird species have all have been documented striking fences. In low light, th

Turkey Vultures can be found on all of the National Wildlife Refuges along the Oregon coast where they feed on dead marine mammals, seabirds and other carrion.

Photo courtesy of Roy W. Lowe

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, GA
wilderness canoe trip, Nov. 11-13, November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

A short-eared owl on Seedskadee NWR has just caught a meadow vole during the last light of dusk. It looks around cautiously for a few minutes to determine if any other predators have noticed its succ

Northern shoveler drake taking flight Sand Lake Wetland Management District. This part of South Dakota has some of the highest densities of nesting waterfowl along with many other species of grasslan

A lone canvasback swims in open water near Rock Dam at J. Clark Salyer NWR. Canvasbacks are normally late to migrate.

Photo Credit: Colette Guariglia/USFWS

Greater sage-grouse can satisfy their need for water during much of the year from the foods they eat. Their digestive system extracts the moisture from sage brush leaves and other vegetation they eat

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

Greater sage-grouse can satisfy their need for water during much of the year from the foods they eat. Their digestive system extracts the moisture from sage brush leaves and other vegetation they eat

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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A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR

On Friday, this sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) affected by the cold temperatures in Florida was among those taken inside the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge headquarters building at NASA's Kennedy Space C

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The first northern river otters were spotted on Seedskadee NWR over two decades ago. Since then, their population has slowly expanded. They can disappear under the water quickly if they see or hear

River otters were first reported on Seedskadee NWR two decades ago. Since then, their numbers have slowly increased. This river otter was spotted diving through a hole in the ice on the Green River

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The Mountain cottontail (Slyvilagus nuttallii) is also known by the common name of Nuttall's cottontail. Their population numbers are cyclic at Seedskadee NWR. Currently, they are abundant. Photo:

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Metinic Island, Maine Coastal Islands NWR. Summer with the Seabirds blog: http://mainecoastalislands.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/metinic-island-a-glimpse-into-our-nesting-season/
Credit: Brette Soucie/US

A radio transmitter is applied to the leg of a juvenile Whooping Crane. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL. Photo: Bill Gates, USFWS

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
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Photographer: Keenan Adams

During late April and into May, large midge hatches often happen at Seedskadee NWR. On calmer days, American coots can be seen frantically swimming and pecking at the waters surface. When the angle

Trumpeter swan pair on Seedskadee NWR. This pair was taking a late afternoon break from nesting activities to feed and preen before returning to the nest. The male (Cob) was taking a flight around t

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

Song Sparrow

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A newly hatched alligator rests inside a nesting container filled with sphagnum moss inside a laboratory at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy’s Ecological Program studies several facets

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Light snowfall snow ski run

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Birds spend a large part of each day preening. This involves straightening and realigning feathers, reapplying waterproofing oils, and removing old and damaged feathers. Check out this activity guid

The Raptor Conservancy exhibit displayed live raptors, like this red-tailed hawk, for attendees.

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Two small fawns cautiously step out of the tall grass. Fawns will usually stay with their mother for the first 5 months of life.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: The lone Red Eared Turtle on the bank of a levee. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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A common goldeneye on Seedskadee NWR with a Northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis). The large claws were removed/eaten before the goldeneye swallows this crayfish whole. Crayfish appear to make up a

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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Petit Manan Island, Maine Coastal Islands NWR. Summer with the Seabirds blog: http://mainecoastalislands.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/terns/
Credit: Amanda Boyd/USFWS

Photo was taken after Hurricane Irma. 9/15/17

Photo by Dan Chapman, USFWS.

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A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR

California’s native Tule elk were driven to the edge of extinction by hunting and habitat loss, with perhaps as few as 10 or 20 surviving animals left at one point in the 20th century. In 1974 a herd

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As part of an education and outreach program, students got to see and ask questions about a live bald eagle

Photo credit: Greg Thompson/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Study for 'The Harbour of Refuge', Frederick Walker, 1872

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Study for 'The Harbour of Refuge', Frederick Walker, 1872

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A juvenille bald eagle perched along the banks of the Green River on Seedskadee NWR. Makes a good spot to spend the day watching for the next meal and catching updrafts to work on the newly acquired

Mallards are omnivorous with diets of primarily seeds, tubers, aquatic invertebrates, and waste grain. They have been known to eat fish, crayfish, and frogs. This drake was gorging on leopard frogs

A YOUNG RAM, NOT YET MATURE ENOUGH TO BE HUNTED BECAUSE HE LACKS A FULL 3/4 CURL TO HIS HORNS, APPROACHES A SALT LICK. GRIT AND DIRT ON THE HIGH ROCK LEDGES HAVE STAINED HIS COAT A PINKISH BROWN

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A A basking Florida softshell turtle warily eyes the photographer on the press mound behind the NASA News Center at Kennedy Space Center.
Kennedy shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wil

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The mourning dove is the most widespread and abundant game bird in North America. Every year hunters harvest more than 20 million, but the mourning dove remains one of our most abundant birds with a U

Many people are aware that bands and other marking devices are placed on birds. In order to place the band on the bird, we first have to catch it without harm so that it can be released again. Songbir

Trumpeter swans are typically very secretive while nesting and once the cygnets have hatched. They tend to spend their time in locations where they are hidden from view. Every once in awhile, they are

Cygnets are young of the year trumpeter swans. They do not get the full black bill and black feet until their adult feathers start to grow in. As a cygnet, their bill colors include white, powder bl

Cygnets are young of the year trumpeter swans. They do not get the full black bill and black feet until their adult feathers start to grow in. As a cygnet, their bill colors include white, powder bl

An adult trumpeter swan watches over one of four cygnets hatched by this pair. During the first months of life, trumpeter swan cygnets stay very close to the adults. The adults are on constant alert

A baby nine-banded armadillo makes its way along the roadside near Launch Pad 39A where Space Shuttle Endeavour waits for launch on mission STS-118. Introduced to Florida in the early 1900s, this spec

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Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Sage thrashers feed primarily on terrestrial insects and arthropods, such as ants, grasshoppers, and ground beetles, which they find on Seedskadee NWR in the sage steppe, where they nest. They will

Spotted sandpipers are active foragers along streambanks and lake edges. The spotted sandpiper's characteristic teetering motion has earned it many nicknames, including teeter-peep and teeter-bob.

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Mostly Royal terns Thalasseus maximus and a few Sandwich terns Thalasseus sandvicensis take off in flight on Cape Island with an 1827 lighthouse (left) and an 1857 lighthouse (right) in the background

Boreal chorus frogs are common on Seedskadee NWRs wetland and riparian habitats. They are the smallest frog in Wyoming, 3/4 inch (metamorph) to 1.5 inch. They can range from tan, green, or rust re

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Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) at J.N. “Ding” Darling NWR
Credit: USFWS

Photographer: Keenan Adams

Cyclists Crossing Refuge Crossing Onehunga

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Ian McKinnon Drive Cycle Lane Construction III

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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 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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A short-eared owl on Seedskadee NWR has just caught a meadow vole during the last light of dusk. It looks around cautiously for a few minutes to determine if any other predators have noticed its succ

It can be hard to keep your eyes open while sitting in the sun after eating a big meadow vole for lunch. Video: Short-eared owl on Seedskadee NWR.
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Gadwalls are medium-sized ducks characterized by a general lack of bright coloration. Male gadwalls are gray-brown with a white belly and a black rump. In flight, a white speculum and chestnut and bla

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

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

While greater sage-grouse do not require water, as they can extract it from the vegetation they eat, they will readily use it when available. On Seedskadee NWR, they are often spotted drinking water

Greater sage-grouse are dependent on sagebrush leaves as a food source for most of the year. During the summer months, they can often be found using adjacent irrigated meadows that provide insects, w

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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