453 Free Images of United States Fish And Wildlife Service Southeast Region

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

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR Photo by Josh O'Connor - USFWS

The Carolina northern flying squirrel is a cold-weather animal descendent from the northern flying squirrels pushed south by the ice sheets that covered northern latitudes during the last ice age. Whe

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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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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

Used with Permission from Danny Bales. Deer on Merritt Island.
NEWS RELEASE
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 17, 2013 Deer Hun

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A brooding female winged mapleleaf mussel is displaying her lure for catfish, the host fish for her larvae. Catfish like to eat dead things and the mussel mimics a dead mussel to attract the host fis

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A juvenile Whooping Crane stretches while other move about their holding pen. These birds are the new members of a flock being established in the eastern U.S. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur

July 22, 2010 - Theodore, Alabama: An oiled laughing gull is rinsed at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Credit: USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

The bog turtle is protected under the Endangered Species Act and has suffered heavily from poaching.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFWS

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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Black Skimmer at Belle Pass, La. by Tom MacKenzie, USFWS during a search a rescue mission July 11, 2010 5351

January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA
These are two baby Little Spectaclecase mussels under the microscope. They were also just harvested from their host fish earlier that morning.
Photographer: Tony

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January 15, 2011 - Natchitoches, LA
These are two baby Little Spectaclecase mussels under the microscope. They were also just harvested from their host fish earlier that morning.
Photographer: Tony

A large alligator checks out a prescribed fire at Ace Basin NWR. The prescribed fire was conducted by USFWS firefighters on 3/10/14 to help reduce wildfire risk and improve wildlife habitat.

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July 22, 2010 - Theodore, Alabama: An oiled laughing gull is rinsed at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Credit: USFWS www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

Male Blue-gray Gnatcatcher at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina.
www.fws.gov/caperomain/. Thank you to Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, US

The Black-bellied Plover is commonly found at Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. This one is seen getting ready to snack on a small crab. They also feed on insects, bivalves and a variety of crustac

The Carolina northern flying squirrel is a cold-weather animal descendent from the northern flying squirrels pushed south by the ice sheets that covered northern latitudes during the last ice age. Whe

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August 15, 2010 - Mobile Bay Alabama. Juvenile brown pelicans rest in the interior of Gaillard Island. Credit: Michael Assenmacher, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/

When you think of woodpeckers you might think of tree trunks. But Northern Flickers are woodpeckers who also spend a lot of time on the ground searching for their main diet of beetles & ants. You

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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In May, bog conservationists from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia convened in the north Georgia mountains for the spring, 2014 meeting of the Bog Learning Network. The event provided an opportu

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At up to two and a half feet in length, Eastern hellbenders can be an impressive sight. These aquatic salamanders are found in Appalachian streams, and have declined to the point that they’ve been con

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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March 25, 2011 - Louisiana Pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli)Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
The purple coloration of this mussel proves two things: the mussel is female and she is gravid.
Photographer

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At Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. The Refuge’s prime location along the Atlantic Flyway makes it a vitally important stopover for wintering waterfowl.
In total, the Refuge a

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

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Scientific name: Charadius melodius
Common name Piping Plover
Common name Spanish: Playero melódico
Status: Threatened
Listed on December 11, 1985
Location: Puerto Rico
Photo by Mike Morel
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating the shooting of an adult Bald Eagle approximately 14 miles east of Vonore, Tennessee, near the intersec

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

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

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

July 6, 2010 Pensacola, FL - Tri-State Oiled Bird Centers stabilize, clean, and rehabilitate oiled birds. Photo by Bonnie Strawser, USFWS. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood Duck Box in front of the wildlife refuge. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

At Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/http://www.fws.gov/atchafalaya/

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

THEODORE, Ala. – Michelle Bellizzi, a wildlife rehabilitation specialists cleans an oiled gannet at the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center June 17, 2010. The center in Theodore is one of fo

Louisiana Pearlshell (Margaritifera hembeli)March 25, 2011 - Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
This is an extraordinary shot! The darker material on this female pearlshell is embryos!
Photographer: Tony B

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In May, bog conservationists from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia convened in the north Georgia mountains for the spring, 2014 meeting of the Bog Learning Network. The event provided an opportu

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Public involvement underway for the proposal to designate critical habitat for the threatened loggerhead sea turtle-NW Atlantic Ocean.August 7, 2013Photo by Lilibeth Serrano, Public Affairs Specialist

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October 9, 2012: Endangered whooping cranes to add to the recovery of the species learn their migration route above Pencatonica, IL. Photo: Operation Migration.

In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

reptiles animals

In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

reptiles animals

In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

reptiles animals

In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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June 12, 2012 - Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, GA.
These young wood stork chicks interact in their nest while an adult stands nearby. Notice how the chicks have "fuzzy" heads a

November 5, 2010 - Natchitoches, LA
This is the only resident snapper at the hatchery, and he is an albino!

Photographer: Daniel Mayer

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

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Getting closer!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

Harris Hawks aren't like most raptors when it comes to hunting, they actually to hunt in small groups similar to the way wolves and other pack animals do.

We love this image and affectionately refer to this baby gopher tortoise as "Bob."

Photo by Chris Potin, Mississippi Army National Guard.

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Scientific name: Agelaius xanthomus
Common name Spanish: Mariquita
Common name Yellow-shouldered Blackbird
Photo by Mike Morel
Location: Puerto Rico

More information: ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfil

June 12, 2012 - Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, McIntosh County, GA.
These wood stork chicks are roughly 16 days old.
Photo by Becky Skiba, USFWS.

www.fws.gov/harrisneck/

March 3, 2011- Green County, Georgia. Photographed by Clare Callahan. www.fws.gov/athens/

Vultures love quarries for their heat and endless possible perching sites.

A juvenile Whooping Crane tests its wings shortly after being released from a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

August 1, 2010, Florida - This healthy common loon was sighted during an aerial survey from a helicopter. Credit: Bart Kicklighter, U.S. Forest Service. www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill

(4909) Brown pelican flying near Mangrove Island, La. during response efforts to the BP oil spill. July 9, 2010 . Photo by Tom MacKenzie, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Low-flying wood stork at Pelican Island NWR during the celebration of the Centenial of the Naitonal Wildlife Refuge system. Photo by Tom MacKenzie USFWS 3/21/2003

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea
Common name Spanish: Tinglar
Photo by Al Woodson, USFWS volunteer
Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands

More information: ecos.fw

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Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge, July 23, 2012. Dew beads up on the back of this lizard as it rests on a Firebush. Photo by: E. Tramontana, USFWS. www.fws.gov/lakewoodruff/

Prothonotary Warbler at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

When it's feeding time Great Egrets can be found wading in shallow water (both salt and fresh) for their meals. They hunt frogs, fish and other small aquatic animals. In flight their wingspan can reac

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is one of the places Bobwhite calls home. They nest on the ground and eat a diet consisting of insects, leaves and seeds. One of their calls really does sound

A Key Deer in an area burned the previous day in a prescribed fire at National Key Deer NWR Photo by Josh O'Connor - USFWS

Based on the earliest records for the species (Wetmore 1919), the historical range of the Puerto Rican nightjar likely included both the northern and southern karst forests of the Island, and may have

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Chutes and ladders on the beach. This baby is doing great!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

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October 9, 2012: Endangered whooping cranes to add to the recovery of the species learn their migration route above Pencatonica, IL. Photo: Operation Migration.

July 24, 2012- Blackbeard Island, GA
Taking a break after a long crawl!

Credit: USFWS/Becky Skiba

A Neuse River waterdog (Necturus lewisi). These aquatic salamanders are indicators of healthy water since they’re sensitive to low oxygen and polluted waters. The cold doesn’t bother them though. Near

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Bobcats are nocturnal, they're mostly active at night. It is rare to see them during the day. They are solitary hunters, able to leap up to 10 feet to catch their prey. Their diet consists mostly of s

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At up to two and a half feet in length, Eastern hellbenders can be an impressive sight. These aquatic salamanders are found in Appalachian streams, and have declined to the point that they’ve been con

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At up to two and a half feet in length, Eastern hellbenders can be an impressive sight. These aquatic salamanders are found in Appalachian streams, and have declined to the point that they’ve been con

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By: Danna Liurova (DRV) USFWS YAP
May 02, 2012

The Yellow-shouldered Blackbird's natural nest. They build their nests in the mangroves. Their favorite is the black mangrove.

In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

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March 25, 2011 - Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
These are adult LA Pearshell mussels in Black Creek, one of the two field sites. The mussels are tagged with a number by Tony Brady.
Photographer: Tony

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March 25, 2011 - Black Creek (Rapides Parish)
These are adult LA Pearshell mussels in Black Creek, one of the two field sites. The mussels are tagged with a number by Tony Brady.
Photographer: Tony

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USFWS biologist Chris Davidson holds three winged mapleleaf mussels, which are tagged with identification numbers for monitoring purposes.

Photo credit: Sarah Sorenson - USFWS

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American Bittern in Chase Prarie, along Round Top Trail.
Date: November 2010

Credit: Steve Brooks

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood duck box set-up preparations. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

A juvenile Whooping Crane in a hood designed to keep it calm during handling is ready for being banded and having a radio transmitter attached to one of its legs. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Dec

Juvenile Whooping Cranes (Grus Americana) feed shortly after leaving a holding pen on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Bill Gates, USFWS Feb. 10, 2012

Resting on a branch at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana.
www.fws.gov/blackbayoulake/. Thank you Dendroica cerulea for identifying this bird.

Photographer: Garry Tucker, USFWS.

When a bog turtle is found, a host of information is collected, including shell length, collected here by Gabrielle Graeter with the N.C.Wildlife Resources Commission.
Photo credit: Gary Peeples/USFW

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In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

reptiles animals

In an ongoing effort to track bog turtle populations, biologists recently spent several days visiting southern Appalachian bogs in western North Carolina, searching for the rare turtles. Measurements

The Carolina northern flying squirrel is a cold-weather animal descendent from the northern flying squirrels pushed south by the ice sheets that covered northern latitudes during the last ice age. Whe

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Yellow-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius xanthomus chick, Puerto Rico. This chick has just 5 days old. Each chick is ringed to facilitate the monitoring.

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus looking for food. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Wood duck box set-up preparations. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

Weighing a captive juvenile Whooping Crane. The weight of the person is subtrated from the total to determine the bird's weight. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL

Items are prepared to place an aluminum and colored leg bands and a radio transmitter on the legs of a juvenile Whooping Crane. The colored leg bands, in unique color arrangements on the leg, allow a

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