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Northern harrier

A red tailed hawk perched on Wyoming big sagebrush.

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo Credit: Daniel McAdams

A greater sage grouse leads her brood to a night roost in sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Common Loons can be seen all along the Oregon Coast including Bandon Marsh, Siletz Bay, and Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuges.

Photo courtesy of Roy W. Lowe

By: Danna Liurova (DRV) USFWS YAP
May 01, 2012

Our second table at the SAVE THE FROG DAY event.

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

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

US Navy 071023-N-3659B-047 A young evacuee from Spring Valley, Calif., wakes up from a nap while taking refuge in the Sports Warehouse Gym on board Naval Air Station North Island

naval air station north island in the 2000s

US Navy 071223-N-7029R-004 Navy dependents take refuge at the Naval Air Station North Island gym after being evacuated from their homes as major wildfires strike several San Diego communities

naval air station north island in the 2000s

A fox squirrel balancing on a small tree branch. Fox squirrels are larger and heavier than gray squirrels.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

Dr. Carol Bocetti of the California University of Pennsylvania holds a Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel. The squirrel is in a fabric cone that is used to handle the captured animals during a fox squirr

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A black-billed magpie soaks up some sun on a cold morning. Hoar frost clings to the cottowoods.

Magpies are familiar birds throughout western North America.
According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, magpies have associated with people for a long time.They frequently followed hunting parties

Flock of gulls.
October 13, 2012 - Savannah, GA
Refuge Week celebration at Wassaw NWR.

photo by Garry Tucker, USFWS

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

Having a beautiful flight!

Cinnamon teal are one the most common species of waterfowl nesting on Seedskadee NWR. There are also blue-winged teal nesting here, and the hens look almost identical. The slightly spatulate tip of

A mountain cottontail browsing on a black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) stem on Seedskadee NWR. Black greasewood plants contain sodium and potassium oxalates and are toxic to livestock. It app

A mountain cottontail browsing on a black greasewood (Sarcobatus vermiculatus) stem on Seedskadee NWR. Black greasewood plants contain sodium and potassium oxalates and are toxic to livestock. It app

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

Green-winged teal on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A distinguishing characteristic of the wood frog is the dark mask around its eyes.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

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A male mountain bluebird checking in. He was also on guard duty, keeping an eye on several tree swallows that were interested in this prime real estate. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

A flame with wings is a good description for a male western tanager. Western tanagers migrate through Seedskadee NWR in late May and early June each year. They are headed to mixed coniferous-deciduo

A flame with wings is a good description for a male western tanager. Western tanagers migrate through Seedskadee NWR in late May and early June each year. They are headed to mixed coniferous-deciduo

OFFT D258 Violette takes refuge from the wild boar, 1920

old french fairy tales (virginia sterrett, 1920)

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Roseate Spoonbills looking for the next meal. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

This juvenile pelican is resting by a banding station. It has a colored blue band on its leg.

Credit: Char Binstock / USFWS (2012)

Elegant Tern

You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

A veterinarian inspects a juvenile Whooping Crane as part of a health examination. Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, Decatur, AL.

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

This Wilson's Snipe was found in April (2012) sitting on the Chase Lake Prairie Project sign in Woodworth, ND.
Fun fact: These birds make a 'whurring' sound in flight, which is also called winnowing.

The riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) is listed as endangered and is one of eight subspecies of brush rabbits native to California. This one is at the San Joaquin River National Wil

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A short-eared owl perched on a Wyoming big sagebrush. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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

Video: White-faced ibis feeding on Seedskadee NWR. After resting and feeding for a few days to a week, they will push on to breeding areas in Idaho and Utah.

The riparian habitat on Seeskadee NWR provides spring and fall migratory habitat for many species of warblers. Fall migration for warblers begins in mid August and continues through September. Thous

The riparian habitat on Seeskadee NWR provides spring and fall migratory habitat for many species of warblers. Fall migration for warblers begins in mid August and continues through September. Thous

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

Photographer: Keenan Adams

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

Photo Credit: Rich Keen / DPRA

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Image title: Bull elk in a forested area on the wichita mountains wildlife refuge
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A white-tailed deer backlit by the rising sun at Lacreek NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Photo credit: Kydd Pollock

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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Mountain bluebirds migrate through Seedskadee NWR in large numbers during spring and fall migration. Many stay to nest as well. These two were some of the first spotted during spring migration. Pho

Apparently the rules don't apply to this American kestrel, sitting atop a No Hunting Zone sign with a decapitated mouse clutched in its talons. 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

A sage thrasher perches on the skeleton of a Wyoming big sagebrush while singing its melodius song. Good spring moisture on Seedskadee NWR and Wyoming in general has resulted in improved habitat cond

Flower bloom blossom

medicine nature

It is pretty rare to see a coot flying. They are really poor at flight as they do not fly often and their flight muscles are poorly developed. When they do decide to actually fly, they need a really

Castle citadel defence

medieval castle

US Navy 071023-N-4776G-185 A Sailor comforts his daughter after taking refuge in the naval barracks on Naval Air Station Coronado after evacuating from Scripps Ranch

architecture evacuation

The burrowing owl only stands 9-11 inches tall and lives in underground burrows.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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Photo Credit: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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

Also called the "cat owl" or "hoot owl", the great horned owl has a wingspan of 3-5 feet.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

The Cooper's hawk preys on starlings, robins, blackbirds, meadowlarks, and small mammals.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of willows and cottonwoods on Seedskadee NWR. Its habit of constantly flickin

A tiny bird seemingly overflowing with energy, the Ruby-crowned Kinglet forages almost frantically through lower branches of willows and cottonwoods on Seedskadee NWR. Its habit of constantly flickin

Frosty
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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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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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AN OLD BITCH WOLF APPEARS AS THE TINY WHITE SPECK IN THIS DISTANT VIEW OF THE ATIGUN GORGE. PIPELINE WILL CROSS THE ATIGUN RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE GORGE

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Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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.

Credit: USFWS / Ann Hough, N

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Young mountain bluebirds on Seedskadee NWR that have just fledged. One is stretching a wing and flashing the blue. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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

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

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One of the first tasks in spring for a white-tailed prairie dog is to repair tunnels and entrance holes that have been neglected during the winters slumber. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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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.

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

Greater White-fronted Goose

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A white-tailed jackrabbit browsing on Wyoming big sagebrush on Seedskadee NWR. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: The Moorhen (aka "Gallinule") waddles alone in pond. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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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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

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Hut high-mountain hut glacier

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

Photographer: Keenan Adams

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

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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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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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.

Credit: USFWS / Mike Nordell, NER winter nat

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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