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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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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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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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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

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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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

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

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

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

Photographer: Keenan Adams

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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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

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 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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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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

As antlers grow, they are covered with a "velvet" that provides a rich blood supply. The velvet is later shed to reveal hard antlers.

Photo Credit: Gary Eslinger/USFWS

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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

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

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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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

Cheetah rests in the shade at a refuge in Djibouti

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Ascension du Mont-Blanc Observatorie et Refuge Vallot. (105-14) (NBY 419918), 1908

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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

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

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

A great horned owl is perched in a narrow-leaf cottonwood at Seedskadee NWR. Great horned owls are common in the river valley and their calls can be heard up and down the river on calm nights.
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February 15, 2012- Bell City, Louisiana: Coots racing on the water. Photo by Corey Douglas www.fws.gov/swlarefugecomplex

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 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

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Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) is very important for wintering mule throughout much of the Western United States. Here, a mule deer buck in Southwest Wyoming grazes on mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia t

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American coots are not known for their table manners. They often wait for their neighbor to dive and bring food to the surface. When the coot surfaces, a frenzy ensues and other coots grab what they

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

Mourning doves have a gizzard that slowly grinds the seeds they eat. Grit, or tiny pieces of rocks are eaten along with the seeds to aid the gizzard in the grinding. Western harvester ant mounds mak

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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A pair of sandhill cranes explore a paved parking area at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 24, 2021. Kennedy shares space with the Merritt Island National Wildlife refuge, which is home

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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

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

We had an unexpected visitor this week during the snowstorm. A long-eared owl was perched on our back deck and we were able to watch it through the Visitor Center window. It is pretty obvious why it i

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 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

Ross's geese are a pretty rare sighting on Seedskadee NWR and in Wyoming. This Ross's goose arrived on Seedskadee NWR along with 2 others during a warm spell in February. Tom Koerner/USFWS

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

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

What do American kestrels and helicopters have in common? They are both able to hover motionless in the air.

Photo Credit: USFWS / Susan Drobniak

During the day, a white-tailed jackrabbit rests in a “form,” a shallow pit in the earth under grass clumps or shrubs. It hides there all day, ears flat on its back. Jackrabbits begin foraging in the l

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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

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

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

Mary and Joseph seeking refuge in Bethlehem - Simon de Vos, Simon de Vos, 1664

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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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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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This long-tailed weasel has been a frequent visior at the headquarters of Arapaho NWR. This series of photos was taken May 10, 2013 while the weasel ran from hole to hole searching for ground squirrel

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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Northern harriers are also sometimes called marsh hawks. They nest in the wet meadows found on Seedskadee NWR. Courtship flights are fascinating to watch. Once the young fledge, family groups can b

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

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

Photographer: Keenan Adams

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

Credit: Steve Arena/USFWS

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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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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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A baby alligator instinctively moves toward nearby freshwater after its release back into the wild at its original nest site. The reptile and its siblings hatched in captivity inside an incubator at N

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Seedskadee NWR has been part of the range expansion program for trumpeter swans in Wyoming for over 2 decades. Up to 7 pairs now successfully nest each year. The highly productive wetlands on Seedskad

A pair of trumpeter swans re-establishing a nesting territory on Seedskadee NWR as the managed wetlands are slowly filled. The Wyoming Range can be seen in the background. Photo: Tom Koerner/USFWS

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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American coots are not known for their table manners. They often wait for their neighbor to dive and bring food to the surface. When the coot surfaces, a frenzy ensues and other coots grab what they

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.
Tom Koerner/USFWS

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

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 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

This greater sage-grouse hen with some of her chicks in background were spotted along the auto tour route on Seedskadee NWR. They were feeding on Wyoming big sagebrush leaves and other green vegetati

During the day, a white-tailed jackrabbit rests in a “form,” a shallow pit in the earth under grass clumps or shrubs. It hides there all day, ears flat on its back. Jackrabbits begin foraging in the l

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The look. This large mule deer buck was giving the "look" with ears laid back to a smaller buck out of the photo. That's all it took, the smaller buck moved away from the does.

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The green-winged teal is a very common duck at J. Clark Salyer NWR. Drakes are easily identified by the green crescent around the eye.

Photo Credit: Colette Guariglia/USFWS

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