IAN Image and Video Library

Join the adventure

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:22:39 -0400

"Join the adventure" sign detailing the "Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail" which traces Smith's explorations throughout the Chesapeake

sign Jamestown

Virginia Commonwealth University Rice Center

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:22:17 -0400

Virginia Commonwealth University's Rice Center on the James River

building Charles City Virginia

Bee hive

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:53:26 -0500

This bee hive was exposed when the tree was knocked over during a severe thunderstorm, Cambridge, MD

honeycomb insect larvae weather

Storm damage

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:56 -0500

A severe thunderstorm brought down shallow-rooted willow trees onto these cars, Cambridge, MD.

wind weather destruction climate

Storm damage

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:52:35 -0500

A severe thunderstorm brought down shallow-rooted willow trees onto these cars, Cambridge, MD.

wind weather destruction climate

Black Rat Snake

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:50:41 -0500

Black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta) on campus lawn, Cambridge, MD.

Mallard on salt marsh

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:44 -0500

Evening light on nesting mallards on the edge of a salt marsh, Parsons Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland

wetlands Eastern Shore ducks spartina

Sunflower and bees

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:20 -0500

Face of large sunflower with honey bees, crop field, Trappe, MD.

flower sunflower seed pollination Eastern Shore agriculture

Sunflowers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:48:05 -0500

Sunflower crop on past corn field, Trappe, MD.

flower sunflower seed Eastern Shore agriculture

Bagworms

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:42 -0500

Bagworms (Family Psychidae) were found hanging from the branches of an arborvitae shrub, Neavitt, MD.

cocoons larvae pupa pest moth caterpillar evergreen

unidentified mushroom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:58 -0500

This bright white mushroom was spotted in a shady evergreen forest of the Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

unidentified mushrooms and lair

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:44 -0500

These spent mushrooms sat at the entrance to some animal lair, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus mammal den nest home woods

Forest bog

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:25 -0500

Wetlands, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

freshwater marsh aquatic plant

unidentified mushroom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:02 -0500

Some forest critter has made a meal of the underside of this mushroom, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus understory forest floor

unidentified mushrooms

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:47 -0500

Up close to mushrooms, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

unidentified mushrooms

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:32 -0500

Four mushrooms up close, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum).

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:03 -0500

A small flock of ~10 birds landed in this juniper bush with lots of commotion and activity, Cambridge, MD.

passerine spring migration

Various shelf fungi

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:20 -0500

A decaying log is host to a number of different shelf fungi, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

forest understory

Puffball

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:09 -0500

This mushroom was seen sitting atop moss in a shady evergreen forest of the Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

genus Calvatia fungus

unidentified mushrooms

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:00 -0500

This cluster of mushrooms were nestled in a rotting tree trunk, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

unidentified mushroom

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:48 -0500

The frilly gills of this white mushroom are like an old-fashioned petticoat, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

Coral fungus

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:36 -0500

This fungus, Ramaria stricta, was found in a shady forest of the Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

forest floor understory litter poisonous

unidentified mushrooms

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:21 -0500

Decaying log covered in mushrooms, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

unidentified mushrooms

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:10 -0500

Decaying tree trunk is home to these mushrooms, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

toadstool fungus

Lake Chateaugay view

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:58 -0500

Summer day vista, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

forest freshwater

Wild blueberries

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:27 -0500

Abundant blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium) provide easy pickings for humans and wildlife, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

forest groundcover fruit food

First blush of fall.

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:08 -0500

Maple leaf tinged with red, Adirondack mountains of upstate NY.

winter color

Praying mantis

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:20:53 -0500

Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) hangs in wait from a beautyberry bush (Callicarpa americana), Cambridge, Maryland.

beneficial insect native

Praying mantis

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:20:43 -0500

Praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) sits on autumn joy sedum blossoms (Sedum telephium), Cambridge, Maryland.

beneficial insect native stonecrop cultivar

Baby rabbits

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:20:33 -0500

Tucked deep in backyard grass, these baby Eastern Cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) were discovered just as a spring mowing was beginning in Neavitt, Maryland.

pests overpopulation lawn residential