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An adult Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)
Athene cunicularia (Burrowing Owl)
This diagram, which appeared in
Fiji's coastal communities are linked with their…
Illustration of a sweet birch (also known as a black birch, cherry birch, mahogany birch, or spice birch) tree.
Betula lenta (Sweet Birch)
Great Blue Heron flying
Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron) 2
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher flying
Empidonax traillii extimus (Southwestern Willow…
orange sunset over a beach with various waterbirds flying overhead.
Sunset over the Pacific
Close up shot of feet walking over a sandy beach with waves in the background.
Feet on the Beach
water gently lapping against a quiet beach.
Water lapping against the shore
Close up of waves rolling on a dark beach with a branch.
Waves
waves rolling against a sandy beach
Waves 2
Wake from the the back of a boat, camera on the boat.
Wake from boat
Adult Scarlet Honeycreeper standing
Drepanis coccinea (Scarlet Honeycreeper)
Standing adult Wood Stork
Mycteria americana (Wood Stork)
Adult Snail Kite flying
Rostrhamus sociabilis (Snail Kite)
The American flamingo is found in tropical wetlands. A migratory shallow water bird that gets its distinctive color from the pink crustaceans it feeds on. It also consumes algae.
Phoenicopterus ruber (American Flamingo) 1
The American flamingo is found in tropical wetlands. A migratory shallow water bird that gets its distinctive color from the pink crustaceans it feeds on. It also consumes algae.
Phoenicopterus ruber (American Flamingo) 2
The American flamingo is found in tropical wetlands. A migratory shallow water bird that gets its distinctive color from the pink crustaceans it feeds on. It also consumes algae.
Phoenicopterus ruber (American Flamingo) 3
The wild turkey is the the same species as the domestic turkey, a large poultry bird that was domesticated by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago. Turkey meat is a popular form of poultry, and domestic turkeys are raised throughout temperate parts of the world as livestock.
Meleagris gallopavo (Wild turkey)
A waterbird species found in coastal northern Australia. The adult Magpie goose has black and white feathers, a long neck and a cranial knob (smaller in females). They also have orange legs with partly webbed feet, and a red beak with a white hook on the end which assists them in probing for food. The Northern Territory holds the largest populations and breeding areas of the Magpie goose with an estimated population of over 2 million individuals.
Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Goose) 2
Side view of a Painted Bunting with the right wing, and part of the stomach visible.
Passerina ciris (Painted Bunting)
A side view of a Seaside Sparrow.
Ammodramus maritimus (Seaside Sparrow)
A side view of a Nelson's Sparrow. Nelson's sparrow and the saltmarsh sparrow were considered to be a single species, the sharp-tailed sparrow; because of this it was briefly known as Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow.
Ammodramus nelsoni (Nelson's Sparrow)
A diagram illustrates the current state of Assateague Island's dunes and grasslands and shows the impacts climate change will likely have on this ecosystem.
Climate Change Effects on the Dunes of Assateague…
A conceptual diagram illustrates the current threats to native salt marsh species as well as the threats these species will face as their habitat is altered by climate change.
Effects of Climate Change on the Salt Marsh…
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