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Illustration of Zanclus cornutus (Moorish Idol)
Zanclus cornutus (Moorish Idol)
Illustration of a brown Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole).
Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole) - brown
Illustration of a brown Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole). The female's smaller dewlap is visible in this image.
Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole) - brown…
Illustration of a brown Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole). The large male dewlap is visible in this illustration.
Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole) - brown male
Illustration of a green Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole).
Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole) - green
Illustration of a green Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole). In this illustration, the female's smaller dewlap is visible.
Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole) - green…
Illustration of a green Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole). The male's large dewlap is visible in this illustration.
Anolis carolinensis (Carolina anole) - green male
An illustration of a young Bison bison (American bison)
Bison bison (American bison) - calf
Illustration of Pygoscelis antarcticus (Chinstrap penguin).
Pygoscelis antarcticus (Chinstrap penguin)
Illustration of Spheniscus demersus (African penguin).
Spheniscus demersus (African penguin)
A bush of Black-eyed Susans in bloom
Rudbeckia hirta (black eyed susan)
Flying Ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris (hummingbird)
A solitary American Woodcock searches for food in the undergrowth. Video taken in Acadia National Park, Maine.
Scolopax minor (American Woodcock) foraging
Impervious surfaces like roofs and parking lots cannot absorb water. A large volume of rainfall in a relatively short period of time produces runoff, which carries sediments and chemicals into bodies of water. Storm drains cannot always handle the volume of water, or get backed up for other reasons, creating puddles like this one in a parking lot. Video taken in Arnold, Maryland.
Stormwater runoff
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) species, including Vallisneria americana, growing in freshwater Lake George in New York. Lake George is a popular place for camping, boating, and other water-based recreation.
Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in a lake
Coastal flooding that occurs on sunny, storm-free days can be caused by unusually high tides. Offshore storms can contribute to these tides, but are not always the cause. During these events, coastal storm drains can back up and flood streets and walkways. Video taken in Eastport, Annapolis, Maryland.
Tidal or nuisance flooding
3/4 view of an Atlantic Puffin also known as the Common Puffin
Fratercula arctica (Atlantic puffin)
Cheetah standing still
Acinonyx jubatus (Cheetah)
Walking tiger
Panthera Tigris (Tiger)
During heavy rainfall, water runs off impervious surfaces like sidewalks. Manmade or paved surfaces like roofs and roads cannot absorb water like vegetated surfaces, so rainwater flows directly into the nearest body of water, carrying sediments and other pollutants with it.
Runoff in action
Illustration of a leucistic axolotl.
Ambystoma mexicanum (Axolotl)
Illustration of a capybara.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Capybara)
Illustration of Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer)
Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer)
Illustration of Lontra canadensis (American river otter) standing
Lontra canadensis (American River Otter): standing
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