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An illustration of a Spanish-style building.
Urban: Spanish-style building
Suburban Cape Cod Home on Stilts
Suburban Cape Cod Home on Stilts
Adult geese and juvenile goslings paddle around a river cove off Lake Michigan.
Canada geese (Branta canadensis) with goslings
Found on golf courses or vacant gravell parking lots, this noisy plover is best known for its
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) nest in busy…
This killdeer nest of nothing more than a shallow depression in the gravel, was found a busy marina parking lot. The owners of the marina placed cinder blocks around the well-camouflaged nest to prevent cars from running over the eggs. The killdeer mother was standing nearby when this photo was taken.
This photo was taken in Easton, MD on May 22, 2014.
Nest and eggs of a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Newborn mockingbird nest tucked deep into thorny pyracantha hedge.
Nest of northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
By elevating the rain barrel in this vegetable garden, the property owner is more likely to get a steady water flow.
Elevated rain barrel
Tree with insect or disease damage on an Eastern Shore Maryland farm.
Unhealthy tree
Damaged tree with possible insect or disease damage on an Eastern Shore Maryland property.
Unhealthy tree
Illustration of a city building.
Urban: city building 09
Illustration of a high-rise building.
Urban: city building 10
Upper reaches of Whitehall Creek.
Upper reaches of Whitehall Creek
Cherry blossoms at the White House during spring
Cherry blossoms
Monie Creek, a tributary of Monie Bay, a sub-estuary of Chesapeake Bay
Monie Creek
Development behind the beach dunes by Charleston, South Carolina
Beach Development
Ornate architechture and gas lit street lamps in downtown Charleston, South Carolina
Wrought iron balconies
Residential development and salt marsh alongside Monie Creek, a tributary of Monie Bay, a sub-estuary of Chesapeake Bay.
Residential development and marsh along Monie…
Residential development and forest in proximity to Monie Creek, a tributary of Monie Bay, a sub-estuary of Chesapeake Bay
Residential development and forest along Monie…
This is an example of a hardended shoreline with residential development very close to the water. As an example, this type of development is often on septic systems which can leach and input nutrients into the nearby waters.
Hardened shoreline associated with development
Tucked deep in backyard grass, these baby Eastern Cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) were discovered just as a spring mowing was beginning in Neavitt, Maryland.
Baby rabbits
A commercial floating pile driver provides services for waterfront properties that have docks, boat lifts, or riprap.
Commercial pile driver
A commercial floating pile driver provides services for waterfront properties that have docks, boat lifts, or riprap.
Commercial pile driver
Laughing Gulls (Leucophaeus atricilla) on a dock and pilings in Monie Creek, part of the Monie Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Laughing Gulls
Residential development reliant on septic systems can be found along portions of Monie Creek, which enters the Monie Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Waterfront residential development
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