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Black skimmers nesting off the Everglades at Cape Romano.
Adult and chick black skimmers
Black skimmers nesting off the Everglades at Cape Romano.
Black skimmers nesting
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Illustration of Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna), which is an invasive pest in South Africa, North America, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand and many Pacific islands as it out-competes native hollow-nesting bird species.
Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna)
Illustration of Gymnomyza samoensis (Ma'o Ma'o), which is endemic to Samoa and American Samoa. It is classified Endangered by the IUCN, most likely due to habitat loss, and the introduction of rats and other predators to the islands.
Gymnomyza samoensis (Ma'o Ma'o)
Illustration of Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover).
Pluvialis fulva (Pacific Golden Plover)
Conceptual diagram illustrating a stake with an attached roosting block placed in an area with damaged seagrasses. Roosting birds defecate into the water adding nutrients that stimulate seagrass growth and recovery across the damaged area.
Bird stake installation
Conceptual diagram illustrating several of the more notable species provided habitat by mangrove forests.
Mangrove forest wildlife
Diagram showing threats to the seagrasses and birds in the Gulf of Mexico.
Diagram showing threats to the seagrasses and…
American Bald Eagles fighting over a fish at the Susquehanna River in Maryland.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)
Illustration of Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron).
Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron)
Cliff dwelling birds along the lava rock coast of Maui
Cliff dwelling birds
The killdeer is the most widespread of all California shorebirds, but ranges from southeast Alaska to central Mexico, as well as the West Indies and Peru. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Mallard duck
Duck
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is home to many wading birds.
Wading at Blackwater
Myna birds are commonly found on Maui
Myna bird in a palm tree
Myna birds such as these were fairly frequently found
Myna bird on Maui
Blackfooted penguins, native to the coast of South Africa, feed on anchovy and other small fish, and mate for life. Photographed at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Blackfooted penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
Pelicans such as this one are common in Monterey Bay, CA and can be easily be found along the harbor and marina.
Pelican
Hand and bird prints dot this steep channel in the beach carbed by overwash.
Charleston Beaches
Mountain vistas viewed from Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah
The Strait of Gibralter. Northern Africa can be seen in the distance from the vantage point of the Rock of Gibralter.
Strait of Gibralter
The Strait of Gibralter. Northern Africa can be seen in the distance from the vantage point of the Rock of Gibralter.
Strait of Gibralter
Trees bud during spring near the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. A bird's nest is also found.
Spring canopy forms at Harper's Ferry
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