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Shallow ponds and mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit. Habitats and areas used by Bristle-thighed Curlews in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii.
Shallow ponds and mowed dike in the Ki’i Unit. Habitats and areas used by Bristle-thighed Curlews in the Ki’i Unit of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge on Oahu, Hawaii.
Marine ecologists from USGS Western Ecological Research Center, USGS Alaska Science Center, UC Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Aquarium prepare to board the R/V Alaska Gyre for their 2011 May sea otter capture expedition for the Pacific Nearshore Project.
Marine ecologists from USGS Western Ecological Research Center, USGS Alaska Science Center, UC Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Aquarium prepare to board the R/V Alaska Gyre for their 2011 May sea otter capture expedition for the Pacific Nearshore Project.
The R/V Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound, Alaska with a mountain background
The R/V Alaskan Gyre in Prince William Sound, Alaska with a mountain background
A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska.
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska.
Gyrfalcon in a tree near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Gyrfalcons are present in Alaska too.
Gyrfalcon in a tree near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Gyrfalcons are present in Alaska too.
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta.
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta.
Cook Inlet aerial stream
Aerial view of a bridge over the Cook Inlet.
Aerial view of a bridge over the Cook Inlet.
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska.
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska.
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska.
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska.
A Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is at least 60 years old and was spotted in February 2011 raising a chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands. The bird has sported and worn out 5 bird bands since she was first banded by U.S. Geological Survey scientist Chandler Robbins in 1956 as she incubated an egg.
A Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is at least 60 years old and was spotted in February 2011 raising a chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Islands. The bird has sported and worn out 5 bird bands since she was first banded by U.S. Geological Survey scientist Chandler Robbins in 1956 as she incubated an egg.
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory Grace Hall office
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory Grace Hall office
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Sheridan River bridge