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Red-crowned cranes
Red-crowned cranes
Red-crowned cranes
Red-crowned cranes

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Where We Work
Red-crowned cranes at USGS Wildlife Toxicology site visit to Kushiro Marsh, Japan

Photo Contest Winner | March 2020 | Where We Work
Red-crowned cranes at USGS Wildlife Toxicology site visit to Kushiro Marsh, Japan

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Andrena nida, M, Back, Maryland, Calvert County
Andrena nida, M, Back, Maryland, Calvert County
Andrena nida, M, Back, Maryland, Calvert County

Most people don't realize how important willow trees are to our native bees in North America. They are a major pollen and nectar source early in the spring and they have more specialists than almost any other plant on the continent. Here is one of those specialists. This is Andrena nida. This bee feed it's young only the pollen from Willow.

Most people don't realize how important willow trees are to our native bees in North America. They are a major pollen and nectar source early in the spring and they have more specialists than almost any other plant on the continent. Here is one of those specialists. This is Andrena nida. This bee feed it's young only the pollen from Willow.

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Andrena nida, M, Face, Maryland, Calvert County
Andrena nida, M, Face, Maryland, Calvert County
Andrena nida, M, Face, Maryland, Calvert County

Pulled from malaise trap sludge, this little male was found in Calvert County as part of a survey of the Hymenoptera of Warrior's Rest Park. Photoshopping by Thistle Droege and photograph by Brooke Alexander.

Pulled from malaise trap sludge, this little male was found in Calvert County as part of a survey of the Hymenoptera of Warrior's Rest Park. Photoshopping by Thistle Droege and photograph by Brooke Alexander.

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Andrena nida, m, face, Montgomery Co
Andrena nida, m, face, Montgomery Co
Andrena nida, m, face, Montgomery Co

A small male bee from my memory County Maryland with distinctive yellow markings to either side of its clypeus. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200.

A small male bee from my memory County Maryland with distinctive yellow markings to either side of its clypeus. Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200.

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Andrena nida, M, Side, Maryland, Calvert County
Andrena nida, M, Side, Maryland, Calvert County
Andrena nida, M, Side, Maryland, Calvert County

Pulled from malaise trap sludge, this little male was found in Calvert County as part of a survey of the Hymenoptera of Warrior's Rest Park. Photoshopping by Thistle Droege and photograph by Brooke Alexander.

Pulled from malaise trap sludge, this little male was found in Calvert County as part of a survey of the Hymenoptera of Warrior's Rest Park. Photoshopping by Thistle Droege and photograph by Brooke Alexander.

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Andrena nida,f, back, beltsville, md
Andrena nida,f, back, beltsville, md
Andrena nida,f, back, beltsville, md

A twinkly white spring Andrena found on blooming wild plum in my front yard.Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile

A twinkly white spring Andrena found on blooming wild plum in my front yard.Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200, link to a .pdf of our set up is located in our profile

Videos

100 Years of Service to Migratory Bird Conservation in North America
100 Years of Service to Migratory Bird Conservation in North America
100 Years of Service to Migratory Bird Conservation in North America

This year, the USGS is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of their Bird Banding Laboratory and a century of advancing avian conservation science. Banding is one of the oldest and most important techniques used for studying individual birds.

This year, the USGS is celebrating the 100-year anniversary of their Bird Banding Laboratory and a century of advancing avian conservation science. Banding is one of the oldest and most important techniques used for studying individual birds.

Bandit Download
Bandit Download
Bandit Download

This screencast is a tutorial on how to find Bandit for download as well as finding Bandit resources via the BBL's webpages. 

 

This screencast is a tutorial on how to find Bandit for download as well as finding Bandit resources via the BBL's webpages. 

 

2017 September Evening Public Lecture — What's in a species name?
2017 September Evening Public Lecture — What's in a species name?
2017 September Evening Public Lecture — What's in a species name?

Title: What's in a species Name?: How wildlife management relies on modern systematics research and museum collections
* What have museum collections taught us about invasive diseases?
* When is an endangered species not a species?
* How can birds in a museum help protect airline passengers?

Title: What's in a species Name?: How wildlife management relies on modern systematics research and museum collections
* What have museum collections taught us about invasive diseases?
* When is an endangered species not a species?
* How can birds in a museum help protect airline passengers?

First Days - Harlequin Ducks
First Days - Harlequin Ducks
First Days - Harlequin Ducks

This ridiculously cute video of baby Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) shows their first day outside the egg (about 20 hours old). Scientists at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center are training ducks to respond to sounds — just like a hearing test given to kids during elementary school — to learn more about their ability to hear underwater.

This ridiculously cute video of baby Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) shows their first day outside the egg (about 20 hours old). Scientists at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center are training ducks to respond to sounds — just like a hearing test given to kids during elementary school — to learn more about their ability to hear underwater.