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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.
Flying over the fog in route to a USGS hydro station in Shark Slough.
Flying over the fog in route to a USGS hydro station in Shark Slough.
Sitka, AK.
Absolutes and variations buildings at Sitka, AK magnetic observatory.
Absolutes and variations buildings at Sitka, AK magnetic observatory.
Absolutes building at Sitka magnetic observatory Alaska.
Absolutes building at Sitka magnetic observatory Alaska.
Estimated height of large ice spike is about 7 feet.
Estimated height of large ice spike is about 7 feet.
Several smaller ice spikes merge to create a large ice spike. Flow is 5.59 cubic feet per second.
Several smaller ice spikes merge to create a large ice spike. Flow is 5.59 cubic feet per second.
Small ice mounds developed downstream of weir on Apple Creek. Flow is 14.7 cubic feet per second.
Small ice mounds developed downstream of weir on Apple Creek. Flow is 14.7 cubic feet per second.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
The carcass of a red-winged blackbird from Beebe, AR is being examined by USGS National Wildlife Health Center wildlife pathologist Dr. David E. Green.
Vessel forward module framing looking aft from bow to midship bulkhead.
Vessel forward module framing looking aft from bow to midship bulkhead.
Two new additions to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center's fleet of large research vessels ;are currently being constructed. The two new USGS research vessels will replace the aging vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario.
Two new additions to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center's fleet of large research vessels ;are currently being constructed. The two new USGS research vessels will replace the aging vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario.
Two new additions to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center's fleet of large research vessels are currently being constructed. The two new USGS research vessels will replace the aging vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario.
Two new additions to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center's fleet of large research vessels are currently being constructed. The two new USGS research vessels will replace the aging vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario.
The USGS monitors the Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine at a location called Cable Pool. This spot was once renowned for Atlantic salmon, where anglers would line the banks, waiting their turn to cast a line into the water.
The USGS monitors the Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine at a location called Cable Pool. This spot was once renowned for Atlantic salmon, where anglers would line the banks, waiting their turn to cast a line into the water.
Gulls, such as this lesser black-backed gull, play an important role in moving avian flu viruses across the North Atlantic between Europe and North America.
Gulls, such as this lesser black-backed gull, play an important role in moving avian flu viruses across the North Atlantic between Europe and North America.
This seven- to eight-week-old osprey fledgling was photographed in a nest at Poplar Island, Maryland. The island in Chesapeake Bay was used as a control site, where toxic chemical residues were low, in a USGS study of chemical contaminants in Bay ospreys’ food chain.
This seven- to eight-week-old osprey fledgling was photographed in a nest at Poplar Island, Maryland. The island in Chesapeake Bay was used as a control site, where toxic chemical residues were low, in a USGS study of chemical contaminants in Bay ospreys’ food chain.
Two new additions to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center's fleet of large research vessels are currently being constructed. The two new USGS research vessels will replace the aging vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario.
Two new additions to the U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center's fleet of large research vessels are currently being constructed. The two new USGS research vessels will replace the aging vessels on lakes Erie and Ontario.