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Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Preening Cormorant
Preening Cormorant
Preening Cormorant
Preening Cormorant

Cormorant preening its feathers and feet.

Image: Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck
Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck
Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck
Unidentified Blue-Billed Duck

Unidentified brown duck in the clear shallow waters. Notice its tiger-like striping and its distinctive steel-blue bill.

Unidentified brown duck in the clear shallow waters. Notice its tiger-like striping and its distinctive steel-blue bill.

Image: Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Flamingos standing in shallow waters. Notice their exceptionally long necks and bright red or pink coloration.

Flamingos standing in shallow waters. Notice their exceptionally long necks and bright red or pink coloration.

Image: White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White Swan (Cygnus olor)
White Swan (Cygnus olor)

White swan. Species identification tentative.

Image: Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)

A male-female pair of wood ducks. Notice the contrasting coloration exhibited by each member of the pair.

A male-female pair of wood ducks. Notice the contrasting coloration exhibited by each member of the pair.

Image: Manatees (Trichechus manatus)
Manatees (Trichechus manatus)
Manatees (Trichechus manatus)
Manatees (Trichechus manatus)

Gathering of five or six manatees in the clear shallow waters.

Image: American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)
American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)
American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)
American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)

American egret standing in shallow water. Species identification tentative.

Image: Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Barred owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Image: Whooping Crane with Leg Bands
Whooping Crane with Leg Bands
Whooping Crane with Leg Bands
Whooping Crane with Leg Bands

Whooping crane with colored leg bands standing in shallow waters. Species identification tentative.

Whooping crane with colored leg bands standing in shallow waters. Species identification tentative.

Image: Bald Eagle and American Flag
Bald Eagle and American Flag
Bald Eagle and American Flag
Bald Eagle and American Flag

Bald eagle against an American flag backdrop.

Image: Manatee Surfacing to Breathe
Manatee Surfacing to Breathe
Manatee Surfacing to Breathe
Manatee Surfacing to Breathe

Manatee in the clear shallow waters. Its whiskers can be seen as it surfaces to breathe.

Manatee in the clear shallow waters. Its whiskers can be seen as it surfaces to breathe.

Image: Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Side-view of a great blue heron. Species identification tentative.

Image: Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

Great horned owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Image: Cormorant Drying its Wings
Cormorant Drying its Wings
Cormorant Drying its Wings
Cormorant Drying its Wings

Cormorant drying its wings above the clear green waters.

Image: Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

Image: Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans
Northern Pintail Ducks and Whooper Swans

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

A resident of Iwate Prefecture feeds a wintering flock of northern pintail ducks and whooper swans in Northern Honshu, Japan. In spring of 2008, both of these species occurred on wetlands in Japan where the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza was detected and several swans died from exposure to the virus.

Image: River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment
River Mile 3: Before High Flow Experiment

Photo of River Mile 3 taken before the 2008 Glen Canyon experiment.

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