Bird Banding - Elizabeth Sellers points out identification characteristics in the plumage of a male common yellowthroat to John P. Mosesso during a capture-recapture study at a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program bird banding station.
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Bird Banding
Bird Banding - Elizabeth Sellers points out identification characteristics in the plumage of a male common yellowthroat to John P. Mosesso during a capture-recapture study at a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program bird banding station.
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Giant panda on rock. Mei Xiang is a female panda at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. She is being studied by scientists in efforts to save the endangered species.
Giant panda on rock. Mei Xiang is a female panda at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. She is being studied by scientists in efforts to save the endangered species.
Black-necked Stilt Nest
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Black-necked Stilt Female
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Catching Ticks for Research
Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. Here, a University of Tennessee scientist examines a drag cloth used to catch ticks in the field for research purposes.
Ticks spread the widest variety of diseases that are harmful to humans, including Lyme disease. Here, a University of Tennessee scientist examines a drag cloth used to catch ticks in the field for research purposes.
Horseshoe Crabs at Delaware Bay
Horseshoe crabs congregate annually at Delaware Bay.
Horseshoe crabs congregate annually at Delaware Bay.
Seining near the shore
Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service beach seining in the nearshore habitat.
Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service beach seining in the nearshore habitat.
Black-necked Stilt Male and Female
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Electromagnetic Survey
USGS hydrologist conducts a broadband electromagnetic survey in New Orleans, Louisiana. The survey was one of several geophysical methods used during USGS applied research on the utility of the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method for non-invasive assessment of earthen levees.
USGS hydrologist conducts a broadband electromagnetic survey in New Orleans, Louisiana. The survey was one of several geophysical methods used during USGS applied research on the utility of the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method for non-invasive assessment of earthen levees.
Seismic Survey
USGS hydrologists conduct a seismic survey in New Orleans, Louisiana. The survey was one of several geophysical methods used during USGS applied research on the utility of the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method (no pictured here) for non-invasive assessment of earthen levees.
USGS hydrologists conduct a seismic survey in New Orleans, Louisiana. The survey was one of several geophysical methods used during USGS applied research on the utility of the multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) seismic method (no pictured here) for non-invasive assessment of earthen levees.
Storm over Cheney Reservoir
Storm coming in over Cheney Reservoir, Kansas
Storm coming in over Cheney Reservoir, Kansas
Temporary Dike in Fargo
Temporary dike located South of Main Avenue Bridge in Fargo, North Dakota.
Temporary dike located South of Main Avenue Bridge in Fargo, North Dakota.
Flooding of Whitey's Restaurant
USGS personnel measuring flood overflow near Whitey's Restaurant in East Grand Forks.
USGS personnel measuring flood overflow near Whitey's Restaurant in East Grand Forks.
Flint River at Base Flow Conditions
The Flint River below Bainbridge, Georgia, showing base flow conditions. Even at low flows, rivers in this part of Georgia contain enough sediment to color the water brown.
The Flint River below Bainbridge, Georgia, showing base flow conditions. Even at low flows, rivers in this part of Georgia contain enough sediment to color the water brown.
Orchid Variety (Unidentified)
This orchid variety was photographed at Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida.
This orchid variety was photographed at Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida.
Powell River Aquatic Research Station
Back view of the Powell River Aquatic Research Station.
Back view of the Powell River Aquatic Research Station.
Endangered Humpback Chub
U.S. Geological Survey scientists estimate that the adult population of humpback chub (Gila cypha) in the Grand Canyon increased 50 percent between 2001 and 2008.
U.S. Geological Survey scientists estimate that the adult population of humpback chub (Gila cypha) in the Grand Canyon increased 50 percent between 2001 and 2008.
Red River of the North Flooding
Red River of the North flooding the 1st Avenue North Bridge in Fargo, ND.
Red River of the North flooding the 1st Avenue North Bridge in Fargo, ND.
Wild Rice River Flooding Bridge
The Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, North Dakota flooding.
The Wild Rice River near Abercrombie, North Dakota flooding.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.