Images

Tropical rainforest vegetation including tree ferns, epitphytes, vines, bromeliads, and a waterfall in a mountainous rainforest garden.

Side view of giant panda. 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.

Side view of giant panda. 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.

A forested glade along the Fern Lake Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Tree ferns and a waterfall visible in the background in a mountainous rainforest garden.

Bird Banding Station - Master bird bander, David Mitchell, collects a cloacal swab sample from a gray catbird during a capture-recapture study at a Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) program bird banding station. The sample will be tested for avian influenza and other diseases.

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.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

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 congregate annually at Delaware Bay.

Members of the Nisqually tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service beach seining in the nearshore habitat.

Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.

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 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 coming in over Cheney Reservoir, Kansas

USGS personnel measuring flood overflow near Whitey's Restaurant in East Grand Forks.

Temporary dike located South of Main Avenue Bridge in Fargo, North Dakota.

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.

This orchid variety was photographed at Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida.

Back view of the Powell River Aquatic Research Station.