Images

Moose in urban environment.

Elk in a field below mountains.

Scenic view of coastline in South Africa.

The plastron of a Painted turtle.

A variety of palms, tree ferns, and jungle trees on a typical hillside.

A view toward the ocean, featuring a white sand beach, the ocean, and a Seagrape tree partially blocking a palm tree.

The spotted plastron of a Wood turtle.

The Rio Grande as it flows in Big Bend National Park, mostly flow from the Rio Conchos in Mexico.  The canyon is downstream of the USGS gage.

View of the Rio Grande River at the entrance to Boquillas Canyon.

Coyote standing in sage brush on a ridge.

Four-wheel drive enthusiasts during Jeep Safari in Moab Utah. 

Laughing gull perched on post.

A flock of Roseate Spoonbills standing in water.

A flock of Great Egrets standing in grass at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Overlooks an estuarine waterway lined by marsh grasses, cabbage palms, and woodland.

A male Blackbird in field grass.

A native squirrel treefrog in Florida.

A native green treefrog in Florida.

This photo shows a road salt storage stockpile that is awaiting use for pavement deicing, Port of Milwaukee, WI. The use of salt to deice pavement can be harmful to aquatic life in urban streams. The USGS is involved in studies that focus on the influence of winter runoff on aquatic ecosystems.

This image was created using Tri-Decadal Global Landsat Orthorectified ETM+ Pan-Sharpened data, and draped with National Elevation Dataset (NED) data.

Visit the Landsat Missions website to learn more about Landsat.

Clear cool water over a limestone rock and gravel riverbed is characteristic of many Texas Hill County Creeks and Rivers.