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Honey bees live and work in highly collaborative, social colonies with a sole reproducing queen, and they make honey by storing nectar from flowering plants in their hives for use during food scarcities.

Lead shot in the fall zone at the Broadkiln Sportsman's Club (quarter-coin for scale).

Looking straight up from the center of the Shake Table.

The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.

The Bois de Sioux river channel near White Rock, SD.

Christian Bongard collects data from a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park.

Mike Sabatino (volunteer for science) wires a weather station in the Shenandoah National Park

Workers repairing a road.

Workers repairing a road.

During the past decade populations of this honeycreeper have begun to rebound at lower elevations on most of the main Hawaiian Islands, in spite of high prevalence of infection with avian malaria.

This photo shows the Righmeyer House at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which will be rehabilitated with Recovery Act funding to house the refuge's offices. Related to the R5GA — Repair Rightmeyer House — Back Bay NWR project.

This pond liner replacement process will be used to replace 9 deteriorated clay pond liners with polyethylene liners that help hatchery employees at Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery produce more fish at a larger size with less effort. Related to the R6PC — Replace 9 Clay Pond Liners — Garrison Dam NFH project.

This is a set of food preparation tools used in the field. Included in the mess kit are cups, pans, interchangeable lids and handles, a strainer, a coffeepot and a hot water pot. This kit was used by field scientists in the west.
Object ID: USGS-000135-136, 138-144, 146 & 148-150

This is Arnold Hague's saddle. The saddle is likely about 120 years old and in the western style with a sheepskin liner. Arnold Hague used this saddle on his expeditions in the west.
Object ID: USGS-000015

This desk, used in the field, was originally made for the US Army. The drawers all pull into the desk and the writing surface of the desk then folds up for transport. Often, scientists took advantage of surplus items for their field work.
Object ID: USGS-000017

This is one of many heavy, canvas and leather panniers. They were used by Arnold Hague in the late 1800s and are no longer made or used. Many are imprinted with "US Geol. Sur."
Object ID: USGS-000037

This canvas cinch was developed by Dr. J. D. Love. This type of cinch was used to protect sores from developing on animals that carried surveying or camp equipment for field scientists.
Object ID: USGS-000039

This is one of many objects used by field scientists in the care of their animals. This type of halter was used to provide an easy way to hold on to animals that might otherwise become unruly or wander away.
Object ID: USGS-000076

This is one of many objects used by scientists in the care of their animals. This hobble, consisting of two leather straps connected with a chain, was placed around the feet of an animal to keep it from straying far.
Object ID: USGS-000084

This is a replica of a watercolor done by James Hutton when he was doing his field work in Scotland. It is titled, Frederick Street, Edinburgh.
Object ID: USGS-575011

The soles of made of heavy-duty rubber with metal studs.
Object ID: USGS-000212