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Image: Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding
Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding
Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding
Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding

Aggregation of different species of shorebirds feeding in the shallow water.

Image: Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding
Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding
Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding
Different Species of Shorebirds Feeding

Aggregation of different species of shorebirds feeding in the shallow water.

Image: Brewer's Sparrow Nest in Sagebrush
Brewer's Sparrow Nest in Sagebrush
Brewer's Sparrow Nest in Sagebrush
Brewer's Sparrow Nest in Sagebrush

Top view of Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) nest in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Owyhee Mountains, SW Idaho.

Top view of Brewer's sparrow (Spizella breweri) nest in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Owyhee Mountains, SW Idaho.

Image: Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) Egg Sac
Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) Egg Sac
Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) Egg Sac
Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) Egg Sac

White and round egg sac of Argiope aurantia suspended on silk lines on a garden plant. 

Image: Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
Image: Elk in the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park
Elk in the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park
Elk in the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park
Elk in the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park

This Elk in the River, seemingly oblivious to its many onlookers caused a minor traffic jam on the Park road.  The USGS operates a gage on this river. 

This Elk in the River, seemingly oblivious to its many onlookers caused a minor traffic jam on the Park road.  The USGS operates a gage on this river. 

Image: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, WY

This is nearly the same view depicted in the 1872 sketch by Thomas Moran, and printed for the 150th anniversary commemoration of DOI. 

Image: A Primitive Shelter
A Primitive Shelter
A Primitive Shelter
A Primitive Shelter

Primitive shelter built along side the water.

Image: A Primitive Shelter
A Primitive Shelter
A Primitive Shelter
A Primitive Shelter

Primitive shelter built along side the water.

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