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.
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Cloacal Swab Collection
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
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.
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.
Rainforest Vegetation and Waterfall
Tropical rainforest vegetation including tree ferns, epitphytes, vines, bromeliads, and a waterfall in a mountainous rainforest garden.
Tropical rainforest vegetation including tree ferns, epitphytes, vines, bromeliads, and a waterfall in a mountainous rainforest garden.
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
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.
Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
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.
Fern Lake Trailhead, Rocky Mountain National Park
A forested glade along the Fern Lake Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.
A forested glade along the Fern Lake Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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.
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.
Radio Marked Sage-grouse Hen
A sage-grouse hen ready for release after being radio-marked and having an identification band placed on her left leg.
A sage-grouse hen ready for release after being radio-marked and having an identification band placed on her left leg.
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.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees and Tidal Basin.
Japanese flowering cherry trees and Tidal Basin.
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 Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
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 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.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese Flowering Cherry (Prunus serrulata)
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.
Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom and Washington Monument.