Images

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived fromthe Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Cormorant preening its feathers and feet.

Great horned owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Cormorant drying its wings above the clear green waters.

Unidentified brown duck in the clear shallow waters. Notice its tiger-like striping and its distinctive steel-blue bill.

White swan. Species identification tentative.

Flamingos standing in shallow waters. Notice their exceptionally long necks and bright red or pink coloration.

Bald eagle against an American flag backdrop.

Barred owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Whooping crane with colored leg bands standing in shallow waters. Species identification tentative.

Manatee in the clear shallow waters. Its whiskers can be seen as it surfaces to breathe.

Brightly-colored male wood duck.

Side-view of a great blue heron. Species identification tentative.

A male-female pair of wood ducks. Notice the contrasting coloration exhibited by each member of the pair.

Gathering of five or six manatees in the clear shallow waters.

American egret standing in shallow water. Species identification tentative.

Early life stage white sturgeon swimming in a laboratory tank.

A flock of wintering northern pintail ducks takes flight in Northern Honshu, Japan. This photo was taken as part of a study to understand the migratory movements of this species and to assess if these birds could transmit highly pathogenic avian influenza from Asia to North America via Alaska.