Scientists prepare to radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi sea to track movements as sea ice is reduced in the region.
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Scientists prepare to radio-tag walruses in the Chukchi sea to track movements as sea ice is reduced in the region.
A queen trigger fish and a green turtle feeding together on a reef in Belize.
A queen trigger fish and a green turtle feeding together on a reef in Belize.
Pacific pocket mouse in Sherman trap
Pacific pocket mouse
The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)
The eft stage of a red-spotted newt in Walker County, Georgia (Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area)
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Hyla versicolor - Gray Treefrog, ARMI photo by Mark Roth. UMESC
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Hyla versicolor - Gray Treefrog, ARMI photo by Mark Roth. UMESC
Avalanche over Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park
Avalanche over Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National ParkAvalanche debris fills a drainage along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Triple Arches. 5/21/2009
Avalanche over Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park
Avalanche over Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National ParkAvalanche debris fills a drainage along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Triple Arches. 5/21/2009
Boat equipped with multibeam sonar surveying the bed of the Colorado River in May 2009. Instrument in foreground is robotic total station that automatically tracks boat location and radios the position to a computer on the boat 20 times per second.
Boat equipped with multibeam sonar surveying the bed of the Colorado River in May 2009. Instrument in foreground is robotic total station that automatically tracks boat location and radios the position to a computer on the boat 20 times per second.
Insect-eating Brazilian Free-Tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) provide a great pest-control service to agriculture and natural ecosystems.
Insect-eating Brazilian Free-Tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) provide a great pest-control service to agriculture and natural ecosystems.
A native Columbia spotted Frog in Glacier National Park.
A native Columbia spotted Frog in Glacier National Park.
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware Bay
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware BayRed knots forage for horseshoe crab eggs and other invertebrates on the beaches of Delaware Bay. The bird on the left has a white leg flag marked with an "EX." It was initially capture in Canada in the fall of 2008.
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware Bay
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware BayRed knots forage for horseshoe crab eggs and other invertebrates on the beaches of Delaware Bay. The bird on the left has a white leg flag marked with an "EX." It was initially capture in Canada in the fall of 2008.
Thousands of Horseshoe Crabs on Slaughter Beach, Delaware
Thousands of Horseshoe Crabs on Slaughter Beach, DelawareThe morning after a full moon high tide spawn, thousands of horseshoe crabs wait on the mud flats for the high tide to return.
Thousands of Horseshoe Crabs on Slaughter Beach, Delaware
Thousands of Horseshoe Crabs on Slaughter Beach, DelawareThe morning after a full moon high tide spawn, thousands of horseshoe crabs wait on the mud flats for the high tide to return.
Spawning horseshoe crabs at twilight in the Delaware Bay.
Spawning horseshoe crabs at twilight in the Delaware Bay.
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware Bay
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware BayRed knots forage for horseshoe crab eggs and other invertebrates on the beaches of Delaware Bay. The bird in the center has an orange leg flag indicating it was captured and flagged in the past in Argentina.
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware Bay
Red Knots Forage for Horseshoe Crab Eggs at Delaware BayRed knots forage for horseshoe crab eggs and other invertebrates on the beaches of Delaware Bay. The bird in the center has an orange leg flag indicating it was captured and flagged in the past in Argentina.
Acipenseriformes free embryo (pallid sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon, or paddlefish) collected from the Missouri River.
Acipenseriformes free embryo (pallid sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon, or paddlefish) collected from the Missouri River.
Road plows begin removing wet slab avalanche debris on Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park, 2009.
Road plows begin removing wet slab avalanche debris on Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park, 2009.
Regular avalanche activity keeps this path clear of trees. Snowy peaks of Glacier National Park in the background.
Regular avalanche activity keeps this path clear of trees. Snowy peaks of Glacier National Park in the background.
Hunting for minnows in a freshwater swamp, LA
Hunting for minnows in a freshwater swamp, LA
Debris from Red Rock Avalanche covers the road and is piled high along the banks of the river as a skier make his way along the road, 04/06/2009
Debris from Red Rock Avalanche covers the road and is piled high along the banks of the river as a skier make his way along the road, 04/06/2009
Japanese flowering cherry tree blooms near the Jefferson Memorial.
Japanese flowering cherry tree blooms near the Jefferson Memorial.
An Autumnalis cherry blossom tree is photographed during peak bloom with the Washington Monument and Tidal Basin in the background.
An Autumnalis cherry blossom tree is photographed during peak bloom with the Washington Monument and Tidal Basin in the background.