American avocets forage shallow water for insects by probing or sweeping their bill side to side. This large-sized shorebird is easily identified and commonly seen in North Dakota during the spring, s photo
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NPS/Patrick Myers Even in a dry year, shorebirds persevere in small oases of life in and near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. American Avocets arrive in early April, often when the weathe photo
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A BIRD LOOKS FOR ITS MEAL AT BUENA VISTA LAGOON. THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IS ONE OF THE LAST LAGOONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THERE IS CONCERN FOR IT BECAUSE OF EROSION AND SEPTIC TANK SEEPAGE, AND THE F photo
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The upland sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda) is found feeding and nesting in grasslands--especially dry, short grasses, native prairie, or grazed areas. It nests in a shallow scrape in the ground, and photo
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The Greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a common shorebird in North Dakota. It finds its prey by probing in the mud or by sweeping its bill side-to-side through the water. Photo Credit: Krista photo
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The Hooded merganser is an elegant duck. Like wood ducks, they nest in tree cavities. The female lays about a dozen eggs. Ducklings leave the nest when only 1 day old. A long, narrow bill with serrate photo
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We had an unexpected visitor this week during the snowstorm. A long-eared owl was perched on our back deck and we were able to watch it through the Visitor Center window. It is pretty obvious why it i photo
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It is pretty rare to see a coot flying. They are really poor at flight as they do not fly often and their flight muscles are poorly developed. When they do decide to actually fly, they need a really photo
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It is pretty rare to see a coot flying. They are really poor at flight as they do not fly often and their flight muscles are poorly developed. When they do decide to actually fly, they need a really photo
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Perhaps the most visible diagnostic characteristic of the northern shoveler is its large spoon-shaped bill, which widens towards the tip and creates a shape unique among North American waterfowl. F photo
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Perhaps the most visible diagnostic characteristic of the northern shoveler is its large spoon-shaped bill, which widens towards the tip and creates a shape unique among North American waterfowl. F photo
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There was a time when the signs for every decent motel in Tucson shimmered in neon vibrance along the “Miracle Mile” entryway into town. Now all but a handful of them are dark or gone from those days when riding the “open road” was often a family adventure. The 1940s-vintage Tropicana “motor hotel” is long gone, but its sign and three more were rescued, rehabilitated, relocated, and put back on display in 2014 near the downtown campus of Pima Community College. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. photo
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A young burrowing owl has found a haven — conviently provided in a piece of storm pipe at the Phoenix Zoo in Phoenix, Arizona. This species, which favors deserts and grasslands, is adept on the ground but does fly. It favors land operations in fall and winter, during breeding and chick-raising seasons. Opened in 1962, the Phoenix Zoo is the largest privately owned, nonprofit zoo in the United States. The zoo was founded by Robert Maytag, a member of the family that owned a famous appliance company. It displays more than 1,400 animals and contains 2.5 miles of walking trails through four main themed areas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. photo
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Formations in the "Cave Without a Name," located near Boerne in Kendall County, Texas. It has been commercially operated as a show cave and open for public tours since 1939. The cave went largely unnoticed again until the 1920s during the era of Prohibition when a small moonshine distillery was installed in the uppermost cavern. It again fell into obscurity until three local farm children rediscovered the sinkhole in 1935. The show cave received its name after its official opening in 1939, when a young boy suggested that the cave "was too beautiful to have a name." Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. photo
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Kaylei Weed, her sons Earl Lebeau (left) and Baptiste Lebeau, and her mother, Elaine Ethel Weed, are members of the Eastern Shoshone tribe at the Wind River Indian Reservation in central Wyoming's Wind River Basin. The reservation was established for the Eastern Shoshone in 1863 following a unique treaty with Shoshone Chief Washakie, admired by Indians and whites alike, on 45 million acres in the land that their ancestors had occupied on a seasonal basis for thousands of years. The reservation is unique: It is also home to a second, unrelated tribe: the Northern Arapahoe, who were placed on the reservation in 1878 with a promise, never fulfilled, of their own reservation in the future. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. We are proud to support Hope for Children on their mission to ensure children in the most extreme poverty are as happy and content as any other child, enjoying a childhood that sets them up for a fulfilling future - because every child deserves that. As well as donating 10% of our revenue to Hope for Children we have created this special collection FREE for everyone to enjoy. If you can, please visit Hope for Children to give back by donating or to learn about other ways you can support their mission. photo
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