This brilliant yellow dragonfly rests on an aquatic bulrush plant. A fierce predator, it hunts mosquitoes & other insects. Photo by the USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 8/4/17.
On June 20, 1782, the bald eagle was placed at the center of the Great Seal of the United States and remains a symbol of our proud country. After a dramatic recovery, bald eagles are found in every state but Hawaii, soaring high and inspiring the nation. Photo from the Gulkana Wild and Scenic River in Alaska by Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/20/17.
The North American porcupine is a skilled climber, spending a lot of its time in trees eating bark. It has 30,000 sharp quills. Photo: USFWS. Tweeted by the US Fish & Wildlife Service, 8/20/17.