Archive for the ‘owl’ Tag
Great horned owl. Photo by Dennis Demcheck, United States Geological Survey. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/5/16.
Photo by Bob Wicks, Bureau of Land Management. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 1/22/16.
Photo by Jon LeVasseur. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/14/16.
Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 12/14/15.
An eagle flies from its nest at Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee. Photo by Don Holland. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/21/15.
This funny photo of an Eastern Screech owl was taken at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia. Okefenokee is like no other place on earth, where natural beauty and wilderness prevail. It preserves the Okefenokee Swamp, providing vital habitats for birds, reptiles and other wildlife. Photo by Graham McGeorge. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 7/14/15.
Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 8/18/15.
In Alaska’s Bristol Bay, a humpback whale is surrounded by Shearwaters. Photo by Brenda Rone, NOAA. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior on 12/16/14.
Two fox kits in Maine’s Arcadia National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/2/15.
Located near the southern border of Washington – just a short distance from Portland – Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is a must visit in the Pacific Northwest. This 5,217-acre wildlife refuge contains a mosaic of riverine flood plain habitat, making it ideal for birdwatching. Donna Torres snapped this photo of two great horned owl fledglings keeping a watchful eye on her while visiting Ridgefield. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/4/15.
Sunset at North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Photo by C. Denise Maples. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/8/15.
Baby owl at Washington’s Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Dennis Davenport. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 2/25/15.
First baby owl of the year spotted at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington. Photo by Louise Whitehead. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 1/26/15.
A baby owl in Zion National Park. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/12/14.
An aerial battle between hummingbirds at California’s Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Sarah Chah. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/17/14.
Bee Sweet: Bees pollinate 75% of US fruits, nuts & veggies. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/18/14.
Two moose calves near Alaska’s Forty Mile River. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 6/18/14.
Three spring cubs, born this winter, with their mother at Katmai National Park. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Flickr, 6/19/14.
Cute, yes … but beware Mama’s teeth, believe me! Photo taken at the Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/24/14.
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Pelican Island National Wildlife Reserve. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 3/14/14.
Great Horned Owl, female. Photo by Dennis Demcheck, a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) employee. He snapped this great photo of the owl nesting in a Live Oak tree. Here’s what he had to say about it. “She was ‘staring me down’ because she had eggs to protect. It was taken in southwest Louisiana in the Mermentau River Basin near the town of Thornwell.” Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 3/22.
Two Sandhill Cranes flying over a wetland in the Park. March 2014. Photo: Patrick Myers. Posted by the US Department of the Interior on Tumblr, 3/20/14.
Graham McGeorge snapped this amazing photo at Okefenokee National Wildlife Reserve. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 2/19/14.
