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  • A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) sits on her nest on the rocks in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Killdeer, like other plovers, nest on the ground, such as this nest, built on a gravel bar along Mud Lake. When threatened, the killdeer tries to distract predators away from the nest, often by pretending it has a broken wing.
    KIlldeer_Nesting_Malheur_5630.jpg
  • A killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) sits on her nest on the rocks in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. Killdeer, like other plovers, nest on the ground, such as this nest, built on a gravel bar along Mud Lake. When threatened, the killdeer tries to distract predators away from the nest, often by pretending it has a broken wing.
    KIlldeer_Nesting_Malheur_5573.jpg
  • Two Belding's ground squirrels (Urocitellus beldingi) appear to kiss in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. The ground squirrels are actually smelling each other's oral gland secretions to determine whether or not they're related. Belding's ground squirrels produce at least two odors from glands on their mouths and backs. They can determine whether they're related, and how closely they're related, by those odors.
    GroundSquirrels_Beldings_Kissing_Mal...jpg
  • An Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) calls out from its perch in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Especially in the summer, Eastern Kingbirds feed on insects, primarily flies. They wait on a perch for an insect to approach and they fly off to catch it in mid-air.
    Kingbird_Eastern_Malheur_5178.jpg
  • An adult killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) watches over one of its chicks at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. Killdeer chicks are precocial, which means they are not confined to the nest when they hatch. Newly hatched killdeer are able to run around.
    Killdeer_AdultWithChick_Malheur_5541.jpg
  • Three white-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) feed at the edge of a pond in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. Ibises forage in groups by walking slowly with their heads down, probing the mud with their long, curved bills.
    Ibis_WhiteFaced_Malheur_5334.jpg
  • A group of turkey vultures (Cathartes aura) circles over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon. The turkey vultures circled to catch rising pockets of hot air, known as thermals, which carried them higher in the sky.
    Vultures_Turkey_Malheur_Circling_510...jpg
  • A Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) feeds on grass in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Belding's ground squirrels hibernate longer than most other mammals - 7 to 9 months per year - so their ability to survive the winter is dependent on how much body fat they are able to accumulate in the summer.
    GroundSquirrel_Beldings_Malheur_4845.jpg
  • A Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) feeds on grass in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Belding's ground squirrels hibernate longer than most other mammals - 7 to 9 months per year - so their ability to survive the winter is dependent on how much body fat they are able to accumulate in the summer.
    GroundSquirrel_Beldings_Malheur_4743.jpg
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