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  • The bright yellow pods of velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) trees stand out against the green leaves in the early spring in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, located in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    Mesquite_Velvet_Patterns_Boyce-Thomp...jpg
  • A hairy woodpecker (Leuconotopicus villosus) rests on a branch in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Hairy woodpeckers forage on trees, turning over bark or excavating to uncover insects. They also eat fruits, berries and nuts, and occasionally tree sap.
    Woodpecker_Hairy_Arboretum_4395.jpg
  • The red autumn leaves of a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) provide contrast against the other trees and shrubs in the Woodland Garden of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Japanese-Maple_Fall-Color_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • Red autumn leaves from a Japanese maple tree (Acer palmatum) float on the water of a small pond in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Japanese-Maple-Leaves-Pond...jpg
  • An arrangement of autumn leaves shows the wide assortment of fall colors on display at the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Autumn-Leaf-Arrangement_02...jpg
  • A sweeping Japanese maple and other trees and shrubs show off their fall colors in the Woodland Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Woodland-Garden_Fall-Color...jpg
  • The red autumn leaves of a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) provide contrast against the other trees and shrubs in the Woodland Garden of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Japanese-Maple_Fall-Color_...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish among the water pennywort in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_3...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a small fish in Lake Washington near Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Great-Blue_Fishing_Arboretum_8...jpg
  • A female red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) feeds by drilling holes in the bark of a Spanish fir tree (Abies pinsapo) in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Sapsucker_Red-Naped_Arboretum_7765.jpg
  • A variety of trees display the full assortment of autumn colors along the main trail in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Fall-Colors_Main-Trail_591...jpg
  • Floating marshpennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides) spreads across the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Floating marshpennywort, also called floating pennywort, is native to North and South America has steams that spready horizontally and can float on water.
    Water-Pennywort_Arboretum_P8270154.jpg
  • A barred owl (Strix varia) rests on the curved trunk of a rhododendron in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Barred owls are known by many names, including hoot ouwl, eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl and striped owl.
    Owl_Barred_Rhododenron_Arboretum_856...jpg
  • An Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeds on seeds from a maple tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The Eastern Gray Squirrel is native to the United States east of the Mississippi River, but was introduced to several cities in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia. It does not hibernate, but does store seeds and nuts in tree cavities and the ground for the winter.
    Arboretum_Squirrel_Autumn_5264.jpg
  • A Japanese maple tree (Acer palmatum) displays its fall colors in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. This tree, with its lacy leaves and drooping habit, is of the dissectum cultivar.
    Arboretum_JapaneseMaple_Autumn_5303.jpg
  • A male Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) searches for food on a decaying Pacific Silver Fir tree (Abies amabilis) in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Pileated Woodpeckers are the largest woodpeckers and are typically found in mature forests where they feed on carpenter ants. Male Pileated Woodpeckers can be identified by the red color at the base of their bills; all Pileated Woodpeckers have red feathers at the top of their crown.
    Woodpecker_Pileated_Arboretum_4591.jpg
  • A red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) feeds by drilling holes in the bark of a Spanish fir tree (Abies pinsapo) in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Arboretum_836...jpg
  • A barred owl (Strix varia) sleeps against the curved trunk of a rhododendron in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Barred owls are known by many names, including hoot ouwl, eight hooter, rain owl, wood owl and striped owl.
    Owl_Barred_Sleeping_Rhododenron_Arbo...jpg
  • A pine siskin (Spinus pinus) takes off from an alder tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The pine siskin is a finch that is very nomadic, potentially wintering in different areas each year. It is found in open coniferous or mixed forests and feeds on buds and seeds of alders, birches, pines, hemlocks and other trees.
    Siskin_Pine_TakingOff_Arboretum_4691.jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa), called a drake, swims in a channel of the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Wood ducks typically breed in wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in the eastern United States and along the west coast from Washington state into Mexico. They usually nest in cavities in trees close to water. Unlike most other ducks, the wood duck has sharp claws for perching in trees.
    WoodDuck_DrakeSwimming_Arboretum_115...jpg
  • The movement of the camera during a long exposure turns the colorful blossoms of cherry trees in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington, into a colorful, impressionistic scene.
    Arboretum_Cherry-Blossoms_Impression...jpg
  • Two female greater scaups (Aythya marila) swim in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle. Lesser scaups dive to feed on plant seeds, snails, insects, and crustaceans.
    GreaterScaup_Arboretum_3451.jpg
  • A Japanese maple tree (Acer palmatum) displays its fall colors in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. This tree, with its lacy leaves and drooping habit, is of the dissectum cultivar.
    Arboretum_JapaneseMaple_Autumn_5332.jpg
  • Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) grow up from the bottom of Lake Washington in this underwater view from the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The fragrant water lily's leaves float on the water surface and the plant itself is rooted in mucky or silty sediment up to six to seven feet (2 meters) deep.
    WaterLilies_Underwater_Arboretum_F00...jpg
  • A male Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) searches for food on a decaying Pacific Silver Fir tree (Abies amabilis) in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Pileated Woodpeckers are the largest woodpeckers and are typically found in mature forests where they feed on carpenter ants. Male Pileated Woodpeckers can be identified by the red color at the base of their bills; all Pileated Woodpeckers have red feathers at the top of their crown.
    Woodpecker_Pileated_Arboretum_Golden...jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa), called a drake, swims in a channel of the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Wood ducks typically breed in wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in the eastern United States and along the west coast from Washington state into Mexico.
    WoodDuck_DrakeSwimming_Arboretum_307...jpg
  • A Japanese maple tree (Acer palmatum) displays its fall colors in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. This tree, with its lacy leaves and drooping habit, is of the dissectum cultivar.
    Arboretum_JapaneseMaple_Autumn_5310.jpg
  • A fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata) blooms in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The perennial plant floats on the water surface, and can grow in water up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) deep.
    WaterLily_Arboretum_2285.jpg
  • A mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos) feeds on cottonwood seeds that are floating in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Mallard_Duckling_Cottonwoo...jpg
  • A female wood duck (Aix sponsa) swims in a channel of the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Wood ducks typically breed in wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in the eastern United States and along the west coast from Washington state into Mexico. They usually nest in cavities in trees close to water. Unlike most other ducks, the wood duck has sharp claws for perching in trees.
    WoodDuck_FemaleSwimming_Arboretum_31...jpg
  • A family of Canada geese (Branta canadensis), two parents and three goslings, swim in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The typical Canada goose clutch size is five eggs, though it can range from two to twelve. The eggs hatch simultaneously so the parents can lead the goslings together away from the nest. Canada geese typically mate for life.
    CanadaGeese_YoungFamily_Arboretum_35...jpg
  • A family of Canada geese (Branta canadensis), two parents and three goslings, swim in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The typical Canada goose clutch size is five eggs, though it can range from two to twelve. The eggs hatch simultaneously so the parents can lead the goslings together away from the nest. Canada geese typically mate for life.
    CanadaGeese_YoungFamily_Arboretum_33...jpg
  • A family of Canada geese (Branta canadensis), two parents and three goslings, swim in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The typical Canada goose clutch size is five eggs, though it can range from two to twelve. The eggs hatch simultaneously so the parents can lead the goslings together away from the nest. Canada geese typically mate for life..
    CanadaGeese_YoungFamily_Arboretum_33...jpg
  • A golden autumn leaf floats in a narrow channel near Foster Island in the Washinton Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_FloatingLeaf_4863.jpg
  • A red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) rests on a log in a small inlet in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington as a Canada goose preens itself nearby.
    Slider_RedEared_Goose_Arboretum_0792.jpg
  • Panning the camera during a long exposure creates an impressionistic view of the fall colors on several Japanese maple trees in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_FallColor_Impressionistic_...jpg
  • An Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeds on seeds from a maple tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The Eastern Gray Squirrel is native to the United States east of the Mississippi River, but was introduced to several cities in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia. It does not hibernate, but does store seeds and nuts in tree cavities and the ground for the winter.
    Arboretum_Squirrel_Autumn_2482.jpg
  • Golden autumn leaves float in a narrow channel near Foster Island in the Washinton Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_FloatingLeaves_4998.jpg
  • A red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) swims among the lily pads in an inlet in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Slider_RedEared_Swimming_Arboretum_0...jpg
  • An assortment of trees show a wide variety of fall colors in the Woodland Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_WoodlandGarden_Autumn_5327.jpg
  • A family of Canada geese (Branta canadensis), two parents and three goslings, swim in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The typical Canada goose clutch size is five eggs, though it can range from two to twelve. The eggs hatch simultaneously so the parents can lead the goslings together away from the nest. Canada geese typically mate for life.
    CanadaGeese_YoungFamily_Arboretum_34...jpg
  • Two young mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) rest on the shore of Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_TwoDucklings_Arboretum_8234.jpg
  • Two young mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) rest on the shore of Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_TwoDucklings_Arboretum_8236.jpg
  • An Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) feeds on seeds from a maple tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The Eastern Gray Squirrel is native to the United States east of the Mississippi River, but was introduced to several cities in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia. It does not hibernate, but does store seeds and nuts in tree cavities and the ground for the winter.
    Arboretum_Squirrel_Autumn_2699.jpg
  • Seven mallard ducklings (Anas platyrhynchos) rest on a log in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    DucklingsOnLog_SeattleArboretum_S02-...jpg
  • Two young Pied-Billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) swim in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington as their mother watches.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherChicks_6533.jpg
  • A mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hen rests on a log in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Log_Aboretum_0413.jpg
  • Fall color is represented by a single yellow leaf, floating off Foster Island in the Seattle Arboretum.
    FloatingLeafArboretum.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) opens its mouth wide as it rests on a log above Lake Washington in Seattle. This part of Lake Washington, located in the Washington Park Arboretum, is a freshwater lake. The double-crested cormorant is one of only two types of cormorants regularly found in fresh water.
    cormorant-mouth-open-2986.jpg
  • A double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) suns itself in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle. The wetlands of the Seattle Arboretum open into the freshwater of Lake Washington. The double-crested cormorant is one of only two types of cormorants often found in fresh water.
    cormorant-double-crested-2814.jpg
  • A painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) suns itself on a log off Foster Island in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum.
    PaintedTurtleLog.jpg
  • Two young Pied-Billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) rest on their mother's back in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Young grebes travel on their mother's backs until they are able to swim on their own.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherChicks_7930.jpg
  • A young Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) rests on its mother's back on its nest in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherChickNest_649...jpg
  • A Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) hides among the lily pads in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_LilyPads_Hiding_714...jpg
  • Two young Pied-Billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) hide under their mother's wings in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Young grebes travel on their mother's backs until they are able to swim on their own.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherChicks_7983.jpg
  • Fragrant Water Lilies growing off Foster Island leave just a narrow 'S' pattern in the waters of Lake Washington near the Seattle Arboretum.
    WaterLiliesS.jpg
  • A mother mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) swims with several over her chicks in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_MotherAndBabies_6273.jpg
  • A male red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) builds a nest in a snag in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The red-shafted northern flicker, also known as the western flicker, is a type of woodpecker and builds its nest by hollowing out decaying trees. It removes most of the wood chips to form a cavity in the tree, but reserves some wood chips to insulate and cushion its eggs. Unlike other birds, it does not use anything other than the wood chips to build its nest.
    Flicker_Northern_BuildingNest_0034.jpg
  • Two young Pied-Billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) swim in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington as their mother watches.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherChicks_6330.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) searches for fish in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron_ArboretumWetlands_3058.jpg
  • A green heron (Butorides virescens) swallows a fish that it caught in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Green_Swallowing-Fish_Arboretu...jpg
  • A green heron (Butorides virescens) pulls a wasp from a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Green_Insect_Arboretum_5903.jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa) in non-breeding plumage swims among the vegetation in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Duck-Wood_Swimming_Arboretum_3661.jpg
  • A green heron (Butorides virescens) hides among water liles to hunt in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Heron-Green_Water-Lilies_Arboretum_5...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) sits on her nest among dried-out water lilies in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Pied-billed grebes are found throughout the Americas, typically on freshwater wetlands that have aquatic plants.
    Grebe_Pied-Billed_Nest_Arboretum_330...jpg
  • A water forget-me-not (Myosotis scorpioides) begins to blossom in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Arboretum_Water-Forget-Me-Not_9772.jpg
  • A male wood duck (Aix sponsa) in non-breeding plumage stands on a log over the water in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Duck-Wood_Log-Arboretum_3330.jpg
  • Red blossoms, mainly Camellia japonica, are framed by the branches of a Stewartia monadelpha tree, which is related to camellias.
    Arboretum_Camellia-Stewartia_0368.jpg
  • An American coot (Fulica americana) stretches a leg and a wing in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Coot-American_Stretching_Arboretum_5...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) floats on the water among water lilies in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Pied-billed grebes are found throughout the Americas, typically on freshwater wetlands that have aquatic plants.
    Grebe_Pied-Billed_Floating_Arboretum...jpg
  • Colorful, abstract shapes make up the bark of the Stewartia x henryae tree in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. This hybrid first occurred as a spontaneous cross between Stewartia monadelpha and Stewartia pseudocamellia at the Henry Foundation for Botanical Research in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, though the majority of plants that make up the Stewartia species are native to China.
    Arboretum_Stewartia-Henryae_Bark_036...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on the branch of a silver birch tree before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Branch_Seat...jpg
  • A belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) flies against the blue sky over the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Its breeding range covers inland bodies of water across much of North America.
    Kingfisher-Belted_In-Flight_Arboretu...jpg
  • A blue dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) rests on the cupped pad of a water lily in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Dasher-Blue_Lily-Pads_Seattle-Arbore...jpg
  • A red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) balances itself on an exposed log in an inlet in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Red-eared sliders are type of turtle native only to the southern United States, though they have been introduced in many other areas, including ponds along the Pacific coast.
    Slider_RedEared_Balanced_Arboretum_1...jpg
  • An American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) rests on a log in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle.
    Bullfrog_Arboretum_4077.jpg
  • A painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) suns itself on a log deep in the wetlands of the Washington Park Aboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    PaintedTurtle_Sunning_Arboretum_2666.jpg
  • A mallard duckling (Anas platyrhynchos) swims with its mother in a channel off Foster Island in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_MotherAndDuckling_Arboretum_...jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) leads her babies through lily pads in the Seattle Arboretum in Washington state.
    MallardMotherBabies.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds on a bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) that it caught in the wetland off Foster Island in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum.
    HeronBluegill.jpg
  • A female red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) rests in a tree in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The red-shafted northern flicker is also known as the western flicker. Flickers are a type of woodpecker. Flickers feed on ants and other insects and are believed to consume more ants than any other North American bird.
    Flicker_Northern_Female_Perched_Arbo...jpg
  • Yellow daffodils bloom beneath Cascading Hearts Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) at the peak of their red springtime colors. While the redbud trees appear to be covered in blossoms, the red is actually the springtime color of the leaves, which will gradually turn green as the season progresses.
    IL_Morton_Redbuds_Daffodils_5328.jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), surrounded by wildflowers, stretches its neck to look out from its hiding spot in the tall grass in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_GrassAndWildflowers_8...jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), surrounded by wildflowers, rests in tall grass in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_GrassAndWildflowers_8...jpg
  • A female red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) rests in a tree in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The red-shafted northern flicker is also known as the western flicker. Flickers are a type of woodpecker. Flickers feed on ants and other insects and are believed to consume more ants than any other North American bird.
    Flicker_Northern_Female_Perched_Arbo...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) watches its chick splash in the water of the wetlands of the Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Pied-billed grebes rarely fly. They typically dive to escape danger.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_MotherAndChick_1592.jpg
  • Yellow daffodils bloom beneath Cascading Hearts Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) at the peak of their red springtime colors. While the redbud trees appear to be covered in blossoms, the red is actually the springtime color of the leaves, which will gradually turn green as the season progresses.
    IL_Morton_Redbuds_Daffodils_5288.jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), surrounded by wildflowers, rests in tall grass in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_GrassAndWildflowers_8...jpg
  • A male red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) looks out from the nest it is building in a snag in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The red-shafted northern flicker, also known as the western flicker, is a type of woodpecker and builds its nest by hollowing out decaying trees. It removes most of the wood chips to form a cavity in the tree, but reserves some wood chips to insulate and cushion its eggs.
    Flicker_Northern_Male_LookingOutFrom...jpg
  • A male red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus) rests in a tree in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. The red-shafted northern flicker is also known as the western flicker. Flickers are a type of woodpecker. Flickers feed on ants and other insects and are believed to consume more ants than any other North American bird.
    Flicker_Northern_Male_Perched_Arbore...jpg
  • A Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) rests against a green forested backdrop in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior, Arizona.
    Cardinal-Northern_Green-Backdrop_Boy...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps), the most widespread of the North American grebes, swims among the lily pads in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Wash. The pied-billed grebe's bill is circled by a broad black band during the summer months.
    Grebe_PiedBilled_LilyPads_2234.jpg
  • A familiar bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile) casts its shadow on a leaf in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington. Damselflies mate in wetlands, depositing their eggs just below the surface of the water.
    Damselfly_FamiliarBluet_Shadow_7162.jpg
  • A mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) watches over one of her ducklings, which is less than a week old, in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_MotherAndDuckling_3008v.jpg
  • A large cluster of fragrant water lily pads (Nymphaea odorata) float on wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. The perennial plant grows in clear and calm water that is up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) deep.
    WaterLilies_LilyPads_1439.jpg
  • A common side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) rests between two rocks in the Sonoran Desert near Superior, Arizona.
    Lizard_Side-Blotched_Boyce-Thompson_...jpg
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