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  • Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) share a rocky ledge in Látrabjarg, Iceland. Puffins form huge colonies in Iceland during the spring breeding season, then scatter all over the Atlantic Ocean.
    Latrabjarg_PuffinPair.jpg
  • A pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are perched in a tree near the mouth of the Columbia River, Warrenton, Oregon. The quarter moon appears behind the eagle on the right.
    BaldEagles_PerchedPair_Moon_Warrento...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) checks out a rainbow from a ledge high above the Atlantic Ocean in Látrabjarg, Iceland.
    Latrabjarg_PuffinRainbow.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica), right, walks up to check out a razorbill (Alca torda) on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and standing up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. During the breeding season, Látrabjarg hosts as much as 40 percent of the breeding populations of some birds, including razorbills.
    Razorbill_Puffin_Latrabjarg_2375.jpg
  • A large flock of Common Murres (Uria aalge), also known as Common Guillemots, dives off one of the Bird Rocks at Chapman Point near Cannon Beach, Oregon. The area is home to one of the largest colonies of breeding murres on the Oregon coast.
    Murres_Common_Diving_ChapmanPoint_23...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) rests on a rocky ledge on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean.
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_SteepCliff_2862.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) rests on a ledge high above the Atlantic Ocean on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long with a height of up to 440 meters (1444 feet).
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_Ledge_AtlanticOcea...jpg
  • A pair of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) share a ledge near the top of the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean..
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_PairOnLedge_2666.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) stands at the top of the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland, up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff.
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_PortraitOnCliff_23...jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) rests on a rocky ledge on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean..
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_GreenLedge_2429.jpg
  • A razorbill (Alca torda) rests on a rocky perch high above the Atlantic Ocean on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Razorbills are large seabirds, the largest member of the Auk family, and it comes to land only to breed. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) high. It hosts up to 40 percent of the breeding populations of some species, including razorbills.
    Razorbill_Latrabjarg_2485.jpg
  • A common myna (Acridotheres tristis) rests on the frond of a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The common myna, sometimes referred to as the Indian Myna or spelled mynah, is native to Asia, but is rapidly spreading its territory. Its native range spans southern Asia from Iran to Singapore, but the bird has since been introduced in many other parts of the world, including Australia, Hawaii, Canada, and islands in the Indian Ocean. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the myna one of the world's most invasive species.
    Myna_Common_PalmFrond_Maui_9532.jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) sits on the edge of her nest in the Yesler Swamp in Seattle, Washington, as her two young birds beg for food. The Anna's hummingbird typically raises two or three sets of young, or broods, per year.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Feeding_Yesle...jpg
  • Water boils out of a small spring on the Birds Nest Terrace in the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley near Rotorua, New Zealand. The terrace is part of a hydrothermal system in 1886 by the volcanic eruption of Mount Tarawera. Waimangu means 'black water' in Māori, the indigenous language of New Zealand. The area was given that name because its largest geyser erupted water that was filled with mud and rocks.
    NZ_Waimangu_BirdsNestTerrace_9002.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) guards the entrance to its burrow while its mate tends to their nest in the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Puffins nest in burrow at the top of the bird cliff, up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Látrabjarg, Europe's largest bird cliff, hosts up to 40 percent of the breeding populations of some species.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Burrow_3303.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) dives off the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland in search of food. Millions of birds, including Atlantic puffins, northern gannets, guillemots and razorbills, breed on the cliff in the summer. Látrabjarg is the western-most point in Europe and its largest bird cliff. It's 14 km (8.6 imles) long and as much as 440 meters (1,444) feet high.
    Iceland_Latrabjarg_PuffinDiving_9138.jpg
  • Two pairs of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) rub their bills together, a display known as billing, to select a mate at the top of the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) high. It hosts up to 40 percent of the breeding populations of some species.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Billing_3184.jpg
  • Four common gulls (Larus canus canus) crowd together on a tiny ledge high above Atlantic Ocean on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and standing up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean.
    Gulls_Common_Ledge_Latrabjarg_2790.jpg
  • A male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) lands on a maple tree that is beginning to leaf out. Males in the Calypte genus of hummingbirds are quite distinctive with iridescent crowns. All hummingbirds, however, have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light and reflects them directly in front of the bird. The bright flashes of color are visible only when the bird is facing you. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Iridescence_Landin...jpg
  • A male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests in a tree. Males in the Calypte genus of hummingbirds are quite distinctive with iridescent crowns. All hummingbirds, however, have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light and reflects them directly in front of the bird. The bright flashes of color are visible only when the bird is facing you. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Iridescence_6710.jpg
  • A panning exposure captures the motion of a Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus) walking through tall grass in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The ostrich is the largest living bird species and can reach a height of 9 feet, 2 inches (2.8 meters) — about half of the height coming from its neck. The ostrich cannot fly, but can run faster than any other bird, reaching a top speed of 40 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Ostrich_Panning_61...jpg
  • Three Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) rest at the top of the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland, up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_ThreeOnCliff_2441.jpg
  • A common guillemot (Uria aalge) nests on a small ledge on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and standing up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Common guillemots, also known as common murres or thin-billed murres, are members of the auk family. They breed in very dense colonies, laying a single egg on a bare rocky ledge..
    Guillemot_Nesting_Latrabjarg_2834.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) tries to attract a mate on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is the westernmost point in Europe, and Europe's largest bird cliff.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_MatingDance_6074.jpg
  • A great frigatebird (Fregata minor palmerstoni) soars above the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. The Hawaiian word for the bird is "'Iwa", which means "thief." The bird is known to harass other marine birds until they drop their food.
    great-frigatebird.jpg
  • A male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) lands on a maple tree on a rainy day. Males in the Calypte genus of hummingbirds are quite distinctive with iridescent crowns. All hummingbirds, however, have iridescent plumage, which reflects certain wavelengths of light and reflects them directly in front of the bird. The bright flashes of color are visible only when the bird is facing you. Several features of the feathers result in the iridescence. Barbules, which are flat in most birds, are angled to form a V shape in hummingbirds. Also, the surface of the barbules is covered with microscopic discs containing tiny air bubbles that amplify certain colors of light and cancel out others..
    Hummingbird_Annas_Landing_7518.jpg
  • Dozens of common guillemots (Uria aalge) crowd together to nest on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in western Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 14 km (8.7 miles) long and standing up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean. Common guillemots, also known as common murres or thin-billed murres, are members of the auk family. They breed in very dense colonies, laying a single egg on a bare rocky ledge.
    Guillemots_Nesting_Latrabjarg_2505.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) appears to yawn from the top of the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean..
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_Yawning_2529.jpg
  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) rests outside its burrow on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland while its mate sits just inside. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 km (8.7 miles) long and up to 440 meters (1444 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Burrow_Pair_2752.jpg
  • A Masai ostrich (Struthio camelus massaicus) walks through tall grass in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The ostrich is the largest living bird species and can reach a height of 9 feet, 2 inches (2.8 meters) — about half of the height coming from its neck. The ostrich cannot fly, but can run faster than any other bird, reaching a top speed of 40 miles per hour (70 kilometers per hour).
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Ostrich_Walking_61...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls to its chick on their nest near Puyallup, Washington. The size of the nest dwarfs both of the birds. Bald eagle nests rank as the largest nests of any bird, with a typical diameter of six feet (2 meters) and a height of three feet (1.5 meters). Some bald eagle nests way more than two tons.
    BaldEagle_ParentAndChick_Nest_Puyall...jpg
  • A pair of Atlantic puffins share a ledge high above the Atlantic Ocean in Látrabjarg, Iceland. Látrabjarg, 14 kilometers (8.5 miles) long and up to 440 metres (1,444 feet) high, is Europe's largest bird cliff. About 60 percent of all Atlantic puffins breed in Iceland.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Pair_WideView_864...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) take flight against a backdrop of trees, some of which are still showing autumn color, in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Most of the swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Pair_Skagit-Valley_2...jpg
  • A pair of northern shovelers (Spatula clypeata) swim together on a pond in the Union Bay Natural Area in Seattle, Washington. Nothern shovelers are monogamous, forming bonds when they are on their wintering grounds and staying together until just before the fall migration. Northern shovelers are dabbling ducks that feed in shallow wetlands, using their distinctive spoon-shaped bills to scoop up and filter water to collect seeds, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates. The bird in the front is a male, or drake, in breeding plumage; behind him is a female, or hen.
    Shovelers-Northern_Pair_Union-Bay_15...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) are rendered in silhouette as they fly in the bright golden sky against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Most of the swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Pair_Silhouette_Skag...jpg
  • Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) share a ledge high above the Atlantic Ocean at Látrabjarg, Iceland. Látrabjarg is the western most point in Europe, and Europe's largest bird cliff, 14 kilometers (8.5 miles) long and up to 440 metres (1,444 feet) high.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Pair_Ocean_8664.jpg
  • Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) share a ledge on the bird cliff at Látrabjarg, Iceland. Atlantic puffins spend most of their lives at sea, but nest on the coasts of Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, the British Isles, Norway, Atlantic Canada, and northern Europe.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_Pair_6088.jpg
  • A black swan (Cygnus atratus) swims across New Zealand's Lake Mangamahoe with Taranaki (Mount Egmont) in the background. While black swans were brought from Australia to New Zealand in the 1860s, there's some debate as to whether the species should be considered introduced. Black swan populations grew rapidly, suggesting the many of the birds may have found their own way to the country. The black swan is New Zealand's largest wetland bird.
    NZ_TaranakiBlackSwan_1407.jpg
  • Viewed from near the summit of the High Peaks of Pinnacles National Park, California, a California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) soars in search of food. California condors are New World vultures that went extinct in the wild in 1987. They have gradually been reintroduced to California's coastal mountains and parts of Utah, Arizona and Baja California. However, they remain one of the rarest birds. California condors have a wingspan of up to 9.8 feet (3 meters), the longest of any North American bird.
    California-Condor_Pinnacles-NP_Soari...jpg
  • Two common mynas (Acridotheres tristis) share a perch in a tree on the island of Maui, Hawai`i. The common myna, sometimes referred to as the Indian Myna or spelled mynah, is native to Asia, but is rapidly spreading its territory. Its native range spans southern Asia from Iran to Singapore, but the bird has since been introduced in many other parts of the world, including Australia, Hawaii, Canada, and islands in the Indian Ocean. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared the myna one of the world's most invasive species.
    Mynas_Common_TwoInTree_Maui_7320.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) watches over its two young eaglets on their nest in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington. Bald eagles construct the largest nests of any North American bird, up to 8 feet (2.5) meters wide and weighing more than a ton.
    BaldEagles_Nest_Parent_TwoEaglets_13...jpg
  • Two Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) share a rocky bluff in Látrabjarg, Iceland. Látrabjarg is Europe's largest bird cliff: 8 miles (14 km) long and 1,444 feet (440 meters) high.
    Puffins_Latrabjarg_6349.jpg
  • Seven trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly in formation over a pond in Brady, Washington at dawn. With a length of as much as 64 inches (163 cm) and a weight of as much as 26 pounds (11.8 kg), the trumpeter swan is the largest bird native to North America.
    TrumpeterSwans_Brady_Dawn_7434.jpg
  • A white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) takes off from its nest in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The white-backed vulture is found in open savanna and plains and nests in tall trees. As it is highly suspectible to poisoning, the bird populations are plunging rapidly, making it critically endangered. This is an aerial image captured from a hot air balloon.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Vulture-White-Back...jpg
  • Five trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) are rendered in silhouette as they fly in the bright golden sky against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. While most breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Silhouette_Skagit-Va...jpg
  • A young male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch near a marsh in Edmonds, Washington. This bird, photographed in December, is showing its winter plumage. Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds, weighing less than 0.3 ounces. They also have iridescent plumage, which magnifies certain wavelengths of light. The iridescence comes from the fact that their feathers do not lie flat, but rather have a V-shaped trough running along each barb. Their feathers are also covered with microscopic discs filled with tiny air bubbles.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Winter_3786.jpg
  • A juvenile wedge-tailed shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) looks out from its nest on a high cliff in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. The Hawaiian name for the bird is `Ua`u Kani. While the wedge-tailed shearwaters are relatively common on the coasts of the Hawaiian islands, the birds are threatened by modern life and recovery efforts are underway.
    shearwater-wedge-juvenile.jpg
  • Five trumpeter (Cygnus buccinator) swans fly in the fog over a pond in Brady, Washington. With a length of as much as 64 inches (163 cm) and a weight of as much as 26 pounds (11.8 kg), the trumpeter swan is the largest bird native to North America.
    TrumpeterSwans_Brady_Fog_7621.jpg
  • A close look at the back of a captive emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) reveals a range of blue, violet and golden colors in the patterns of its feathers. The flightless bird is endemic to Australia and is the world's second-largest bird by height.
    Emu_Feathers_Back_Detail_9536.jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) rests on the branch of an apple tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The chestnut-backed chickadee is found along the west coast of North America, from southern Alaska to southwestern Canada, in low elevation forests. Chestnut-backed chickadees in the southern portion of the bird's range have less reddish coloring on their flanks.
    Chickadee-Chestnut-Backed_Branch_734...jpg
  • The feet of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) disappear beneath the surface of the snow as the bird forages in nearly a foot of snow in Snohomish County, Washington. The spotted towhee forages mainly by looking for food on the ground. Its diet consists mainly of insects, seeds and berries.
    Towhee-Spotted_Snow_Lynnwood_7907.jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) rests on a dead branch in Snohomish County, Washington. The chestnut-backed chickadee is found along the west coast of North America, from southern Alaska to southwestern Canada, in low elevation forests. Chestnut-backed chickadees in the southern portion of the bird's range have less reddish coloring on their flanks.
    Chickadee_ChestnutBacked_Branch_2480.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks down at the trout it caught in Pattison Lake near Lacey, Washington. The scientific name of the bald eagle means sea eagle with a white head. While bald eagles are known to eat birds and small mammals, a number of studies conclude that fish make up 60 percent or more of their diets.
    BaldEagle_Trout_PattisonLake_7506.jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on driftwood at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. The Olympic Mountains are visible in the background. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_2731.jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on driftwood at Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. The Olympic Mountains are visible in the background. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_0254.jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of a large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) turning as they fly over a field in Skagit County, Washington. The camera was panned with the birds flying to the right; birds that had made a U-turn and were flying left were blurred. Starlings typically fly in very large groups, often visible from large distances, to protect themselves against hawks and other predators..
    Starlings_LargeFlock_TurningMotion_6...jpg
  • A male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flies over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. During breeding season, male magnificant frigatebirds have a bright red throat pouch. The large bird has a wingspan of seven feet (two meters).
    frigatebird_male_0263.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit briefly rides on the back of a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) after the bird stole the rabbit it caught. When the bald eagle grabbed the rabbit, it inadvertently also caught the fox, lifting both more than 20 feet into the air. The fox swung back and forth trying to take the rabbit back. The bald eagle released the fox and flew off with the rabbit ending the 8-second midair struggle.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6811.jpg
  • A northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) rests on a prickly pear cactus in Chandler, Arizona. Northern mockingbirds are known for their intelligence, including their ability to recognize individual people. The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas — and formerly of South Carolina.
    Mockingbird_Northern_Cactus_2260.jpg
  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) wades in the water of the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
    Stilt_Hawaiian_KealiaPond_Maui_1786.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 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 Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flies over Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_Flying_BoundaryBay_19...jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) hunts for food by flying over a marsh near Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird; it is found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_ShortEared_Hunting_BoundaryBay_1...jpg
  • Several Western Gulls (Larus occidentalis) dive for fish in the Pacific Ocean off Chapman Point near Cannon Beach, Oregon. Western Gulls are rarely seen away from the ocean and are found along the west coast of North America from Washington to Baja California. The mostly white birds are adults; the brown birds are juveniles.
    Gulls_Western_DivingIntoOcean_Chapma...jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on a bare winter tree Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington, with the Olympic mountains in the background. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_0351.jpg
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) looks for a place to land on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9190.jpg
  • An arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) flies with a capelan it caught in Jökulsárlón, Iceland (Glacier Lagoon). Arctic terns nest throughout Iceland during the summer. The bird migrates farther than any other. The arctic tern is found off South Africa and in the Antarctic Ocean during summer in the southern hemisphere.
    ArcticTern_Fish_9763.jpg
  • An anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) tries to swallow a fish whole. Anhinga have sharp bills that they use as spears to catch fish. This bird flew its fish to the base of a tree where it worked for about five minutes to position it's prize so it could swallow it hole.
    Anhinga_SwallowingFish_3251.jpg
  • A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) plucks a blossom from a cherry tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The bird's red coloring comes from pigments in the foods it eats.
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  • A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) plucks a blossom from a cherry tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The bird's red coloring comes from pigments in the foods it eats.
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  • A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is rendered in silhouette as it flies against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population of them winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
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  • An adult male summer tanager (Piranga rubra) rests on a branch in a lush area at the base of Montezuma Well, part of Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona. Summer tanagers mainly eat bees and wasps and are typically found high in the forest canopy. The male summer tanager is the only completely red bird in all of North America.
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  • A fiery sunset colors the sky over Bird Island and the southern cliffs of the Marin Headlands, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area near San Francisco, California.
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  • An Oregon junco (Junco hyemalis), a Pacific Northwest variation of the dark-eyed junco, exhibiting leucism rests on a rhododendron branch. Leucism is a mutation that prevents melanin, a pigment, from being produced in parts of the bird's body. The condition is related to albinism where the animal is entirely unable to produce pigment.
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  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) preens itself in the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
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  • A Hawaiian stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) wades in the water of the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge near Kehei, Maui, Hawaii. The Hawaiian stilt, or ae'o in Hawaiian, is an endangered subspecies of the black-necked stilt and has the longest legs in proportion to its body of any bird in the world. Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is a coastal salt marsh. During the rainy winter season, the pond swells to more than 400 acres. It shrinks to about half that size in the dry summer, leaving a slaty residue behind as it dries out.
    Stilt_Hawaiian_KealiaPond_Maui_1330.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a trout it caught in Pattison Lake near Lacey, Washington. The scientific name of the bald eagle means sea eagle with a white head. While bald eagles are known to eat birds and small mammals, a number of studies conclude that fish make up 60 percent or more of their diets.
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  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with a rare pigment disorder known as Leucism feeds along the Nooksack River in Washington's North Cascades. Leucism is a mutation that prevents melanin, a pigment, from being produced in parts of the bird's body. The condition is related to albinism where the animal is entirely unable to produce pigment.
    BaldEagle_Leucism_NooksackRiver_5131.jpg
  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) hunts for food by flying along the edge of Boundary Bay in British Columbia, Canada. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
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  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies over an open area on Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
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  • A Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. The Short-Eared Owl has one of the widest distributions of any bird, found on all continents except Australia and Antarctica.
    Owl_Short-Eared_Flying_Skagit-Valley...jpg
  • An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) looks out from its perch atop the Látrabjarg, Iceland, bird cliff. Atlantic Puffins are known for their colorful bills, which are especially colorful during the breeding season. About 60 percent of all Atlantic Puffins nest in Iceland.
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  • A fiery sunset stretches across Rodeo Cove, reaching from the sea stacks to Bird Island in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco, California. The Marin Headlands are part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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  • A spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus) rests in a bare tree in early spring in Snohomish County, Washington. The spotted towhee is a type of sparrow. Spotted towhees in the western part of the bird's range, such as this one, have spots on their primary and secondary feathers; eastern towhees do not.
    Towhee_Spotted_Branch_Lynnwood_2089.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.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) sits on its nest high in a tree in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington. The bald eagle builds the largest nest of any North American bird. The typical bald eagle nest weighs up to 1 ton, though one in Florida was documented to weigh 3 tons.
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  • An Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) shows off its tongue, which is specially adapted to allow it to carry many fish in its bill at one time. Atlantic puffins typically carry about 10 fish in their bills at one time, using their tongues to hold their catch against spines on their palate. This Atlantic puffin was photographed on the Látrabjarg bird cliff in Iceland; about 60 percent of all Atlantic puffins breed in Iceland.
    Puffin_Atlantic_Tongue_Latrabjarg_44...jpg
  • An arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) flies over a field on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland. Arctic terns migrate farther than any other bird, traveling in pursuit of a continuous summer. They spend the northern hemisphere in Iceland and other areas in the far north, then travel to spend the southern hemisphere summer near Antarctica.
    ArcticTern_Flying_Snaefellsnes_8023.jpg
  • A nene (Nesochen sandvicensis) rests in the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. The nene is the state bird of Hawaii and may have decended from the Canada goose. The nene is endangered with only about 500 living in the Hawaiian Islands; it is found nowhere else.
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  • A downy woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) drills a hole in a tree trunk. The downy woodpecker is the smallest woodpecker in North America. This particular bird is a female; males have a red patch on the back of their heads.
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  • An Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) looks out from its perch atop the Látrabjarg, Iceland, bird cliff. Atlantic Puffins are known for their colorful bills, which are especially colorful during the breeding season. About 60 percent of all Atlantic Puffins nest in Iceland.
    Puffin_Latrabjarg_Portrait_5695.jpg
  • A Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) flies along the Atlantic coast in southwest Iceland. The oystercatcher is the national bird of the nearby Faroe Islands, where it is called tjaldur.
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  • American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) have largely replaced leaves on three winter trees near North Creek in Bothell, Washington. American crows spend most of the day in small groups of between 5 and 15 birds. As the sun sets, however, thousands of crows gather in staging areas before traveling to their roost in the city, which is home to more than 10,000 crows.
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  • A flock of barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) take flight in wetlands near the town of Höfn, Iceland. Barnacle geese typically use Iceland as a migratory stop as they travel between their wintering grounds in Great Britain and their breeding grounds in Greeland, although growing numbers of the birds are now nesting in Iceland as well.
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  • A murder of crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over autumn trees as the birds approach their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the fall and winter months.
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  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) watches a sparrow fly past its perch in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington. When they first start to fly, bald eagles are very curious and will watch how other birds and even airplanes fly.
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  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feasts on a northwestern crow (Corvus caurinus) as another crow flies by. Crows frequently harass birds of prey, such as eagles. The smaller crows, however, are much more nimble and eagle rarely fight back.
    BaldEagle_EatingCrow_6642.jpg
  • A rhinocerous auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) swims on Puget Sound off Edmonds, Washington. The rhinocerous auklet is named for the horn that is found on its bill in the spring and summer. It grows the horn in the early spring and sheds it in the late summer. Rhinocerous auklets forage on fish and crustaceans that they catch while swimming underwater. The birds are found along the entire Pacific Coast of North America.
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  • A pair of rhinocerous auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata) surface after feeding in water of Puget Sound off Edmonds, Washington. The rhinocerous auklet is named for the horn that is found on its bill in the spring and summer. It grows the horn in the early spring and sheds it in the late summer. Rhinocerous auklets forage on fish and crustaceans that they catch while swimming underwater. The birds are found along the entire Pacific Coast of North America.
    Auklet-Rhinocerous_Puget-Sound_Edmon...jpg
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