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  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) take turns catching midshipman fish in the oyster beds in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near Seabeck early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in the oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_TwoFishing_HoodCanal_3379.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a midshipman fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    Bald-Eagle_Hood-Canal_Catching-Fish_...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_579...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a midshipman fish trapped in an oyster bed in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area on Washington's Olympic Peninsula early each summer to feed on the migrating fish that get trapped during low tides.
    BaldEagle_CatchingMidshipmanFish_Hoo...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a midshipman fish at low tide in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which gets trapped in oyster beds during low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_414...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a midshipman fish in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_416...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_055...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_055...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a midshipman fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_706...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_056...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a midshipman fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_709...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) catches a fish in the shallow water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington at low tide.
    Heron_GreatBlue_CathingFish_Seabeck_...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) catches a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles and other birds congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_055...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off with a fish it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, as another eagle watches.
    BaldEagles_CatchingFish_HoodCanal_46...jpg
  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) take turns catching midshipman fish in the oyster beds in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near Seabeck early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in the oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_TwoFishing_HoodCanal_3380.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off with a midshipman fish that it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of eagles, herons, gulls, and other birds congregate in the area early each summer to feed on the migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileCatchingFish_HoodC...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pulls a midshipman fish out of the water along Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_CatchingFish_Hood...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off with a fish it caught in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of eagles congregate in the area in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_CatchingFish_Hood...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pulls a midshipman fish out of the water along Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileCatchingFish_HoodC...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off with a fish it caught in Hood Canal near Big Beef Creek, Seabeck, Washington.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_Seabeck_0557.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a midshipman fish that it caught in an oyster bed in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles, herons, gulls, and other birds congregate in the area early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in small pools at low tide.
    BaldEagle_MidshipmanFish_HoodCanal_6...jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies off with two small fish that it caught in Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_1871.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies off with two small fish that it caught in Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_1869.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies off with a small fish that it caught in Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_1646.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies off with a small fish that it caught in Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_0748.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flies off with a small fish that it caught in Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_2161.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) chases an adult bald eagle that just caught a fish in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near the town of Seabeck early each summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_JuvenileChasingAdult_Hood...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a midshipman fish it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early in the summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_MidshipmanFish_HoodCanal_3...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a midshipman fish it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early in the summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_FlyingWithFish_HoodCanal_3...jpg
  • A glaucous-winged gull (Larus glaucescens) displaying its breeding plumage feeds on a midshipman fish that it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
    Gull_MidshipmanFish_HoodCanal_3443.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) pulls a midshipman fish out of the oyster beds in the Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near the town of Seabeck in the early summer to feast on the migrating fish, which gets trapped in the oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_CatchingMidshipmanFish_Hoo...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a midshipman fish that it caught in the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feed on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_MidshipmanFish_HoodCanal_6...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a fish it caught in Hood Canal near Big Beef Creek, Seabeck, Washington. Fish make up a majority of a bald eagle's diet.
    BaldEagle_CatchingFish_Seabeck_0559.jpg
  • A bald ealge (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies, clutching a mallard duck drake (Anas platyrhynchos) that it caught on Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington. The mallard is the most common duck in the United States and typically weighs up to 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms). Bald eagles generally weigh between 6 and 14 pounds (3 to 6.3 kilograms) and they are typically capable of lifting up to half of their body weight.
    BaldEagle_CarryingMallard_5296.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 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 red fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit runs with prey provided by its mother in tall grass in San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Even though both of these foxes are black, all of the foxes in the park are technically red foxes, regardless of their color. Red foxes were introduced to San Juan Island on various occasions in the 1900s.
    Fox-Red_Kit_Prey_Motion-Blur_San-Jua...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
  • An American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies with a chum salmon that it caught in Lake Washington off Juanita Beach in Kirkland, Washington.
    Crow_American_Salmon_Juanita_1736.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 young red fox (Vulpes vulpes) runs with the leg of a European rabbit on the prairie of the San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. All of the foxes in the park are technically red foxes, even if they are black, silver or tan. Red foxes were introduced to San Juan Island on various occasions in the 1900s.
    Fox-Red_Kit_Black_Prairie_Rabbit_San...jpg
  • A pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) twists its head as it pulls an invertebrate out of the water in one of the Promontory Ponds in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Grebe_Pied-Billed_Hunting_Magnuson-P...jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) runs with a European rabbit (Oryctolagus cunuculus) it caught in the prairie of San Juan Island National Historical Park on San Juan Island, Washington. Both foxes and rabbits were introduced to San Juan Island. The rabbits were introduced to the island in the 1890s by settlers; foxes were introduced occasionally in the 1900s. The European rabbits in particular are considered an invasive species, turning the prairie into an unsustainable barren landscape with their vast burrows. This displaces small native mammals, such as the Townsend's vole. Seconds after this image was taken, a bald eagle attacked the fox to steal the rabbit.
    Fox-Red_European-Rabbit_San-Juan-Isl...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.
    BaldEagle_Trout_PattisonLake_7504.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a fish it caught in Lake Washington near Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_FlyingWithFish_Kirkland_57...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies with a fish it caught in Lake Washington. Bald eagles typically consume up to 700 grams of food per day. This eagle delivered the fish to its two eaglets at the nest.
    BaldEagle_Fish_6838.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) takes off with a fish it caught in Possession Sound near Everett, Washington.
    Tern-Caspian_Catching-Fish_Everett_0...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 murder of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) flies over Snohomish County, Washington, on the way to the birds' night roosting spot with some of their wings catching the golden light of sunset.
    Crows_American_Murder-In-Flight_5491.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), likely 4 years old, dives in hopes of catching a fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. Bald eagles don't receive their pure white head until they are 4 to 5 years old.
    BaldEagle_Diving_NearlyAdult_HoodCan...jpg
  • What appears to be a four-winged bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is one eagle attacking another from behind at the edge of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. While bald eagles are highly skilled at catching fish, when they congregate, they tend to steal food from other eagles.
    BaldEagle_FourWings_Seabeck_4886.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over Lake Washington at sunrise after catching a fish. The eagle flew to its nest to feed its two chicks.
    BaldEagle_Flying_LakeWashington_3323.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) eats a garter snake that it caught in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The heron stalked the snake in the grass and after catching it, tossed and turned the snake for two minutes so it was able to swallow it whole.
    Heron_EatingSnake_8855.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state after catching a midshipman fish. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near Seabeck early each summer when the migrating fish are trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_Flying_HoodCanal_Reflectio...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) manages to steal a midshipman fish from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in Hood Canal, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles, herons, and gulls congregate near Seabeck in the early summer to feast on the migrating fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides. Bald eagles predominently feed by stealing food.
    BaldEagle_StealingFoodFromHeron_Hood...jpg
  • Thousands of Vaux’s swifts (Chaetura vauxi) fly into the chimney at the Wagner Performing Arts Center in Monroe, Washington. As many as 26,000 Vaux’s swifts use the chimney as a roost each night during their spring and fall migrations. Vaux’s swifts do not have back talons, so they cannot stand or perch; when roosting for the night, they cling to rough surfaces, mainly old-growth trees and the inside of old chimneys. They spend their days in flight catching insects and at night roost communally to conserve heat. The migratory roost in Monroe is one of the largest in North America.
    Swifts_Vauxs_Chimney_Monroe_3421.jpg
  • A ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula) leaps from the fork of elm tree trunk to catch an insect in Snohomish County, Washington. Ruby-crowned kinglets are very active when they are foraging, frequently hopping to catch small insects and spiders.
    Kinglet-Ruby-Crowned_Leaping_Lynnwoo...jpg
  • As a brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) with an extended throat pouch works on swallowing its catch, another pelican dives into the Pacific Ocean to try to catch fish in the Pacific Ocean off First Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington. Pelicans feed mainly on fish they find at or near the surface. They can dive from heights of 50 feet (15 meters) or more, filling their throat pouches once they hit the water. They then strain out the water and swallow any food that was caught.
    Pelicans-Brown_OlympicNP_Feeding_770...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low through tall grass in a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Grass_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • An American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) feeds while standing on an ice shelf over Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American dippers, also known as water ouzels, are known for diving underwater to catch aquatic insects and their larvae.
    Dipper-American_Feeding_Winter_Yello...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Grass_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) dives as it tries to locate food in a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) dives in the water of Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_2133.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.
    Auklet-Rhinocerous_Puget-Sound_Edmon...jpg
  • 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
  • A rhinocerous auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata) feeds on a small fish as another dives to forage in the 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_Foraging_Edmonds_...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
  • A least flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) feeds in a blackberry bush in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. Least flycatchers typically feed on insects, flying out from trees to catch them in flight or hovering over foliage. They also sometimes eat berries.
    Flycatcher_Least_Feeding_2315.jpg
  • Backlit by a golden sunrise, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Flying_Golden-Light_...jpg
  • Against the golden light of sunrise, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Flying_Golden-Light_...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Grass_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Grass_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low through tall grass in a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Grass_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) dives into Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington, sending water splashing. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Diving_Splash_Everett_0...jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) searches for food while flying low over the water of Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_8533.jpg
  • A Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) dives in the water of Port Gardner off Possession Sound in Everett, Washington. Caspian terns feed mainly on fish, which they find by hovering over the water and then plunging in to catch.
    Tern-Caspian_Hunting_Everett_2159.jpg
  • 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
  • As night falls, an elf owl (Micrathene whitneyi) hunts from a perch in the woods of Miller Canyon at the base of the Huachuca Mountains in southern Arizona. The elf owl is the smallest owl in the Sonoran Desert, about the size of a sparrow and weighing just 1.4 ounces. The owl can see well in low light, but can catch prey in complete darkness by pinpointing it with its ears. The elf owl feeds primarily on invertebrates, such as moths, crickets, scorpions, centipedes and beetles.
    Owl-Elf_Night_Miller-Canyon_7081.jpg
  • An American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) dives from an ice shelf into Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. American dippers, also known as water ouzels, are known for diving underwater to catch aquatic insects and their larvae.
    Dipper-American_Diving_Winter_Yellow...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low over a field on Leque Island near Stanwood, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Flying_Eide_5995.jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies over a field in the golden last light of day as it hunts in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Golden-Light...jpg
  • Against a backdrop of red clouds, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) watches the sun set from its perch in a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Sunset_Bow-Edison_10...jpg
  • A royal tern (Thalasseus maximus) in nonbreeding plumage dives for food in the blue water of Puerto Real off the coast of Esperanza on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. Royal terns dive for small fish, which they catch by striking them with their bills.
    Tern-Royal_Diving_Vieques_7027.jpg
  • A few wispy clouds catch the golden light of sunset and are reflected on the still waters of a wetland that borders Shepherd Lake near Sagle, Idaho.
    ID_Sagle_Marsh-Susnet_0414.jpg
  • Ripples on Ecola Creek catch reflections of trees along the watershed in Cannon Beach, Oregon.
    OR_EcolaCreek_Ripples_0711.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies past three great blue herons (Ardea herodias) as they attempt to catch fish in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington. During the early summer, bald eagles and great blue herons flock to the area near Big Beef Creek in great numbers to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileFlying_Herons_Seab...jpg
  • Puget Sound and the rocky beach at Mukilteo catch the last light of day as the sun sets behind Whidbey Island, Washington. A long exposure blurs the movement of the waves on Puget Sound.
    MukilteoBeach_WideView_Twilight_1188.jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) scares off a flock of ducks while trying to catch one along Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Coyotes most often feed on small mammals, but they will eat birds, snakes and even fruit and vegetables when their usual food source is scarce.
    Coyote_ChasingDucks_BoundaryBay_4169.jpg
  • A red-tailed hawk takes off from thorny brush to catch prey in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
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  • 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.
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  • In the golden light of sunrise, two short-eared owls (Asio flammeus) fly over the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
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  • Against a backdrop of a snow-covered hillside, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
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  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) hunts over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A northern harrier (Circus cyaneus) flies low over a field near Boundary Bay in southern British Columbia, Canada. Northern harriers frequently fly low over fields and marshes in search of small birds and mammals, which they catch with a sudden pounce.
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  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) looks for prey as it flies over a field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Flight_Clouds_Bow-Ed...jpg
  • A great golden digger wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus) rests between the thorns on a blackberry cane in Everett, Washington. Female great golden digger wasps dig tunnels for their eggs. They catch and paralyze small insects, which they take to one of their tunnels. They deposit an egg on the still-living insect and close the tunnel.
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  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) attempts to steal a fish from a great blue heron, which shields its catch in Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington.
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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.
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