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  • A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) swallows a berry from a Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta) shrub in Everett, Washington. Cedar waxwings eat berries year-round, though they supplement their diet with insects during breading season.
    Waxwing-Cedar_Holly-Berries_Everett_...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit chews on grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Eating-Grass_Skagit-Wildlife-...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit chews on grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Eating-Grass_Skagit-Wildlife-...jpg
  • A young barred owl (Strix varia) tries to get its balance on the branch of a tree while it feeds on a baby robin in Edmonds, Washington.
    Owlet-Barred_Feeding_Edmonds_9786.jpg
  • A young barred owl (Strix varia) tries to get its balance on the branch of a tree while it feeds on a baby robin in Edmonds, Washington.
    Owlet-Barred_Feeding_Edmonds_9780.jpg
  • A three-year-old bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on a salmon carcass in the Nooksack River of Washington state while a younger juvenile waits for its opportunity to eat. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawned salmon.
    BaldEagles_JuvenilesFeeding_Nooksack...jpg
  • A cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) picks a berry from a Chinese holly (Ilex cornuta) shrub in Everett, Washington. Cedar waxwings eat berries year-round, though they supplement their diet with insects during breading season.
    Waxwing-Cedar_Holly-Berries_Everett_...jpg
  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) hunts for food in a meadow located in the Many Glacier section of Glazier National Park, Montana. Grizzly bears will eat both vegetation and animals. This one was feasting on blueberries growing in the meadow.
    GrizzlyBearMeadow.jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) feeds on a seed while perched in a maple tree displaying its red fall colors in Snohomish County, Washington. Chestnut-backed chickadees, found throughout the Pacific Northwest and western Canada, primarily feed on insects and small invertebrates, but will eat some seeds, especially those of conifers.
    Chickadee_ChestnutBacked_FallColor_5...jpg
  • A purple ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) wraps itself around and feasts on a mussel on the beach near Bandon, Oregon. Some sea stars, also known as starfish, force their stomachs into the shells of clams and mussels. That allows them to eat prey that's larger than what they can fit in their mouths.
    StarfishFeedingWrapped.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on a fish caught by one of its parents. The parent delivered the fish to the nest. Of the two young eagles, this one arrived first and carried the fish away to another tree where it could eat in private.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Feeding_0613.jpg
  • A fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) feasts on an acorn from its perch in an oak tree in Potholes State Park in Grant County, Washington. The fox squirrel is the largest tree squirrel native to North America, though its original range consisted of the eastern half of the continent. It was introduced to several western states, including Washington, as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.
    Squirrel-Fox_Eating_Potholes-SP_8596.jpg
  • A Chincoteague pony (Equus caballus), also known as an Assateague horse, grazes in a marsh on Assateague Island in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. Chincoteague ponies are small — typically 12-13 hands (about 4 feet tall) — their growth stunted by the limited food and harsh environment of Assateague Island. About 300 wild — technically feral — ponies roam the island on the Atlantic coast. There is some dispute as to how the ponies ended up on the island. Some researchers believe the ponies are survivors of the wreck of a Spanish galleon, La Galga, which sank just off the coast in 1750; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes they are descendants of horses owned by early colonial settlers.
    Assateague-Island_Chincoteague-Pony_...jpg
  • A bull Yellowstone Moose (Alces alces shirasi) feeds on willow shrubs as the winter sun rises in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bull moose typically have antlers, but they lose them in the winter in order to conserve energy. The Yellowstone moose is the smallest of the four subspecies of moose found in North America, although it is the largest member of the deer family that resides in the park.
    Moose_Willow-Shrubs_Winter_Yellowsto...jpg
  • Six bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for fish along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_Six_Fightin...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 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 mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) feeds on leaves in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. This gorilla is a member of the Umubano group, which means "living together" in Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda.
    Rwanda_Mountain-Gorilla_Feeding_Mist...jpg
  • A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) tries to roll over a topi it killed as another cheetah stands watch in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Cheetahs_Feeding_8...jpg
  • A vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) enjoys a meal from its perch high in a eucalyptus tree in the hills near Nyamweru, Rwanda.
    Rwanda_Vervet-Monkey_5468.jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) feeds while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Feeding_Puget-Sound...jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) feeds while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Feeding_Puget-Sound...jpg
  • A hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) feeds on lupine in a meadow that also contains pink mountain-heather near Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Marmots develop thick layers of fat during the summer so that they can hibernate for eight to nine months.
    Marmot-Hoary_Wildflowers_RainierNP_3...jpg
  • A female house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) feasts on serviceberries in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Finch_House_Feasting_Serviceberries_...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit reaches for grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Grass_Stretching_Skagit-Wildl...jpg
  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for food along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_Many_Guardi...jpg
  • A male bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) feeds on a seed in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Bushtit_Feeding_Discovery_2352.jpg
  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) feeds on berries in a meadow on Chief Mountain, located in Glacier National Park, Montana.
    GrizzlyBearMTClose.jpg
  • A piece of fruit falls out of a side-striped jackal's (Lupulella adusta) mouth as it feeds in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The jackal is an omnivore, feeding on invertebrates during the wet season, small mammals in the dry months, and on fruit when it is available. They also scavenge from the kills of larger predators.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Jackal_Feeding_838...jpg
  • A mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) bites down on a small leaf in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. The gorilla is a member of the Kwitonda group, which means "humble one" in Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda. The Kwitonda group migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo and now inhabits the lower slopes of Mount Muhabura in Rwanda.
    Rwanda_Mountain-Gorilla_Feeding_6338.jpg
  • A cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) feeds on the remains of a Thomson's gazelle in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Cheetah_Feeding_13...jpg
  • A pair of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) feed on the remains of a topi in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Cheetahs_Feeding_1...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 black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) feeds on a seed while it is perched on a tree branch in early spring in Snohomish County, Washington. It is found across much of the northern United States and southern Canada. It is known for its ability to conserve energy by lowering its body temperature on cold winter nights and for its ability to remember where it stashed thousands of seeds.
    Chickadee-Black-Capped_Feeding_Lynnw...jpg
  • A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, feeds on leaves in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Deer-Whitetail_Feeding_Shenandoah_38...jpg
  • A large herd of elk (Cervus canadensis) graze in the field of Meadowbrook Farm Park in North Bend, Washington. Elk are native to the Snoqualmie Valley, but vanished due to over-hunting in the mid-19th century. They were reintroduced to the valley in 1913, although it took nearly 100 years for the herd to become substantial again.
    Elk_Grazing_North-Bend_9459.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 red-breasted sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) pulls an insect from the bark of an elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The red-breasted sapsucker is known for drilling neat rows of shallow holes into trees to collect sap.
    Sapsucker_Red-Breasted_Insect_Lynnwo...jpg
  • A male house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) feasts on serviceberries in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Finch_House_Feasting_Serviceberries_...jpg
  • An eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) rabbit reaches for grass in the Skagit Wildlife Area on Fir Island in Washington state. The eastern cottontail is the most common rabbit species in North America.
    Rabbit_Grass_Stretching_Skagit-Wildl...jpg
  • Chincoteague ponies (Equus caballus), also known as Assateague horses, feed together on Assateague Island in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia. Chincoteague ponies are small — typically 12-13 hands (about 4 feet tall) — their growth stunted by the limited food and harsh environment of Assateague Island. About 300 wild — technically feral — ponies roam the island on the Atlantic coast. There is some dispute as to how the ponies ended up on the island. Some researchers believe the ponies are survivors of the wreck of a Spanish galleon, La Galga, which sank just off the coast in 1750; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes they are descendants of horses owned by early colonial settlers.
    Assateague-Island_Chincoteague-Ponie...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) guards a spawned-out chum salmon, which it is feeding on in the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Salmon_Nooksack_5692.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls out, warning other birds not to attempt to steal its spawned-out chum salmon, which it is feeding on in the Nooksack River near Deming, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Salmon_Calling-Out_Nooksa...jpg
  • A mottled anemone (Urticina crassicornis) feeds on a shore crab (Hemigrapsus) during an exceptionally low tide at Des Moines Beach Park, Des Moines, Washington.
    Anemone_Mottled_EatingCrab_DesMoines...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 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 young bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on 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 feast on the migrating fish that gets trapped in oyster beds during low tides. This eagle is likely 4 years old. Bald eagles don't get their pure white heads and tails until they are 5.
    BaldEagle_MidshipmanFish_HoodCanal_4...jpg
  • Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feed or fight for food along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_FeedingActi...jpg
  • 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 moose (Alces alces) feeds on vegetation in a forested area in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Moose are solitary animals and feed on terrestial and aquatic vegetation.
    Moose_Jasper_7169.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
  • A song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) feasts on an insect along a tidal marsh in Grays Harbor, Washington. Song sparrows are found throughout North America and are about 5 to 7 inches tall (12 to 17 cm) with a wingspan of 7 to 9 inches (18 to 24 cm). The song sparrow uses songs to defend its territory and attract mates. Laboratory research shows that females prefer males that sing more complicated songs.
    SongSparrow.jpg
  • A snow goose (Chen caerulescens) feeds in a small pond located in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Tens of thousands of snow geese, also known as blue geese, spend the winter there.
    SnowGoose_Feeding_5613.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
  • Two gulls feed on a salmon carcass in the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    GullsFeedingOnSalmon_4215.jpg
  • A Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) feeds on grass in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Belding's ground squirrels hibernate longer than most other mammals - 7 to 9 months per year - so their ability to survive the winter is dependent on how much body fat they are able to accumulate in the summer.
    GroundSquirrel_Beldings_Malheur_4845.jpg
  • A grasshopper feeds on a hibiscus flower in the jungle near Sayulita, Mexico.
    Grasshopper_Hibiscus_0279.jpg
  • Ten brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) hunt for food in the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. The brown booby prefers to feed in large flocks and feeds by making plunging dives from 30 to 50 feet above the water (9 to 15 meters).
    BrownBoobies_flock_0214.jpg
  • Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) wait in line to feast on vegetation on a sandstone bluff in Zion National Park, Utah.
    BighornSheepFeedingZion.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
  • A black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) feasts on a seed while perched on the branch of an overgrown elm tree in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Chickadee-Black-Capped_Elm-Tree_Seed...jpg
  • A side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta) feeds on fruit in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The jackal is an omnivore, feeding on invertebrates during the wet season, small mammals in the dry months, and on fruit when it is available.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Jackal_Feeding_781...jpg
  • A mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) feeds on leaves in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. The gorilla is a member of the Kwitonda group, which means "humble one" in Kinyarwanda, the national language of Rwanda. The Kwitonda group migrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo and now inhabits the lower slopes of Mount Muhabura in Rwanda.
    Rwanda_Mountain-Gorilla_Feeding_6065.jpg
  • African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) graze on savannah grass in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, in this aerial view captured from a hot air balloon.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Buffalo_Grazing_Ae...jpg
  • A savannah sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) feeds on an insect while perched on a flowering big-leaved lupine in Van Lierop Park, Puyallup, Washington.
    Sparrow-Savannah_Feeding_Lupine_Puya...jpg
  • A white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, feeds on leaves in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.
    Deer-Whitetail_Feeding_Shenandoah_38...jpg
  • An adult Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis), right, passes a fish to a young Western Grebe on Fern Ridge Lake near Eugene, Oregon.
    Grebes_Western_PassingFish_1822.jpg
  • A snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) feeds on an inchworm on the Icelandic island of Grímsey. Snow buntings breed in the high-Arctic tundra. This particular snow bunting is a female displaying its breeding plumage.
    SnowBunting_Grimsey_Feeding_1136.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) scavenges for food stuck to a log over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. While bald eagles are thought of as predators, most often they scavenge for food.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Scavenging_Bracke...jpg
  • An ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) feeds on a mussel exposed at low tide at Bandon, Oregon. Sea stars, also called starfish, feed by forcing shells open, inserting their stomachs into the shells and then slowly digesting and sucking the food out.
    StarfishFeedingBandon.jpg
  • A North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) feeds on a fish on the banks of a channel in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    RiverOtter_Feeding_4978.jpg
  • A Belding's ground squirrel (Urocitellus beldingi) feeds on grass in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Frenchglen, Oregon. Belding's ground squirrels hibernate longer than most other mammals - 7 to 9 months per year - so their ability to survive the winter is dependent on how much body fat they are able to accumulate in the summer.
    GroundSquirrel_Beldings_Malheur_4743.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) feeds on a small shrimp it caught in the mudflats at Skagit Bay in Washington state.
    GreatBlueHeron_Feeding_Mudflats_3601.jpg
  • A Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) makes a rare appearance above ground to munch on wildflowers. Desert tortoises spend roughly nine months a year in burrows 10 feet underground, living off stored moisture from the flowers they consume. This tortoise, approximately 20 years old, is from a preserve in the Mojave Desert near California City, California.
    DesertTortoiseFeeding.jpg
  • A side-striped jackal (Lupulella adusta) feeds on fruit in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The jackal is an omnivore, feeding on invertebrates during the wet season, small mammals in the dry months, and on fruit when it is available. They also scavenge from the kills of larger predators.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Jackal_Feeding_811...jpg
  • A pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) feeds while resting on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The piegon guillemot is found on coastal waters of the North Pacific and dives to feed on small fish and marine intervertebrates that it finds near the sea floor.
    Guillemot-Pigeon_Feeding_Puget-Sound...jpg
  • A hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) feeds on lupine in a meadow that also contains pink mountain-heather near Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Marmots develop thick layers of fat during the summer so that they can hibernate for eight to nine months.
    Marmot-Hoary_Wildflowers_RainierNP_3...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feeds on a spawned out salmon in the Nooksack River in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    BaldEagle_NooksackRiver_Feeding_5159.jpg
  • Six bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) feast on fish along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington. Several hundred bald eagles winter along the Nooksack and Skagit rivers in the North Cascades of Washington to feast on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagles_NooksackRiver_SixFeeding_...jpg
  • A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) feeds on berries in a meadow on Chief Mountain, located in Glacier National Park, Montana.
    GrizzlyBearFeeding.jpg
  • A dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) in Oregon plumage feeds on a seed while standing in fresh snow in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Junco-Dark-Eyed_Feeding_Snow_8074.jpg
  • An Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) licks the trunk of an elm tree where a red-breasted sapsucker has drilled holes. Sapsuckers drill neat rows of holes in trees to feed on the sap, but their work attracts other animals. Insects are also drawn to the holes and squirrels, which are omnivores, will take advantage of opportunities to feed on the protein-rich insects.
    Squirrel-Eastern-Gray_Licking-Tree_L...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 large moose (Alces alces) feeds on shrubs in the snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose, which are known as elk in Eurasia, have thick skin and other features that make them well-adapted for cold weather.
    Moose_Snow_Feeding_Yellowstone_0963.jpg
  • A large moose (Alces alces) browses for shrubs in the snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose, which are known as elk in Eurasia, have thick skin and other features that make them well-adapted for cold weather.
    Moose_Snow_Yellowstone_9875.jpg
  • Two moose (Alces alces) feed on snow-covered shrubs near the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose have a number of features, including thick skin, that make them specially adapted to survive tough winters.
    Moose_Snow_Two-Feeding_Yellowstone_1...jpg
  • A large moose (Alces alces) browses for shrubs in the snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose, which are known as elk in Eurasia, have thick skin and other features that make them well-adapted for cold weather.
    Moose_Snow_Yellowstone_0792.jpg
  • A large moose (Alces alces) feeds on shrubs in the snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose, which are known as elk in Eurasia, have thick skin and other features that make them well-adapted for cold weather.
    Moose_Snow_Yellowstone_0729.jpg
  • A Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) rests on a rhododendron in Snohomish County, Washington. The Vesper Sparrow breeds in grassy areas across much of North America and forages on the ground, mainly eating insects and seeds.
    Sparrow_Vesper_Rhododendron_2208.jpg
  • A female golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) hangs upside down to feed on insects on an alder branch in Snohomish County, Washington.  Golden-crowned kinglets mainly eat insects and their eggs, though they will eat seeds in the winter. They breed in the far North and can survive -40 degree nights.
    Kinglet_Golden-Crowned_Upside-Down_3...jpg
  • A female golden-crowned kinglet (Regulus satrapa) searches for food on an alder branch in Snohomish County, Washington.  Golden-crowned kinglets mainly eat insects and their eggs, though they will eat seeds in the winter. They breed in the far North and can survive -40 degree nights.
    Kinglet_Golden-Crowned_3957.jpg
  • A western gull (Larus occidentalis), displaying its non-breeding plumage, rests on the rocky shore of Puget Sound, Washington. Most adult gulls have red spots at the tips of their bills; newborn chicks peck at that spot to get the adult to regurgitate food for it to eat.
    WesternGull_7006.jpg
  • Yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) gather to feed on ticks on the back of an African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. The yellow-billed oxpecker can eat 100 ticks or 13,000 larvae per day. The oxpecker prefers to feed on blood and harvest ticks because they are often engorged with blood, though they will occasionally pick at wounds on mammals, including buffalo and zebra, to feed on their blood.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Buffalo_Oxpecker_4...jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in midair over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. 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. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) 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. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6820.jpg
  • A bald eagle and a red fox tussle in mid-air over a European rabbit in San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. The fight began when the bald eagle attempted to steal the rabbit away from the young fox, known as a kit. 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. The whole struggle lasted 8 seconds. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) 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. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6845.jpg
  • A bald eagle tried to steal a rabbit from a fox kit, but ended up flying away with both in a prairie at San Juan Island National Historical Park in Washington state. Over an 8-second midair struggle, the eagle managed to release the fox that it accidentally snagged and flew away with the rabbit. Both European rabbits (Oryctolagus cunuculus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) 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. While bald eagles and foxes occasionally hunt rabbits, it is a relatively rare occurrence. Up to 97 percent of an eagle's diet consists of fish and birds; red foxes more commonly eat berries, insects and small mammals, like the vole.
    Bald-Eagle_Fox_Rabbit_San-Juan_6810.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.
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  • A male ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) displaying its breeding plumage rests on Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington. Ring-necked ducks are found on small, wooded ponds. They feed by diving and mainly eat aquatic plants and insects and small fish.
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  • 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.
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