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  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) swims on the water of Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_EdmondsMarsh_1507.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 female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) flies over the frozen Scriber Lake, located in Lynnwood, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_ScriberLake_Frozen_55...jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), surrounded by wildflowers, rests in tall grass in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_GrassAndWildflowers_8...jpg
  • A female red-shafted northern flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) takes a break after pecking to expand a cavity in a decaying tree trunk in Interlaken Park, Seattle, Washington. Northern flickers, common throughout North America, are medium-sized woodpeckers.
    Flicker_Northern_Female_Interlaken_8...jpg
  • A female greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) looks out from a grassy area in the Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada.
    Grouse_Greater-Sage_Waterton-Lakes_8...jpg
  • A female hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) swims on Lake Sammamish at sunrise in this view from Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington.
    Merganser-Hooded_Swimming_Marymoor_5...jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6490.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6615.jpg
  • A female bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) rests in a tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The bushtit is one of North America's smallest birds with a wingspan of just 6 inches and a weight of just over 5 grams. Bushtits commonly feed in large flocks.
    Bushtit_6757.jpg
  • A female wood duck (Aix sponsa) swims in a channel of the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. Wood ducks typically breed in wooded swamps, shallow lakes, marshes or ponds, and creeks in the eastern United States and along the west coast from Washington state into Mexico. They usually nest in cavities in trees close to water. Unlike most other ducks, the wood duck has sharp claws for perching in trees.
    WoodDuck_FemaleSwimming_Arboretum_31...jpg
  • A 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.
    DownyWoodpeckerKenmore.jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), surrounded by wildflowers, stretches its neck to look out from its hiding spot in the tall grass in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_GrassAndWildflowers_8...jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) flies over the Edmonds Marsh, Edmonds, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_EdmondsMarsh_Flying_2...jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), surrounded by wildflowers, rests in tall grass in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Female_GrassAndWildflowers_8...jpg
  • A female Townsend's warbler (Dendroica townsendi) is perched on a bare winter tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The small songbird is typically found in coniferous forests on the northwestern coast of North America. It usually forages in the higher branches, feeding on insects, spiders and seeds.
    Warbler_Townsends_Female_Perched_598...jpg
  • A female Townsend's warbler (Dendroica townsendi) is perched on a bare winter tree in Snohomish County, Washington. The small songbird is typically found in coniferous forests on the northwestern coast of North America. It usually forages in the higher branches, feeding on insects, spiders and seeds.
    Warbler_Townsends_Female_Perched_598...jpg
  • A female moose (Alces alces) rests in a forested area of a wildlife sanctuary in Washington state. Moose are known as elk in Eurasia, and are the largest members of the deer family.
    Moose_Female_Forest_Resting_Captive_...jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) waits for a rainstorm to pass from the cover of a rhododenron in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Branch_8848.jpg
  • A female house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) feasts on serviceberries in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Finch_House_Feasting_Serviceberries_...jpg
  • A female belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) rests on an art sculpture of a salmon near the Fishing Pier on the Edmonds waterfront in Washington state.
    Kingfisher_Salmon-Sculpture_Edmonds_...jpg
  • A female red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) feeds by drilling holes in the bark of a Spanish fir tree (Abies pinsapo) in the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Sapsucker_Red-Naped_Arboretum_7765.jpg
  • A 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 female tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) calls out from its perch at the top of a snag on Ebey Island near Everett, Washington.
    Swallow-Tree_Calling_Ebey-Island_563...jpg
  • A snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) rests in a grassy prairie 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_1157.jpg
  • A female bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) rests in a tree in Discovery Park, Seattle, Washington. The bushtit is one of North America's smallest birds with a wingspan of just 6 inches and a weight of just over 5 grams. Bushtits commonly feed in large flocks.
    Bushtit_Perched_Discovery_2151.jpg
  • Two female greater scaups (Aythya marila) swim in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle. Lesser scaups dive to feed on plant seeds, snails, insects, and crustaceans.
    GreaterScaup_Arboretum_3451.jpg
  • A female ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris) flies low over a pond in Magnuson Park, Seattle, Washington. The ring-necked duck is a strong and fast flier, able to spring up directly from the water, unlike most diving ducks, which have to take a running start.
    Duck_Ring-Necked_Flying_Magnuson-Par...jpg
  • A female belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) hunts from its perch on a branch over the Sammamish River in Kenmore, Washington. Kingfishers often sit on prominent exposed perches, about 5 to 20 feet above the water, searching for small fish. When they find one, they dive head first into the water to catch it.
    Kingfisher_Belted_Perched_Kenmore_21...jpg
  • A female belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) hunts from its perch in a snag over the Sammamish River in Kenmore, Washington. Kingfishers often sit on prominent exposed perches, about 5 to 20 feet above the water, searching for small fish. When they find one, they dive head first into the water to catch it.
    Kingfisher_Belted_Perched_Kenmore_09...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
  • An alpha male pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) watches over several females in a field dusted with fresh snow in Fremont County, Wyoming.
    Antelope_Pronghorn_Herd_Wyoming_2501.jpg
  • Two adult pairs of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) swim on the Squamish River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. The species was originally described as being from Iceland, but is also common throughout the mountains of northwest North America.
    Barrows_Goldeneye_4068.jpg
  • A red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) swallows a fish that it caught in the water of Puget Sound off Edmonds, Washington.
    Merganser-Red-Breasted_Feeding_Edmon...jpg
  • A red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) runs across the surface of Puget Sound to build speed to take flight near Edmonds, Washington.
    Merganser-Red-Breasted_Running-Water...jpg
  • A mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) hen rests on a log in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington.
    Mallard_Log_Aboretum_0413.jpg
  • Martha, the last known living passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius), is displayed in an exhibit of extinct birds in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Martha died on September 1, 1914.
    Passenger-Pigeon_Martha_Smithsonian_...jpg
  • A red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) creates ripples as it swims on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. The red-breasted merganser spends the winter on coastal bays, feeding mainly on small fish, crustaceans and aquatic insects.
    Merganser-Red-Breasted_Swimming_Edmo...jpg
  • A red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) sits on its nest located on a small pond in southern Iceland. Red-throated divers breed all along the Icelandic coast by ponds, lakes, and rivers, wherever fish is plentiful.
    RedThroatedDiver_Nest_Iceland_9967.jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • A northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) flips sand onto her back on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate, and researchers believe flipping sand onto their backs may help regulate their body temperatures while on shore. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seal_Piedras-Blancas_Sand_F...jpg
  • A female black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri) hovers after feeding in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in Cochise County, Arizona.
    Hummingbird-Black-Chinned_Female_Hov...jpg
  • Several elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) pups cuddle up next to a female elephant seal on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Pups_...jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6697.jpg
  • A female Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch in a snow-covered tree after a winter storm in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird_Annas_SnowyBranch_6784.jpg
  • An African lionness (Panthera leo) surveys the savannah from her perch on a rock in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Lion_Female_8124.jpg
  • A male plains zebra (Equus quagga) tries to mate with a female at the start of the spring breeding season in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Zebras_Mating_2658.jpg
  • A pair of wood ducks (Aix sponsa), a drake or male is in the foreground, a female is in the background, rest together near a lake in King County, Washington.
    Duck-Wood_Pair_Sammamish_6941.jpg
  • Numerous common eiders (Somateria mollissima) nest on the shore at Þorpar, Iceland, located next to a large fjord in the northwestern part of the country. Common eiders are a large sea duck that nest at the edge of the sea. Nests are lined with feathers plucked from the female eider's breast.
    Iceland_EidersNesting_Þorpar_2983.jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) rests with her downy young on a log floating on Lake Washington in Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Log_Renton_4...jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) works on its nest on a branch in the forest of the Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Nest_Union-Bay_178...jpg
  • Two coyotes (Canis latrans) show their teeth to establish dominance before attempting to mate with a female, shown watching in the snow in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Coyotes_Fighting_Mate_Yellowstone_47...jpg
  • A young female moose (Alces alces), approximately one month old, feeds with her mother in a forested area in the Cascades of Washington state. Moose are part of the deer family; they are known as moose in North America and as elk in Europe and Asia.
    Moose_Mother-Calf_Feeding_4276.jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on the branch of a Japanese maple tree that's showing its fall colors.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Fall-Color_Maple-T...jpg
  • A mating pair of familiar bluet damselflies (Enallagma civile) lay eggs in the Ronald Bog in Shoreline, Washington. The male, above, holds the female by the "neck" while she deposits her eggs beneath the surface of the water.
    Damselflies_FamiliarBluet_Mating_958...jpg
  • Two black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) mate on the frozen Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. The gull is the smallest gull that breeds in Iceland. This image sequence shows the female waiting for a mate, the gulls singing to each other, and fertalization.
    BlackHeadedGullsMating.jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, on Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, on Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...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.
    Wasp-Great-Golden-Digger_Blackberry_...jpg
  • A female Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) emerges from its burrow high in Tilden Regional Park, Orinda, California.
    Lizard_Western-Fence_Burrow_Tilden_1...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 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 pair of mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) swims in the fog on Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington. A female mallard is on the left; a male, also called a drake, is on the right.
    Mallard_Pair_ScriberLake_Foggy_0128.jpg
  • Numerous common eiders (Somateria mollissima) nest on the shore of Bitrufjörður, a large fjord in northwestern Iceland. Common eiders are a large sea duck that nest at the edge of the sea. Nests are lined with feathers plucked from the female eider's breast.
    Iceland_EidersNesting_Bitrufjordur_2...jpg
  • Several mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) - four males and one female - fly above the Green River Natural Preserve in Kent, Washington.
    mallards_flying_7214.jpg
  • A female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) leads her babies through lily pads in the Seattle Arboretum in Washington state.
    MallardMotherBabies.jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on a perch before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Silhouette_...jpg
  • A pair of spotted spreadwing (Lestes congener) damselflies rest on the branch of a silver birch tree before depositing eggs in the wetlands in the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. To mate, the male, shown above, grabs the female at the back of her neck, above her thorax, using claspers at the tip of his abdomen. She will then bend her abdomen to transfer sperm from him. Afterward, they will continue to remain joined, flying in tandem as she deposits her eggs.
    Spreadwings-Spotted_Pair_Branch_Seat...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) leads her downy young in search of food on Lake Washington in Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Renton_5109.jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, on Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, on Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, on Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, as slightly older merganser race on the water of Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...jpg
  • A female common merganser (Mergus merganser) swims with her downy young, several riding on her back, on Lake Washington near Renton, Washington.
    Merganser_Mother_Babies_Back_Renton_...jpg
  • A female harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) splashes in the water to shower off West Beach in Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island, Washington. During the winter months, harlequin ducks are found along the northern Pacific and Atlantic coasts, most commonly along rocky coastlines in the crashing surf.
    Duck_Harlequin_Splashing_Deception-P...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lands on the nest in Puyallup, Washington, where its mate is watching over their young. Both the male and the female bald eagle take turns on the nest.
    BaldEagles_ParentsTakingTurnsOnNest_...jpg
  • Two types of swallows share a perch in the wetlands of the Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle, Washington. At left is a tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor); a female barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is on the right.
    Swallows_TreeAndBarn_Arboretum_2663.jpg
  • Two mating pairs of familiar bluet damselflies (Enallagma civile) lay eggs in the Ronald Bog in Shoreline, Washington. The male, hovering above, holds the female by the "neck" while she deposits her eggs beneath the surface of the water.
    Damselflies_FamiliarBluet_Mating_956...jpg
  • A male plains zebra (Equus quagga) tries to mate with a female at the start of the spring breeding season in the savannah of the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Zebras_Mating_2664.jpg
  • A female Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) flies through a patch of blackberries to feed in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Hummingbird-Annas_Blackberries_Lynnw...jpg
  • Three female northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris), also known as cows, rest together on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth and mate. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Three...jpg
  • A male elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris) tosses sand into the air while resting next to several female seals on the beach at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery near San Simeon, California. Elephant seals typically spend 9 months at sea, coming to shore only to give birth, mate and molt. Elephant seals are named for the long snouts, called proboscis, that male seals develop. The Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery is part of the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area, managed by California.
    Elephant-Seals_Piedras-Blancas_Group...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 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 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
  • A young snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) flies past another 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. Both owls shown here are young birds; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9186.jpg
  • 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.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Flying_9180.jpg
  • The alpha-male elk checks out the females during the fall rut at Gold Bluffs, near Klamath, California. American Elk (Cervus canadensis) are also known as Wapiti.
    Elk_FallRut_GoldBluffs_0694.jpg
  • An African lionness (Panthera leo) surveys the savannah in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Lion_Female_3210.jpg
  • An African lionness (Panthera leo) surveys the savannah from her perch on a rock in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
    Kenya_Maasai-Mara_Lion_Female_3353.jpg
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