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  • A common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) rests on a rose hip in Everett, Washington.
    Fly-Green-Bottle_Rose-Hip_Everett_66...jpg
  • Four snow geese fly in formation over Skagit County, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese spend part of the winter near Mount Vernon, feasting in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeeseFormation.jpg
  • Six Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly in formation over the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The Canada goose is the most widespread goose in North America and is found on ponds and marshes throughout the year in Canada and the northern United States.
    CanadaGeese_Nisqually_1994.jpg
  • Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), an adult and a juvenile (background), fly over the Hood Canal in Washington state to hunt midshipman fish. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near the town of Seabeck early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_TwoFlying_HoodCanal_3906.jpg
  • Seven trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly in formation over a pond in Brady, Washington at dawn. With a length of as much as 64 inches (163 cm) and a weight of as much as 26 pounds (11.8 kg), the trumpeter swan is the largest bird native to North America.
    TrumpeterSwans_Brady_Dawn_7434.jpg
  • Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), an adult and a juvenile (background), fly over the Hood Canal in Washington state to hunt midshipman fish. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area near the town of Seabeck early each summer to feast on the migrating fish, which get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagles_TwoFlying_HoodCanal_3905.jpg
  • Four Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly in formation over the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. The Canada goose is the most widespread goose in North America and is found on ponds and marshes throughout the year in Canada and the northern United States.
    CanadaGeese_Nisqually_2003.jpg
  • Seven Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly in formation, tracing the outline of a cloud over the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    CanadaGeese_Nisqually_1983.jpg
  • Four trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly in formation over a farmer's field in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Hundreds of swans and tens of thousands of snow geese spend the winter in the area known as the Skagit Flats.
    TrumpeterSwans_0938.jpg
  • A pair of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) fly over the Skagit Valley in Washington state, gathering materials for their nest.
    BaldEagles_PairFlyingTogether_Skagit...jpg
  • Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation at sunset over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Sunset_6927.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
  • Several brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) fly by crashing Pacific Ocean waves near Sayulita, Mexico. Brown boobies are common in tropical and subtropical waters and have a wingspan of 57 inches (145 cm).
    BrownBoobies_waves_0858.jpg
  • Thousands of red-billed gulls, known also as mackerel gulls, fly over Lake Rotorua in New Zealand just before sunrise. The gull is native to New Zealand. The native M?ori name of this species is Tarapunga.
    NZ_LakeRotoruaGulls_9427.jpg
  • Five trumpeter (Cygnus buccinator) swans fly in the fog over a pond in Brady, Washington. With a length of as much as 64 inches (163 cm) and a weight of as much as 26 pounds (11.8 kg), the trumpeter swan is the largest bird native to North America.
    TrumpeterSwans_Brady_Fog_7621.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies next to a snow-covered hillside along the Nooksack River near Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Snowy_Hillside_Nooksack_7...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies next to a snow-covered hillside along the Nooksack River near Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Snowy_Hillside_Nooksack_5...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 over the foggy Squamish River Valley near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter along the river to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagle_SquamishValleyFog_1124.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies low over the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    BaldEagle_SquamishRiver_Flying_3533.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in search of food. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate along the water near Seabeck in the early summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_Flying_HoodCanal_3552.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies with a large stick that it will use to build a nest in the Black River Riparian Forest in Renton, Washington.
    heron-branch-5946.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 juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) watches a sparrow fly past its perch in Heritage Park, Kirkland, Washington. When they first start to fly, bald eagles are very curious and will watch how other birds and even airplanes fly.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_WatchingBirdFly_8...jpg
  • A bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) that's lit directly by the late afternoon sun flies over Scriber Lake, in Lynnwood, Washington, which is completely in the shade.
    Bufflehead_ScriberLake_Black_2279.jpg
  • A juvenile northern harrier (Circus hudsonius) flies against a blue sky as it looks for food in a field on Fir Island in Skagit County, Washington. The northern harrier is an usual raptor, with a body that resembles a hawk, but a face that's more like an owl's. Its owlish face aids its incredibly sensitive hearing, allowing it to hear mice and voles beneath vegetation.
    Harrier-Northern_Flying_Fir-Island_0...jpg
  • A subadult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies against a blue sky over Ocean Shores, Washington. Bald eagles don't typically earn their pure white heads and tails until they are 4 or 5 years old.
    BaldEagle_SubadultFlying_OceanShores...jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, in search of food.
    BaldEagle_JuvenileInFlight_HoodCanal...jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars over Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, in search of food. Dozens of bald eagles flock to the area near Big Beef Creek each June to feast on midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds at low tide.
    BaldEagle_SoaringOverWater_Seabeck_2...jpg
  • A paraglider flies from the summit of Stawamus Chief, a 702 meter (2,303 foot) granite dome near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. Geologists believe Stawamus Chief is a remnant of a magma chamber that was once well below the Earth's surface. Slow moving molten magma cooled and turned into granite deep below the surface and was gradually exposed by erosion over tens of millions of years. The peak is popular with rock climbers and paragliders.
    BC_StawamusChief_Paraglider_5462.jpg
  • A male magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flies over the Pacific Ocean near Sayulita, Mexico. During breeding season, male magnificant frigatebirds have a bright red throat pouch. The large bird has a wingspan of seven feet (two meters).
    frigatebird_male_0263.jpg
  • A Canada goose (Branta canadensis) flies over the Bowerman Basin in Grays Harbor County, Washington, at sunrise.
    canada-goose-bowerman-8349.jpg
  • A Boeing 737 jetliner flies over a solid cloud bank in this view from a passenger window.
    JetlinerWindowClouds.jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) flies with a large stick in its beak to build its nest in the Black River Riparian Forest in Renton, Washington.
    heron-branch-5897.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over the trees along the Squamish River in Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate along the river in winter to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    BaldEagle_Flying_Brackendale_4649.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 bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies over Hood Canal in Washington state. Dozens of bald eagles congregate near Seabeck Bay early each summer to feast on fish trapped by low tide. A portion of the Olympic Mountains are visible in the background.
    BaldEagle_Flying_Seabeck_3117.jpg
  • A red-footed booby (Sula sula rubripes) flies over the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge in Kauai, Hawaii. It hunts by diving from great heights to catch squid and fish.
    red-footed-booby-flying.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 juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) practices soaring over Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington. At the time of this image, the eagle had been flying for only about a week and a half.
    BaldEagle_Juvenile_Soaring_Kirkland_...jpg
  • Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) fly in formation over the Skagit Valley in Washington state. Geese fly in a V formation, which allows them to conserve energy by taking advantage of the rising currents produced by the goose flying in front of them. They switch positions to give other geese opportunities to fly in the wake.
    Geese-Snow_Formation-Flying_Skagit-V...jpg
  • Seven surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) fly over the blue water of Hood Canal near Hansville, Washington. Surf scoters are large sea ducks that are native to North America. Their breeding grounds are in Alaska and Northern Canada, but they winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, as far south as Baja California and Texas.
    Surf-Scoters_Hood-Canal_7546.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off at moonrise from their temporary perch along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. They spend the day in small groups of up to a dozen, but gather in large groups near sunset. At night, they all fly to one large roost that is home to more than 10,000 crows.
    Crows_Flying-At-Moonrise_Bothell_951...jpg
  • Dozens of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly to join thousands of others that are roosting in trees along North Creek in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Roosting_North-Creek_02...jpg
  • Dozens of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly to join thousands of others that are roosting in trees along North Creek in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Roosting_North-Creek_02...jpg
  • A flock of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) flies in formation over the Snohomish River near Kenmore, Washington. Flocks of double-crested cormorants typically fly in a line or a V formation, similar to geese. The double-crested cormorant is one of only two types of cormorants that are found on or near fresh water.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_Vformation_...jpg
  • Two snowy egrets (Egretta thula) fly low over the Salt River in the Tonto National Forest, Arizona.
    Egrets-Snowy_Salt-River_Reflections_...jpg
  • Seven American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), one carrying food that it scavenged, fly past maple trees displaying a variety of autumn colors in Kenmore, Washington.
    Crows_Fall-Color_Kenmore_2357.jpg
  • In the golden light of sunrise, three pairs of surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) fly low over the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington. Surf scoters are large sea ducks that breed in the northern reaches of Alaska and Canada, and winter along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.
    Scoters-Surf_Flying_Puget-Sound_Edmo...jpg
  • Several hundred American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) try to fly against 50-mile-per-hour winds to their roost during a strong storm in Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Murder_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_700...jpg
  • Several ring-billed and herring gulls fly over Dry Falls in Grant County, Washington, which at one time was believed to be the largest waterfall that ever existed. Geologists believe that during the last ice age, ice dams resulted in giant glacial lakes in eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana. When those dams failed, as they did dozens of times, glacial lakes Columbia and Missoula rapidly drained, creating a cataclysmic flood. During the floods, what is now Dry Falls was a spectacular waterfall, 400 feet high (121 meters), 3.5 miles wide (5.63 kilometers). Water may have raced over its massive cliffs at 65 miles an hour (105 km/hour), a flow that's estimated to be ten times as powerful as all the world's current rivers combined. The cliffs shown here represent a small fraction of the ice age waterfall. Dry Falls Lake is pictured in the foreground; Green Lake is visible in the background.
    WA_DryFalls_Gulls_5825.jpg
  • Three Canada geese (Branta canadensis) fly over the Squamish River during a snow storm near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada.
    CanadaGeese_FlyingInSnowStorm_Bracke...jpg
  • American crows zig-zag in the sky above North Creek in Bothell, Washington, as they look for a place to land. An estimated 10,000 or more crows roost in the area each night.
    Crows_Murder_ZigZag_North-Creek_2163.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing on the water of Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, at sunrise.
    Heron_GreatBlue_Landing_HoodCanal_97...jpg
  • A northwestern crow (Corvus caurinus) chases a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) over Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_CrowChasing_8041.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars against a dark blue sky over Lake Washington in Kirkland, Washington.
    BaldEagle_Adult_Soaring_9495.jpg
  • An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) takes off with a scrap of food from a tufa in Mono Lake, California. Tufa are limestone columnns that form naturally due to a chemical reaction in the lake. They form underwater and were exposed when the lake level dropped.
    Osprey_MonoLake_Tufa_0867.jpg
  • Hundreds of snow geese (Chens caerulescens) take off from a field in Skagit County, Washington. More than 30,000 snow geese spend part of the winter there, feasting in farmers' fields.
    SnowGeeseLiftOff.jpg
  • An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hovers over Puget Sound near Everett, Washington, in search for fish. Osprey, also known as sea hawks or fish eagles, hover over water until they spot fish. They then plunge head and feet first to grab their prey. Barbed pads on their feet prevent slippery fish from getting away.
    Osprey_InFlight_6650.jpg
  • Several gulls line the shore of Puget Sound at Mukilteo, Washington, as the sun sets behind the Olympic Mountains.
    Mukilteo_GullsPugetSoundSunset.jpg
  • A great frigatebird (Fregata minor palmerstoni) soars above the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge on Kauai, Hawaii. The Hawaiian word for the bird is "'Iwa", which means "thief." The bird is known to harass other marine birds until they drop their food.
    great-frigatebird.jpg
  • A large flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) take off from the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state.
    CanadaGeese_flock_5018.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) takes off from its snow-covered perch along the Skagit River in Washington state. Several hundred eagles spend the winter along that river, feasting on spawned out salmon.
    baldeagle-winter-liftoff.jpg
  • An osprey (Pandion haliaetus) soars over Port Gardner near Everett, Washington, in search for fish. Osprey, also known as sea hawks or fish eagles, hover over water until they spot fish. They then plunge head and feet first to grab their prey. Barbed pads on their feet prevent slippery fish from getting away.
    Osprey_In-Flight_Everett_1085.jpg
  • A glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) prepares to land on the water of Edmonds Marsh in Edmonds, Washington.
    Gull_Glaucous_Landing_EdmondsMarsh_2...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias), shown in silhouette, lands on Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, during a golden sunrise. Numerous great blue herons flock to the bay near Big Beef Creek at low tide to feed on fish trapped in oyster beds.
    Heron_GreatBlue_GoldenLanding_Seabec...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) looks back while soaring over Lake Washington near Kenmore, Washington.
    Bald-Eagle_Looking-Back_Kenmore_0384.jpg
  • A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) runs across the water of a pond to take flight in the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Swan_Trumpeter_Wyoming_TakingOff_340...jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) soars over Hood Canal near Seabeck, Washington, in search of food. Hundreds of bald eagles congregate in the area early each summer to feast on migrating midshipman fish that get trapped in oyster beds during low tides.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_HoodCanal_6763.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), soaring against a dark, stormy sky, hunts for food in the Skagit Valley of Washington state.
    BaldEagle_Soaring_DarkSky_0889.jpg
  • A mallard duck (Anas Platyrhynchos) drake lands on Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington on a foggy winter morning.
    Mallard_Landing_ScriberLake_0319.jpg
  • Three American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) perched in a bare winter tree watch as a large flock of crows, known as a murder, fly past at dusk on their way to roosting grounds. An estimated 10,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Perched-Fly-By_North-Cr...jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of a large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) turning as they fly over a field in Skagit County, Washington. The camera was panned with the birds flying to the right; birds that had made a U-turn and were flying left were blurred. Starlings typically fly in very large groups, often visible from large distances, to protect themselves against hawks and other predators..
    Starlings_LargeFlock_TurningMotion_6...jpg
  • A long camera exposure captures the motion of a large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) as they fly over a field in Skagit County, Washington. Starlings typically fly in very large groups, often visible from large distances, to protect themselves against hawks and other predators.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Impressionistic...jpg
  • An Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) takes off the branch of a maple tree. Hummingbirds can fly up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h). When flying, their heart rate can reach 1,250 beats per minute, five times as fast as their heart rate at rest.
    Hummingbird_Annas_TakingOff_7014.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.
    Harrier-Northern_Boundary-Bay_5278.jpg
  • A large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flies over a field in Mount Vernon, Washington. When a predator is near, starlings fly together in a tight group. Such flocks are often visible for great distances.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Flying_6586.jpg
  • A juvenile 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.
    NorthernHarrier_JuvenileInFlight_Bou...jpg
  • Several Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) run on the surface of the Sammamish River to take flight in Kenmore, Washington. Thousands of Canada Geese winter in the area, spending the night on the banks of the river and the nearby Lake Washington. Large flocks fly up the river each morning to reach feeding grounds.
    CanadaGeese_SammamishRiver_TakingOff...jpg
  • More than a dozen American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past a stormy cumulonimbus cloud over Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flight_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_672...jpg
  • Thousands of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) fly in tight formation over Skagit Bay, located in Skagit County, Washington.
    Sandpipers_Western_SkagitBay_Sunset_...jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation as they prepare to land in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Flight_Bosque_9926.jpg
  • Bathed in the golden light of sunset, three trumpter swans (Cygnus buccinator) fly against a backdrop of Mount Baker in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Mount-Baker_Panorama...jpg
  • A pair of trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) are rendered in silhouette as they fly in the bright golden sky against the sun in the Skagit Valley of Washington state. Most of the swans breed in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, and a large population winters in northern Washington state. Trumpeter Swans average more than 5 feet (152 cm) in length and can weigh up to 30 pounds (13 kg), making them the longest and heaviest living bird native to North America.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Pair_Silhouette_Skag...jpg
  • A flock of red-throated loons (Gavia stellata) fly through Deception Pass in Washington state on their way out to feed in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
    Loons_Red-Throated_Flock_Deception-P...jpg
  • A murder of American crows fly over snow-covered trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, 15,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Snow_3624.jpg
  • Ten American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past storm clouds on their way to their roost in Bothell, Washington. As many as 15,000 crows use the roost each night during the winter months.
    Crows_Flying_Storm-Cloud_Bothell_627...jpg
  • Ten American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) fly past a stormy cumulonimbus cloud over Bothell, Washington.
    Crows_Flight_Stormy_Bothell_6275.jpg
  • Hundreds of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in a large flock known as a murder fly over the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington, on their way to their night roosting grounds. More than 10,000 crows roost together each night in the winter months.
    Crows_Murder_Between-Trees_Bothell_9...jpg
  • A flock of American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), known as a murder, fly across the twilight sky on their way to roosting grounds in Bothell, Washington. An estimated 10,000 crows roost in a small area of the city each night.
    Crows_Murder_In-Flight_North-Creek_2...jpg
  • A large flock of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) lands in bare trees in Skagit Valley, Washington. European starlings tend to travel in large flocks and fly in a large, dense cluster when they spot predators.
    Starlings_LargeFlock_Landing_6585.jpg
  • A flock of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are rendered in silhouette as they fly against a colorful winter sunset. Most cormorants are found along the coast; the double-crested cormorant is typically the only one found very far inland.
    Cormorants_DoubleCrested_Flock_Sunse...jpg
  • Thousands of shorebirds, mainly dunlin (Calidris alpina), fly over the Bowerman Basin in Washington's Grays Harbor. As many as a million shorebirds make a brief stop in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge each spring during their migration north to their breeding grounds.
    Shorebirds_Bowerman_Dunlin_5767.jpg
  • Thousands of shorebirds, mainly dunlin (Calidris alpina), fly over the Bowerman Basin in Washington's Grays Harbor. As many as a million shorebirds make a brief stop in the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge each spring during their migration north to their breeding grounds.
    Shorebirds_Bowerman_6176.jpg
  • 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.
    Owls-Short-Eared_Two-Flying_Golden_B...jpg
  • A dozen northern pintail (Anas acuta) fly with the mountains of the North Cascades in the background in this winter scene from Skagit County, Washington. The nothern pintail is a large duck with a wingspan of up to 3 feet (95 centimeters).
    Pintail-Northern_North-Cascades_3837.jpg
  • A Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus) attempts to pull fringe feathers from a great blue heron (Ardea herodias) as they both fly over a wetland in Skagit County, Washington.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Brewers-Blackbird_M...jpg
  • A great blue heron (Ardea herodias) appears to fly over a hillside in Everett, Washington. Great blue herons have a special adaptation to their sixth cervical vertebra that lets them retract their neck for flight, but also to rapidly extend their necks with great force to capture prey.
    Heron_Great-Blue_Flying_Everett_3578.jpg
  • A surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) runs on the water of Puget Sound near Edmonds, Washington, to gain speed so it can fly.
    Scoter_Surf_Running_Puget-Sound_1237.jpg
  • A turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) soars over the Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area near San Simeon, California. Turkey vultures, also known as turkey buzzards, are the most widespread of the New World vultures, found from southern Canada to the southern tip of South America. Turkey vultures are scavengers, using their keen sense of smell to detect the first signs of decay. They typically fly by using thermals to move through the air, flapping their wings infrequently.
    Turkey-Vulture_Soaring_Piedras-Blanc...jpg
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