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  • High key image of scrub jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens), Florida's only endemic bird species. As we pave way for new homes for humans, we break up space for theirs. These birds keep close-knit families and rarely stray more than 5 miles from home. Conservationists closely monitor populations as they are becoming increasingly isolated.
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  • A pair of Australasian gannets (Morus serrator) at the world's largest colony in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
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  • A pair of roseate spoobills (Platalea ajaja) forage in the shallow marsh. Once victims of the plume trade for their prized pink feathers and hunted to the brink of extinction, these spoonbills are now a cherished colorful wading bird that has made a successful recovery in Florida.
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  • Each year, Eastern lubber grasshoppers (Romalea guttata) emerge from the soil in groups to feed and grow. These wingless grasshoppers in Everglades National Park will devour many plants and can grow larger than a human thumb.
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  • A baby veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) reaches for a higher branch. As popular pets, several chameleon species have been introduced to South Florida and populations are regularly seeded in urban areas for later collection.
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  • After a warm summer rain, an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) moves onto a paved road as a tiny insect seeks protection on its back.
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  • An anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) rests in the golden glow of the afternoon sun as insects emerge from the marsh below.
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  • The tallest single drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains flirts with spring as temperatures tip above 70F and the warm sun beams behind the icy falls. Taughannock Falls is also one of the most famous nesting locations for peregrine falcons.
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  • A common loon (Gavia immer) passes between a chain of Adirondack lakes as the fog lifts on a cool Summer morning. Loons have become symbolic of healthy aquatic ecosystems regionally and globally. Capturing this frame took patience and hours standing immersed in the shallow lake until the calling loon revealed itself from behind a mask of fog.
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  • An emerald toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) curiously perches during a light rain in Monteverde, Costa Rica
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  • A newly hatched American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) looks out across a maze of mangrove roots on a moonlit night in Everglades National Park. The first three years of a crocodile's life are its most vulnerable where it must face tarpon, shark, and other predators that lurk above and below. The few that survive to adulthood will become top predators and indicators of ecosystem health.
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  • Taken while freediving in Lake Ontario, a native watersnake (nerodia spp.) snatches up an invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) for lunch. While invasive gobies cause significant harm to native wildlife, predators like this watersnake have learned to take advantage of the abundant food source they provide.
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  • A gar camouflaged against strands of algae in a Florida spring.
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  • A research vessel in the New River, Belize, collects critically important water quality data during one of the worst years for pollution and eutrophication. Drone image captured under permit from the government of Belize.
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  • A squirrel treefrog (Hyla squirella) pauses between leaps across palmetto fronds in North Florida
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  • A corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) in shed slithers across a disturbed sandhill ecosystem, one of the oldest native habitat types in Florida.
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  • Natural coastline is a quickly vanishing sight in Florida. Wind and wave weathered limestone offers a rare window into Florida’s natural history as beach-drawn settlers squeeze into the remaining real estate between the Atlantic ocean and the historic Everglades.
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  • A whale shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding offshore from Isla Mujeres, Mexico
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  • Great egret (Ardea alba) at sunrise in a marsh nestled in suburban South Florida.
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  • As the sun sets, photographers seek to capture the famous view through Window Arch at Arches National Park, Utah
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  • A tiny ant, likely looking for a source of water or sweet nectar, pauses briefly as it crawls inside a colorful flower in a backyard garden.
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  • The gills of a fungus fruiting body are illuminated by a small LED light. The unique gills can help distinguish between species and are the key to spreading spores across the air and landscape.
    MushroomGills.jpg
  • A woodstork mother (Mycteria americana) cares for her newborn chicks at a reclaimed marsh that now serves as an important refuge for nesting woodstorks in South Florida.
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  • A burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia), one of Florida's smallest owl species, uses its laser vision to hunt from a tree perch at dusk. As the name implies, these owls spend much of their time in or near the burrows on the ground, but can occassionally be seen hunting from higher perches.
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  • An endangered key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium), the smallest North American deer, on Big Pine Key, Florida. With increased residential development and visitors in the Florida Keys, some deer associate humans with food due to illegal feeding. Vehicle strikes are now their biggest threat, as they are drawn to cars and in this case a beautiful buck curiously approached my camera likely looking for a handout.
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