They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges The Fish and Wildlife Service’s over-holiday review, and what it means for 850 million acres of public land and water

"They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges"
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Time for some of the furry ones to come out of the trees to show us their swagger on #SquirrelSaturday. I've chosen an Abert Squirrel (devil squirrels I call them) from Pike National Forest. They love the nuts in the feeders.

#mammals #photography #Colorado #naturephotography #uswildlife

Subcommittee Discusses Marine Mammal Protection Amid Offshore Wind Farm Concerns Experts outline challenges in balancing marine mammal protection and renewable energy development.

As the U.S. House Committee grapples with marine mammal protection amid the push for offshore wind farms, the future of our oceans hangs in the balance.

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A little lovely for your Insect Thursday 🌱🦋📸

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फ्लोरिडा में एक घर के गेट के बाहर रेंगते हुए दो मगरमच्छ देखे गए
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#Florida #Alligators #Wildlife #GatorSighting #FloridaNews #AnimalEncounter #Nature #USWildlife #FloridaLife #GatorAlert #FloridaLiving #SwampCreatures #Bharatsamvad

Turtle

Canon R5 RF100-500

#wildlife #turtle #photography #wildlifephotographer #canonusa #pennsylvaniaphotographer #uswildlife

American Bullfrog with a great big smile for the camera! 🐸

Wildwood Park - Harrisburg, PA US #Canon R5 RF100-500
#wildlife #bullfrog #photography #wildlifephotographer #pennsylvaniaphotographer #uswildlife #amphibian #canonusa

A loon in the rain (both of us).

Common Loon
Pennsylvania, USA
#Canon R5 RF200-800
#bird #birds #loon #commonloon #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #uswildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #birdsandblooms #canonusa #nature #photography #birdphotography #birdoftheday 🪶

Short eared owl sitting on a fence post

Short Eared Owl

Central Pennsylvania
#Canon R5 RF200-800
#bird #birds #owl #owls #shortearedowl #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #uswildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #birdsandblooms #canonusa #nature #photography #birdphotography #birdoftheday 🪶

These foxes enjoy playing in the snow as they chase each other through the fluffy white stuff. The pair of red foxes were spotted having fun in New York, USA.

📸 - Gavin Lam

#Foxes #Snowday #WildlifePhotography #USWildlife

Our first resident Eastern Screech Owl (2024) we named Uno. None yet this year.

Small Valley, PA USA
#Canon R5 RF200-800
#bird #birds #owl #owls #easternscreechowl #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #uswildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #birdsandblooms #canonusa #nature #photography #birdoftheday 🪶

Delmarva Fox Squirrel

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge - Cambridge, MD USA
#Canon R5 RF200-800

#squirrel #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #uswildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #canonusa #nature #photography

Eastern Bluebird

Small Valley, PA USA
#Canon R5 RF200-800
#bird #birds #bluebird #wildlife #wildlifephotographer #uswildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #birdsandblooms #canonusa #nature #photography #birdoftheday 🪶

Female Northern Cardinal in snow.

Small Valley, PA USA
#Canon R5 RF100-500
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A juvenile Swainson’s Hawk who found its way to central Pennsylvania for a few weeks in October 2023.

Malta, PA USA
#Canon R5 adapted EF600
🪶 #bird #birds #hawk #birdsofprey #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotographer #photography #USwildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #canonusa

A female Belted Kingfisher making a point.

Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area, Kleinfeltersville, PA USA
#Canon R5 RF100-500

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Red shouldered hawk sitting on a branch with a clear blue sky background.

Red Shouldered Hawk

Carsonville, PA US
#Canon R5 RF200-800

🪶 #bird #birds #hawk #birdofprey #redshoulderedhawk #wildlife #photography #nature #pennsylvaniaphotographer #USwildlife #blirb #wildlifephotography

Baby squirrels squeezing out of a bird nest box hole.

Sibling squeeze.

Baby grey squirrels. Small Valley, PA USA

#Canon R5 RF100-500
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A black Anhinga sitting on a branch with Spanish moss all around.

Anhinga

Circle B Bar Reserve
Lakeland, FL USA
April 2024

#Canon R5 200-800

#bird #birds #wildlife #photography #nature #anhinga #usbirds #uswildlife #pennsylvaniaphotographer #canonusa

I heard tapping and spotted this Pileated woodpecker on an oak tree in the front yard Dec 25, 2024. (Sorry for the poor quality skaky video taken through a window screen with Fujifilm900 EXR camera.)

#birds #USWildlife #birdwatching #pileatedwoodpecker

Calypte anna

Every bird is a bonus here in California but one I was desperate to see and photograph is a Hummingbird.

This Anna's Hummingbird posed beautifully during sunset on Monday along the waterfront.

#USWildlife #CaliforniaWildlife #SanFrancisco #USBirding 🪶

Larus heermanni

Straight off the plane to Pier 30 to see Herman the Heermann's Gull in San Francisco. Probably our longest twitch ever!

We do plan to see other gulls and birds while we're here. 😉

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#USBirding #GullsoftheWorld #Wildlife #USWildlife #CaliforniaWildlife 🪶

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Bighorn Sheep - Theodore Roosevelt National Park, ND
#bighornsheep #uswildlife #nature #naturephotography

#Inverts #Insects #Bugs #Diptera #Xenox #USwildlife #MSwildlife #RadBugs