Early morning visit today to Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to the aforementioned #BlackSwan, got nice looks at a flock of #AmericanWhitePelican foraging in the pond, and an elegant pair of #AmericanAvocet which are rare to the area.
#Birding #NationalWildlifeRefuge
#blackswan #americanwhitepelican #americanavocet #birding #nationalwildliferefuge
Trees, Grass, Hill, Clouds, Sun
Bosque del Apache NWR, NM
#SilentSunday #landscape #photo #NationalWildlifeRefuge #NewMexico
#silentsunday #landscape #photo #nationalwildliferefuge #newmexico
An investigation by #NPR revealed fishermen collecting the crabs for the bleeding companies showed little concern for their #welfare, with collectors tossing them into boats by the hundreds or picking the crabs up by their tails β in direct contradiction of recommended welfare practices. One of the #BleedingCompanies also has been sued for repeatedly accepting #HorseshoeCrabs unlawfully taken from off-limit islands and from inside a #NationalWildlifeRefuge.
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https://www.thestate.com/news/state/south-carolina/article257214377.html
#nationalwildliferefuge #Horseshoecrabs #bleedingcompanies #welfare #npr
I write stories occasionally as part of the Daily Kos community, mostly nature stuff. Here's a recent story I did about walking for three hours through Ridgefield NWR for three hours. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/2/2183856/-The-Daily-Bucket-Ridgefield-NWR-It-s-all-in-the-details
#PNW #photography #trees #oaks #wetland #nature #naturephotography #outdoors #washingtonstate #ClarkCounty #RidgefieldNationalWildlifeRefuge #Ridgefield #NationalWildlifeRefuge #NWR #bees #birds #bugs #insects #bumblebees #basalt #plants #invasives #geology #Washington #DailyKos
#pnw #photography #trees #oaks #wetland #nature #naturephotography #outdoors #washingtonstate #clarkcounty #ridgefieldnationalwildliferefuge #ridgefield #nationalwildliferefuge #nwr #bees #birds #bugs #insects #bumblebees #basalt #plants #invasives #geology #washington #dailykos
Three pics from today. Santee, South Carolina. National Wildlife Refuge.
#santee #southcarolina #nationalwildliferefuge
Boardwalk at Waccamaw #NationalWildlifeRefuge near Myrtle Beach a mini hike on my work trip #hiking
#nationalwildliferefuge #hiking
A group of Roseate Spoonbills flying over the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refugee.
Their bright #pink feathers make them very clear against the white #clouds and blue #sky.
#RoseateSpoonbills gain their pink coloration from eating a certain crustacean containing a pigment. Flamingos gain the color from the same process.
#Bird, #BirdsOfMastodon, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #MINWR, #NationalWildlifeRefuge, #Waterfowl, #FlyingBirds, #PlataleaAjaja, #Photography, #WildlifePhotography, #Photograph, #Photo
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/roseate-spoonbills-in-flight-heron-and-fox.html
#pink #clouds #sky #roseatespoonbills #bird #birdsofmastodon #merrittislandnationalwildliferefuge #minwr #nationalwildliferefuge #waterfowl #flyingbirds #plataleaajaja #photography #wildlifephotography #photograph #photo
#MarshMadness: A Reddish #Egret runs and dances, almost seeming to walk on top of the water on the #marsh of #MINWR, with its #reflection in the bright, blue water.
#reddishegret, #EgrettaRufescens, #saltmarsh, #MerrittIslandNationalWildlifeRefuge, #NationalWildlifeRefuge, #BirdsOfMastodon #Photograph, #Photo, #Photography, #Animalia, #Aves
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/walking-flying-reddish-egret-3-heron-and-fox.html
#marshmadness #egret #marsh #minwr #reflection #reddishegret #egrettarufescens #saltmarsh #merrittislandnationalwildliferefuge #nationalwildliferefuge #birdsofmastodon #photograph #photo #photography #animalia #aves