Arctic Tern | Anchorage, Alaska | June, 2011
This bird is bringing a dragonfly nymph to his mate. These birds will rarely be seen from land outside the breeding season, the young birds taking only 25 days after hatching to start their airborn lifestyle. | MC45-0335
Read MoreAmerican White Pelican | Walden, Colorado | May, 2012
The large bump on the nose of this bird is only present during the breeding season. These pelicans do not dive into the water like Brown Pelicans, but feed by dipping their beak into the water and scooping up fish. They spend the winter along the Gulf Coast, Mexico and southern California. | MC59-0074
Read MoreWild Turkey – Gobbler | Bosque del Apache | April, 2012
MC56-0263 This is a Rio Grande subspecies wild turkey.
Read MoreMute Swan | Bosque del Apache | May, 2012
Swans are quite rare at Bosque del Apache. This lone bird is the first swan we have ever seen at Bosque. | MC56-0419
Read MoreMute Swan | Bosque del Apache | May, 2012
Mute Swans are a non-native species first brought to this country from Europe in the late 1880 and introduced to New Yorks Hudson Valley and Long Island and have become naturalized in parts of the United States. |MC56-0496
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