Well-camouflaged Coyote

From DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges:

DeSoto and Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuges are home to coyotes year-round. They are most often seen in the winter months in a field or on the frozen DeSoto Lake. Keep an eye out for them on your next visit to the refuge!

Photo courtesy of Chris Clay.

Partnerships for fish passage | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region

Kevin Mulligan is a Pathways Program student working on the Northeast Region’s fish passage engineer team. The fish passage engineering program is the result of a successful partnership between the Service, U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Massachusetts. Today, Kevin shares with us his experiences on the team.



Partnerships for fish passage | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region

Sandhill Cranes on the Move

From USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System:

Sandhill cranes are on the move. You might still see some at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, MN, where visitors days ago counted about 3,800. But the coming cold will persuade them to move. The crimson-capped beauties breed in open wetlands, fields and prairies across North America. Photo by Sea Angels
Friends of Sherburne: http://bit.ly/1Hi6i7l

The Grand Tetons from the National Elk Refuge

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region:

The Grand Tetons from the National Elk Refuge. In the 19th century French trappers who called the Teton Mountain Range "les trois tetons", which means "the three breasts" or "the three teats". 

Photo: Katie Theule / USFWS

Golden-Crowned Kinglet

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region:

This little bird may not look like much, but they’re tough - routinely wintering where temperatures can reach –40° F! 

Photo: Golden-crowned kinglet courtesy of David Mitchell/Creative Commons. https://flic.kr/p/oSqCRV

Don't Feed Bread to Ducks!

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:

Feeding bread to ducks may do more harm than good! A few considerations before feeding local waterfowl, and some alternatives to keep them healthy:http://bit.ly/1S8M6Fp 

(Photo by Tom Koerner, USFWS & article via Mother Nature Network)

Soft Pastel Clouds Looking Over a Harsh Landscape

From the U.S. Department of the Interior:

Soft pastel clouds look inviting over the harsh landscape Joshua Tree National Park. With the California desert stretching out for miles around you, this unique landscape is a place of wonder and contemplation. Marvel at the sky, explore the rock formations, but don’t try climbing the trees. Photo by Manish Mamtani (www.sharetheexperience.org). — atJoshua Tree National Park.