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Morning Fog over Swan Lake
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
20071022-clouds-1.jpg
20071022-clouds-2.jpg
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucuscens)
Juvenile Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucuscens)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
First Year Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
First Year Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
First Year Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
American Coot and Pied-billed Grebe
American Coot and Pied-billed Grebe
American Coots (Fulica americana)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Scaup sp.
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
Scaup sp.
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Scaup sp.
Scaup sp.
Gull (Larus sp)
Gull (Larus sp)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
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20070217-thayers_gull_2-2.jpg
20070217-thayers_gull_2-3.jpg
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Juvenile Gull (Larus sp)
Gull (Larus sp)
Gull (Larus sp)
Gull (Larus sp)
Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Unidentified Gull 1
Unidentified Gull 1
Unidentified Gull 1
Unidentified Gull 1
Unidentified Gull 1
Unidentified Gull 2
Unidentified Gull 2
Unidentified Gull 2
Unidentified Gull 2
Unidentified Gull 2
Unidentified Gull 2
Unidentified Gull 3
Gulls (Larus spp)
Gulls (Larus spp)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucuscens)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Mallard on Nest
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Yellow Pondlily (Nuphar polysepala)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Juvenile Gulls (Larus spp)
Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris)
Thayer\'s Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer\'s Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer\'s Gull (Larus thayeri)
Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.)
Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.)
Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.)
Juvenile Gull (Larus sp.)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Scaup (Aythya sp)
Scaup (Aythya sp)
Swan Lake
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Swan Lake Leech
Swan Lake Leech
Swan Lake Leech
Swan Lake Leech
Moth Fly
Northern Pintails
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintails
Northern Pintail
20070828-green-winged_teal-3.jpg
20070828-green-winged_teal-4.jpg
20070828-pintail_teal.jpg
20070828-green-winged_teal-1.jpg
20070828-green-winged_teal-2.jpg
20070928-swan_lake.jpg
20071009-northwestern_crow.jpg
20071030-northern_pintail.jpg
20071116-northern_pintail.jpg
Rowan on Swan Lake
Rowan on Swan Lake
Rowan on the Ice
Dead Herring Gull
Dead Herring Gull
Connor with Dead Gull
Family Photo with the Moose
Family Photo with the Moose
Family Photo with the Moose
Family Photo with the Moose
Clarence Kramer Peak from Swan Lake
Swan Lake Covered in Snow
Swan Lake Covered in Snow
20051221-12-21p01heron.jpg
20061026-10-26p05coot.jpg
20061026-10-26p06coot.jpg
20061026-10-26p07coot.jpg
20061109-11-09p18coot.jpg
20061109-11-09p19coot.jpg
20040106-01-06coot1.jpg
20040106-01-06coot2.jpg
20040106-01-06coot3.jpg
20040106-01-06coot4.jpg
20040106-01-06coot5.jpg
20040106-01-06coot6.jpg
20050506-05-06sl16sandpiper.jpg
20061026-10-26p03dowitcher.jpg
20061026-10-26p04dowitcher.jpg
20061026-10-26p08dowitcher.jpg
20061026-10-26p09dowitcher.jpg
20061026-10-26p10dowitcher.jpg
20061026-10-26p11dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p28dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p29dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p30dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p31dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p32dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p33dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p34dowitchers.jpg
20060529-05-29p35dowitchers.jpg
20060731-07-31p02yellowlegs.jpg
20060529-05-29p08dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p11dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p12dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p20dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p21dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p22dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p23dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p24dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p26dowitchers.jpg
20060529-05-29p27dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p06dowitcher.jpg
20060529-05-29p07dowitcher.jpg
20051211-12-11p05gull.jpg
20060115-01-15p02gulls.jpg
20060115-01-15p03gulls.jpg
20060210-02-10p02gull.jpg
20060210-02-10p03gull.jpg
20060210-02-10p05gull.jpg
20060210-02-10p09gull.jpg
20060211-02-11p08gull.jpg
20060211-02-11p10gull.jpg
20060211-02-11p11gull.jpg
20060211-02-11p12gull.jpg
20060601-06-01p02swallow.jpg
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)
Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Juvenile Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Juvenile Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Juvenile Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Swan Lake Birds
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Gulls (Larus spp)
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucescens)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
Trumpeter Swan and Greater White-fronted Goose
Sitka Sedge (Carex aquatilis dives)
Sitka Sedge (Carex aquatilis dives)
Sitka Sedge (Carex aquatilis dives)
Sitka Sedge (Carex aquatilis dives)
Sphagnum squarrosum
Sphagnum squarrosum
Sphagnum squarrosum
Northern Starflower (Trientalis arctica)
Northern Starflower (Trientalis arctica)
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20071007-mallard.jpg
20071007-mallard_shoveler.jpg
20071007-northern_shoveler-1.jpg
20071007-northern_shoveler-2.jpg
20070927-cackling_goose-1.jpg
20070927-cackling_goose-2.jpg
20070927-cackling_goose-3.jpg
20070927-cackling_goose-4.jpg
20070927-cackling_goose-5.jpg
20070927-fresh_mtn_snow-1.jpg
20070927-mallard.jpg
Spiral Fractures
Spiral Fractures
Spiral Fractures
Spiral Fractures
Spiral Fractures
Stack of Air Pockets
Stack of Air Pockets
Stack of Air Pockets
Stack of Air Pockets
20071009-american_coot-1.jpg
20071009-american_coot-2.jpg
20071009-american_coot-3.jpg
20071009-american_wigeon.jpg
20071009-ring-necked_duck-1.jpg
20071009-ring-necked_duck-2.jpg
20071009-ring-necked_duck-3.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-1.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-2.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-3.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-4.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-5.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-6.jpg
20070925-cackling_goose-7.jpg
20070924-cackling_goose-1.jpg
20070924-cackling_goose-2.jpg
20070924-northern_pintail.jpg
20070924-northern_shoveler.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-1.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-2.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-3.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-4.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-5.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-6.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-7.jpg
20070915-greater_white-fronted_goose-8.jpg
20070918-greater_white-fronted_goose-1.jpg
20070918-greater_white-fronted_goose-2.jpg
20070918-greater_white-fronted_goose-3.jpg
20070918-greater_white-fronted_goose-4.jpg
20070918-greater_white-fronted_goose-5.jpg
20070918-greater_white-fronted_goose-6.jpg
20071106-american_coot-1.jpg
20071106-american_coot-2.jpg
20071106-american_coot-3.jpg
20071106-american_coot-4.jpg
20071106-american_coot-5.jpg
20071106-american_coot-6.jpg
20071106-american_coot-7.jpg
Swan Lake Gulls
Thayer's Gull
Ring-necked Duck and Lesser Scaup
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Female Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Scaups
Trumpeter Swan Aggression
Trumpeter Swan Aggression
Trumpeter Swan Aggression
Rainbow over Swan Lake
Snow on Verstovia
Ice
The Sisters and Swan Lake
Swan Lake Ice
Swan Lake and Sisters Composite
Gulls
Thayer's Gull
Gulls
Gulls
Gulls
Gulls
Gulls
Gulls
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Mating Mallards
Mating Mallards
Thayer's Gull (Larus thayeri)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii)
Cackling Geese (Branta hutchinsii)
Swan Lake Ice
Swan Lake Vegetation
Common Nipplewort (Lapsana communis)
Floating Pondwee (Potamogeton natans)
Variable Pondweed (Potamogeton gramineus)
Variable Pondweed (Potamogeton gramineus)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Pale Mallard
Pale Mallard
Pale Mallard
Bird Watching
Frozen Lakeshore
Frozen Lakeshore
Frozen Lakeshore
Sisters and Swan Lake at Sunset
Sisters and Swan Lake at Sunset
Sisters and Swan Lake at Sunset
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
American Coot (Fulica americana)