Friday, 8 March 2013

Nice Wildlife Photo Contest photos

American Goldfinch at Mason Neck State Park
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Image by vastateparksstaff
An American Goldfinch at Mason Neck State Park. Taken on April 10, 2011 behind the visitor center.
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Young and Curious Eagle
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Image by vastateparksstaff
The photograph was taken at Mason Neck State Park. The youngster seemed just as curious about me as I was with him.
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Image by sunNaction
"Wildlife"
The Great Blue Heron protecting its nest during the winter season. Photo taken at Anderson Marsh, Clear Lake, CA


Awakened from Slumber
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Image by USFWS Mountain Prairie
This porcupine was taking a nap until a USFWS biologist with a camera showed up.

Photo taken in the Kansas Partners for Fish and Wildlife Southwest Prairie Focus Area.

Credit: Tony Ifland / USFWS

Photo Contest Entry #77


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Image by canopic
Wild Red Eft photographed in Waterville, VT, USA.
Cathleen Shattuck

Eastern newts home using magnetic orientation. Their magnetoreception system seems to be a hybrid of polarity-based inclination and a sun-dependant compass. Shoreward-bound Eastern newts will orient themselves quite differently under light with wavelengths of ~400 nm than light with wavelengths of ~600 nm, while homing newts will orient themselves the same way under both short and long wavelenghts.[1] It is considered very likely that ferromagnetic material, probably biogenic magnetite, is present in the Eastern newt's body.

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