National Wildlife Refuges photos

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Brown booby flying over Rose Atoll at sunset, with dark colorful storm clouds and other birds in the background. National Wildlife Refuges Photo. Image ID: 00914 Species: Brown booby, Sula leucogaster Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA	A white tern, or fairy tern, alights on a branch at Rose Atoll in American Samoa. National Wildlife Refuges Picture. Image ID: 00871 Species: Fairy tern, Gygis alba Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA	Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. Stock Photography of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21797 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. Photograph of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21806 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Sandhilll cranes in golden sunset light, silhouette, standing in pond. National Wildlife Refuges Photos. Image ID: 21798 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. National Wildlife Refuges Image. Image ID: 21800 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Coyote, pausing to look for prey as it passes through Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Professional stock photos of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21803 Species: Coyote, Canis latrans Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	A sandhill crane, standing in still waters with rich gold sunset light reflected around it. Pictures of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21805 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Snow geese at sunrise. Thousands of wintering snow geese take to the sky in predawn light in Bosque del Apache's famous "blast off". The flock can be as large as 20,000 geese or more. Long time exposure creates blurring among the geese. National Wildlife Refuges Photo. Image ID: 21799 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Snow geese resting, on a still pond in early morning light, in groups of several thousands. National Wildlife Refuges Picture. Image ID: 21808 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Sandhill crane portrait, as it forages in tall grass. Stock Photography of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21809 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	coralline algae reef. Photograph of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 00729 Species: Coralline algae, Porolithon Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA

Pink coralline algae. National Wildlife Refuges Photos. Image ID: 00760 Species: Coralline algae, Porolithon Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA	Paul W. Gabrielson, Ph.D., collecting algae and coral samples. National Wildlife Refuges Image. Image ID: 00824 Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA	Rose Islet. Professional stock photos of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 00839 Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA

White (or fairy) tern. Pictures of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 00865 Species: Fairy tern, Gygis alba Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa, USA	Snow geese gather in massive flocks over water, taking off and landing in synchrony. National Wildlife Refuges Photo. Image ID: 19991 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, USA	Snow goose in flight. National Wildlife Refuges Picture. Image ID: 21801 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Snow geese rest on a still pond in rich orange and yellow sunrise light. These geese have spent their night's rest on the main empoundment and will leave around sunrise to feed in nearby corn fields. Stock Photography of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21802 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Sunset at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, with sandhill cranes silhouetted in reflection in the calm pond. Spectacular sunsets at Bosque del Apache, rich in reds, oranges, yellows and purples, make for striking reflections of the thousands of cranes and geese found in the refuge each winter. Photograph of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21804 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	A sandhill crane in flight, spreading its wings wide which can span up to 6 1/2 feet. National Wildlife Refuges Photos. Image ID: 21807 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Small black bird. National Wildlife Refuges Image. Image ID: 21810 Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Snow geese, and one of the "crane pools" in the northern part of Bosque del Apache NWR. Professional stock photos of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21811 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Snow geese at dawn. Snow geese often "blast off" just before or after dawn, leaving the ponds where they rest for the night to forage elsewhere during the day. Pictures of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21816 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Snow geese blast off. After resting and preening on water, snow geese are started by a coyote, hawk or just wind and take off en masse by the thousands. As many as 50,000 snow geese are found at Bosque del Apache NWR at times, stopping at the refuge during their winter migration along the Rio Grande River. National Wildlife Refuges Photo. Image ID: 21817 Species: Snow goose, Chen caerulescens Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Sunrise over Bosque del Apache. Rich predawn colors are reflected in the main impoundment pond in the refuge. National Wildlife Refuges Picture. Image ID: 21819 Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Sandhill cranes, reflected in the still waters of one of the Bosque del Apache NWR crane pools. Stock Photography of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21821 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA

Sandhill crane spreads its broad wings as it takes flight in early morning light. This crane is one of over 5000 present in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, stopping here during its winter migration. Photograph of National Wildlife Refuges. Image ID: 21822 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	A sandhill crane is perfectly reflected, in mirror-calm waters at sunrise. National Wildlife Refuges Photos. Image ID: 21823 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA	Sandhill crane in flight, in dim sunset light, wings blurred due to time exposure. National Wildlife Refuges Image. Image ID: 21824 Species: Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis Location: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA