The Klamath Basin historically had the largest wetlands in the western US, and is one of the most important bird habitats on Earth. The Klamath National Wildlife Refuges are in bad shape, but have incredible restoration potential. See Projects and Books pages for more.
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Sunrise over a marsh in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Giant mushroom, Lower Klamath Refuge, California.
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Coyote pups (Canis latrans), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Lower...
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Barn owl (Tyto alba) killed by highway traffic in the Lower Klamath...
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Suspect water, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Geese (sp.) silhouetted at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Handle to control flow through irrigation pipes, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Marsh vegetation at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Farming on the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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An unbelievable site - 7 of a group of 9 wild river otters (Lontra...
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) portrait, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in wetlands, Lower...
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Blackbird (sp.), Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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The moon sets at dawn in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in wetlands, Lower...
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) and Canada Goose (Branta...
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John Deere tractor in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) foraging, Lower Klamath...
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Ancient gnarled juniper tree at sunrise, Lava Beds National Monument,...
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Marsh vegetation detail, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying in front of...
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Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) landing, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and goslings, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Songbird, Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in wetlands, Lower...
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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Sunset in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Wetlands, Lower Klamath Refuge, California.
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Hundreds of spiderwebs at sunrise, Klamath Marsh NWR, OR
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American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight, Lower...
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Sunset over Sheepy Peak, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Aerial view of the Klamath Basin, on the border of Oregon and...
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Rainbow over the Tule Lake Refuge, California
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Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Ducks (sp.) at sunrise, Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Evening light in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) taking off, Lower...
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Beer can in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Ducks (sp.) at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Coyote (Canis latrans) at dawn, Tule Lake Refuge, California
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), flare-up, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Wetlands at sunrise, Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Blackbird (sp.), Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight, Lower...
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Cattle on a farm adjacent to the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Marsh vegetation, Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Evening light in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Rainbow over the Tule Lake Refuge, California
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Great egrets (Ardea alba) and a great blue heron (Ardea herodias),...
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Sunset over wetlands in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) dueling over ice, Lower...
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Winter scene in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Dusk colors in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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American avocets (Recurvirostra americana), Lower Klamath Refuge, CA
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American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Lower Klamath Refuge, CA
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Mt. Thielsen, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Wetlands, Lower Klamath Refuge, California.
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Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Rainbow over Lava Beds National Monument, CA
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus) tracks in snow, Lava Beds National Monument, CA
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Ice in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Sunset in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Canal, Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and goslings, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Female northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in wetlands, Lower...
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Highway through the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Solitude and beauty in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Great-horned owl (Bubo virgnianus) in wetlands, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Silhouetted ridge tops at sunset, Lava Beds National Monument, California
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Lichen-covered boulder, Tule Lake Refuge, California
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Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) landing, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Telephoto view of Mount Shasta, from the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Frozen water in a canal pipe, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Barn owl (Tyto alba) killed by highway traffic in the Lower Klamath...
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Winter afternoon in the canals of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American wigeons (Anas americanus) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Evening light in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Winter ice in the Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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Evening light in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) standing on ice, Lower Klamath...
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Fall colors in desert foliage, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus Hemionus), Tule Lake NWR, CA
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American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight, Lower...
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Bloodied feathers on the banks of Lower Klamath "Lake," CA
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Great-horned owl (Bubo virgnianus) in wetlands, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Great-horned owl (Bubo virgnianus) in wetlands, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) bracing against high winds,...
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Great egrets (Ardea alba), Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) scanning for small mammals, Lower...
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Sunrise over the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Desert grasses in the Lava Beds National Monument, CA
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Coyote (Canis latrans), Lava Beds NM, CA
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Adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Desert grasses in the Lava Beds National Monument, CA
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Canada and greater white-fronted geese in a cropfield, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) on FWS sign, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Hundreds of ducks over the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Coyote (Canis latrans) in a cropfield, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus) tracks in snow, Lava Beds National Monument, CA
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Rough legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on a FWS sign with Mount Shasta...
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Adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Lakeside vegetation (sp.) on the border of the Lava Beds, Tule Lake...
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Red-brown boulder in Lava Beds National Monument
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Red-brown boulder in Lava Beds National Monument, with Sheepy Ridge on...
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Flock of red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), Lower Klamath...
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Flock of red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), Lower Klamath...
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Farm near Upper Klamath Lake, OR
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Adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Desert vegetation at dusk on Sheepy Ridge, on the border of the Lower...
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Geese (sp.) at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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An elevated view of the Lower Klamath Refuge, CA at sunset from Sheepy...
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A found deer antler poised on a rock overlooking the dry Lower Klamath...
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Overlooking the dry Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Hunters navigate a boat on the Klamath Marsh NWR, OR
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Aerial view of dry wetlands in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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A makeshift cross on Sheepy Ridge, separating the Lower Klamath and...
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Looking down on farm fields and roads in the natural bed of Tule Lake, CA
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Lady Beetle in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Farm fields in the natural bed of Tule Lake, CA, North of the Tule Lake...
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Clouds over Mount Shasta, from the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Sheepy Ridge, separating the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake refuges.
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), fly in formation over the head of a...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), flare-up, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), flare-up, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Wetlands at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Wetlands at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), flare-up, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Cow on the bank of a canal on the border of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) in flight, Lower Klamath...
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Winter farm scene near the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Garbage and froth in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) resting on wetland grasses, Lower...
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Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in take-off, Lower...
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Great egret (Ardea alba), Lower Klamath NWR, California
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A small tree reflecting in wetlands in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA....
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A small tree reflecting in wetlands in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA....
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Greater scaup (Aythya marila) in flight, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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A train carrying lumber near the Bear Valley NWR, OR
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Resting snow geese (Chen caerulescens), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Cattle and a small fire giving off black smoke, near the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Cattle and irrigation equipment near the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Dry canal, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Mt. Shasta and the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Looking North past the Lower Klamath Refuge in the direction of Klamath...
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Aerial view of the dry Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Early light on Sheepy Ridge, separating the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) in a crop field in the bed of Tule Lake, OR
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) and greater white-fronted geese (Anser...
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Tractor raking soil in the natural bed of drained Lower Klamath Lake,...
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Hunters navigate a boat on the Klamath Marsh NWR, OR
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Male Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii), Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Greater white-fronted geese (Anser albifrons) silohuetted at dusk,...
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Foamy build-up, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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A train carrying lumber near the Bear Valley NWR, OR
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Parched canal in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Cracked dry earth in a canal in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Lower...
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Flooded fields in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Cracked dry earth in a canal in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), Sump 1-A, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Sunset, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens), Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Foam near a pipe in a canal, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Parched canal in the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) and Canada Goose (Branta...
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Wet wetlands in Unit 11 of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA (view directly...
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Wetlands in Unit 11 of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Wetlands in Unit 11 of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Black-tailed deer (O. hemionus columbianus) crossing Hill Rd., Tule...
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Macro view of grass-tip, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Female yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Lower...
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Suspect water, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus), Lower...
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Adult male Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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View looking north along Hill Road, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), White Lake Unit, Lower...
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Sleeping Canada Goose young (Branta canadensis), with the parents on...
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Tall flowering grasses in Unit 5 of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American robin (Turdus migratorius), Discovery Marsh, Tule Lake, CA
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Looking south to Mount Dome (6,466 ft.), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Black-tailed deer (O. hemionus columbianus) on Sheepy Ridge, Tule Lake...
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Tinted water, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Furrows in topsoil on a farm near Dorris, CA
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Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on a perch, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) in flight, summer adult, Tule Lake...
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Rare male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) with...
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Topsoil laid bare to the wind, near Dorris, CA
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Irrigation on farms in the natural bed of Tule Lake, CA
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Black-tailed deer (O. hemionus columbianus) on Sheepy Ridge, Tule Lake...
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Duck (sp.) over the White Lake Unit of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Cow in an irrigation canal on a farm in the natural bed of Tule Lake, CA
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Rare male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) with...
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Irrigation on farms in the natural bed of Tule Lake, CA
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Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris), Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Male House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus), Tule Lake NWR, CA
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View of cropfields on the "leaselands," from Sheepy Ridge, Tule Lake...
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View looking north along Hill Road, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Cows and irrigation in the natural bed of Tule Lake, CA
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Northern portion (Oregon side of the border) of the White Lake Unit,...
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American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), White Lake Unit, Lower...
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Scary looking dry canal, White Lake Unit, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Cow pasture bordering the Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Looking south to Mount Dome, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) fly above black-necked stilts...
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Male cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) landing, showing of its gorgeous...
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Canada Geese (Branta canadensis), Unit 3, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Farm adjacent to Indian Tom Lake, on the border of the Lower Klamath...
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Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), Sheepy Lake, Lower Klamath NWR,...
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California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) scratching itself on...
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Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) in flight, Sheepy Lake, Lower Klamath...
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Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) in flight, Sheepy Lake, Lower Klamath...
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Sheepy Lake, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Algae in canals, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Sunrays over Upper Klamath Lake, OR
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Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) and cinnamon teal ducks (Anas...
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White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) in wetlands, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Crop fields on private lands in the natural bed of Lower Klamath Lake, OR
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Great egret (Ardea alba), Lower Klamath NWR, CaliforniaArdea alba) with...
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Bicyclists travel in Summer heat down Highway 161 near the Lower...
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Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) on top of a utility...
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Hay truck being loaded in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Sunset, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Mt. Shasta, from the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Cropfields in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Cropfields in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Cropfields in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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A truck creates a huge trail of dust (topsoil) Tule Lake NWR, CA
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A truck drives in the shadow of Mt. Shasta, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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Farm in the natural bed of Lower Klamath Lake, OR
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"Tractors Next 7 miles," in the natural bed of Lower Klamath Lake, OR
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Algae in canals, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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