The most special place in the world to me! 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 the only refuges out of 500 that allow large scale farming. They're in bad shape, but have incredible restoration potential. This is one of the best documentations of the Klamath in existence and my biggest project. See "Projects" 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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A raven (sp.) being harassed by red-winged blackbirds...
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Male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus),...
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Barn owl (Tyto alba) killed by highway traffic in the Lower...
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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...
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Marsh vegetation at sunset, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Lower Klamath Refuge,...
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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...
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) portrait, Lower Klamath...
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in...
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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...
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) and Canada...
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John Deere tractor in the Tule Lake NWR, CA
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American avocets (Recurvirostra americana) foraging, Lower...
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Ancient gnarled juniper tree at sunrise, Lava Beds National...
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Marsh vegetation detail, Tule Lake NWR, CA
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American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) flying in...
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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...
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR,...
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Songbird, Lower Klamath Refuge, California
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in...
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Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Lower Klamath Refuge,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), Lower Klamath...
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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...
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Rainbow over Lava Beds National Monument, CA
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus) tracks in snow, Lava Beds National...
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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...
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Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), Lower Klamath...
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Female northern harrier (Circus cyaneus), Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in...
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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...
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Silhouetted ridge tops at sunset, Lava Beds National...
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Lichen-covered boulder, Tule Lake Refuge, California
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Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) landing, Lower...
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American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Lower...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Great-horned owl (Bubo virgnianus) in wetlands, Lower Klamath...
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A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) bracing against high...
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Great egrets (Ardea alba), Lower Klamath NWR, California
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight, Lower...
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) scanning for small...
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Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in flight, Lower...
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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...
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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...
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Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) on FWS sign, Lower...
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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...
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Rough legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) in flight, Lower Klamath...
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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on a FWS sign with...
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Adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Lower Klamath...
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Lakeside vegetation (sp.) on the border of the Lava Beds,...
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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...
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Flock of red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), Lower...
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Flock of red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), Lower...
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Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) being harassed by a...
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Farm near Upper Klamath Lake, OR
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Adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Lower Klamath...
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Desert vegetation at dusk on Sheepy Ridge, on the border of...
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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...
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A found deer antler poised on a rock overlooking the dry...
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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...
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Looking down on farm fields and roads in the natural bed of...
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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...
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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...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), fly in formation over the...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), flare-up, Lower Klamath NWR,...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens), flare-up, Lower Klamath NWR,...
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR,...
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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,...
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Cow on the bank of a canal on the border of the Lower Klamath...
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Greater White-fronted Geese (Anser albifrons) in flight,...
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Great egret (Ardea alba) in flight, Lower Klamath NWR,...
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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...
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Tundra swans (Cygnus columbianus) resting on wetland grasses,...
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Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in take-off,...
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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,...
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A small tree reflecting in wetlands in the Lower Klamath NWR,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) in a crop field in the bed of...
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Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) and greater white-fronted...
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Tractor raking soil in the natural bed of drained Lower...
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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...
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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,...
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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),...
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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...
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Wet wetlands in Unit 11 of the Lower Klamath NWR, CA (view...
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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...
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Macro view of grass-tip, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Female yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus...
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Suspect water, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus),...
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Adult male Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Lower...
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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,...
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Sleeping Canada Goose young (Branta canadensis), with the...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri) in flight, summer adult,...
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Rare male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus...
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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,...
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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...
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Rare male yellow-headed blackbird (Xanthocephalus...
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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,...
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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...
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American avocet (Recurvirostra americana), White Lake Unit,...
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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,...
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Looking south to Mount Dome, Lower Klamath NWR, CA
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Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) fly above black-necked...
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Male cinnamon teal (Anas cyanoptera) landing, showing of its...
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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...
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Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis), Sheepy Lake, Lower Klamath...
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California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) scratching...
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Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) in flight, Sheepy Lake,...
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Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) in flight, Sheepy Lake,...
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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...
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White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) and cinnamon teal ducks...
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White-faced ibis (Plegadis chihi) in wetlands, Lower Klamath...
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Crop fields on private lands in the natural bed of Lower...
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Great egret (Ardea alba), Lower Klamath NWR, CaliforniaArdea...
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Bicyclists travel in Summer heat down Highway 161 near the...
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Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) on top of a...
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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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