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American Bittern
American Bittern, NatureWorks, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, New Hampshire Public Television, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, ha
American bittern
American bittern, By Marie S. Harris, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespa
American Black Duck
American Black Duck, Sdakotabirds.com, Photo by Richard Ettlinger, Visit the website for the photograph.
American Mink
American Mink, Image Credits: Clipart.com, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat, diet, life cycle, an
American Mink
American Mink, Natural History Notebooks, Canadian Museum of Nature, Notes and images of American Minks.
American mink
American mink, By Kurt Schlimme, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan, be
American toad
American toad, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats th
American White Pelican
American White Pelican, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat, diet, life cycle, and behavior. Click on
American White Pelican
American White Pelican, Photo by Alan D. Wilson/CCSA, eNature.com, Along with a photograph, there is a description, the bird's dimensions, and information on its habitat, range, voice, and more.
American White Pelican - EEK!
American White Pelican EEK! Critter Corner, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Photos and information for younger students.
Amphibians: Salamander & Newt
Amphibians: Salamander & Newt, San Diego Zoo, The Zoo provides photos md enormous amount of information on salamanders and newts; just scroll down the page for topics you can expand.
Anhinga
Anhinga NatureWorks New Hampshire Public Television Habitat Anhingas can be found in freshwater ponds and swamps where there is thick vegetation and tall trees. Diet Using their sharp bi
Anhinga
Anhinga, By Laura Kearns, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan, behavior,
Ardea herodias great blue heron
Ardea herodias - great blue heron, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan, b
Belted kingfisher
Belted kingfisher, Biokids, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eat
Bird Swallows Whole Fish! YouTube
Bird Swallows Whole Fish!, By Zerna, YouTube.com, Video length: 0:40.
Black - Crowned Night Heron on Flickr
Black - Crowned Night Heron Posted by krispicker Flickr.com Visit the website for photo.
Black-Crowned Night Heron
Black-Crowned Night Heron, By Alicia Ivory, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, l
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Photo by William L. Newton, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nes
Brown Pelican
Brown Pelican, Photo by Brian L. Sullivan, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food ha
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern, Photo by France Dewaghe, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food habits
Common Loon
Common Loon, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats them
Common Moorhen
Common Moorhen Bill Horn Birdsofoklahoma.net Visit the website for photo.
Common Snipe
Common Snipe, By Christopher Gott, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan
Common Snipe - YouTube
Common Snipe, By madmurd, YouTube.com, Video length: 02:16.
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant, Photo by David Stephens, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting,
Double-crested Cormorant
Double-crested Cormorant, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, ra
Dunlin
Dunlin, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat, diet
Dunlin
Dunlin, Seattle Audubon Society, Birdweb.org, Has photos, description, life history, status, an audio of what it sounds like, and links to family members.
Dusky salamander
Dusky salamander, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats
Florida softshell turtle
Florida softshell turtle, By Heather Stewart, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habita
Forster's Tern
Forster's Tern, Photo by Antin Colins, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food habits
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat
Glossy Ibis
Glossy Ibis Atlantic Cnty, NJ May, 1995 ©Mike Danzenbaker Visit the website for photos.
Great blue heron
Great blue heron, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron Wikipedia.org The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North
Great Blue Heron - YouTube
Great Blue Heron, Posted by kathylynndean, YouTube.com, Video length: 03:54.
Great Blue Heron eats Huge Fish - YouTube
Great Blue Heron eats Huge Fish, Posted by KetaVancouver, YouTube, Video length: 02:28.
Great Egret
Great Egret, EnchantedLearning.com, Labeled illustration and information; for younger students.
Green Heron
Green Heron, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat
Green Heron
Green Heron, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, hab
Horned grebe
Horned grebe, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats the
Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull, Photo by O.S. Pettingill/CLO, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food
Least Bittern
Least Bittern, By Kevin T. Karlson, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food habits, a
Lesser siren
Lesser siren, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats the
Limpkin
Limpkin, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat, die
Little Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, ha
Long-eared owl
Long-eared owl, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats t
Mink Printout - Enchanted Learning
Mink Printout, EnchantedLearning.com, Labeled illustration and information for younger students.
Mudpuppy
Mudpuppy, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats them, a
North American river otter
North American river otter, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat,
Northern Shoveler
Northern Shoveler, By Kelly Johnson, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan
Northern water snake
Northern water snake, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what
Northern water snake
Northern water snake - Nerodia sipedon, By Merritt Gillilland, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn a
Pied-billed grebe
Pied-billed grebe, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eat
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, ha
Pied-billed Grebe
Pied-billed Grebe, By Autumn Smith, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan,
Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, hab
Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule, Photo by Cleber, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food habits, an
Red-backed salamander
Red-backed salamander, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what
Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, hab
Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Grebe, Photo by Raymond Lee, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nesting, food habit
River Otter
River Otter, EnchantedLearning.com, Labeled illustration and information for younger students.
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, ha
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill Wikipedia.org Description The Roseate Spoonbill is 80 cm (31 in) tall, with a 120-130 cm (47-51 in) wingspan. It has long legs, a long neck, and a long, spatulate bill. Adults h
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill, Photo by William L. Newton / CLO, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, Visit the website for photographs, description, and learn about its habitat, behavior, nestin
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habi
Sanderling
Sanderling, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat
Short-eared owl
Short-eared owl, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret, By Andrea Weslosky, Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Visit the website for photos (click for enlargement) and to learn about its habitat, lifespan, be
Star-nosed mole
Star-nosed mole, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what eats
The Great Blue Heron
The Great Blue Heron, EEK! - Critter Corner, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Photos and information for younger students.
Water-Walking
Water-Walking, David L. Hu - Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, A page of water strider pictures; some can be enlarged by clicking on them.
Western chorus frog
Western chorus frog, BioKIDS, Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Museum of Zoology University of Michigan, Discover what they look like, their habitat, how they communicate, what they eat, what e
Wood Stork
Wood Stork, NatureWorks, New Hampshire Public Television, Image Credits: Clipart.com unless otherwise noted, Visit the website for photos and to learn about its characteristics, range, habitat