Common Snapping TurtlePhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028515/photo-image-summer-nature-grassFree Image from public domain licenseHiggins Eye Pearly MusselIt's a big day for this endangered Higgins eye pearlymussel! Reared at Genoa National Fish… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028427/photo-image-people-summerFree Image from public domain licensePainted turtleTurtles are on the move! We’ve been seeing lots of western painted turtles laying eggs along dirt roads… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028968/photo-image-forest-summerFree Image from public domain licensePainted and Map TurtlesPhoto by Grayson Smith/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028495/photo-image-tree-plant-natureFree Image from public domain licenseOrnate box turtle crossing the roadPhoto by Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029179/photo-image-landscape-animalFree Image from public domain licenseWestern Painted TurtlePhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028341/photo-image-plant-nature-waterFree Image from public domain licenseNorthern Map TurtlePhoto by Grayson Smith/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028849/photo-image-bird-nature-waterFree Image from public domain licensePainted turtles basking in the sun on a logPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028636/photo-image-nature-animalFree Image from public domain licensePainted turtle basking in the sun on a logPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028622/photo-image-nature-animalFree Image from public domain licenseEastern Spiny Softshell TurtlePhoto by Grayson Smith/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028642/photo-image-nature-animalFree Image from public domain licensePainted TurtleA painted turtle enjoying the sunshine at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge! Photo by Sarah… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028190/photo-image-flower-plant-peopleFree Image from public domain licenseMidland Painted TurtlesPhoto by Grayson Smith/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028461/photo-image-nature-animalFree Image from public domain licensePainted turtle along a roadWe spotted this western painted turtle along a dirt road on a rainy day - likely looking for a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028207/photo-image-summer-nature-2021Free Image from public domain licenseWestern Painted Turtle SunningPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028830/photo-image-nature-animalFree Image from public domain licensePainted turtleTurtles are on the move! We’ve been seeing lots of western painted turtles laying eggs along dirt roads… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028650/photo-image-forest-summerFree Image from public domain licensePainted turtle basking in the sun on a logPhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028245/photo-image-nature-animalFree Image from public domain licensePlains garter snakePhoto by Courtney Celley/USFWS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028821/photo-image-bird-summer-natureFree Image from public domain licenseSnapping Turtle SwimmingSnapping turtles are graceful swimmers. They spend almost all of their time in water, but venture… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4028502/photo-image-summer-nature-waterFree Image from public domain licenseWestern Painted TurtleA painted turtle crosses a road at Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota.Photo by Courtney… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029046/photo-image-summer-natureFree Image from public domain licenseNosing aroundNamed for their upturned snout, eastern hognose snakes use it to burrow after toads, a favorite food.Photo by… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4029052/photo-image-woods-forest-natureFree Image from public domain licenseSteller sea lionsNPS Photo/Jim Pfeiffenberger. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4039924/photo-image-person-animalFree Image from public domain licenseArctic Greyling displaying full spawning colors in Buck Lake in the Lemhi Range on the Leadore Ranger District of the Salmon… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4034646/photo-image-forest-water-fishFree Image from public domain licenseSoft Shelled Turtle, NPS Photo, Kevin Bowles Mohr. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033988/photo-image-animal-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseFlatirons 20 min exposure Night Sky with Stars Jacob HolgersonCredit NPS/Jacob Holgerson. Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033514/photo-image-light-plant-spaceFree Image from public domain licenseTurtleRed Belly, NPSPhoto, R. Cammauf. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033748/photo-image-animal-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseRed-tailed hawkTwo red-tailed hawks perched near each other on ledges of a rocky cliff Credit NPS/Andy Bridges. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4033559/photo-image-bird-nature-mountainFree Image from public domain licenseMuskrat swimming in a pond by Jacob W. Frank. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4038162/photo-image-bird-animalFree Image from public domain licenseScenic HWY 74 and Santa Rosa Mountain WildernessPhoto - Daniel Torok / USFS. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/4030408/photo-image-flowers-tree-plantFree Image from public domain licenseCalifornia red-legged frog. The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) was once a common species found in Southern… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3399617/free-photo-image-frog-amphibian-animalFree Image from public domain licenseWestern Pond Turtle. The Western Pond Turtle, one of several amphibious species found in the Santa Monica Mountains.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3399629/free-photo-image-amphibians-animal-box-turtleFree Image from public domain licenseBALTIC SEA (June 6, 2017) U.S. Marine equipment is staged before a beach landing in Ventspils, Latvia, as part of exercise… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3399032/free-photo-image-animal-apparel-armoredFree Image from public domain licenseThe Conway Summit Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) is managed by the BLM Bishop Field Office, adjacent to U.S.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3398316/free-photo-image-animal-bee-birdFree Image from public domain licenseResidents and visitors to Central and Northern California’s foothill regions are treated each spring to the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3398373/free-photo-image-animal-beauty-box-turtleFree Image from public domain licenseDesert tortoises have existed for millions of years, and during that time they adapted to the many climatic and geological… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3398476/free-photo-image-sea-animals-animal-box-turtleFree Image from public domain licenseThe Bureau of Land Management photo. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3398019/free-photo-image-2020-animal-blm-californiaFree Image from public domain licenseMidshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy complete a combat course at the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3400567/free-photo-image-animal-apparel-armoredFree Image from public domain licenseHardin Ridge Recreation Area. Turtle crossing the road. Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3391155/free-photo-image-animal-automobile-box-turtleFree Image from public domain licenseSpring at the Humboldt National Forest, California. (Courtesy photo by Martin Swett). Original public domain image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3391161/free-photo-image-animal-bird-creekFree Image from public domain licenseA fisherman guts fish on the beach in Barawe, Somalia, before taking them up to the fish market to be sold on August 23… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3373713/free-photo-image-animal-apparel-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseCha Am beach not far from Hua Hin. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3371193/free-photo-image-beach-animal-architectureFree Image from public domain licenseHyoscyamus niger, black henbane. Columbus, Montana. May 30, 2007. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335919/free-photo-image-andrena-animal-apidaeFree Image from public domain licenseTurtle in the Cherry Creek wetland area near Bozeman, Montana, September 2013. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335582/free-photo-image-animal-bird-box-turtleFree Image from public domain licenseDiamond back rattlesnake. July 2007, Mountains Northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335221/free-photo-image-animal-cc0-creative-commonsFree Image from public domain licenseWeathered skull on the Eastern Montana prairie. August 2015. Original public domain image from Flickr https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3335735/free-photo-image-skull-bones-animalFree Image from public domain licenseEgyptian geese chicks and adult in water. Original public domain image from Wikimedia Commons https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3338449/free-photo-image-animal-anseriformes-birdFree Image from public domain licenseAfrican Spur Thigh Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) is a species of tortoise which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3340554/free-photo-image-animal-box-turtle-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseU.S. Army Special Forces members assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) perform an airborne operation out of a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3318579/free-photo-image-animal-apparel-astronautFree Image from public domain licenseAustralian soldiers guard the combat operations center in the fog during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3318658/free-photo-image-australia-army-animalFree Image from public domain license