Clupea fish eggs close to hatching

this whitetail deer was clearing out her nostrils, just as the sun was coming up behind her the sun lit up the warm air with a lovely orange glow

A portrait of a herring gull on a bright sunny day with a smooth grey background

A female wood duck floats on the water as a splash of was surrounds her and sparkles in the early morning sunlight glow

A common snapping turtle laying her eggs in the dirt at John Heinz National wildlife Refuge

An adult endangered piping plover protects two of her chicks by hiding them under her wings

A herring gull flies overhead with a soft blue sky and cloudy background

A female Northern pintail lazily floats by on a bright sunny morning between dunking her head foraging for food

An endangered least tern settles in on her nest on a sandy beach as the sun rises behind her

A pair of least terns are mating on a sandy beach as the male flaps his wings and the female holds a fish in her bill

A female Northern harrier flares her wings and tail as she dives into a field of tall grass after prey

A close portrait of a flying herring gull on a sunny day