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There is nothing more exciting than springtime at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Driving from Portland during the first week of April, this year’s excitement started with icy roads...
So far during my internship here at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, I have been collecting data for irrigation and water rights use for the refuge. To do this, I...
Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall The American coot, scientifically known as Fulica americana, is a medium-sized waterbird found throughout North America. Despite its duck-like appearance, the American coot...
I’ve been birding far from home lately in a place that nevertheless felt very familiar. Let me explain.
If you visit the Refuge this month, you may notice a crew of young adults assisting with lake surveys, harvesting willow for fence repairs, and learning how to conduct...
In my waning days at Malheur NWR, I got to spend a few hours in an airboat on Malheur Lake. I saw an abundance of marshbirds, white-faced ibis attempting...
Some animals are pollinators, and some are pollen-eaters. This buprestid beetle (Acmaedora tuta) is a bit of both. Yes, it will eat its fill of this dusty maiden's (Chaenactis douglasii) nutrient-rich pollen, but in the process it will inadvertently transport a few pollen grains to the next flower it visits. If that blossom happens to bear female dusty maiden flowers, then voila--the pollen-eater is a pollinator.
Photo by Peter Pearsall #Buprestidae #pollinators #polleneater #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur
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Stag party along the Center Patrol Road! It's a strictly B.Y.O.D. (bring your own deer) kind of event. 😉
Photo of mule deer by Dan Streiffert #muledeer #highdesert #oregondesert #greatbasin #malheurnationalwildliferefuge #friendsofmalheur
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lovely photo, and such cool composition!
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