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Natural areas

Photographs from preserves and natural areas.

Electrical transmission towers.
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Canada geese
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Creek emptying into bay
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Transmission towers
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Canada geese
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Ducks
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Marsh pools
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Canada goose
Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
Dam parking
Tobyhanna State Park, Tobyhanna, PA.
Darby Creek
Common reed (Phragmites australis) on banks of Darby Creek. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Dead pine tree
Dead trees. Willistown Serpentine Barrens, Malvern, Pennsylvania.
Fallen tree
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Fox
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
Path with tree protectors
Hiking path. Hildacy Preserve, Medai, PA.
Path with sycamore
Hildacy Preserve, Media, Pennsylvania.
Tree saplings
Hildacy Preserve, Media, Pennsylvania.
Double-breasted cormorants
Double-breasted cormorants (Nannopterum auritum). Pelton Dam, Madras, Oregon.
Natlands headquarters
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
Observation bridge
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Darby Creek
Common reed (Phragmites australis) on banks of Darby Creek. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Plantra tubes
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
Hiking trail
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Hiking trail
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
Saplings in plastic sleeves
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
Narrow-leaved cattails
Narrow-leaved cattails (Typha angustifolia). John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.

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