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Green Fly | Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge
Hello, mysteries of the universe! Insects as a biological class are one of the largest and most diverse, but also the least known. For every one species we've identified, there are likely at least 6 more species that have yet to be cataloged.This commonly-seen, metallic green fly could probably be identified by an insect expert, but the thrill of discovery is always with us as we look closely at the natural world around us!
Photo: Green fly by Katie Julian/USFWS.
#Animals #Insects #Pollinators
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Garrison flag inside the Old Courthouse at Gateway Arch National Park | Midwest National Parks
Today we celebrate Flag Day and the foundation of the U.S. Army. Did you know? National parks and the military have strong ties going back to the establishment of Yellowstone as the world's first national park in 1872. Learn more athttps://www.nps.gov/
Image: Garrison flag inside the Old Courthouse at Gateway Arch National Park
#FindYourPark #FlagDay #MidwestNPS
#UnitedStates #USA #STLouis #Missouri #MO
Regal Fritillary Butterfly | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region
Now is the time to start watching for regal fritillary butterflies! They prefer prairie and open meadow where they sip nectar from thistle, milkweed and clover.
Photo: Regal fritillary by Laura Hubers/USFWS.
#Animal #Insect #Butterfly #Butterflies #USFWS #Minnesota #MN
Water Primrose | Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge
This yellow-flowered plant is water primrose. We found it blooming and full of pollinators in a few spots along the backwaters of the Odessa water trail yesterday.
Jessica Bolser/USFWS
#Plant #perennial #aquatic #noxiousweed #herb #Iowa #IA
Flag of the United States of America | Fort Scott National Historic Site, National Park Service
Today is Flag Day! This holiday celebrates the adoption of the flag of the Unites States, which happened on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. Fort Scott NHS presently flies a 30-star flag at the Post flag pole representing the year 1848, the year most of the construction of the fort finished.
#USFlag #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #USA #FortScott #Kansas #KS
Harry Truman and Bourbon | Harry S Truman National Historic Site
It's 5:00 in Independence which means it's time to celebrate National Bourbon Day. Or maybe you celebrated this morning, Harry reportedly had a sip of bourbon in the morning before breakfast. That’ll wake you up! The Truman’s cocktail of choice was an Old Fashioned. Upon moving into the White House, Bess was less than satisfied with the drinks being prepared. She tried several times to hint to the butler that his Old Fashioned were not really Old Fashioned. Finally in desperation, the butler simply sloshed huge amounts of bourbon over ice — no sugar, no bitters, and definitely no garnish — and served them what amounted to bourbon on the rocks. Mrs. Truman was delighted, reportedly saying, “Now that’s an Old-Fashioned."
#TrumanForPresident #PresidentTruman #HarryTruman #HarrySTruman
#NationalBourbonDay
#Missouri #MO
Third Power Plant (Grand Coulee) | Bureau of Reclamation
Construction of the Third Power Plant began in 1967 after Interior Secretary Udall announced the new powerhouse would use 600,000 kW generators instead of 300,000 kW generators, as originally planned.
This change would make Grand Coulee the largest power producer in the world as well as home to the largest generators in the world.https://go.usa.gov/xQsXR
#Energy #RenewableEnergy #HydroelectricPower #GreenEnergy #Electricity
#WashingtonState #WA
Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias | U.S. Department of the Interior
Check out this stunning shot of Yosemite National Park’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Open tomorrow for the first time in three years, the Mariposa Grove has undergone a landmark restoration project to improve natural hydrology, construct an accessible boardwalk and more. The grove includes 500 mature giant sequoias, making it the largest of three sequoia groves within Yosemite. The work to restore the grove will ensure it thrives and can be enjoyed by future generations. Photo by Al Golub, National Park Service. — at Yosemite National Park.
#Plant #Tree #Sequoia #Park #NationalPark #California #CA
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