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Great River and Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuges.
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Great River and Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuges.
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Did you know we have tree crickets? These are from the order of Orthoptera, which also includes insects such as grasshoppers and katydids. While we rarely see them because they are nocturnal and stay camouflaged in the trees, this species is common in the Midwest. At Fox Island Division, our new Forest Ecologist, Bruce Henry, spotted this particular Tree Cricket enjoying the nectar of a native sunflower. Bruce's bio will be posted soon on our page, so keep an eye out for it and other great photos he's capturing in the field!Photo: Great River NWR, Fox Island Division/Bruce Henry, USFWS
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The cuckoo wasp comes in a variety of colors and may be referred to by other names such as jewel wasp, emerald wasp, gold wasp, or ruby wasp. As its name suggests, this wasp is similar to the cuckoo bird because it lays its eggs in the nest of other bees! Photo: Great River NWR, Fox Island Division/Bruce Henry, USFWS
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Trumpeter swans are our biggest native waterfowl, stretching to 6 feet in length and weighing more than 25 pounds! Can you spot the one with the neck collar?Photo: Trumpeter swans by James Roane.
It's a "Good Morning" at the Clarence Cannon NWR! What beautiful weather and sunrises we have enjoyed all week. There are approximately 3,500 ducks on the refuge right now, primarily pintails, mallards, wood ducks, green-winged teal, and blue-winged teal. Official counts will begin in the next week or two.As a reminder, the refuge is closed this weekend, October 21-22, 2017, due to the Mobility and Visually Impaired Deer Hunt.Photo: Sunrise by Carolyn Gregory/USFWS.
