Every traveler needs a place to rest from time to time. In the case of the snow goose, that place needs to be very large. Snow geese travel in flocks of hundreds, sometimes thousands, as they travel north to their springtime breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra. They stop along the way to rest and forage, relying on places like Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in New York, where our homepage image was photographed. World Migratory Bird Day, recognized on May 12, highlights the need to protect habitat for winged travelers like these.
It’s World Migratory Bird Day
Today in History
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Tesla, the visionary
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Gauchos showcase Argentina’s independent spirit
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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Alpine marmots at Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Autumn in the Prosecco Hills
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park
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Bohemian waxwings in Canada
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Dance of the egret
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World Childrens Day
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Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Lunar eclipse
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Falling for Tennessee
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Martinique
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The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
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Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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On the hunt
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting