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Located on the southern coast of Virginia, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge provides feeding and resting habitat for migratory birds. The usfws refuge contains over 9,250 acres, situated on a thin strip of coastline typical of barrier islands found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Habitats include beach, dunes, woodland, farm fields and freshwater marsh. Photo by Tyrone Singletary (www.sharetheexperience.org).
A lightning strike illuminates Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. This photo was taken a few years ago from the South Rim of the canyon by the Watchtower. Photo by Travis Roe (www.sharetheexperience.org).
Kara Wall snapped this cute pic of two baby sea turtles snuggling at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida. Five different types of sea turtles are found in the waters of south Florida, and Dry Tortugas is famous for the abundance of sea turtles that annually nest in the area. Photo from www.sharetheexperience.org.
These two cuddly fox kits were spotted at Acadia National Park in Maine. National Park Service photo.
A gem in America’s Pacific Northwest is the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Oregon. Called an amazing treasure, Cascade Siskiyou covers more than 62,000 acres and is best known for the unique landscapes created by the convergence of species from the high deserts of the Northern Great Basin to the temperate rain forests of the Pacific Coast. Photo by Bob Wick, mypubliclands.