mille-lacs-nwr-hennepin-island

A narrow, rocky island covered with black cormorants, with white pelicans swimming or standing right near the edge, with mostly calm blue water and skies surrounding it.

mille-lacs-nwr-hennepin-island

Hennepin Island as viewed from the water. This is one of the two rocky islands that comprise Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, the smallest refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System.

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Photo By/Credit

Walt Ford/USFWS

Facility

Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Lake

Species

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Phalacrocorax auritus

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Subject tags

Birds

Islands

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