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![2 Canada geese, which are large birds with black heads with a white section below their eyes, a brown backside and black-tipped white tail, are swimming close to each other. One goose is closer to the camera, and one is further away. The goose that is further away has its head above the goose that is closer as if it is resting its head on the other.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-04/minnesota-valley-natinal-wildlife-refuge-canada-goose-cuddles-jim-hudgins-usfws.jpg?h=90263694&itok=KwPqd1Et)
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![Dark silhouettes of trees and their branches stand out in front of the sun shining in the background. These silhouettes are further emphasized when they are seen reflected in flooded water below them with added texture from the ripples in the water.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/images/2024-03/minnesota-valley-national-wildlife-refuge-spring-flooding-mike-malling-usfws.jpg?h=c7230544&itok=uTF_6zs_)
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![Barred Owl resting with its eyes closed in a tree, perched right next to the white papery trunk. No leaves on any of the trees within the background with the light blue winter sky seen through tree trunks and branches.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2024-02/usfws-midwest-region-barred-owl-resting-courtney-celley-fws.png?h=55b50745&itok=1s19CYqF)
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![Pale bluish-grey foliose lichen adorns the top and sides of a purplish-brown rock, it is accompanied by some moss in the upper corners.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-12/foliose-lichen-eslie-king-usfws.jpg?h=ede3d2ed&itok=J3iVYbqn)
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![A side profile of a yellow and black fuzzy bumblebee perched on top of the orange spiked flowerhead with the pink petals of the purple cone flower and blurred green vegetation in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-06/lemon-cuckoo-bumble-bee-Christa-R.-Flickr.jpg?h=bfa41935&itok=wmXestq1)
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Migratory Species
![Male and female mourning doves touching beaks with their eyes closed on a roof with a blurred bright green background of trees.](/sites/default/files/styles/summary_photo/public/2023-03/mourning-doves-hharryus-flickr.jpg?h=613f8096&itok=bvwI4Cu3)
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