Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Three king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South Georgia Island.

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Three king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on South Georgia Island.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

Photo: A red-footed booby (Sula sula) with vegetation for nesting on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A red-footed booby (Sula sula) with vegetation for nesting on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) as they pick through vegetation for nesting on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Red-footed boobies (Sula sula) as they pick through vegetation for nesting on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A mated pair of red-footed boobies (Sula sula) on Tower Island, as they tend to their nest.

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A mated pair of red-footed boobies (Sula sula) on Tower Island, as they tend to their nest. This island is a major nesting ground for them.

Photo: A red-footed booby (Sula sula) as it gathers vegetation for nest building, on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A red-footed booby (Sula sula) as it gathers vegetation for nest building, on Tower Island in Galapagos National Park. This island is a major nesting ground for this species.

Photo: A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park. This species nests only on the island of Espanola and one other small island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park. This species nests only on the island of Espanola and one other small island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park. This species nests only on the island of Espanola and one other small island in the Galapagos.

Photo: A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A pair of waved albatross, also known as Galapagos Albatross, (Phoebastria irrorata) in one of the primary nesting grounds on Espanola Island in Galapagos National Park. This species nests only on the island of Espanola and one other small island in the Galapagos.

Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) nest is well camouflaged in the thick prairie grasses along the Platte River near Wood River, Nebraska.

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A grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) nest is well camouflaged in the thick prairie grasses along the Platte River near Wood River, Nebraska.

Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) feed their young high in the forest canopy at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

Endangered (US and IUCN) golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) Killeen, Texas.

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Endangered (US and IUCN) golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) Killeen, Texas.

Endangered (US and IUCN) golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) Killeen, Texas.

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Endangered (US and IUCN) golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) Killeen, Texas.

A nesting dunlin (Calidris alpina) with an hours-old chick on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska.

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A nesting dunlin (Calidris alpina) with an hours-old chick on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska.

A nesting dunlin (Calidris alpina) with an hours-old chick on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska.

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A nesting dunlin (Calidris alpina) with an hours-old chick on the tundra near Barrow, Alaska.

Photo: Researchers watch as a leatherback sea turtle nests on Bioko's coast.

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Researchers watch as a leatherback sea turtle nests on Bioko’s coast.

Photo: Researchers watch as a leatherback sea turtle nests on Bioko's coast.

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Researchers watch as a leatherback sea turtle nests on Bioko’s coast.

Photo: A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

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A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

Photo: A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

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A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

Photo: A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

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A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

Photo: A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

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A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

Photo: A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

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A nesting leatherback sea turtle along the south coast of Bioko.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island's St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

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A king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) rookery from South Georgia Island’s St. Andrews Bay. Shown is one of the largest king penguin colonies in the world at 100,000 nesting pairs.

A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) guards her nest in Waterloo, Nebraska. (US: Endangered)

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A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) guards her nest in Waterloo, Nebraska. (US: Endangered)

A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) guards her nest in Waterloo, Nebraska. (US: Endangered)

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A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) guards her nest in Waterloo, Nebraska. (US: Endangered)

A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) guards her nest in Waterloo, Nebraska. (US: Endangered)

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A piping plover (Charadrius melodus) guards her nest in Waterloo, Nebraska. (US: Endangered)

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