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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
-
Manatee Appreciation Day
-
World Art Day
-
Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
-
World Bee Day
-
Unearthing a queen s lost tale
-
A traboule in Lyon, France
-
Valentines Day
-
Just a couple of yellow-billed hornbills
-
Castle Day in Japan
-
Gateway to America
-
Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
-
A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
-
The perfect canvas for an ancient text
-
Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
-
Autumn in Central Park, New York
-
Celebrating the Acadians
-
Celebrating World Art Day
-
International Day of Friendship
-
Rays on parade
-
A growing business
-
Cosplay strongly encouraged
-
World Whale Day
-
Ring of fire solar eclipse
-
I m here! Take a look at me!
-
International Dark Sky Week
-
Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
-
San Gimignano, Siena Tuscany, Italy
-
Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
-
Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
Bing Wallpaper Gallery

