A close up of a small butterfly with patterned brown, white and pink wings perches on a green leafy plant.

A large shorebird with brown and white body feathers and a black head with red bill stands on a sandy beach as waves crash in the background.

Two large shorebirds with brown and white body feathers and black heads with orange bills stand on a sandy beach with beach grass visible in the background. The juvenile bird is smaller than the adult with less distinct colors on its eye and bill.

A bird with dark top and red-brown breast perches in an evergreen tree and eats a small bluish berry.

Children’s hands are holding small white and translucent fish above a blue bucket filled with water.

An immature bald eagle perches on a nest of sticks in a dead pine tree, while a nearby perched raven looks on.

Two bald eagles stand over a bloody mass with feathers strewn about on a sand flat with water surrounding them.

A dark brown eagle perches on a sandy dolphin carcass on a beach with dunes in the background.

Three mottled brown eagles on a sandy beach with dunes and a bridge in the background. Two of the eagles are on the sand and one is in the air.

Small yellow flowers stand out against brown and green vegetation.

Small, round, purple fruits hang from green-leafed branches.

Small round fruit ranging in color from bright red to dark red to black on a woody branch with green leaves.

A medium-sized shorebird with black underside and mottled black and white feathers on its back walks in the wash on a sandy beach.

A brown and white bird with dark markings on its chest opens its curved bill while perched atop a pine tree branch.

A small, pale yellow-green butterfly perches on a light purple thistle flower head.

A thorny, green vine with large round leaves.

Finger-like, bright orange fungi pops out among brown leaf litter.

A pattern of paw prints in the sand runs along the dune on a sandy beach.

A close-up of a turtle with yellow and brown markings on sandy ground with woody vegetation visible.

A small brown rabbit with large ears hides among green vegetation planted in sandy soil.

A close-up of a flower with yellow and orange petals against a gray and brown sandy background.

A close-up of a small green cactus with a yellow flower against a gray and brown sandy background.

A gray and brown songbird with dark eyes perches on a branch with green vegetation visible.

Three gulls, two with adult white and dark gray plumage and another with juvenile brown and white mottled plumage, stand on a sandy beach with ocean waves crashing.

A portrait of a gray and white gull with a yellow bill with a red mark on a sandy beach and out-of-focus water in the background.

Many small birds stand on a sandy beach in the washing waves, some with bills pointed down in a feeding position, as two white and gray gulls look on.

A close-up of green, pointed holly leaves against an out-of-focus gray-brown background.

A brown horseshoe crab held by a park ranger with underside exposed, including its legs, pincers, and mouth parts. The crab is dripping water from being taken out of the bay, which is seen in the background.

A close-up of a greenish horseshoe crab partially submerged in shallow water with many white barnacles growing atop its carapace.

A small shorebird with white, brown, and reddish plumage and dark bill in mid-stride on sandy, sparsely vegetated ground.

A small shorebird with white, brown, and reddish plumage and dark bill in mid-stride through a puddle with its reflection visible.

A close-up of an angry-looking white bird with black markings and yellow bill and feet in mid-flight against a cloudy sky. The bird is moving directly at the photographer.

A small white shorebird with black markings and yellow bill and legs stands on a sandy beach.

A close-up of a small reddish-brown tick with a white spot in the middle of its back on a piece of grass held up for the camera.

A group of nine small yellow ducklings and an adult brown mottled duck swimming in calm water.

A gray and brown songbird perches high on a green pine tree branch.

A butterfly with orange and black markings with white spots feeds on pale yellow flowers on green vegetation.

A translucent, round, gelatinous mass on wet sand with a pen in frame for size reference.

A gray and brown songbird stands on a unpainted wooden roof with blue sky in the background.

A long, slender, small brown fish with a long snout held in the palm of a hand.

A small yellowish and brown bird with distinct brown stripes on its breast stands on a boardwalk.

A black and orange patterned dragonfly holds onto a piece of green grass.

A white and brown bird of prey in flight with a sand dune and beach grass out of focus in the background.

A brown and white bird of prey in flight with wings spread against a blue sky.

A brown and white bird of prey in flight with a small, round silver fish in its talons.

A smooth, white, puffy group of mushrooms growing on a gray-brown tree trunk.

A white and tan bird with black markings and orange legs and bill stands on beach sand with debris and shell fragments. The bird has a green band on its leg.

A small, young bird chick with white, brown and gray coloring runs on sand past driftwood. Its body is round and it has long orange legs.

Two small tan and white birds with colored bands stand on stand with sparse beach grass.

Four tan-colored speckled eggs lying in beach sand and surrounded by green beach grass.

Tan-colored speckled eggs in sand with shell fragments nearby.

A close-up of an adult piping plover in motion on sand with white and sandy-colored plumage and orange bill and legs.

A close up of a three-leaved poison ivy plant displaying red, yellow, maroon and green colors.

Green leaves in groupings of three and sprays of yellow-green berries.

A large black bird stands next to a large dead mangled bird with red meat exposed and feathers in disarray.

A mat of light green colored vein-shaped lichen on sand with a pitch pine sapling in view.

A shorebird with black, white and reddish-brown markings walking on a wooden fence.

A small brown, tan and orange bird perched on the edge of a wooden boardwalk with marsh grasses in the background

Three birds in motion on a sandy beach with waves washing in the background. A fourth bird is in flight above them.

A plant growing in beach sand with waxy, succulent-like green leaves.

A sign reading "Restricted Area. Seabeach Amaranth" on a grouping of white poles stuck in a sandy road with a small green plant at the base.

A group of seals with varying gray patterns dives into water from a sand flat.

A group of varying patterned seals on a mostly submerged sand bar look at another seal playing in the water.

A close-up of a tan-patterned grasshopper camouflaged on similarly patterned beach sand.

A small shorebird with tan and white markings walks a sandy beach strewn with dark seaweed and other debris.

A white wading bird with dark legs and bill holds a small fish in its bill while standing in a pool of water.

A white wading bird with dark legs and bills and yellow markings wades in a pool. Its reflection is visible.

A Snowy Owl perched on a sand dune with beach grass sprouting from the sand and some blades standing higher than the owl.

A white snowy owl looks out as it stands among dune grass on a sandy dune.

A close-up of a large pink flower with a light-yellow pistil in the center and green foliage in the background

A small deer with reddish-brown fur and white spots on its back stands among an area with green, low-lying vegetation.

Two deer with reddish-brown fur look at each other as one rests on beach heather and another deer eats from the ground.

Two deer look out among thick, low-growing vegetation with a bay and mainland visible in the background.

A medium-sized shorebird with mottled brown, gray, and white markings in flight with wings beating downward.

A small brown and white bird with yellow markings perches on a bare tree branch.

A small brown and white bird with dark markings on its breast looks out from a single branch.

A small, bright, yellow bird perches on a bare branch with green vegetation in the background.

Prints from a bird on grayish sand.

A mottled brown with white markings eagle perched in a dead pine tree.

Four raccoon hand prints on fine sand.

Two seabirds with black and white wings flying over choppy water.

A gray and tan colored harbor seal on beach sand with waves crashing in the background.

A small shorebird with a black and white striped throat, white underbelly, and brown back stands near green low-growing vegetation in a sandy area.

Fire Island National Seashore

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An Eastern Box Turtle makes its way across the interdunal swale.

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Turtle Eastern Box Turtle Reptile Swale Interdunal Swale Fire Island Fire Island National Seashore