Welcome to the NBII's Digital Image Library, a growing library of diverse, well-documented images of nature and the environment. Contributed by photographers and organizations, most images are freely available for use.*

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Coloring Pages

coloringVisit the coloring pages to, download, or print right from the internet to create your own coloring book! Below each image is the link to the original photograph, and all the wonderful colors that animals and plants can be....
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Connect the Dots

coloringClick on an image to view the larger connect the dots page. Then print -- or you can download the PDF version. Print all images to create your own work book!
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Featured Image
Autumn
Title: Autumn Foliage
By: Randolph Femmer
These incredible hues of Autumn were captured in a deciduous forest of the Appalachian Mountains in Georgia.
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Grapevine beetle
Title: Grapevine beetle
By: Sam Houston
Sam Houston offers this stunning eye-to-eye view of a Grapevine beetle from his collection of Oklahoma beetles.
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connect the dots
Title: Connect-the-dots frog
By: Bruce Avera Hunter
Check out the new wildlife connect-the-dots and coloring pages that can be printed or downloaded from our Kids Corner.
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Contributors
Images have been contributed by over 20 individuals and organizations, with the goal that their images be available for research, education, non-profit, and/or other uses.* grey horizontial line
Coming Soon...
Hurricanes, Research in Action, and Scat!

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*Individual contributor sets their level of usage and permissions, so look for the "Rights" statement with each image. For how to credit, see under "about the library."

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