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An illustration of a Red Knot flying in side profile with a solar-powered Motus tag fitted to its back.

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Two researchers attaching a Motus tag to the back of an American Kestrel using a white elastic cord. One researcher holds the bird's feet while the other secures the tag.
American Kestrel
An American Kestrel facing away from the camera and looking over its shoulder while being held by a researcher. A small Motus tag is visible on its back. The background shows a snowy field with scattered trees and distant buildings under an overcast sky.
American Kestrel
Side profile of an American Kestrel held in photographer's grip along a grassy roadside. A Motus tag antenna is visible, extending out over the bird's tail.
American Kestrel
An American Woodcock camouflaged among brown, dry fallen leaves on the forest floor. A Motus tag is attached to its back and hidden under feathers, with a thin black antenna extending out over its tail feathers.
American Woodcock
A Bank Swallow in mid-flight at the entrance of its nesting burrow on a sandy cliffside. The bird has an insect in its beak and has a Motus tag attached to its back.
Bank Swallow
A Blackcap with a Motus transmitter is being held by a persons thumb and pointer finger.
Blackcap
A Black Tern in mid-flight against a pale overcast sky, equipped with a Motus tag and identification bands on its legs, one pink and one metal.
Black Tern
A group of California Brown Pelicans perched on coastal rocks. One bird is marked with identification bands—a white band and a metal band—on its right leg and a black tracking device on its left leg.
California Brown Pelican
A Cerulean Warbler is perched on a thin branch in a forested area. The bird has a Motus tag attached to its back and identification bands on its legs, one metal and one orange.
Cerulean Warbler
A researcher holding a Dunlin and extending its wing to examine the feathers. It is dark outside and the table has banding equipment.
Dunlin
A Eurasian Blackcap equipped with a Motus tag on its back being held by a researcher in a grassy area with trees in the background.
Eurasian Blackcap
A Eurasian Skylark equipped with a Motus tag on its back being held by a researcher in a grassland under overcast skies.
Eurasian Skylark
A European Robin with a Motus transmitter is being held by a persons thumb and pointer finger.
European Robin
A Golden-crowned Kinglet in mid-flight against a black background, equipped with a Motus radio transmitter attached to its back. This bird also has a metal identification band on its left.
Golden-crowned Kinglet
A Golden-winged Warbler perched on a small branch in a forested area. The bird has two identification bands on its right leg - one pink and one metal. A thin antenna is visible extending from the bird's back past its tail.
Golden-winged Warbler
A female Indigo Bunting perched on a mossy branch in the sunlight. A Motus tag is attached to its back with the antenna visible.
Indigo Bunting
A Northern Saw-whet Owl in flight against a black background, equipped with a Motus tag attached to its back.
Northern Saw-whet Owl
A Northern Wheatear perched on a slanted wooden beam on a rainy day. The bird is equipped with a Motus tag with the antenna visible and two identification bands on each leg.
Northern Wheatear
A Piping Plover walking across a sandy beach with pebbles, equipped with a Motus tag and a blue identification band on its right leg.
Piping Plover
A Piping Plover in mid-flight over a sandy beach, equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Piping Plover
A Piping Plover in mid-flight against a blurred blue background, equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Piping Plover
A Red Knot standing on a bed of seashells with the ocean in the background. A Motus tag is attached to the bird's back and there are two identification markers on it's left leg - one yellow and one red.
Red Knot
A person releasing a Red Knot on a sparsely vegetated beach. The bird is flying away from the person's hands and a Motus tag antenna is visible extending backward over its tail.
Red Knot
Reed Warbler
A Roseate Tern standing on a grey rock equipped with a Motus tag and metal identification bands on either leg.
Roseate Tern
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird with a Motus transmitter is being held in the palm of a persons hand.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
A Sanderling flying over a mudflat equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Sanderling
A Sharp-shinned Hawk held in a person's hand along a roadside on a sunny day. The bird is equipped with a Motus tag on its back with the antenna visible.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
A Snow Bunting held in photographer's grip, equipped with a Motus tag, and marked with two identification bands on each leg - one red and one metal.
Snow Bunting
A Song Thrush held in photographer's grip outside with grass and green trees in the background, The bird is equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Song Thrush
A White-crowned Sparrow is held in photographers grip in a researcher's hand, and is equipped with a Motus transmitter attached to its back.
White-crowned Sparrow
A White-winged Swallow perches on a small branch with a visible CTT tag antenna extending out over it's tail. The background is green and out of focus.
White-winged Swallow
A Willow Warbler with a Motus transmitter is being held by a persons thumb and pointer finger.
Willow Warbler

Bats

A Eastern Red Bat in mid-flight against a black background, equipped with a Motus radio transmitter attached to its back.
Eastern Red Bat
A Hoary Bat in mid-flight against a black background, equipped with a Motus radio transmitter attached to its back.
Hoary Bat
A Hoary Bat oosting on the trunk of a tree, equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Hoary Bat
A Silver-haired Bat roosting on the trunk of a tree, equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Silver-haired Bat

Insects

Close-up view of a Green Darner dragonfly perched on a wooden stick, displaying a Motus tag attached to its underside. The background consists of a blurred natural landscape with dry grasses and vegetation.
Green Darner
A Common Green Darner dragonfly perches on a twig in a leafy environment, fitted with a Motus transmitter attached to its abdomen.
Green Darner
A Motus-tagged Common Green Darner dragonfly is held up in front of a Motus tower equipped with three 9-element antennas.
Green Darner
A Common Green Darner dragonfly perches on a persons finger in an outdoor environment and is fitted with a Motus transmitter attached to its back.
Green Darner
A Monarch Butterfly resting on a cluster of purple flowers, equipped with a Motus tag on the back of its thorax.
Monarch Butterfly
A Monarch Butterfly resting on a cluster of green leaves, equipped with a Motus tag on the back of its thorax.
Monarch Butterfly
A Monarch Butterfly resting on a branch of green foliage, equipped with a Motus tag on its back.
Monarch Butterfly

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