# The Honker Club — Photo Credits & Licenses

Every photograph used on this site is a **real photograph** downloaded from
**Wikimedia Commons** (a free-license photo repository) and re-encoded for web
delivery (resized / compressed with sharp). **No AI-generated images are used
anywhere on this site.** Sources and license terms below; keep this file with
the site so the club can prove licensing.

Licenses in use:
- **Public domain** — U.S. federal government works (NPS / USFWS / BLM). No
  attribution required; credits included as a courtesy.
- **CC BY 4.0** — Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: free to use with attribution.
- **CC BY-SA 2.0** — Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0: free to use
  with attribution; derivatives shared under the same license.
- **CC BY 2.0** — Creative Commons Attribution 2.0: free to use with attribution.

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## hero.jpg
- **Subject:** Canada geese flying over Blacktail Ponds at first light
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_geese_flying_over_Blacktail_Ponds_(33664391302).jpg
- **Author:** Yellowstone National Park (photographer: Jacob W. Frank)
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. National Park Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1920px thumb of the Commons original; resized to 1920px, JPEG q80.

## gallery-geese-v.jpg
- **Subject:** Canadian geese flying over the Pariette Wetlands
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canadian_Geese_flying_(53658805163).jpg
- **Author:** BLM Utah (photographer: Jonathan D. Mallory)
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Bureau of Land Management work)
- **Derived from:** 1920px thumb of the Commons original; resized to 1600px, JPEG q80.

## gallery-spread.jpg
- **Subject:** Goose decoys set by a corn field
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Decoys_by_corn_(46789135915).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS / Southeast (photographer: Richard Campbell)
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1920px thumb of the Commons original; resized to 1600px, JPEG q80.

## gallery-hunters.jpg
- **Subject:** Camouflaged hunters on a wild goose field
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Camouflaged_hunters_on_a_wild_goose_wait_for_birds.jpg
- **Author:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- **License:** Public domain
- **Derived from:** 1920px thumb of the Commons original; resized to 1400px, JPEG q80.

## gallery-pit.jpg
- **Subject:** Field blind and decoys set for a waterfowl hunt
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blinds_and_Decoys_(11875651595).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Mountain Prairie
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1920px thumb of the Commons original; resized to 1400px, JPEG q80.

## gallery-dog.jpg
- **Subject:** Working Labrador retriever holding a duck
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_labrador_retriever_hunting_duck.jpg
- **Author:** Giuseppe Pitzus
- **License:** CC BY 4.0 — attribution: "Working labrador retriever hunting duck" by
  Giuseppe Pitzus, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
- **Derived from:** Commons original (1000px); recompressed JPEG q80.

## stubble-field.jpg
- **Subject:** Sunrise over a freshly harvested stubble field
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stubble_field_sunup_(24275495178).jpg
- **Author:** Christian Collins
- **License:** CC BY-SA 2.0 — attribution: "Stubble field sunup" by Christian Collins,
  via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Derivative shared under the same license.
- **Derived from:** 1920px thumb of the Commons original; resized to 1600px, JPEG q80.

## g-owens-bay.jpg
- **Subject:** Canada geese flying over Owens Bay, Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_Geese_Flying_Owens_Bay_Lake_Andes_National_Wildlife_Refuge_South_Dakota_(52814889828).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Mountain Prairie
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-snow-ross.jpg
- **Subject:** Snow geese and Ross geese rafted together
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_geese_and_Ross_geese_(6338624060).jpg
- **Author:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-loess-takeoff.jpg
- **Subject:** Snow geese taking flight
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_geese_taking_flight_(49565159567).jpg
- **Author:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Midwest Region
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-placing-decoys.jpg
- **Subject:** A waterfowl hunter placing decoys
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waterfowl_hunter_hunting_placing_decoys.jpg
- **Author:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-yukon-sunrise.jpg
- **Subject:** Black brant and cackling geese on Yukon Delta Refuge tundra
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_brant_and_cackling_geese_on_Yukon_Delta_Refuge_tundra_(53702792557).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Alaska
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-windom-migrate.jpg
- **Subject:** Snow geese migrating
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_Geese_Migrating_(24586265304).jpg
- **Author:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Midwest Region
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-james-river-fog.jpg
- **Subject:** Foggy sunrise in the James River Valley, Sand Lake Wetland Management District
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foggy_sunrise_in_the_James_River_Valley_Sand_Lake_Wetland_Management_District_01_(14428363340).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Mountain-Prairie
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-arapaho-fog.jpg
- **Subject:** Foggy sunrise on Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foggy_Sunrise_on_Arapaho_National_Wildlife_Refuge_(15566798365).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Mountain Prairie
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-goose-banding.jpg
- **Subject:** Banding a cackling goose
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banding_a_cackling_goose_(43917118221).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Alaska
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-flushed-snow.jpg
- **Subject:** Flushed snow geese leaving the water
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flushed-_Snow_Geese_(17011754701).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Mountain-Prairie
- **License:** CC BY 2.0 — attribution: "Flushed- Snow Geese" by USFWS Mountain-Prairie,
  via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-sunset-hunter.jpg
- **Subject:** Waterfowl hunting at sunset
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waterfowl_hunting_at_sunset_(22132571412).jpg
- **Author:** U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Midwest Region
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## g-kigigak-flight.jpg
- **Subject:** Cackling geese in flight over Kigigak, Alaska
- **Source:** https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cackling_Geese_in_flight_over_Kigigak,_AK_(51295702030).jpg
- **Author:** USFWS Alaska
- **License:** Public domain (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service work)
- **Derived from:** 1600px thumb of the Commons original; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80 (mozjpeg, progressive).

## honker-logo.jpg
- **Subject:** The Honker Nation club logo (square mark)
- **Source:** https://www.honkernation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Logo--300x300.jpg
- **Author:** The club's own site asset (honkernation.com WordPress uploads) — used with
  the owner's permission as part of the site rebuild.
- **License:** Owner's own asset. Captured from the live honkernation.com CLUB DETAILS page
  on 2026-08-16; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80, 300px.
## honker-logo-wide.jpg
- **Subject:** The Honker Nation logo banner (wide mark)
- **Source:** https://www.honkernation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/reduced-logo-3.jpg
- **Author:** The club's own site asset (honkernation.com WordPress uploads) — used with
  the owner's permission as part of the site rebuild.
- **License:** Owner's own asset. Captured from the live honkernation.com CLUB DETAILS page
  on 2026-08-16; re-encoded sharp JPEG q80, 585px.

## honker-logo-2026.png
- **Subject:** The Honker Nation 2026 club logo (300×225 mark) — used on public pages
- **Source:** https://www.honkernation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HN-Logo-2026-1-300x225.png
- **Author:** The club's own site asset (honkernation.com WordPress uploads) — used with
  the owner's permission as part of the site rebuild.
- **License:** Owner's own asset. Captured from the live honkernation.com site on
  2026-08-17. The source PNG had a solid white background — knocked out (edge-connected
  flood-fill + luma key with feathered fringe) and re-encoded as a palette PNG with
  transparency (300×225, ~22KB) for the dark public header/footer.

## honker-flag-bg.jpg
- **Subject:** The American flag — the old honkernation.com body background photo (800×450)
- **Source:** https://www.honkernation.com/ (original site body background)
- **Author:** The club's own site asset (honkernation.com) — used with the owner's
  permission as part of the site rebuild.
- **License:** Owner's own asset. Captured from the live honkernation.com site on
  2026-08-17; re-encoded sharp JPEG q78 (mozjpeg, progressive), 800px, ~33KB.
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## Shop — product photos (public/images/shop/)
- **Subject:** The club's own merch — 2023 hoodies/camo line, 2023 caps, and the 2020-era
  hoodie/cap line (items 1–8, 9, 10, 12–16 of the owner-approved shop catalog)
- **Source:** Owner's own product pages on the old site: https://www.honkernation.com/shop/
  (e.g. /product/2023-black-hoodie/, /product/black-hoodie/, /product/corn-camo/, …) —
  the main product image from each page's WooCommerce gallery (`data-large_image`)
- **Author:** The club's own product photos (honkernation.com WordPress uploads)
- **License:** Owner's own product photos from honkernation.com/shop, used with
  permission, captured 2026-08-18.
- **Derived from:** Original product-page images (960–2000px wide); re-encoded with
  sharp (mozjpeg, progressive, q80, max 800px wide). Files:
  2023-black-hoodie.jpg · 2023-white-hoodie.jpg · 2023-snow-camo.jpg · 2023-duck-camo.jpg ·
  2023-snow-camo-cap.jpg · 2023-kryptek-highlander.jpg · 2023-mossy-oak-shadow-grass.jpg ·
  2023-realtree-max-5-cap.jpg · black-hoodie.jpg · black-long-sleeved-t-shirt.jpg ·
  snow-camo-cap.jpg · corn-camo.jpg · kryptek-highlander.jpg · gray-trucker-cap.jpg ·
  camo-snapback-hat.jpg
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*All files downloaded 2026-08-16 via the Wikimedia Commons API and optimized with sharp (mozjpeg, progressive), plus the owner's own honkernation.com
site assets. Questions: info@thehonkerclub.com.*