3rd Installment, Alaska 2012, American Dippers

Red-necked Grebe

Arctic Tern and baby at Potter Marsh

Baldy Mountain

We were married with American Dippers behind us on this rock!

Second Installment, Alaska 2012, Mostly Denali and Eagle River

Baby Spruce Grouse, Eagle River Nature Center

Thunderbird Falls

Backyard Moose

View of Denali from Talkeetna area

Denali Highway. Birding paradise and porcupine gin house.

Gray Jay, Denali Highway

More Denali Highway. Gunshots heard. Routine business up there.

Denali Highway. A week removed and I'm ready to go back.

Moose on the move from a serious storm in Denali National Park

Bull Caribou across the way.

Keeper of Denali National Park

Willow Ptarmigan! Finally. Last mothergrabbin' day of the trip. Hiked up Baldy Mountain in Eagle River, which has an incredible view over Anchorage. I had given up at this point. We made it to the top of the mountain, gnashing my teeth that we didn't get the easiest bird in Alaska and up from a stunted Willow tree, came a crazed family of Ptarmigan. Parents did their broken wing dance in front of me while the babies scurried in the other direction. I didn't mean to get that close. I really didn't believe they existed at this point anyways. Horned Lark hanging out up there as well.

Mostly Seward, Alaska July 2012

1st installment of Alaska photos. Lots of rain and overcast skies made for tough photography but still amazing scenery.  

Near Beluga Point on the way to Seward.

Lowell Point, sea kayaking trip

Eagles up the yang in Seward

There were Eagles in Alaska

Glaucous-winged gulls munching on a light breakfast

Exit Glacier area

Exit Glacier Blue

Exit Glacier

Exit Glacier; wet, we were wet in Seward.

Sea Otter, Resurrection Bay

Orca whale family (note the red on the baby-whale talk) Resurrection Bay

Everyone went to the back of the boat while I stayed to look at birds and this beast popped up right in front of me. 

Bald Eagle sighting

Black-legged Kittiwake poop

Horned Puffin

Common Murres. My 400mm lens is a goner at this point. Rained for hours. Moron.

Horned Puffin

Ken Kesey lived in Seward?

Super ideal life and I don't even fish.

Captain Justin's old fishing pal. It rained.

Moonshiners

I think there were Eagles in Seward