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Black Bear and Cub, Anan Creek, Alaska #3343

Black Bear and Cub, Anan Creek, Alaska #3343

A black bear sow nurses its cub at Anan Creek near Wrangell, Alaska. The US Forest Service operates a viewing platform where I go to photograph and enjoy free-roaming bears going about their daily lives. This year will mark my 13th annual pilgrimage to photograph the bears at Anan. I am often asked why I keep going back to Anan again and again. This photo is my reason and staying at home is never a good answer. I took this photo last year while hosting six photographers on a photo ...
Black Bear, Anan Creek, Alaska #3342

Black Bear, Anan Creek, Alaska #3342

Anan Creek is known as one of the best places in Alaska to photograph bears. The creek is one of the most productive pink salmon streams in Alaska. Anan Creek drainage supports a population of 35-plus black bears and 12-20 brown bears. Visitors to the site walk along a half mile trail to a viewing platform managed by the US Forest Service. All the visitors are confined to this platform and I literally stood just fifteen feet from the large black bear male with its salmon catch when I took ...
Black Bear, Anan Creek, Alaska #3341

Black Bear, Anan Creek, Alaska #3341

While leaving the viewing platform at Anan Creek Wildlife Observatory, a group of wildlife photographers missed a momma bear and cub scooting by behind them. As a photographer I try to be constantly aware of everything around me. More often than I care to admit, I can be outfoxed by a sneaky critter. I took this photo last year while hosting six photographers on a photo adventure in Wrangell, Alaska. We photographed bears at Anan Creek, humpback whales in the Inside Passage, and the ...
Inn with a View, Wrangell, Alaska #3340

Inn with a View, Wrangell, Alaska #3340

In the summer of 2019, I hosted six photographers for a five-day photo adventure based out of the Stikine Inn in Wrangell, Alaska. We spent five days photographing bears at Anan Creek, humpback whales in the Wrangell area, and icebergs and calving ice at the face of the LeConte Glacier. Last year’s trip was an inaugural trip and everyone loved it. I am offering the exact same trip again in 2020 and 2021. I have two spots remaining on the 2020 trip and the 2021 trip has completely filled ...
Bald Eagle, Juneau, Alaska #3339

Bald Eagle, Juneau, Alaska #3339

After taking the image that I posted last week in the morning, I went back in the afternoon to see what else our local bald eagles were up to. I found this large group hanging out together in the spruce trees in Juneau’s Lemon Creek area, hiding from the bad weather. According to Google a large group of bald eagles is officially called a “convocation,” who knew! See how many eagles you can find in this photo. Some of the eagles are very well hidden and really hard to find. Enjoy - ...
Bald Eagle, Juneau, Alaska #3338

Bald Eagle, Juneau, Alaska #3338

It has been snowing up a storm in Juneau these last two weeks. Last weekend Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area received almost four feet of snow! Today this bald eagle was hanging out in a spruce tree in Juneau’s Lemon Creek area. I love how the monochromatic and out-of-focus background of snow-covered trees makes the eagle and the green spruce tree pop. Please excuse my January absence from the web, I took a little break. I hope you enjoy the image - Camera: #Nikon #D850, Lens: #Nikkor 80-400, ...
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“As a kid in Buffalo, New York, I always wondered what it would be like to encounter a whale,” says Mark Kelley. Learn more about Mark...