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Sandhill Crane, Fairbanks, Alaska #3113

On my road trip up the Dalton Highway to the Brooks Range last weekend, I stopped for a day in Fairbanks to photograph the sandhill cranes in Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge during Crane Fest. The festival runs from August 23 through August 25. The 2,200 acre refuge hosts many kinds of ducks, Canada geese, and the ever-popular sandhill cranes on their spring and fall migrations between their summer nesting sites in the Arctic and the wintering grounds in the lower 48. Creamer’s ...

Immature Bald Eagle, Anan Creek, Alaska #3112

I love photographing bears at Anan Creek, but the added bonus for going there are the too-numerous-to-count bald eagles hanging out in the trees and along the shoreline. This past July, while on a low-tide walk, I stopped counting eagles after enumerating some fifty individuals with no end in sight. Anan Creek is steeped in old-growth trees providing wonderful habitat for eagles and bears alike. Anan Creek is part of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest remaining temperate ...

Dog Mushing, Juneau Icefield, Alaska #3111

This summer I spent a full day on the Norris Glacier with NorthStar Trekking. In this image three dog sleds mush their way across the Juneau Icefield. The 1,500 square-mile Juneau Icefield is larger than the state of Rhode Island and hosts three dog camps that are only accessible by helicopter. Visitors can enjoy a trip of a lifetime traveling across snow covered glaciers on this unique means of transportation. Enjoy - Camera: Nikon D850, Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm, Handheld ©Mark Kelley

Black Bears, Anan Creek, Wrangell, AK #3110

A black bear sow nurses its first year cub at Anan Creek near Wrangell, Alaska. The US Forest Service operates a viewing platform where 60 people per day get to watch wild, free roaming bears going about their daily lives. This is my 12th year of photographing the bears at Anan, and this time I hosted a group of photographers to come along with me on a five-day photo tour. Often I get asked why I keep going back to Anan again and again. This photo is my answer. Stay tuned for next year’s ...

Tufted Puffin, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska #3109

Alaska is famous for its puffins, but these clown-faced birds are hard to find in Alaska’s Inside Passage. The two reliable places to see puffins are in Glacier Bay National Park and in the open ocean by Sitka. In Glacier Bay I usually see puffins near the Marble Islands. This individual I found in the beautiful water by the McBride Glacier. The glacier silt turned the water color into this amazing green on a cloud–covered day. Enjoy - Camera: Nikon D850, Lens: Nikkor 80-400mm, Handeld, ...

Pelican, Alaska #3108

A year ago I started planning this great trip on board the m/v Delphinus with my friends from Dolphin Charters. We boated from Sitka up the outside coast of Alaska, cut into Cross Sound, and headed to Juneau via Icy Straits. I just came back from the trip about a week ago, and while we had a grand time, I returned with almost no useable images because the entire time the sky and mountains were smothered in a smoky haze. The haze was caused by the current wildfires roaring through Alaska ...

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