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Black Bears, Anan Creek, Alaska #3071

Black Bears, Anan Creek, Alaska #3071

Mother black bears are wonderful mothers. Sows are very affectionate and protective of their newborns. They will care for their cubs for sixteen months before weaning them and sending them out on their own. Anan Creek is one of the best places in Alaska to photograph bears. I have been ...
Humpback Whales, Point Adolphus, Alaska #3070

Humpback Whales, Point Adolphus, Alaska #3070

The Fairweather Mountains in Glacier Bay National Park create a perfect Alaska backdrop for a group of approximately nine humpback whales that are bubble-net feeding off Point Adolphus in Icy Strait. The whales cooperatively locate schools of small bait fish like herring and then circle the ...
Black Bear Cub, Anan Creek, Alaska  #3069

Black Bear Cub, Anan Creek, Alaska #3069

A baby black bear rests in a tree while mamma bear fishes in Anan Creek below. Mother black bears send their little ones up a tree to keep them safe while she hunts for food. Born in a den in late January or early February baby black bears are blind, nearly hairless, and weigh under a pound. ...
Humpback Whale, Admiralty Island, Alaska #3068

Humpback Whale, Admiralty Island, Alaska #3068

A humpback whale breaches out of the water along the Admiralty Island shore. I shot this photo last week while conducting a whale photography workshop with fellow photographer Ralph Lee Hopkins. We hosted eleven photographers for a four-day event to raise funds for the non-profit Whale Trust ...
Black Bear Cubs and Eagles, Anan Creek, Alaska #3067

Black Bear Cubs and Eagles, Anan Creek, Alaska #3067

Two black bear cubs and two bald eagles, a juvenile and a mature eagle, hang out in a spruce tree near Anan Creek just outside of Wrangell, Alaska. Starting in 2008 I have traveled annually to Anan Creek to photograph the wildlife. During these 11 years I have never seen bears and eagles in ...
Indian Paintbrush, Glacier Bay NP, Alaska  #3066

Indian Paintbrush, Glacier Bay NP, Alaska #3066

An Indian paintbrush flower stands out against a blurred field of blue lupine. I love using my long telephoto lenses to isolate flowers by intentionally putting the background out of focus to give the image a painterly feel. Glacier Bay is often thought of as a frigid land of snow and ice and ...
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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…