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Brown Bear, Pack Creek, Admiralty Island, Alaska – Image 2817

I shot this image of a bear laying down twenty feet or less from where I was standing at the spit viewing area at Pack Creek. The bears are totally wild. After 40 plus years of being around people and being raised in a protected area that does not allow hunting, the bears have become ...

“Stick Bear”, Brown Bear, Pack Creek, Admiralty Island, Alaska – Image 2816

I have seen plenty of stick dogs, but never until last summer did I think I would find a stick bear. I just love hanging out around bears. The more time I spend with them the more endearing they become. They are smart, curious, playful and sometimes down right goofy. This bear grabbed a stick ...

“Stare Down”, Brown Bear, Pack Creek, Admiralty Island, Alaska – Image 2815

At Pack Creek, bears and birds have a symbiotic relationship. The bears catch the spawning salmon, drag the fish to the shore to eat, and leave the scraps for the birds mostly ravens and gulls to scavenge on. Also, the activity of the bears charging up and down the creek catching salmon stirs ...

“Bear Salad”, Brown Bear, Pack Creek, Admiralty Island, Alaska – Image 2814

Join me Sunday, 2-17-2013, at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center for a repeat of my fireside chat on "Juneau's Backyard: Wales, Bears and Wilderness" for two shows starting at 4:30pm and 6pm.During the next five weeks, I will feature images of brown bears photographed at Pack Creek last ...

Red Northern Lights (Aurora borealis), Juneau, Gastineau Channel, Alaska – Image 2813

Red northern lights blaze over downtown Juneau and Gastineau Channel. Most northern light displays are green. The rarest color phases of northern lights are red, blue and purple. The previous image of the lights over downtown Douglas show a wide color range of the lights. Northern lights ...

Northern Lights (Aurora borealis), Douglas, Douglas Island, Alaska – Image 2812

It is mid-winter and I am missing the northern lights. I have not shot a display of northern lights (Aurora borealis ) in several years. I have gone out several nights on northern lights watch, but the displays never transformed into strong enough displays. When I go on watch, I usually take ...

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