Harbor Seals, Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness – Image 2450

Oct 1, 2013

More than a 1,000 harbor seals use the icebergs close to the glacier fronts as haul-outs in Tracy Arm. The icebergs afford the seals protection for land predators such as wolves and their only marine predators, killer whales. The most concentrated use of the icebergs is in front of South Sawyer Glacier. This photo illustrates the back cover of my book, Alaska’s Tracy Arm and Sawyer Glaciers. Camera: Nikon F/5, Lens: 300mm f/4 Nikkor , Film 35mm Velvia slide film-Mark Kelley

“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…