Lions Head Mountain, Berners Bay, Juneau, AK # 3349

While on a low-tide walk along the shores of Berners Bay near Juneau, Alaska, a birder stops to observe a green-winged teal that just landed in the middle of the mirror reflection of Lions Head Mountain. Lions Head is one of my favorite mountains in Juneau but after photographing it for some 40 years, I was never happy with any of my images of this mountain, until now. I shot this image while on a multiple-day kayak trip to Berners Bay. I was planning on photographing the thousands upon thousands of waterfowl who pause their spring migration there to feed on the herring eggs that the fish lay along the rocky shore. Sometimes the herring spawn can string out for over a mile. The whole event happens in just a few days in late April or early May. My timing was off this year and the event happened several days before my trip. I missed the birds but finally found a calendar-worthy image of an iconic Juneau mountain. Stay safe and healthy. Thank you for visiting and enjoy – Camera: #Nikon #D850, Lens: #Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8, Digital Capture, Handheld ©Mark Kelley