Southcentral Alaska
Wildlife and wild places from the Anchorage area.
An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) surveys choice spruce limbs to “spruce” up its nest for the season.
A rare, calm spring day showcases the reflections of towering mountains on beaver wetland (left to right: Polar Bear Peak, Raptor Peak, Eagle Peak, and Hurdy-Gurdy), in Eagle River, Alaska.
A mated pair of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) complete a dance together among early spring grasses.
A male greater scaup (Aythya marila) flaps his wings in a mating display.
A mother black bear (Ursus americanus) teaches her cubs how to forage for early spring greens.
A female black bear (Ursus americanus) catches the morning light.
A newly born Yukon moose (Alces alces gigas) dozes among spring growth.
A trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) passes through on its way to its summer nesting grounds.
A male northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) stretches his wings in overcast light after a long rain.
