Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Published 3:00 am Friday, February 1, 2019
Two trumpeter swans and a Canada goose at Amalga Harbor on March 26, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A river otter feasts on a flounder on March 27, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Pussy willows in bloom near the Mendenhall Glacier on March 29, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A song sparrow warms up its pipes on March 31, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Linda Shaw)
A sea star at low tide on Sheep Creek beach on March 24, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Donna Pierce)
Distinct cloud patterns over the Mendenhall Glacier on March 30, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Colorful flowers outside of Centennial Hall. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)
Trumpeter swans enjoy the ice. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
A red-breasted nuthatch enjoys some sun on March 24. (Courtesy Photo | Linda Shaw)
Trumpeter swans stop in the wetlands on their northward migration on March 18, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Harbor seals enjoy the sun. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
March moonset behind on the Chilkats on March 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Wetland reflections at low tide on March 20, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
The first pussy willow of the season at the Mendenhall Glacier area on March 11, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A harbor seal cruising by in Auke Bay on March 14, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Bald eagle bookends in the boat harbor on March 11, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Local climbers descend into the blue moulin on the face of the Mendenhall Glacier on March 9, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A nanny goat with a broken-off horn gets a back rub from her kid at the Mendenhall Glacier on March 6, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Jack Beedle)
Mountain goats enjoy lichens. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
A red squirrel raids a bird feeder on March 2, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Linda Shaw)
The aurora lights up the night sky over Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor on Feb. 28, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Jack Beedle)
Northern lights dance on the horizon from Lena Cove on Feb. 28, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A full moon sets over the Chilkats on Feb. 20, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
The winter sun peaks over Thunder Mountain on Feb. 11, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Solar pillar at sunset at Lena Point on Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
A panoramic view of Point Bridget State Park on Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Sandy Williams)
Winter reflections at Dredge Lakes on Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Auke Bay iced over. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Orcas return to Gastineau Channel on Feb. 16, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
A view from Fish Creek on Feb. 16, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
Sunrise colors at Mount Golub. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Intertidal ice and Chilkats with fresh snow at Eagle Beach. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Sunrise at Sandy Beach on Feb. 5, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Sharon Love)
Harbor seals relax on a dock on Feb. 13, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
A great blue heron looks for lunch atop Merchants’ Wharf on Feb. 3, 2019 in downtown Juneau. (Courtesy Photo | Denise Carroll)
The face of the Mendenhall Glacier on Feb. 11, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Shimmering blue light under a mostly dark sky at Sandy Beach on Feb. 8, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
Cold and colorful sunrise, Eagle Peak. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Bright colors near False Outer Point on Feb. 1, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
A red-breasted sapsucker with extra fluffy plumage in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo | John Hudson)
Frozen in Auke Bay on Feb. 3, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Reflections at the Mendenhall Glacier on Jan. 26, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
Sunbreak at Eagle River. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Kelvin-Helmholtz waves, generated by certain wind and stability conditions, sit at the cloud top. Viewed from Airport Dike Trail on Jan. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Janine Reep)
Sunset on Jan. 17, 2019 along the Mendenhall River. (Courtesy Photo | Janice Gorle)
The sun sets into a fog bank in Auke Bay on Jan. 15, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kerry Howard)
Afternoon light. (Courtesy Photo | Deborah Rudis)
Sunset at Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Deborah Rudis)
A snowy view of the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo | Deborah Rudis)
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