Albino Steller sea lion at Faust Rock on June 30. (Photo by Richard Fagnant)

Albino Steller sea lion at Faust Rock on June 30. (Photo by Richard Fagnant)

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Stellar Jay feathers fell on a fern July 2. (Photo by Larry Olson)

Stellar Jay feathers fell on a fern July 2. (Photo by Larry Olson)

A cheery field of buttercups in Cowee Meadows seen on June 19. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A cheery field of buttercups in Cowee Meadows seen on June 19. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Wild iris abound in Cowee Meadows on June 19. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Wild iris abound in Cowee Meadows on June 19. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Fragrant dame’s rocket brighten downtown Juneau in June. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Fragrant dame’s rocket brighten downtown Juneau in June. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Silvery raindrops collect on a lady’s mantle leaf in a Glacier Highway garden on June 24. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Silvery raindrops collect on a lady’s mantle leaf in a Glacier Highway garden on June 24. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A porcupine glances as a jogger passes along Glacier Highway on June 26. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A porcupine glances as a jogger passes along Glacier Highway on June 26. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A tiny visitor on a large leaf avens heading up Dan Moller Trail on June 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A tiny visitor on a large leaf avens heading up Dan Moller Trail on June 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Dwarf dogwood hugs the base of this conifer along the Dan Moller Trail on June 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Dwarf dogwood hugs the base of this conifer along the Dan Moller Trail on June 28. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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