A brown bear walks along the shore with an iceberg aground at Tracy Arm. (Photo by Scott Spickler)

A brown bear walks along the shore with an iceberg aground at Tracy Arm. (Photo by Scott Spickler)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska

Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all photos include the name of the photographer, a description of what is shown in the picture, when it was taken and any other pertinent information. Images will run as space allows.

A “shooter” shoots up beneath South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm on Monday. (Photo by Scott Spickler)

A “shooter” shoots up beneath South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm on Monday. (Photo by Scott Spickler)

A peony blooms in a downtown Juneau garden. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A peony blooms in a downtown Juneau garden. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Great-horned owl surveys the smoke-filled landscape along the Yukon River. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Great-horned owl surveys the smoke-filled landscape along the Yukon River. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

A gray jay enjoys a cracker north of Haines. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

A gray jay enjoys a cracker north of Haines. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

An Arctic tern in flight at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

An Arctic tern in flight at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

An Arctic fox in a meadow. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

An Arctic fox in a meadow. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

A bald eagle grabs hold of a spawning salmon at Sheep Creek. (Photo by Christopher Grau)

A bald eagle grabs hold of a spawning salmon at Sheep Creek. (Photo by Christopher Grau)

Yellow pond lilly. (Photo by Deborah Rudis)

Yellow pond lilly. (Photo by Deborah Rudis)

Fireweed blooms. (Photo by Michael Stekoll)

Fireweed blooms. (Photo by Michael Stekoll)

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