Elsa and Bret Light, of Washington, D.C., take a selfie with a juvenile bald eagle on the shore near the DIPAC Salmon Hatchery on Tuesday.

Elsa and Bret Light, of Washington, D.C., take a selfie with a juvenile bald eagle on the shore near the DIPAC Salmon Hatchery on Tuesday.

Photo: Selfie with an eagle

Elsa and Bret Light, of Washington, D.C., take a selfie with a juvenile bald eagle on the shore near the DIPAC Macaulay Salmon Hatchery on Tuesday.

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An Arctic tern sits at its nesting site at the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Gwen Baluss)
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On Friday, May 16, 2025, Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, gets a chit sheet signature from Rep. Donna Mears, D-Anchorage, for an upcoming bill. To bring a bill to a vote in the House, a lawmaker has to get a majority of lawmakers to sign a sheet signifying that there is enough support for the bill to pass the body. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
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The Taku River as seen Monday, May 19, 2025, from an Alaska Wildlife Troopers helicopter carrying U.S. Border Patrol agents during a patrol flight. (U.S. Border Patrol Blaine Sector photo)
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