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The Mating Game

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The Mating Game

This one’s for the birds.

This is how the animal kingdom reproduces

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This is how the animal kingdom reproduces

Live-bearing, egg-laying and everything in between.

Long-distance migrations: How birds fly thousands of miles

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Long-distance migrations: How birds fly thousands of miles

These birds cover a lot of mileage.

Tracking animal footprints in the snow

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Tracking animal footprints in the snow

Few critters are making themselves visible.

Something to mink about

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Something to mink about

These weasel family members are all over Alaska.

Eagle eyes

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Eagle eyes

How does visual acuity work?

The Kaxdegoowu Heen Dei (Brotherhood Bridge) Trail is close to being eroded away by the Mendenhall River on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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The fight against trail erosion

This is Rain Country.

Flying — with or without wings

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Flying — with or without wings

How many other little tricks of flight are out there, still to be discovered?

High-bush cranberries on Douglas Island on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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On the Trails: Berries and cherries

It is advantageous for plants to disperse their seeds away from the parent plant. If all the seeds…

On The Trails: Bears in autumn

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On The Trails: Bears in autumn

What happens to bears in years when food sources are poor?

This October, think about blood-sucking ticks

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This October, think about blood-sucking ticks

This tick is very rare in Alaska, but that could change.

Brilliant fall foliage reflected in a pond near the glacier. (Courtesy Photo | Bob Armstrong)

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Autumn leaf colors

Juneau leaf-peepers don’t have to travel to the upper Midwest or New England for a view of lovely…

Two rusty blackbirds, in winter plumage, forage at the edge of Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo | Bob Armstrong)

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Embrace September’s slowing pace

In September, the natural world slows down.

A doe is mirrored by her reflection as she forages in the pond. (Courtesy Photo | Pam Bergeson)

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In search of cranes

Our boots rustled noisily through the tall sedges and sweetgale shrubs as we wended our way into the…

On the Trails: Early fall in Cowee Meadows

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On the Trails: Early fall in Cowee Meadows

A trip to Cowee Meadows usually provides a curious naturalist with something to contemplate. It’s also a good…