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Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska
Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska
Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska
Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska

Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska, in the Chipp South area.

Incubating female white-fronted goose assumes hiding posture in response to vehicular traffic while the gander stands guard
Female white-fronted goose hides from traffic, male stands guard
Female white-fronted goose hides from traffic, male stands guard
Female white-fronted goose hides from traffic, male stands guard

Incubating female white-fronted goose assumes hiding posture in response to vehicular traffic while the gander stands guard.  Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA.

Incubating female white-fronted goose assumes hiding posture in response to vehicular traffic while the gander stands guard.  Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, USA.

White-fronted Goose swimming in Northern Alaska
White-fronted Goose in northern Alaska
White-fronted Goose in northern Alaska
The old Kennecott copper mill taken from the south with the characteristic red colored buildings
The old Kennecott copper mill and shop
The old Kennecott copper mill and shop
The old Kennecott copper mill and shop

The old Kennecott copper mill and shop.  The buildings are painted with red, characteristic for this mill. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.

The old Kennecott copper mill and shop.  The buildings are painted with red, characteristic for this mill. Kennecott was once a thriving mine and mill during the early 1900s. The mines are 5 miles up the mountain.

Eggs in a nest on the ground
Savannah Sparrow nest with eggs on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Savannah Sparrow nest with eggs on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska
Savannah Sparrow nest with eggs on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Savannah Sparrow nest with egg.  This photo was taken on the Seward Peninsula as part of the Changing Arctic Ecosystem Boreal-Arctic Transition Zone program.

Male Long-tailed Duck in the water
Male Long-tailed Duck
Male Long-tailed Duck
Male Long-tailed Duck

Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.

Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.

A fish weir on the Pilgrim River to prevent fish from going downstream except when controlled by a gate
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River
Fish weir on the Pilgrim River

The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The fish weir is operated on the Pilgrim River by the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation with assistance from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

A group of Tundra Swans
A group of Tundra Swans
A group of Tundra Swans
A group of Tundra Swans

Tundra swans on Alaskan breeding grounds. Tundra Swans breed on the tundra of Northern latitudes. 

Tundra swans on Alaskan breeding grounds. Tundra Swans breed on the tundra of Northern latitudes. 

Chilkat River
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska
Chilkat River in Southeast Alaska

 Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Black and white duck with purple head and white, crescent shaped cheek patch.
Male Barrow's Goldeneye
Male Barrow's Goldeneye
Male Barrow's Goldeneye

Barrow's Goldeneye breeding habitat consists of wooded lakes and ponds in northwestern North America, eastern Canada and Iceland. Females sometimes lay eggs in the nests of other cavity-nesting ducks and it's not uncommon for Barrow's and Common Goldeneyes to hybridize.

Barrow's Goldeneye breeding habitat consists of wooded lakes and ponds in northwestern North America, eastern Canada and Iceland. Females sometimes lay eggs in the nests of other cavity-nesting ducks and it's not uncommon for Barrow's and Common Goldeneyes to hybridize.

Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
Common Redpolls in a spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska

Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska

Portrait of a bird with a black cap and white cheeks and an elongated bill.
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down
Black-capped Chickadee with a deformed beak that has grown long and curved down

A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

A Black-capped Chickadee with a beak that has grown long and curved down. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Alsek River with helicopter landed next to it
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska
Alsek River in Southeast Alaska

Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.

Image shows a woman sitting on a rock in a stream
Panning for Rare Earths
Panning for Rare Earths
Panning for Rare Earths

A field assistant pans for monazite and rare earth minerals in Wolf Creek, which cuts through the Melozitna granite. This area is part of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Planning Area, where USGS did a critical mineral assessment in 2015.

A field assistant pans for monazite and rare earth minerals in Wolf Creek, which cuts through the Melozitna granite. This area is part of the Bureau of Land Management's Central Yukon Planning Area, where USGS did a critical mineral assessment in 2015.

Exit Creek below the mountains
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek and mountain view
Exit Creek and mountain view

Exit Creek below the mountains

Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve
Setting nets on Whitefish Lake on Lake Clark Nat'l Park and Preserve

Randy Brown and Dan Young are setting nets to catch whitefish on Whitefish Lake in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

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