Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska
Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of AlaskaGreater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska, in the Chipp South area.
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Greater White-fronted Goose on the North Slope of Alaska, in the Chipp South area.
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. 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.
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White-fronted Goose on a lake in northern Alaska.
White-fronted Goose on a lake in northern Alaska.
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.
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.
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.
A Yellow-billed Loon swimming in a small lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
A Yellow-billed Loon swimming in a small lake on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Greater Scaup on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Greater Scaup on the Arctic Coastal Plain.
Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.
Male Long-tailed Duck floating in the water in Northern Alaska.
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.
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 is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Chilkat River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
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 in Anchorage, Alaska
Two Common Redpolls sitting in a snow covered spruce tree in Anchorage, Alaska
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.
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Blue-winged teal in Texas. Inset shows avian influenza virus
Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Alsek River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
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.
Red-breasted Merganser pair in North Slope of Alaska
Red-breasted Merganser pair in North Slope of Alaska
Exit Creek below the mountains
Exit Creek below the mountains
Randy Brown and Dan Young are setting nets to catch whitefish on Whitefish Lake in the Lake Clark National 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.