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Monthly Archives: May 2007

Steller’s Jay Preening

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Steller’s Jay Preening

Picture by David Kent, 1:13 p.m. ADT, May 2, 2007, © 2007

Mt. Juneau Towering Above the Northwest End of Town

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Mt. Juneau Towering Above the Northwest End of Town

Visible from the bottom up in the photo are the Douglas Bridge crossing Gastineau Channel, Harris (Boat) Harbor, the Juneau - Douglas School District schools, and the Highlands residential area.
Picture by David Kent, 10:01 a.m. ADT, April 3, 2007, © 2007

A Sun and Sky Phenomena

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A Combination of Halo and Sunbow Phenomena Around the Sun

Picture by David Kent, 3:48 p.m. ADT, May 1, 2007, Looking Southwest, © 2007

Male Rufous Hummingbird On Guard

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Male Rufous Hummingbird On Guard

For two evenings in a row this little fella was perched at the top of the support pipe for the weather instruments, busily on the lookout to protect “his” hummingbird feeders from other hummingbird “invaders”. Hummingbird is shown 1.92 times larger than life-size.
Picture by David Kent, 5:52 p.m. [...]

Hawthorne Peak, Middle Peak, and West Peak

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Hawthorne Peak, Middle Peak, and West Peak

This picture was taken from Blueberry Hills Road South looking ESE some 7 miles. Left to right: Hawthorne Peak - 4,210 ft.; Middle Peak - 3,722 ft.; West Peak - 3,620 ft. The shoulder of Mt. Roberts is on the left. Middle Peak is 6.6 miles [...]