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Immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk

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Immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk

Support for the West Juneau Weather Station Instrument Enclosure at the left.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 8:16 a.m. ADT, August 21, 2010, © 2010

A Long Neck

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Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock

Mt. Roberts in the background.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 12:49 p.m. ADT, July 13, 2010, © 2010

A Part of JAWS

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JAWS Wind Sensor Location Between Sunny Point and Lemon Creek

The wind sensors at the top of the steel pole are part of JAWS, the Juneau Airport Wind System which together with other wind sensors and Doppler wind profilers, provide information on winds, wind shear, and turbulence in the three dimensional space over [...]

Preening Great Blue Heron

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Preening Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock

Picture by David Kent, 4:44 p.m. ADT, July 25, 2009, © 2009

Flying Bird - Spruce - Robin

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Flying Bird - Sitka Spruce - American Robin

Light rain at the time, Mt. Roberts in the background.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 4:32 p.m. ADT, June 21, 2009, © 2009