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Category Archives: Wildlife

Sitka Black-Tailed Deer

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Sitka Black-Tailed Deer in West Juneau

Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 10:32 a.m. AST, February 2, 2008, © 2008

American Bald Eagle out on a Limb

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American Bald Eagle out on a Limb

This eagle was on a limb of a Sitka Spruce tree (Picea sitchensis). Mt. Roberts is in the background.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 9:58 a.m. AST, March 7, 2005, © 2007

Mother Black Bear at Steep Creek

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A Mother Black Bear at Steep Creek

These pictures were taken at Steep Creek by the Mendenhall Glacier where the U.S.D.A. Forest Service has viewing platforms to view the returning salmon. 9 or 10 black bears in the area wander around and go fishing so they can fatten up for their wintertime snooze. […]

Great Blue Herons on Mountain Hemlocks

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Three Great Blue Herons on Mountain Hemlocks

These Great Blue Herons were at the tip-top of two Mountain Hemlock trees to the east of the house for 10 to 25 minutes on a Sunday evening. There were five of these birds in the two trees at one time before flying to a copse […]

Iceberg With Two American Bald Eagles

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Iceberg with two American Bald Eagles in Holkham Bay at the entrance to Tracy Arm Fjord

Pictures by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 10:16 and 10:17 a.m. ADT, May 16, 2006, © 2007