Mt. Juneau Towering Above the Northwest End of Town

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Mt. Juneau Towering Above the Northwest End of Town

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

Male Rufous Hummingbird On Guard

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Male Rufous Hummingbird On Guard

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. ADT, May 2, 2007, © 2007