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It needs to be said that timing and place mean everything when out and about. There was a whole bunch of these guys enjoying the frozen berries that may have been a little fermented as well. Anyway, I took advantage and was rewarded with decent shots.

And here is the one who cautiously approached the steak 🥩 meal that brought them into the heart of midtown. They ended up grabbing this yummy meal and taking off but I missed getting those actions 🙁. Was a fantastic way to start the day.

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On the last day of a Big Year, but with me unaware at the time, one final life species appears. And it's a big one! Many thanks to @caiawatha for helping make this one happen. A really special observation to me.

I believe the wolverine appears at 01:58am, but then kindly reappears for better pics midday 13:15-13:30.

The camera also caught a wolverine on January 3 and January 17.

So a rare find indeed and at the grocery store 🏬 parking lot. Pretty sure this is albino considering the pink legs and white beak. Though hard to see if red existed in the eyes 👀 so maybe strong leusistic (sp)?

Nicaragua 🇳🇮 birding trip December, 2012. This was special as reported from lodge staff, this male measured 20ft long and estimated age of 125old at the time of this observation. It was so unique, we learned National Geographic made a 15-20mins film 🎞️ 🎥 to put in one of their episodes.

North American Elm Sawfly🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️? That seems off. Anyway, I have never seen a flying insect like this. It’s big and when flying the rear legs drag low. Not sure that helps but it is a characteristic worth mentioning.

Probably my favorite interaction for this awesome and lengthy outing. Started at 9:00 🕘AM and lasted to 4:45PM with a 45minute break for refueling. The cool 😎 thing about that it enjoyed sunning on my thumb few minutes later and on my forearm. Could not get a pick of that since it took off having warmed itself up appropriately. Sure my body heat helped as well😂.

Two yearlings and mother brown bear encountered on Skilak Loop road. They moved upward, but remained visible in the trees, traveling parallel to the roadway and away from me. I'm grateful to the bear for showing itself and its cubs to me.

Solo otter with a trout. It brought it out on the ice alive and flopping, and then ate the head. It took the rest and presumably cached it somewhere under the ice.

Part One: https://youtu.be/alMgaDzHCxs

Part Two: https://youtu.be/pGmg3PjraWI

One of my top observations for 2day. We have had so much snow ❄️ that the low la da are more than saturated. So this individual popped its head up looking 👀 at me and I was on the bike trail. Just like that it dove and disappeared. The only mammal of the day so far.

Interesting 🧐. I figured this to be an unusually colored Bald Eagle. Almost leucitic. Was large. I almost thought 💭 a Golden based on the spotting pattern. However, these are dark and goldens are white. Anyway, a gorgeous bird nonetheless.

Definitely Sandhills as I heard there unique sound. This was a flyover while walking Kincaid Park. I thought the pic turned out better then when I took it to my surprise. They were using thermals and gaining elevation.

I took this shot cuz it reminded me of delphiniums my family had while growing up. They were alway a favorite of mine because of their perennial value and knew Alaska had wild ones and this was my first encounter with them. How exciting! Took me 37 yrs to find my first wild one. They were everywhere on Pioneer.

One of the healthiest and big individuals of this species I’ve seen at West Chester. I know it as a rainbow based on the leopard spotting on the back and caught a quick glance of the blush cheek spot. It was at the outlet of the lagoon waiting for the salmon smolt to make their way out to the saltwater.