Ken Marsh
@alaskaken.bsky.social
#Alaska based #wildlife #photographer, #writer.
See me at www.wildcountryreflections.com
American 🇺🇸 supporter of ❤️ Canada 🇨🇦, ❤️ Denmark 🇩🇰 and others weathering bullying by today’s twisted U.S. and its Criminal In Chief.
See me at www.wildcountryreflections.com
American 🇺🇸 supporter of ❤️ Canada 🇨🇦, ❤️ Denmark 🇩🇰 and others weathering bullying by today’s twisted U.S. and its Criminal In Chief.
A Bohemian waxwing pauses during a light snowfall from its meal of fermented crabapple. Southcentral Alaska.
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature #naturephotography
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature #naturephotography
February 19, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A Bohemian waxwing pauses during a light snowfall from its meal of fermented crabapple. Southcentral Alaska.
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature #naturephotography
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature #naturephotography
LOOKING FOR LOVE: It's mating season for Alaska's red foxes, and this one seems to be on the lookout.
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#wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #foxes #naturephotography
February 18, 2026 at 11:34 PM
LOOKING FOR LOVE: It's mating season for Alaska's red foxes, and this one seems to be on the lookout.
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#wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #foxes #naturephotography
POSER: A Bohemian waxwing strikes a pose yesterday in Anchorage, Alaska. Flocks of the birds winter in and around the city where they feed on berries and the fruits of ornamental trees.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
POSER: A Bohemian waxwing strikes a pose yesterday in Anchorage, Alaska. Flocks of the birds winter in and around the city where they feed on berries and the fruits of ornamental trees.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
A RED CROSSBILL male, distinguished by its vibrant red and orange plumage, pauses from feeding in a Southcentral Alaska crabapple tree.
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 AM
A RED CROSSBILL male, distinguished by its vibrant red and orange plumage, pauses from feeding in a Southcentral Alaska crabapple tree.
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#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #nature
COLORS: A northern shoveler drake preens in the shallows of an Interior Alaska beaver pond.
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#birds #BirdPhotography #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #ducks
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
COLORS: A northern shoveler drake preens in the shallows of an Interior Alaska beaver pond.
#birds #BirdPhotography #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #ducks
#birds #BirdPhotography #birding #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #nature #ducks
I BEG YOUR PARDON! This young bull moose's bath was interrupted one June evening by a rude photographer. Spoiler alert: He got over it.
#moose #wildlife #photography #nature #wildlifephotography #animals
#moose #wildlife #photography #nature #wildlifephotography #animals
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
I BEG YOUR PARDON! This young bull moose's bath was interrupted one June evening by a rude photographer. Spoiler alert: He got over it.
#moose #wildlife #photography #nature #wildlifephotography #animals
#moose #wildlife #photography #nature #wildlifephotography #animals
COMING ATCHA' ... a mallard drake, seen here screaming over a snow-covered background, was captured yesterday in Southcentral Alaska.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #ducks
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #ducks
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
COMING ATCHA' ... a mallard drake, seen here screaming over a snow-covered background, was captured yesterday in Southcentral Alaska.
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #ducks
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #BirdPhotography #ducks
AIRBOURNE: A common goldeneye drake takes off from a lake in Southcentral Alaska.
#BirdOfTheDay #openwings #birds #birding #BirdPhotography
#BirdOfTheDay #openwings #birds #birding #BirdPhotography
February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
AIRBOURNE: A common goldeneye drake takes off from a lake in Southcentral Alaska.
#BirdOfTheDay #openwings #birds #birding #BirdPhotography
#BirdOfTheDay #openwings #birds #birding #BirdPhotography
A semipalmated sandpiper calls out from the high-Arctic tundra near Barrow, Alaska.
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #openbeak #openwings
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #openbeak #openwings
February 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
A semipalmated sandpiper calls out from the high-Arctic tundra near Barrow, Alaska.
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #openbeak #openwings
#BirdOfTheDay #birds #birding #openbeak #openwings
KING OF THE SEAS: Land takeoffs, like this one, are relative rarities for king eiders which spend most of their lives at sea. This colorful drake was photographed near Utqiagvik, Alaska.
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#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
KING OF THE SEAS: Land takeoffs, like this one, are relative rarities for king eiders which spend most of their lives at sea. This colorful drake was photographed near Utqiagvik, Alaska.
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
A LOCAL MALLARD sails by in a flash of color. Mallards are hardy ducks and some weather subzero temperatures to winter in Southcentral Alaska. This one was photographed in Anchorage.
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#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
January 27, 2026 at 4:37 AM
A LOCAL MALLARD sails by in a flash of color. Mallards are hardy ducks and some weather subzero temperatures to winter in Southcentral Alaska. This one was photographed in Anchorage.
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
#birds #birding #BirdPhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026
A downy woodpecker male, distinguished by the scarlet marking on its crown, pauses inquisitively on the branch of a dead birch.
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlife
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlife
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 AM
A downy woodpecker male, distinguished by the scarlet marking on its crown, pauses inquisitively on the branch of a dead birch.
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlife
#Birds #Birding #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildlife
WINTER LIGHT: A willow ptarmigan resembles a living snowball on a winter's day on the Alaska tundra.
#BirdOfTheDay #Winterlight #BirdPhotography #Birds
#BirdOfTheDay #Winterlight #BirdPhotography #Birds
January 19, 2026 at 7:08 PM
WINTER LIGHT: A willow ptarmigan resembles a living snowball on a winter's day on the Alaska tundra.
#BirdOfTheDay #Winterlight #BirdPhotography #Birds
#BirdOfTheDay #Winterlight #BirdPhotography #Birds
SHAKE IT OFF, BABY! A ring-necked duck hen shakes off after a dive in a Southcentral Alaska marsh.
#BirdPhotography #Birds #birdsyoulove #wildlife
#BirdPhotography #Birds #birdsyoulove #wildlife
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
SHAKE IT OFF, BABY! A ring-necked duck hen shakes off after a dive in a Southcentral Alaska marsh.
#BirdPhotography #Birds #birdsyoulove #wildlife
#BirdPhotography #Birds #birdsyoulove #wildlife
A SPRUCE GROUSE male stands lookout in a spruce tree one evening in Alaska's Matanuska Valley.
#birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #wildlife
#birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #wildlife
January 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A SPRUCE GROUSE male stands lookout in a spruce tree one evening in Alaska's Matanuska Valley.
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#birds #BirdPhotography #Nature #wildlife
DROPPING IN: A drake gadwall prepares to land in a Southcentral Alaska marsh.
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#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
January 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM
DROPPING IN: A drake gadwall prepares to land in a Southcentral Alaska marsh.
#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
I ONLY HAVE GOLDENEYES FOR YOU ... A Barrow's goldeneye pair courts in an Interior Alaska pond in May. In North America, these handsome diving ducks are frequently seen in the northwestern United States, Canada, and Alaska.
#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
January 11, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I ONLY HAVE GOLDENEYES FOR YOU ... A Barrow's goldeneye pair courts in an Interior Alaska pond in May. In North America, these handsome diving ducks are frequently seen in the northwestern United States, Canada, and Alaska.
#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
#birds #BirdPhotography #nature #wildlife
I met this distinguished Denali National Park resident in August where he kindly posed for this portrait.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
January 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I met this distinguished Denali National Park resident in August where he kindly posed for this portrait.
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #animals
WANDERING WIGEON drake, backlit by morning sun, forages on a SC Alaska pond (May).
#birds #BirdPhotography #ducks #nature
#birds #BirdPhotography #ducks #nature
January 5, 2026 at 1:22 AM
WANDERING WIGEON drake, backlit by morning sun, forages on a SC Alaska pond (May).
#birds #BirdPhotography #ducks #nature
#birds #BirdPhotography #ducks #nature
NORTHERN SHOVELER drake forages on an Interior Alaska pond in May.
#BirdPhotography #Birds #NaturePhotography #birdoftheday
#BirdPhotography #Birds #NaturePhotography #birdoftheday
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM
NORTHERN SHOVELER drake forages on an Interior Alaska pond in May.
#BirdPhotography #Birds #NaturePhotography #birdoftheday
#BirdPhotography #Birds #NaturePhotography #birdoftheday
A RED PHALAROPE ... forages in a wetland near Barrow, Alaska. Red phalaropes winter at sea and are most common in the Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of Africa. They’re also found in the Pacific off California and Peru.
#birds #shorebirds #nature #photography
#birds #shorebirds #nature #photography
January 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A RED PHALAROPE ... forages in a wetland near Barrow, Alaska. Red phalaropes winter at sea and are most common in the Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of Africa. They’re also found in the Pacific off California and Peru.
#birds #shorebirds #nature #photography
#birds #shorebirds #nature #photography
PORTRAIT: A spruce grouse male pauses for a close-up in Alaska's Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge.
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#birds #wildlife #nature #photography
December 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
PORTRAIT: A spruce grouse male pauses for a close-up in Alaska's Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge.
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#birds #wildlife #nature #photography
Miss Priss: Canada goose photographed in April near, Anchorage, Alaska.
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#birds #geese #nature #wildlife #photography
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Miss Priss: Canada goose photographed in April near, Anchorage, Alaska.
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#birds #geese #nature #wildlife #photography
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: The morning was silent until a flock of trumpeter swans dropped in. The pond's resident pair took exception to the new arrivals and skirmishes followed. The territorial dispute was punctuated by brassy honks and heavy wingbeats on the water.
#swans #birds #nature #photography
#swans #birds #nature #photography
December 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: The morning was silent until a flock of trumpeter swans dropped in. The pond's resident pair took exception to the new arrivals and skirmishes followed. The territorial dispute was punctuated by brassy honks and heavy wingbeats on the water.
#swans #birds #nature #photography
#swans #birds #nature #photography
