Killdeer vs. Worm: After swallowing its prize, this Killdeer stood motionless for 4 minutes, as if in a food coma, possibly reconsidering life choices. 😴

Greater yellowlegs

An overwintering robin enjoying a berry breakfast.

Sharing a moment with an oyster catcher yesterday morning.

Sandhill Crane Colt at 2 weeks.

Solitude for the Soul --Kachemak Bay

If you imagine a world where leprechauns have their own private land - does it look something like this?

Turnagain Pass, Alaska.

One of my favorite photos in Alaska, partly because it was so challenging to capture. Taken on a frigid morning at -12°F, and set upon the stark foreground of an ice-strewn beach, it features an Aurora, Jupiter (bright star), and Mt. Redoubt as silent witnesses enhancing the otherworldly atmosphere.

Evening Assassin - Great Grey

Belt of Venus Sunrise over Mt. Iliamna last month