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Monthly Archives: June 2009

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Lapland Longspur

Arctic, Birds, National Petroleum Reserve, Public Lands, WildlifeBy Patrick EndresJune 29, 2009Leave a comment

This handsome little bird has a melodious song and in early June it sings it heart out on the tundra landscape. The little bird has an extensive range, spending its summers breeding in the arctic regions of Alaska and Canada. The “longspur” refers to an elongated claw on the hind toe, not quite visible in…

Caribou cross the Nigu River

Arctic, Caribou, National Petroleum Reserve, WildlifeBy Patrick EndresJune 26, 2009

While paddling down the Nigu river on a sunny day, a small herd of bull caribou stepped into the water a little bit down river. I had my camera in a dry bag with the 24-105mm lens on, so I quickly grabbed it for a few shots. Steering the boat did not go well with…

Spring in the Arctic

Arctic, Landscapes, National Petroleum Reserve, NatureBy Patrick EndresJune 24, 20093 Comments

If there is one splash of color that marks the advance of spring in the arctic, it is the lousewort, a dapple of plant color that appears across the tundra before the blast of green unfolds. As one moves farther north in Alaska’s arctic, things get flatter and flatter, which introduces some composition challenges. I…

Shadow Dancing

Arctic, Landscapes, National Petroleum Reserve, Public LandsBy Patrick EndresJune 22, 20091 Comment

Landscape photography in Alaska poses some interesting “angle of light” dynamics. Because the location of the setting sun is continually changing, seeking a photographic angle perpendicular to the sun becomes restrictive to a certain orientation, and time of year. For example, midnight golden light in the arctic shines out of the north, rather than the…

Rock and Willow ptarmigan, Gates of the Arctic National Park

Arctic, Birds, Public Lands, WildlifeBy Patrick EndresJune 19, 2009Leave a comment

The season of spring is distinctly noted in the images, as the color phase of the Rock ptarmigan in conjunction with the new green shoots on the plants are telling signs. This bird staked out a territory near our camp along the Nigu river, and made his calls frequently in quest of a mate. We…

Drama on the Nigu River

Arctic, Gates of the Arctic NP, Landscapes, Mountains, Nature, Public LandsBy Patrick EndresJune 17, 20093 Comments

I spent 10 days on a river trip in Alaska’s arctic, beginning on the Nigu river, which means “rainbow” in Inupiaq. The Nigu flows north out of the Brooks Range, with its headwaters located in the Gates of the Arctic National Park. It then flows through the National Petroleum Reserve, where it joins the Etivluk…

Icebergs from the Columbia glacier

Landscapes, Nature, Prince William SoundBy Patrick EndresJune 11, 2009Leave a comment

The Columbia glacier in Prince William Sound has been receeding rapidly for many years, and all the chunks of ice in this photo are trapped in a tidal lake by an old glacial morraine.  Its truly a wild place to explore and walk around. I took this picutre after climbing on top of another large…

Harlequin Ducks

Birds, Nature, Prince William Sound, WildlifeBy Patrick EndresJune 8, 20092 Comments

Harlequin ducks inhabit Prince William sound in large numbers, often in flocks exceeding a hundred birds. Since the Exxon Oil spill of 1989, studies have sought to determine the long term damage of oil contaminants to this species. They are know to return to the same feeding grounds each year, thus increasing their risk should…

Sea otters on iceberg

Prince William Sound, WildlifeBy Patrick EndresJune 4, 20092 Comments

Surprisingly, sea otters are larger than they may appear.  Most often one sees their cute, whiskered faces peering from the water as they playfully groom or feed on shellfish. But when they are viewed completely out of the water, as in this photo of otters on a floating iceberg, their size is considerable. A mature…

Counting Harbor Seals

Nature, Prince William Sound, WildlifeBy Patrick EndresJune 2, 2009Leave a comment

While flying over the Copper River Delta in south central, Alaska, I grabbed a few frames of Harbor seals hauled out on a sand shoal along the river delta. They were pretty densely packed together and I was curious as to how many were present in the picture. Field biologists have methods for counting and…

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