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Snow Bird
Today’s post includes some images not previously published, from a 2008 trip to the Chilkat River Valley, just outside Haines, Alaska, along the Alaska Inside Passage. This trip was to photograph Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalis) as they foraged among the last of the salmon during the late salmon run in the Chilkat River. This bald […]
Bald Eagles Along the Snowy Chilkat River
While going through some older images (2008), looking for some “birds in snow” images for a painter friend, I came upon some Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) from one of my two trips to the Chilkat River Valley of Alaska. Nestled a few miles outside the town of Haines, this location is a mecca for bald […]
Food for Thought
Whenever I see something like this, I always ask myself “What happened?”, or “What caused this?”. In this case, the bald eagle feather likely was pulled from the bird as it sat in the tree and eventually captured frost from the cold temperatures in the Chilkat River Valley. But it always makes we […]
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Tags: Alaska, Bald Eagle, behavior, Birds, Blog, Chilkat River Valley, Inside Passage, nature, nature photography, travel, winter
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Does it Really Get THAT COLD in Alaska? (Re-post)
(Re-post from December 2010) When talking to others about my photography adventures, the subject often gravitates to me being asked if it really does get THAT COLD in Alaska. Here’s a few images I made in the Chilkat River Valley during my last visit to Haines, Alaska, to photograph the bald eagles there … you […]
Chilkat’s Bald Eagles
(This post originally published in December 2010) Today’s post includes some more Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) from the wonderful “Valley of the Eagles”, outside Haines, Alaska. Bald eagles are one of my favorite photo subjects and I just can’t get enough of them! This post includes some more images of bald eagles at close range: […]
Warp Speed, Mr. Sulu (Re-post)
(Note: this post originally published in December, 2010) No, this is not a post about Star Trek, but does seemingly encompass a time warp! Images in this post are from a trip to the Chilkat River Valley, outside Haines, Alaska. The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) featured in this post seems to be “stuck in a […]