Fishing Brown Bear

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Brown bear, Baranof Island, Alaska.
Brown bear, Baranof Island, Alaska.

This guy was picky, throwing back the male salmon, and keeping only the females in which he largely only ate the row leaving the rest of the salmon for the eagles. Here you can see some of the row squirting out as he carries it.

Rufous Hummingbird

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Rufous Hummingbird, Fireweed field, Tracy Arm, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.
Rufous Hummingbird, Fireweed field, Tracy Arm, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

A Rufous Hummingbird in the same field of fireweed as yesterday’s photo. Pretty good day one for my Southeast Alaska Trip!

Fireweed

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Fireweed field, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.
Fireweed field, Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

Back from an awesome trip to Southeast Alaska! We had bears with spring cubs, breaching whales and even bubble-net feeding! Not too mention, awesome scenery. This field of fireweed had dozens and dozens of Rufus hummingbirds. It was incredible! More in the days to come.

Spring Cubs?

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Brown bears mating, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.
Brown / Grizzly Bear, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

One of many reasons as to why I’m hopefully for spring cubs next year! 🙂 This was one of a couple of sows who mated this year including everyone’s favorite sow Crimp Ear.