Nursing Polar Bear

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A polar bear nursing its cub, Alaska Arctic.

A polar bear nursing its cub, Alaska Arctic.

Back for two full days after guiding an awesome trip to the Arctic!  The autumn colors were outstanding.  We had two awesome nights, and one average night with aurora.  But, as always, the polar bears are the highlight including this sow nursing her young cub.

Autumn in the Arctic

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Autumn colors in the Brooks Range, Alaska.

Autumn colors in the Brooks Range, Alaska.

It still looks like summer in Seward, so it is hard to believe when I fly North in the morning that I will be heading into Autumn!  This is from the same polar bear trip last year.

Lung Feeding Humpback

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A humpback lunge feeding, Frederick Sound, Alaska.

A humpback lunge feeding, Frederick Sound, Alaska.

Last week we had an amazing evening surrounded by lunge feeding humpbacks, right at sunset with a full moon!  It was a magical evening – we stayed with the whales until dark.

Baranof Brown Bear

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Brown Bear, Baranof Island, Alaska.

Brown Bear, Baranof Island, Alaska.

Back from an awesome Alaska bear and whale photo tour!  Fun group.  Great bears at Anan, probably the most beautiful bear viewing place I have visited.  Great brown bear on Baranof Island – I counted 18 at one time, there must have been 25 plus where we visited.  We had sunshine for Tracy Arm.  But the highlight had to be lunge feeding humpbacks under a sunset sky with a near full moon!  More photos to follow.