Alaska June 2007 - Photo-highlights Page 1
The first images from what I can only describe as an awesome tour of Alaska with Birdfinders during June 15th - 30th. Our itinerary included the Anchorage area, Seward, the George Parks Highway, Denali NP and Cantwell, the Denali, Richardson and Glenn Highways, three nights in Nome and two nights on St.Paul Island in the Pribilofs. More images and a detailed summary will appear soon.
Rock Ptarmigan - Temptation Peak, Chugach Mountains - June 15th.
Taken with a Canon Powershot A540 without any optical aids.
Rock Ptarmigan - Temptation Peak, Chugach Mountains - June 15th. A second individual male.
Townsend's Solitaire - displaying male over the Alpenglow ski area, Arctic Valley, near Eagle River, June 15th.
Apparently quite rare and difficult to find in Alaska. We also saw a displaying bird at
Polychrome Mountain in Denali National Park.
Rock Ptarmigan - Temptation Peak, Chugach Mountains - June 15th.
Taken with a Canon Powershot A540 without any optical aids.
Rock Ptarmigan - Temptation Peak, Chugach Mountains - June 15th. A second individual male.
Townsend's Solitaire - displaying male over the Alpenglow ski area, Arctic Valley, near Eagle River, June 15th.
Apparently quite rare and difficult to find in Alaska. We also saw a displaying bird at
Polychrome Mountain in Denali National Park.
Whiskered Auklet - June 28th, Village Cove, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, AK.
Found by Birdfinders/St.Paul Island Tours.
Whiskered Auklet - June 28th, Village Cove, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, AK.
Found by Birdfinders/St.Paul Island Tours. The first for the Pribilofs.
Whiskered Auklet - June 28th, Village Cove, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs, AK.
Birdfinders/St.Paul Island Tours. The first for the Pribilofs.
Bristle-thighed Curlew - North-east of Nome, AK. June 24th.
Spectacled Eider, male with Common Eiders, Nome, AK. June 25th.
Spectacled Eider, male, Nome, AK. A different male to that above. June 25th.
Spectacled Eider, male, Nome, AK. June 25th.
Steller's Eider - male with Harlequins, Village Cove, St. Paul Island, June 28th.
Fly-past, image taken through Leica 8x42 binoculars.
Arctic Warbler. Denali Highway, AK. June 21st. A common passerine along this stunningly scenic highway.
Smith's Longspur - Male, East Denali Highway, AK. We were treated to three pairs East of Tangle River.
Bluethroat - near Nome, AK. June 25th.
Long-tailed Jaeger - near Nome, AK. June 25th. One bird from a feeding flock of about 30 birds hawking
for flying insects over the Council Road.
More images and details to come soon.
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