Nome, Alaska

Finally found one that did not instantly disappear at the top of Anvil Mountain. In a wide-open landscape crawling with predators of small rodents - bears, owls, hawks, foxes - these abundant creatures don't tend to stay put.

Tags:   arctic ground squirrel ground squirrel squirrel rodent mammal Arktischer Ziesel

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Nome, Alaska

A pair of long-tailed ducks hang out at a roadside pond just down the street from our hotel. In low light, the D500/200-500 mm combo falls apart somewhat, but it sure is easy to work with when you're lying down in the boggy tundra.

Tags:   longtailed duck diving duck duck bird Eisente Nome breeding plumage Seward Peninsula Alaska Christian Hunold

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Nome, Alaska

I approached from 150 yards out and when I got close he hopped onto the rock he was hiding behind. Can't beat that!

Tags:   american golden plover plover shorebird bird Nome tundra Kougarok Road Christian Hunold

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Nome, Alaska

Tags:   long-tailed jaeger skua bird Falkenraubmöve Nome Seward Peninsula Alaska tundra Christian Hunold

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Council Road, Alaska

ID, please - seems to like the same habitat as bluethroat and arctic warbler!

Tags:   muskox ungulate mammal Moschusochse tundra Nome Seward Peninsula Alaska

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