Camera Critters: Chickadees

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The chickadees are very happy to have their feeder filled. They've been greeting me with a beautiful song.

Camera Critters: Bald Eagle

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On the way into Valdez there were dozens of Eagles sitting in trees along the road. It was gray and raining pretty hard so my shots were a bit hurried.






I am not a bird expert so I'm not sure what this is, but I'm guess some sort of falcon? If you know please share.

Camera Critters: Woodchuck

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Awhile back I walked out into the yard and my furry friend was sitting on the woodpile.


He was kind enough to wait for me to go back in the house to get my camera.


Perfectly still, pretending to be invisible, I was able to get pretty darn close for some shots.


"Hey, lady, are you looking at me?"


I have previously posted my little friend who I was sure was an Alaska Marmot, but I guess it isn't so. Or so I'm told. I've researched many sites and found lots of conflicting stuff, but in the end I have to go with Woodchuck aka Groundhog due to the area of Alaska I am in.


I think he's just beautiful, and thought he'd be interesting to have around. Mr. White wanted to shoot him. I wouldn't let him, but now after more research I find that one or two of these little buggers can wipe out a garden over night. He just doesn't seem so cute anymore. He may have to enter the relocation plan because I'm not interested in planting his next meal.


"Okay, lady. Enough is enough. I'm outta here".

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This "little" lady was standing along the road on our way to Valdez last month.



Normally a moose will just stand there and let you take their photograph, but she was a bit jumpy and ran.



But not very far. She's standing just on the other side of this brush, but is almost invisible. This illustrates just how easily moose are hit....flying by at 60mph you wouldn't know she was there, but if something spooked her in a flash she'd be on your hood.

Camera Critters: Otters

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Splish splash, I was takin' a bath

Long about a Saturday night

A rub-a-dub, just relaxin' in the tub

Thinkin' everything was alright

Hmmmmm

I'm goin down down baby, yo' street in a Range Rover

Tricks to learn, waves to catch, had a plan of attack

Are you lookin' at me?

Ahhh, ahhh, ahhhchoooo!

1000-one, 1000-two, 1000-three, 1000-four....ready or not here I come!

Rub-a-dub-dub,
Three men in a tub,

And who do you think they be?

Darling,

I got to tell you something

And I don't say this to everybody

You look marvelous

Absolutely marvelous

*muwah muwah*

Shhhhh.....

Now I lay me down to sleep,

I pray the Lord my soul to keep;

Should I die before I wake,

I pray the Lord my soul to take.

The Valdez Harbor has more than just fisherman and their catch. This entertaining otter filled quite a few moments of my sun-filled afternoon. He began by eating. A lot. He found a clam, dove down to break it on a rock and then surfaced to eat. This was repeated over and over until his little belly was full. And what do we do when we are done eating? We clean up of course. He proceeded to wash his feet, bottom, tummy, head, face.....and when he was done...bam..he went to sleep. Right there within arms reach, sound asleep without a worry in the world. How great of a life is that?

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The birds have started arriving at Creamer's Field after a very long migration. Everywhere you looked there were pairs of Canadian Geese.

The males were making quite fuss.

Honking and carrying on to get the ladies attention.

Personally, if he was screaming in my face like that I'd find a new mate!

There's the old Dairy Barn that houses the visitors center.

Check out that breaking action!

I believe this is a pair of swans, but it started to rain on me so I didn't check the display board.

Sand Hill Cranes