Ken Marsh

ASPEN TRUNKS. I like them because they're pretty and generally good about standing still to have their picture taken. 😉

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SUMMER COLORS: A willow ptarmigan hen pauses suspiciously against a background of pink fireweed blossoms and verdant wild grasses. At the moment, this same bird would be snow-white to match its winter environment.

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😂 Thank you, Glen! 🦆🦆🦆

INCOMING ... I MEAN, DUCK! A mallard drake appears ready to land in my lap recently in Southcentral Alaska.

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Thanks very much, @loonasee. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Sorry for the cold weather, but I’m afraid we may be sending a bit more your way soon. Nothing too bad here, but -10F is freezing our fermented crabapples. 🥶

Thank you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Thank you, HLK. 🙏🏻😊

A Bohemian waxwing pauses during a light snowfall from its meal of fermented crabapple. Southcentral Alaska.

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LOOKING FOR LOVE: It's mating season for Alaska's red foxes, and this one seems to be on the lookout.

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POSER: A Bohemian waxwing strikes a pose yesterday in Anchorage, Alaska. Flocks of the birds winter in and around the city where they feed on berries and the fruits of ornamental trees.

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A RED CROSSBILL male, distinguished by its vibrant red and orange plumage, pauses from feeding in a Southcentral Alaska crabapple tree.

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Thanks very much, Dan. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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COLORS: A northern shoveler drake preens in the shallows of an Interior Alaska beaver pond.

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Hi Sophie. Yes, this young bull moose was definitely curious about me and my camera, which is why he's giving me such a quizzical look. Once he realized I wasn't a threat, he went back to feeding in the pond, allowing me to shoot pictures to my heart's content. 🙂

I BEG YOUR PARDON! This young bull moose's bath was interrupted one June evening by a rude photographer. Spoiler alert: He got over it.

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Thanks very much, Glen. 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊

Thanks, Dan. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🦆

COMING ATCHA' ... a mallard drake, seen here screaming over a snow-covered background, was captured yesterday in Southcentral Alaska.

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Thank you, Rob. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thank you. 😉🦆🦅🦜 And nice to meet you, D. Barrow! 😊

AIRBOURNE: A common goldeneye drake takes off from a lake in Southcentral Alaska.

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Of course, But “Barrow,” the city’s official name from 1901 to 2016, is easier to spell early in the morning. 😄

A semipalmated sandpiper calls out from the high-Arctic tundra near Barrow, Alaska.

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This clown needs to return to prison, but for much longer this time. 🤡🤡🤡

Thank you, Lori. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

KING OF THE SEAS: Land takeoffs, like this one, are relative rarities for king eiders which spend most of their lives at sea. This colorful drake was photographed near Utqiagvik, Alaska.

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Thank you, Dan. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🦆

I agree 100 percent. They’re common birds, but when the light is right and we catch them just so, they’re also birds of uncommon beauty. 🦆🦆🦆