WHAT'S UP? A willow ptarmigan peeks over a snowdrift in Southcentral Alaska's Chugach State Park. The park and its mountains overlooking the state's largest city are alive with wildlife-viewing opportunities.

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A RED PHALAROPE pauses beneath a high-Arctic ice shelf in a tundra wetland outside of Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska.

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Yep, all dressed up for nesting season after a long trip north. 😊

AN AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER forages on the high Arctic tundra outside of Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska.

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DON'T FORGET YOUR EASTER BASKET! Yep, word has it he's on his way. 🐣🐣🐣

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Thank you, Catherine. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I was fortunate with bird; as long as I sat still, it went about its business unfettered. 😊

SINGLED OUT: A spruce grouse hen pauses near a trail in eastern Alaska. To achieve the look for this image, I used a 500mm f/4 lens with 1.4X extender for 700mm. The image was shot at f/5.6, ISO 1000, with shutter speed of 1/500.

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NORTHERN NESTER: A Wilson's snipe pauses on a tussock in the tundra outside of Nome, Alaska.

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BEWARE MAMMA BEAR: I bumped into this one and her twin cubs while photographing songbirds one fine May day. She sternly suggested I turn around and go back the way I came. I didn't argue.

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Yes, they always let you know they’re around. Btw, don’t know if anyone noticed, but I misspelled “Reveille” in my caption. 😄

Exactly … 😄

FIRST CALL: A collared pika sounds revelry as the morning sun tops Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains.

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Thanks very much. 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊

Thank you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

ON THE HUNT: A long-tailed jaeger patrols the tundra outside of Nome, Alaska.

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Thank you, Lori. 🙏🏻🙏🏻😊

BOHEMIAN ELEGANCE: If elegance wore a black mask under a pastel crest, it might be a waxwing on another snowy Southcentral Alaska day.

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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. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻