alaska

I know this an old photo but I've never had a better look at any ptarmigan or grouse in the world.

Kind Eider male feeding in a melt water pond in Deadhorse, Alaska.

Golden -crown Sparrow singing on Atigun Pass on the Dalton Highway, Alaska.

Pair of Long-tailed Ducks displaying on a melt water pond in Barrow, Alaska.

Long-tailed Duck traversing dry ground in Barrow, Alaska. To purchase images go to pictorem.com/profile/mike.ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com

Spectacled Eiders in downtown Deadhorse, Alaska. To purchase more photos, please go to pictorem.com/profile/mike.ross or go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Spectacled Eiders in downtown Deadhorse. To purchase photos, please go to pictorem.com/profile/mike.ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com

Spectacled Eiders in downtown Deadhorse, Alaska. To purchase photos, please go to pectorem.com/profile/mike.ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Tree Sparrow singing in it's territory near Nome, Alaska. Pictures available for sale at pictorem.com/profile/mike.ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Tree Sparrow singing in it's territory near Deadhorse, Alaska. To purchase photos please visit pictorem.com/profile/mike.ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Tree Sparrow singing in his territory near Deadhorse, Alaska. Pictures can be purchased at Pictorem.com/profile/Mike.Ross or mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com

Two male Red-spotted Bluethroats fight over territory near Teller, Alaska. To purchase framed and other presentations of these and other birds go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Male Bluethroat in his territory near Teller, Alaska. To purchase framed and other types of presentations of these and other birds go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Two male Bluethroats fighting over a territory near Teller, Alaska. For framed and other pictures of these birds and others go to mikerossoils.fineartamerica.com.

Photographed on the Dalton Highway near Pump Station #4. Took over 2,000 including birds mating over a period of 2 days time.

Photographed near Pump Station #4 on the Dalton Highway.

Smith's Longspur near Pump Station #4 on the Dalton Highway. They were very common in this area.

The salmon were running, so they bears paid very little attention to me and my camera.

I did not get a chance to get out birding this week, as I have family vacationing here in La Paz, so I am posting a couple of shots from last August.

Another left over from my trip last august to Alaska. This was also found near Fossil Bay, on Kodiak Island. This little guys is P.a. turneri subspecies

Caught this little guy, way out on the north east end of Kodiak Island. This is T.h. helleri subspecies

Last summer, while in Kodiak Island, Alaska, I traveled out to Fossil Beach. I had heard rumors of a wild Buffalo herd, and wanted to try to get some photos! Turns out the Buffalo were pretty easy, as I had to shoo them off the road to get by! Just as I parked my rental car, I spotted something...

I was able to sneak up on this beautiful Red Fox by sneaking up thru the dry stream bed. This was August, so he was not quite in his bright red coat yet!