ljodwalis's Favorites
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Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)Observer
robertweedenDescription
Very little streaking on the flanks; compare to A. flammea in the second photo. This individual also a bit larger than the rest of the flock (of commons).
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Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)Observer
caiawathaDescription
Date stamp on photos is incorrect
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Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)Observer
seth_beaudreaultDescription
Chasing Red Fox from near a nest site.
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Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)Observer
muirDescription
lol. Turns out I made a cat scratching post.
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Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)Observer
muirDescription
Collared lynx caught on camera.
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Grey Wolf (Canis lupus)Observer
seth_beaudreaultDescription
Wolf following bear as bear dug for ground squirrels. Bear, visibly annoyed, made a few charges at wolf.
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Hawaiian Snakehead Cowrie (Monetaria caputophidii)Observer
awenningerDescription
It was alive so it put it back in the same spot, it might have had eggs underneath?
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Jaguar (Panthera onca)Observer
seth_beaudreaultDescription
Older of two males that spent time in the area between July and September 2023
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American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus)Observer
seth_beaudreaultDescription
Historical nest site at perennial spring.
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Wolverine (Gulo gulo)Observer
caiawathaDescription
same individual and location as Muir's observation https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197285097
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Wolverine (Gulo gulo)Observer
muirDescription
Wolverine first caught on camera on 12/31, returned four days later in this observation.
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American Marten (Martes americana)Observer
muirDescription
About six hours after a wolverine, a marten appeared but did not stick around.
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American Marten (Martes americana)Observer
muirDescription
Batteries replaced and bait refreshed around noon. Marten showed up that night. Pics from ~2259-2348.
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Wolverine (Gulo gulo)Observer
muirDescription
!!!
On the last day of a Big Year, but with me unaware at the time, one final life species appears. And it's a big one! Many thanks to @caiawatha for helping make this one happen. A really special observation to me.
I believe the wolverine appears at 01:58am, but then kindly reappears for better pics midday 13:15-13:30.
The camera also caught a wolverine on January 3 and January 17.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Observer
robertweedenDescription
Observation (originally made by Jack Reakoff) has been vetted and accepted by ABA. Wanted it in the iNat database.
This male spent 2 days in Jack Reakoff's yard in Wiseman nectaring on the delphiniums in his garden and catching insects in the brush nearby.
At the time, this was only the third record of A. colubris in Alaska
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Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)Observer
mtwyandellDescription
Bird sang then flew from tree to tree before moving off south.
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American Marten (Martes americana)Observer
muirDescription
Camera trap with scent lure and rabbit fur.
On second night, marten appeared at 20:07 (first photo) and triggered camera multiple times throughout night until 05:00hr the following day. Some comical videos of marten swinging suspended on the hare.
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Opulent Tiger Moth (Arctia opulenta)Observer
ljodwalisDescription
In our yard at the edge of old-growth white spruce and paper birch. I.D. checked against Bugguide.net. All 4 photos are of the same individual.
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ljodwalisDescription
i have seen several of these gorgeous beetles since about 2010. The first was identified by Derek Sikes, Curator of the Entomology Collection at the Univ. of Alaska Museum of the North from a photo I took. These beetles seem to be most active in the first two weeks of June. Boreal forest, mixed white spruce and paper birch.
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Bedstraw Hawkmoth (Hyles gallii)Observer
ljodwalisDescription
These magnificent moths appear rarely in our garden, which is surrounded by old-growth boreal forest with white spruce and paper birch. Pollinators flock to our lilac bushes. I saw 1 or 2 in 2022, none in 2023.
In August 2023, I found just one caterpillar of this species in a part of our yard that is "feral" with fireweed dominating. It was the final (?) instar, pinkish-beige in color (I raised one to an adult several years ago).
