Bohemian Waxwings

Lots of Waxwings

The first day of winter and fairly warm.  You can't knock that in the north.  I had a fun day following the flocks of Bohemian Waxwings around Whitehorse, trying for a decent photo or two.  I really didn't have anything that was up to par in my file.

The birds were quite co-operative but it was almost noon before there was any good light.

Right in the middle of one flock was a bird I did't recognize.  From my bird book, it looks like a  Townsend's Solitaire.  It is listed as "uncommon" and did seem to be enjoying the winter weather.

Looking Pretty

                                                                    

                                                                       Down the Hatch

Townend's Solitaire ?

MORE SWANS

Drove up to Kluane hoping to see some elk.  I didn't.  Missed a lynx shot by being half a second too slow on the shutter.  There were Trumpeter Swans on Kluane Lake and Dezadeash Lake so I photographed swans.

Dezadeash Lake

Relaxing

 Quite a Stretch

                                                                  Resting on Kluane

Water Skiing at Dezadeash

 

FALL ELK RUT

Went out the other morning to see if there were any elk wanting their photo taken.  Drove for about an hour without seeing anything.  I was about to turn around and head home when I went around a curve and there was a nice bull in the ditch, bulging his heart out.  He just moved along the ditch for over an hour--doing nothing but looking for more elk.

Cow Elk

The Girls

Bugling Bull Elk

 

 

Just Listening

What Do You Think Of My Headwear

 

 

LAST RV OUTING OF THE SEASON

Off to the Haines Summit hoping to see the bears again in fall colours.  No bears but the colours in the Dezadeash Lake area were at their prime.  Colours before that were almost finished.   Temperatures were some of the best of the years.  Black Flies out big time.

Dezadeash Lake Campground

Loons on the Lake

Kluane Grizzly

Young Bull Moose In Rut

Trumpeter Swan On Icy Pond

The Stretch

Taking Off

At The Summit

 

KENO CITY, YUKON

Just returned from a trip to the Keno area.  Hadn't been there in ten years or enjoyed photographing the old mining centre and wildlife along the way.

                                             

                                                Sunset While Camping At Five-mile Lake

                                                        The Lake In The Morning

The Outhouse Wall In Keno

An Artistic Use Of Hinges

City Center

Colourful Cabin

                                                                Fuelling Up

                                                                       On Guard

A Winter Project.  A House Made Of Bottles

                                                                Mining Relics

A Sign Of The Times

                                     A Disagreement Over The Best Eating Spot At Minto Bridge

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                 Trumpeter Swan And Old Stump.  Do you see the Muskrat?  I Didn't.

Rest Break

 

HAINES ROAD GRIZZLIES

Busy Grizzly Bears

We have just spent several days on the Haines Road.  Many Grizzly Bears and lots of other wildlife--moose, lynx, muskrat, swans and others.  One morning we saw three bears and a lynx within ten minutes of leaving camp and a total of eleven bears by days end.  Most of the bears were grizzlies with the odd Black thrown in.

                                                            Momma Bear and Cub

I Think I Hear A Truck                      

Mom and Twins

I'll Have Another Look

Mom Digs Out  A Gopher But it Takes Off

                           Mom Gets The Tasty Mouthful And Doesn't Want To Share

Ive Got An Itch

                                                                   Picking Berries

Friends or Relatives?  These two bears (this one and the one above seemed to be very good friends.  Although not looking alike at all, they ate and relaxed together.

This One Had An Itch So He Just Laid Down And Scratched

        Even Though We Saw Six Or Eight Pairs Of Trumpter Swans This was The Only Young One

Tarfu Lake

Several great days camping at Tarfu.  Lots of bird and beaver action.

Busy As A Beaver

Eye to Eye

Common Loon

Fireweed After The Rain

Aerial Combat

Fighting Dirty

Bombs Away