Black-capped Chickadee with elongated upper beak. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
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Black-capped Chickadee with elongated upper beak. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
Black-capped Chickadee with a long upper beak in the brush. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
Black-capped Chickadee with a long upper beak in the brush. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.
Dunlin flock near Egegik, Alaska.
This oblique aerial photograph from 2006 shows the Barter Island long-range radar station landfill threatened by coastal erosion. The landfill was subsequently relocated further inland, however, the coastal bluffs continue to retreat.
This oblique aerial photograph from 2006 shows the Barter Island long-range radar station landfill threatened by coastal erosion. The landfill was subsequently relocated further inland, however, the coastal bluffs continue to retreat.
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings (chicks). The photo was taken at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as part of nest-monitoring research.
Red-necked Phalarope hatchlings (chicks). The photo was taken at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska as part of nest-monitoring research.
Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Unuk River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Pacific sand lance catch from a beach seine in the Aleutian Islands.
Pacific sand lance catch from a beach seine in the Aleutian Islands.
Taku River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Taku River is one of the transboundary watersheds of Southeast Alaska.
Eric Reghr and Kristin Simac working on an anesthetized polar bear
Eric Reghr and Kristin Simac working on an anesthetized polar bear
Deformed beak Black-capped Chickadee next to peanut butter on a feeder
Deformed beak Black-capped Chickadee next to peanut butter on a feeder
A large flock of Bar-tailed Godwits flying near Egegik, Alaska
A large flock of Bar-tailed Godwits flying near Egegik, Alaska
Sockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, on the Seward Peninsula near Salmon Lake, Alaska.
Sockeye salmon spawning in the Grand Central River, on the Seward Peninsula near Salmon Lake, Alaska.
A weir on the Snake River, near Nome, Alaska. This weir was used to count chum and coho salmon adults.
A weir on the Snake River, near Nome, Alaska. This weir was used to count chum and coho salmon adults.
Sockeye salmon in shallow waters of Salmon Lake which is at the headwaters of the Pilgrim River.
Sockeye salmon in shallow waters of Salmon Lake which is at the headwaters of the Pilgrim River.
Spawning sockeye salmon in the Grand Central River, near Nome, Alaska
Spawning sockeye salmon in the Grand Central River, near Nome, Alaska
Northern Fulmars on the water
Bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Bring in the mid-water trawl on the R/V Alaskan Gyre
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Fish River on Seward Peninsula, Alaska.
Scenic view of the Nome River
Scenic view of the Nome River