Close-up of tundra landscape (© Sooney Viani) Bethel, AK
Terry & Beth, our guide on the river (© Sooney Viani) Bethel, AK
Alongside the road to Bethel's landfill (© Sooney Viani) Bethel, AK
Water & Sewer pipes are above ground due to freezing conditions beneath the surface that will break pipes (© Sooney Viani) Bethel, AK (© Sooney Viani) Bethel, AK
Insulated water and sewer pipes waiting for installation. Note the depth of the insulation. (© Sooney Viani) Bethel, AK
Humpback Whale Diving (© Nick Viani) Fox Island, Resurrection Bay, Seward, AK
Pectoral Sandpiper (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Steller's Sea Lion & pup (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK. Note
Northwestern Glacier (© Nick Viani) Northwestern Fjord, Seward, Alaska
Pelagic Cormorant (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK
Harbor Seals (© Nick Viani) Northwestern Fjord, Seward, AK
Parakeet Auklet (© Nick Viani) Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK
Rhinoceros Auklet (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Black-legged Kittiwakes, Glaucous Gull (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK.
Lowel Point Detail
Plane taking off from Lake Hood Floatplane Base, Anchorage (© Nick Viani) This is the largest and busiest aerodrome in the world.
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Widgeon (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
Cackling Geese Goslings (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
Sand Hill Crane (© Nick Viani) Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, AK
Green-winged Teal (© Nick Viani) Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage, AK
Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Potter's Marsh, Anchorage, AK
Cackling Geese Goslings (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
Mallard Duckling (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK
Mallard Duck & Duckling (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK
Greater Scaup (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK
Cackling Geese & Goslings (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK
Trumpeter Swan (© Nick Viani) Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
Arctic Tern (© Nick Viani) Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK
Snow Bunting (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Long-tailed Duck - female (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
King Eider couple (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Long-billed Dowitcher (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Pomarine Jaeger (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Arctic Tern (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Red-necked Phalarope (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Red Phalarope - female (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Whale Carcass on Sea Ice (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Sooney Viani & Terry Karlin (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Dunlin (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Cemetery Detail (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
River Ice Breakup (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Steller's Eider (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Red Phalarope - male (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Long-tailed Duck - male (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Dunlin (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Short-eared Owl (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska, AK
Polar Bear and fox pelts, Barrow, Alaska
Ice melt near Barrow, Alaska
Osprey nest (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Arctic Cotton - Wildflowers on the tundra (© Nick Viani) Bethel, AlaskaArctic Cotton
Wildflowers on the tundra (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Tundra (and Nick's boot) (© Nick Viani) Bethel, AK
Great Horned Owl (© Nick Viani) Bethel, AK
Great Horned Owl Fledglings (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Bald Eagle (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Hoary Redpoll (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Common Redpoll (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
American Tree Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Long-tailed Jaeger nesting (© Nick Viani) Ponds near the Water Treatment Plant, Nome, AK
Long-tailed Jaeger (© Nick Viani) Milepost 72, Kougarok Road, Nome, Alaska
Willow Ptarmigan (© Nick Viani) Kougarok Road, Nome, Alaska
Muskox in the tundra (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Muskox at higher elevation (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Tundra Swans on Tundra (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani) Kougarok Road, Nome, Alaska
Kougarok Road Detail (© Sooney Viani) Nome, Alaska
Wilson's Warbler (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Gray-cheeked Thrush (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Red-necked Phalarope (© Nick Viani) Nome, AK
Sea Ice on Bering Strait (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
Snowy Owl (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
American Golden Plover (© Nick Viani) Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska
American Tree Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Bank Swallows (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Yellow-rumped Warbler (© Nick Viani) Bethel, Alaska
Wandering Tattler (© Nick Viani) Kougarok Road, Nome, Alaska
American Dipper (© Nick Viani) Rogue River, Union Creek, OR
Gyrfalcon on nest beneath bridge (© Nick Viani) East Fork of Solomon River, Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Tundra Detail (© Sooney Viani) Milepost 24 in search of the Red Knot
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Tundra Detail (© Sooney Viani) Milepost 24 in search of the Red Knot
Tundra Detail (© Sooney Viani) Milepost 24 in search of the Red Knot
Tundra Detail (© Sooney Viani) Milepost 24 in search of the Red Knot
Tundra Detail (© Sooney Viani) Milepost 24 in search of the Red Knot
Tundra Detail (© Sooney Viani) Milepost 24 in search of the Red Knot
Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani) Nome, AK
Pacific Golden Plover (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Pacific Golden Plover (© Nick Viani) Nome, AK
Steller's Sea Lion (© Nick Viani) Nicknamed "Misty" SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Steller's Sea Lion (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Red-legged Kittiwake (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, AK. Note
Tufted Puffin detail (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Common Murre (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Seward, Alaska
Wilson's Snipe (© Nick Viani) Seward, Alaska
Mew Gull (© Nick Viani) Seward, Alaska
Wild Iris (© Nick Viani) Seward, Alaska
Song Sparrow with a mouthful (© Nick Viani) Seward, Alaska
King Eider detail (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Varied Thrush Approaching the Nest (© Nick Viani) Lowell Point State Park, Seward, Alaska
Brown Creeper (© Nick Viani) Seward, AK
Rockfish (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska
Smew (© Nick Viani) SeaLife Center, Seward, AK. Note
Steller's Sea Lion (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK
Black-legged Kittiwakes, Common Murres shared nesting (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK
Black-legged Kittiwakes, Common Murres shared nesting (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK
Red-faced Cormorants, Black-legged Kittiwakes (© Nick Viani) Resurrection Bay, Chiswell Islands, Seward, AK
Avalanche on Northwestern Glacier (© Nick Viani) Northwestern Fjord, Seward, Alaska
Varied Thrush with Chicks (© Nick Viani) Lowell Point, Seward, AK
Downtown Seward, Alaska (© Nick Viani)
Roofing detail, Lowell Point, Seward, AK
Muskox (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Northern Wheatear (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Pacific Golden Plover (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Hoary Redpoll (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Arctic Terns (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Red-throated Loon (© Nick Viani) Pond near the water-treatment facility, Nome, Alaska
Long-tailed Duck (© Nick Viani) Teller Highway, Nome, Alaska
Fox Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Looking back to Nome from the rock jetty (© Nick Viani) Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Arctic Terns (© Nick Viani) Nome River, Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Aleutian Tern (© Nick Viani) Nome River, Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Aleutian Tern (© Nick Viani) Nome River, Council Highway, Nome, Alaska
Aleutian and Arctic Terns (© Nick Viani) Nome River, Council Highway, Nome, Alaska