Mother Ptarmigan

Female Ptarmagin in her summer plumage watching over her chicks as the pass below her across the Russian River Falls trail, Chugach National Forest.

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Ptarmigan Chick

One of several Ptarmigan chicks crossing the Russian River Falls trail below her mother, perched above, in the Chugach National Forest.

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Ptarmigan the Curious

This Ptarmigan chick stops its traverse across the Russian River Falls trail as it notices me taking pictures and begins to look about. Meanwhile, the mother Ptarmigan begins to call for it from its perch above; in the Chugach National Forest.

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Twins

Two Ptarmigan chicks crossing the Russian River Trail in the Chugach National Forest.

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Wandering Around

Ptarmigan chicks wondering across the Russian River Trail in the Chugach National Forest, with their mother calling them from above.

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Mother on Overwatch

Mother Ptarmigan surveilling her multiple chicks below as they traverse the Russian River Falls trail in the Chugach National Forest.

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Surveillance Perch

Mother Ptarmigan watching as her chick traverse the Russian River Falls trail in the Chugach National Forest.

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Russian River

The flow of the Russian River on its way to the falls just a few miles down stream, in the Chugach National Forest.

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Bridge over the Russian River

Pedestrian bridge over the Russian River as it flows to the falls a few miles downstream from here, in the Chugach National Forest.

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Salmon Jump

Silver salmon fighting the upstream current at the Russian River Falls, in Chugach National Forest.

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Silver Salmon Surfer

Silver Salmon jumping the Russian River Falls to head upstream and spawn in the Chugach National Forest.

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Fighting the Falls

Silver Salmon fighting the current of the Russian River Falls in the Chugach National Forest.

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Silver Salmon Survival

Silver Salmon fighting the current of the Russian River Falls to head upstream and spawn, in the Chugach National Forest.

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Russian River to the Falls

A view of the Russian River just before the falls, located just several feet downstream, in the Chugach National Forest.

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