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posted: June 3rd, 2019 |
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This page continues May 6th at 9:16 AM in Denali National Park. There are more shots of Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), more Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and more scenery. There is an Arctic Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii), there are shots of Denali - the mountain - and more. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| May 6th Continues From Page 2 (at 9:16 AM) |
In this first shot, the male Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) is just about ready to mount the female or has just completed the act, and soon after this the female went and rested for a while and the male strutted around. The second and third shots show that we have found some Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) off in the distance, though still while walking around at Savage River.
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We are now kind of preparing to depart the Savage River area, heading back towards our vehicle. Here are two scenic shots and the third shot shows those same Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) off in the distance. Can you find them?
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Here are three cute shots of a Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) as it soaks up the morning sun.
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Here are two more shots of that Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) and then after we moved back down the road towards the entrance area, we realized that those Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) are still lying there soaking up the morning sun too.
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In first position is the final shot of the Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) while they are lying down. The second and third shots show a different group of them as we drive back towards the park entrance, though we are still along the Savage River.
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Here are three additional shots of those Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) shown in the row just above.
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And here are three more shots of the Caribou (Rangifer tarandus). In the center shot I have outlined them for you so that you can see how far away they actually are.
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Here is the final shot of this group of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and that is followed by two shots of a male Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus).
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Now we are at a spot called Mt. Vista, in Denali National Park. These are all scenery shots, and in the third shot you can see that Denali, the mountain (20,310 ft = 6,190 m) is visible from here.
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Here are two more shots of Denali, the mountain (20,310 ft = 6,190 m) and then we found another group of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus).
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That group of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) decided to cross the Park Road in front of us while we sat there taking their photos.
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The same group of Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) as seen just above.
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We can now hear a vehicle coming from the opposite direction, and this one animal seems to be saying "darn it, you will stop and notice us!" And then, as soon as that car stopped, the animal went back with the group of animals and calmly walked away. We thought it was very interesting. In the meantime, the weather and clouds around Denali, the mountain, have been getting more and more clear. WOW!
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Here are two more shots of Denali, the mountain (20,310 ft = 6,190 m), and sandwiched in between them is a simple scenery shot.
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