Tree Swallow
Posing for his portrait at Creamer's Field.
It is really hard to take photos of flying swallows with a long lens
Chatting Swallows
May 9, 2021. This pair is getting ready to nest in one of the boxes at Creamer's Field. Temperature: 63°F (17°C) | Sunrise: 4:47 am | Sunset: 10:49 pm
A tree swallow spreads its wings in the wind.
Swallow in Flight
Nature's little dive-bomber. Soon they will start nesting in the field and walking here gets a little, dodgy.
Tree Swallows
Tree swallows midflight at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Tree swallows mid-flight at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks.
Tree Swallow Pair
She was getting pretty chatty at the male. Almost nesting time in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Seasonal Wetlands (Boreal Forest)
University of Alaska Fairbanks at Smith Lake
Seasonal Wetlands
Seasonal wetlands during the early spring melt at Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Lesser Yellowlegs
At Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska
Male Rusty Blackbird
At Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Female Rusty Blackbird
Taken at Smith Lake in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Smith Lake
Slowly thawing lake in the interior of Alaska in May.
Canada Jay
Canada Jay Taking Flight
A Canada Jay in a spruce tree at Smith Lake in Fairbanks.
Three-toed Woodpecker
Three-toed woodpecker working hard at the base of a spruce tree.