Days in Alaska: 7. Number of days without rain: 1. Number of miles flown in helicopter: many. Number of bears seen: 9. Number of bald eagles seen: 1. Number of pine marten seen: 1!!!! Check it out:
Dan and I were walking through the woods when I heard an odd noise. At first, we thought it was an angry bear and had a moment of panic--then I saw this little critter poking her head out of a hollow tree and making angry marten noises at us. She let us get really close and wouldn't run away, just got more and more agitated. We deduced that she must have had her little marten babies inside the hollow tree and was furiously defending them. Awww, what a good momma. We took a few pictures and then left her alone. Here is a closer shot:
Also, today I saw a momma bear and three teeny tiny cubs. Fortunately, I was flying over them in a helicopter so momma bear didn't feel threatened at all. The cubs got pretty scared, though; they ran over to a tree and started climbing it, so we left them alone. My co-worker Dan has taken some good shots of wildlife with his digital SLR, and he says he'll share them with everyone once we get back to Colorado, so I may be able to post a better picture of the marten later. Meanwhile, here are some other pics I've taken with my work camera.
Nice rack, eh?
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