Gray-cheeked thrush, commonly heard when the sun is low in the sky during summer but rarely seen. This is the first time in years I've captured one of these subtle and beautiful birds in a photo. Interior Alaska, near a patch of dense spruce and willow, 16 June 2023. Nikon D850.

Yellow warbler in the willows along an Arctic lake, interior Alaska, 20 May 2023.

Hawk owl hunting in the grass for voles up by the Arctic Circle as the snow melts and the sun warms the landscape.

Birds are moving north through the boreal forest understory right now as the snow melts, literally migrating from tree to tree for hundreds of miles.

Hawk owl on a cold afternoon, 11 F with a cold north wind, up here by the Arctic Circle.