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Large Mammals-Updated 2021/4/23

The first 120 images in this gallery are a collage in random order. The rest of this gallery's Images are collated alphabetically by species. All images on this gallery are protected by US copyright laws. No images may be copied or downloaded without formal written permission from Tom Jesiolowski/Northland Arts Nature Images.
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157-2010.11.18#106. A large full curl Dall Sheep during the rutting period of late November. This ram is searching for ewes coming into estrus. Chugach mountains, Alaska.
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157-2010.11.18#106. A large full curl Dall Sheep during the rutting period of late November. This ram is searching for ewes coming into estrus. Chugach mountains, Alaska.

large full curl Alaska Dall sheep ram rut estrus Chugach Alaska

  • 121-2010.7.21#025. A cow moose grazing on sedges along the Snow river. Kenia Peninsula Alaska.
  • 123-2009.9.4#178. Alaska moose. A nice bull tends a cow in the early pre rut. Denali National Park, Alaska.
  • 125-2009.7.28#190. A Black bear grazing on sedge and grass. Alaska Range, Alaska.
  • 127-2008.6.15#082. A Dall ram on a dark stormy day. Note how the color has washed from his horns after the extended periods of rain previous to this. Primrose Ridge, Denali Park Alaska.
  • 129-2008.8.24#078. Interior Grizzly bear cruising the river bars looking for soapberries. Ten mile drainage , Denali Park Alaska.
  • 133-2009.9.4#120. A good Alaska bull moose, not a really large bull. But as he worked through these willows and shrub birch I knew there might be an opportunity for a really great photo and almost gasped out loud when he turned toward me in the open. As I captured this I knew it would be one of my all time special images. Another great moment having light and opportunity during the peak of the fall color. Savage country, Denali National Park, Alaska.
  • 135-2010.8.13#070. A Brown bear hurries to finish his salmon meal so he doesn't loose his spot to another bear as a flock of gulls wait for scraps. McNeil river falls, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska.
  • 137-2009.9.12#201.3. A very old Alaska bull moose resting in the Taiga forest. This bull grew tremendously unique antlers with no separation between the brows and palms. He lived in the Savage country of Denali Park Alaska.
  • 139-2010.11.18#058. Two mature full curl Dall rams negotiating cliffs in the Chugach mountains, Alaska.
  • 141-2010.10.25#308. A young Alaska bull moose with a drop tine. <br /> Conner's Bog, Anchorage, Alaska.
  • 143-2011.10.11#197. A real nice Barren Ground caribou with unusual narrow antler shape. Denali country, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska.
  • 145-2011.10.11#181. A real nice Barren Ground caribou bull with an unusually narrow antler shape. Eastern Alaska Range, Alaska.
  • 146-1999.9#35. A really great full curl Dall ram rests on a high ridge. Not very heavy, but nice form and great length. Most of the rams in this area have very thin horns and almost always break or broom the tips off before they can grow to look like this. This ram had both tips broke off a couple months after this. Another scan from old film stock. Denali Park, Alaska Range, Alaska.
  • 147-2011.4.12#099. A Black bear sow that denned in the Chugach foothills, Anchorage, Alaska.
  • 149-2011.5.20#019. A newborn moose calf. Kincaid Park, Anchorage Alaska. A similar image is viewable on page 4 of this gallery.
  • 151-2007.10.12#200. Barren Ground caribou. A large herd bull vocalizing. Shot in near whiteout conditions. Denali Country, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska.
  • 153-2010.8.12#232. A truly extra large sow Brown bear. Enders Island, McNeil river, Alaska.
  • 155-2009.9.4#068. An Alaska bull moose shows his antlers in a "flehmen" display. Denali National Park, Alaska. Other formats of this image are viewable in the moose section of this gallery.
  • 157-2010.11.18#106. A large full curl Dall Sheep during the rutting period of late November. This ram is searching for ewes coming into estrus. Chugach mountains, Alaska.
  • 159-2019.6.20#598. A Cinnamon color phase Black Bear. A boar that is trailing a sow that was also a cinnamon color. Lamar Canyon. Yellowstone NP, Wyoming.
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