Smaller Denali Critters
Although the grizzlies get the headlines in Denali Park, birds and small mammals are equally fascinating.
(Above and left) At one of the many small ponds along the park road near Wonder Lake, beavers thrive.
Gray jays, also known as Canada jays or whiskeyjacks, have learned the art of food theft at Wonder Lake Campground. Here two juveniles await handouts from humans.
Similarly, mew gulls have acclimated to humans. This bird was loitering near Savage River.
Celebrated in the cultures of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, large and intelligent ravens abound in Denali Park.
Equipped with a radio collar, this female wolf with at least five pups dens near the park road and uses the road as its personal pathway.
An immature golden eagle soars over Sable Pass.
By the East Fork of the Toklat River, a snowshoe hare thinks it's well-hidden.
