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Anchorage: 47°/60°/Cloudy
Fairbanks: 48°/73°/Intermittent clouds
Juneau: 43°/61°/Cloudy
PHOTO GALLERY
Resident and migratory birds are busy feeding, courting and preparing for nesting as spring arrives at thawing Westchester Lagoon, the Cook Inlet shoreline and other ponds and lakes around Anchorage.
PHOTO GALLERY
Twelve musk oxen have been born so far this season at the Musk Ox Farm. Staff at the farm are busy combing the animals to gather quviut which will be made into hats and scarves by Oomingmak, a cooperative of craftspeople. The Musk Ox Farm officially opens for the season on Mother's Day, May 13. Mothers are admitted free to the annual open house.
A bull moose browsed in Cuddy Family Midtown Park on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, before walking down B Street on his way to crossing Tudor Road.
Potter Marsh, located just south of Anchorage, teems with wildlife and shows many moods through the four seasons.
Location: Cuddy Park, 05/09/12 The park contains the only full length speed skating oval in Alaska, and only the 6th in the country.
Location: South Anchorage, 04/11/2012 Black bear in south Anchorage, just out of hibernation. Photo by Matthew Quaid of www.greatnorthernimages.com.
Location: Intricate Bay,Lake Iliamna, 2-23-2012 Clara Savage and her Aunt Marlene with a big wolf from the trapline!
Location: Flat Top - Anchorage, 09/18/09 First snowfall during hike at Flat - Top Moutain - Awesome!