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Lincoln’s sparrow Sulissuliar(aq)/Ucukacellngiir(aq)

July 11, 2025 0
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim This dainty sparrow is a skulker, so it is often hard to see as it sneaks along on the ground among willow and alder thickets in wet […]

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Savannah Sparrow Tekciuk/Macarcugaq

June 28, 2025 0
by Frank Keim You can’t miss this sparrow. With a brown-streaked chest, often with a dark brown spot in the middle, the male sings with a rapid insect-like buzz in open tundra or sedge and […]

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Northern Wheatear Mecaqcukaq

June 26, 2025 0
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim Every year some friends and I hike to the top of a mountain near Fairbanks named Wickersham Dome in search of migrating Northern wheatears, small thrush-like birds […]

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Willow Ptarmigan Aqesgiq

December 19, 2024 Comments Off on Willow Ptarmigan Aqesgiq
by Frank Keim Aqezaqezaqezaqezqzqzqzqzqz… Ever heard that sound? Sure you have. Just walk out in the tundra in spring, and I guarantee, if you listen hard enough, you’ll hear it. Enter, two aspiring bird watchers. […]

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Belted KingfisherNeqaiq

November 28, 2024 Comments Off on Belted KingfisherNeqaiq
by Frank Keim If you’ve ever lived or travelled on a river almost anywhere in Alaska, you’ve seen or heard the Belted kingfisher. They’re fast, though, so to get a good look at them you’ve […]

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Crested Auklet Culuksuksaar(aq)

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Crested Auklet Culuksuksaar(aq)
by Frank Keim Similar to its cousin the Parakeet auklet, the Crested auklet is a small chunky sea bird with an ornamental tuft of black feathers hanging down from its forehead, and is seen only […]

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Western Sandpiper Iisuraaraq / Iiyuraaraq

August 22, 2024 Comments Off on Western Sandpiper Iisuraaraq / Iiyuraaraq
by Frank Keim Have you ever wondered about the word “sandpiper?” I did, and when I finally looked it up, I found one of the meanings of the word “pipe” is to chirp, peep or […]

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Whimbrel Kikikiaq

August 8, 2024 Comments Off on Whimbrel Kikikiaq
by Frank Keim What a bird this one is! With its long, down-curved bill and bluish stilt-like legs, it almost looks extraterrestrial. But I assure you, it is an earthling, and an Alaskan through and […]

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Parasitic Jaeger Yungaq

July 24, 2024 Comments Off on Parasitic Jaeger Yungaq
by Frank Keim Every time I see these hawkish birds, I remember the first ones I ever saw just outside of Hooper Bay in the spring of 1980. They were performing their aerial mating dance, […]

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Baird’s Sandpiper Iisuraar(aq)/Iiyuraar(aq)

June 25, 2024 Comments Off on Baird’s Sandpiper Iisuraar(aq)/Iiyuraar(aq)
by Frank Keim Along with its relative, the Pectoral sandpiper, the Baird’s has long, tapering wings, which adapt it well for its very long annual migrations back and forth from southern South America to the […]

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Thick-billed Murre Alpak

April 23, 2024 Comments Off on Thick-billed Murre Alpak
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim Like their lookalike first cousins, the tuxedo-clad Common murres, Thick-billed murres are among the deepest divers of all birds, sometimes foraging for their food as deep as […]

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American three-toed Woodpecker Puugtuyuli

April 2, 2024 Comments Off on American three-toed Woodpecker Puugtuyuli
by Frank Keim On Saturdays and Sundays I used to walk or ski a little farther than usual on the many trails around the village of Marshall, where I taught for 10 years. One day […]

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Gyrfalcon Eskaviaq/Cekaviaq

February 14, 2024 Comments Off on Gyrfalcon Eskaviaq/Cekaviaq
by Frank Keim Have you ever wanted to be a bird? Or after you die, come back as one? I have, and my choice is the Gyrfalcon. I used to watch these raptors a lot […]

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White-winged Crossbill Puyiiq

November 27, 2023 Comments Off on White-winged Crossbill Puyiiq
by Frank Keim Have you ever come across a little pink bird singing in chirpy twitters on the top of a spruce tree in winter? Or even better, singing almost continuously in the same sweet […]

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Ciivikaaq Bristle-thighed Curlew

October 27, 2023 Comments Off on Ciivikaaq Bristle-thighed Curlew
by Frank Keim Once back in the mid-1990’s I was picking blueberries above Marshall and a large sickle-billed bird flew over. It was making a bee-line south, probably in migration mode, and on a whim […]

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Rock Sandpiper Cenaqiiq/Cenarpak

August 3, 2023 Comments Off on Rock Sandpiper Cenaqiiq/Cenarpak
by Frank Keim The Rock sandpiper is a tough shorebird. Not only does it nest in the Arctic on Alaska’s Bering Sea coasts and islands as far north as the Seward Peninsula, but it also […]

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Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya

July 28, 2023 Comments Off on Say’s Phoebe Sayornis saya
by Frank Keim The Say’s phoebe is one of the friendliest birds I’ve ever met, especially when mosquitoes are buzzing around your face. With their gentle facial expression, they show no fear as they hover […]

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Pectoral Sandpiper Teguteguaq, Temtemtaaq, Uquir(aq)

June 28, 2023 Comments Off on Pectoral Sandpiper Teguteguaq, Temtemtaaq, Uquir(aq)
by Frank Keim There is no mistaking Pectoral sandpipers, especially when you hear them courting on their nesting ground in spring. The males are equipped with an inflatable throat sac that allows them to produce […]

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Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum

May 19, 2023 Comments Off on Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
by Frank Keim With its drab olive-green color and white wing bars, the Alder flycatcher seems like an unremarkable bird. It sits almost all day long on high perches in open wet thickets of alder […]

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Surfbird Calidris virgate

April 18, 2023 Comments Off on Surfbird Calidris virgate
by Frank Keim With a sandpiper called Surfbird, you’re probably wondering why the name, especially since it only nests in mountain habitats. This is because during the non-nesting season, almost nine months a year, it […]

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Hudsonian Godwit Tevateguaq/Teguteguaq/Tevatevaaq

February 1, 2023 Comments Off on Hudsonian Godwit Tevateguaq/Teguteguaq/Tevatevaaq
by Frank Keim When you see this large sandpiper up close, you’ve got to marvel at nature’s creative ingenuity. With their slender stilt-like legs and long slightly upturned bills, they are truly graceful shorebirds. Their […]

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Snow Bunting Uksullaraq/Kanguruaq

November 2, 2022 Comments Off on Snow Bunting Uksullaraq/Kanguruaq
by Frank Keim If you’re out hunting or walking on the tundra, you may see large flocks of Snow buntings drifting like giant snowflakes over open country. If you’re lucky and you stay completely still, […]

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Semipalmated sandpiper Iisuraar(aq)/Iiyuraar(aq)

August 17, 2022 Comments Off on Semipalmated sandpiper Iisuraar(aq)/Iiyuraar(aq)
by Frank Keim This is a lookalike bird if I ever saw one. Which might explain why the bird’s Yup’ik names are the same as those used for the Western and Least sandpipers: Iisuraar(aq) and […]

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Boreal Owl Takvialnguaraq

August 4, 2022 Comments Off on Boreal Owl Takvialnguaraq
by Frank Keim The Boreal owl is just about the tamest large bird in Alaska. Many years ago near Scammon Bay I skied so close to one I could probably have put my hands around […]

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Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi

June 25, 2022 Comments Off on Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi
by Frank Keim Although I’ve never seen an Olive-sided flycatcher in the YK Delta, I have been assured they nest there – probably more in the semi-open boreal coniferous forests with bogs and muskeg in […]

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McKay’s Bunting Kanguruaq/Kanguyagaq

May 18, 2022 Comments Off on McKay’s Bunting Kanguruaq/Kanguyagaq
by Frank Keim When I first began teaching in Hooper Bay in 1979, my winters were made more enjoyable by cross-country skiing daily out to the edge of the Bering Sea coast, which was only […]

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White-tailed Ptarmigan Taqikataq

February 4, 2022 Comments Off on White-tailed Ptarmigan Taqikataq
by Frank Keim Although I’ve never seen White-tailed ptarmigan in the YK Delta, I’ve observed them many times in the Alaska Range. In winter, these perfectly white birds are hard to distinguish from Willow ptarmigan, […]

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Pine Grosbeak Puyiiraq

January 20, 2022 Comments Off on Pine Grosbeak Puyiiraq
by Frank Keim This bird should have been a parrot. Its beak size alone makes it look like one, as do its shape, size and color, and maybe even its sweet song. But it most […]

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Crested Auklet Culuksuksaar(aq)

December 23, 2021 Comments Off on Crested Auklet Culuksuksaar(aq)
by Frank Keim The Yup’ik name (Culuksuksaar(aq)) for this handsome parrot-beaked seabird that I was given in Hooper Bay and Scammon Bay is one of the most descriptive that I’ve run across yet. It loosely […]

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Parakeet Auklet Taituiq

October 7, 2021 Comments Off on Parakeet Auklet Taituiq
by Frank Keim As its English name “parakeet” suggests, this auklet looks a little like a small parrot. But don’t be fooled, it is far from a parrot. Watch the way it stands, walks, flies, […]

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Red Phalarope Augtaar(aq)/Ayungnaar(aq)

September 10, 2021 Comments Off on Red Phalarope Augtaar(aq)/Ayungnaar(aq)
by Frank Keim I remember when I first saw this bird in Hooper Bay in April, 1980. I couldn’t help but comment to my girlfriend (soon to be my wife) that it was one of […]

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Pigeon Guillemot Qayagpagayuli

August 4, 2021 Comments Off on Pigeon Guillemot Qayagpagayuli
by Frank Keim While teaching in Hooper Bay in the early 1980’s, I would often ski out to the edge of the pack ice during late winter and early spring to photograph seal hunters in […]

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Common Murre -Alpak

July 21, 2021 Comments Off on Common Murre -Alpak
by Frank Keim I don’t remember ever seeing Common murres while living and teaching in the YK Delta, but I did see plenty of them in both Togiak Bay and Nushagak Bay while helping two […]

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Black-legged Kittiwake Arliaq/Tarliaq, Naruyacuaq

June 18, 2021 Comments Off on Black-legged Kittiwake Arliaq/Tarliaq, Naruyacuaq
by Frank Keim The Kittiwake is a dainty gull whose name, like that of the Mew gull, is imitative of its call. Wherever you find steep rocky sea cliffs on the coast of southwest Alaska, […]

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Short-billed Dowitcher Uluarpagneq/Qayaguaq

May 27, 2021 Comments Off on Short-billed Dowitcher Uluarpagneq/Qayaguaq
by Frank Keim Don’t be fooled by the English name for this shorebird, because it certainly does not have a short bill. Like its first cousin, the Long-billed dowitcher, especially the female has one of […]

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Herring Gull Arliaq/Naruyaq

April 28, 2021 Comments Off on Herring Gull Arliaq/Naruyaq
by Frank Keim Of all the gray-and-white, pink-legged “seagulls” found in the YK Delta, the Herring gull is the huskiest in size and shape. Although they aren’t as numerous on the Delta as their cousin, […]

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Bank Swallow Ekvigtaar(aq)/ Kauturyar(aq)/Aguumar(aq)

March 3, 2021 Comments Off on Bank Swallow Ekvigtaar(aq)/ Kauturyar(aq)/Aguumar(aq)
by Frank Keim Many years ago while a friend and I were watching Bank swallows fly in and out of their cavities near a Yukon River village, he told me to watch as he tried […]

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Rusty Blackbird Cukcugli

February 10, 2021 Comments Off on Rusty Blackbird Cukcugli
by Frank Keim What a coincidence. Just moments before starting to write this article, a small troupe of Rusty blackbirds flew over my house, headed south for the winter. I used the word “troupe” because […]

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Aleutian Tern Nacallngaar(aq)/Nacallngaq

February 4, 2021 Comments Off on Aleutian Tern Nacallngaar(aq)/Nacallngaq
by Frank Keim I first saw these small terns while helping some friends fish for salmon in the Bristol Bay area near the small village of Clark’s Point. The colony there was quite large at […]

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Long-billed Dowitcher Uluarpagneq/Qayaguaq

December 10, 2020 Comments Off on Long-billed Dowitcher Uluarpagneq/Qayaguaq
by Frank Keim If you see one of these squat cinnamon-bellied sandpipers, you’re bound to say, “What the…!” This is because they look like anything but the dainty, frail looking sandpipers you usually see in […]

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Cliff Swallow Ngel’ulluir(aq)

October 28, 2020 Comments Off on Cliff Swallow Ngel’ulluir(aq)
by Frank Keim I call these nimble swallows “mud daubers” because they build their nests of mud. Watch them as they do this in early spring and you’ll see them fly down to a mud […]

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Violet-green Swallow Kauturyaraq

October 7, 2020 Comments Off on Violet-green Swallow Kauturyaraq
by Frank Keim Take a close look at this swallow. Notice its long wings and white “saddle bags,” and the glossy quality of its plumage, sparkling with iridescent emerald green and metallic purple in the […]

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Solitary Sandpiper Iisuruaq/Iiyuaraq/Tuntussiik

August 5, 2020 Comments Off on Solitary Sandpiper Iisuruaq/Iiyuaraq/Tuntussiik
by Frank Keim As its name indicates, the Solitary sandpiper likes its solitude. It is a loner from spring to spring and from Alaska and Northern Canada where it nests all the way down to […]

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Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

July 8, 2020 Comments Off on Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
by Frank Keim Although the Horned lark nests in the Lower Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, it is only seen by those who actively seek it out. This is because it nests primarily in alpine mountainous regions, such […]

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Pelagic Cormorant Uyalek

June 17, 2020 Comments Off on Pelagic Cormorant Uyalek
by Frank Keim While living in Hooper Bay in the early 1980’s, I saw this big black seawater bird over by Cape Romanzof in the Askinuk Mountains. I say “big” because it is bigger than […]

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Greater Yellowlegs Sugg’erpak, Nayangkayuli

May 27, 2020 Comments Off on Greater Yellowlegs Sugg’erpak, Nayangkayuli
by Frank Keim The Greater yellowlegs, like its smaller first cousin the Lesser yellowlegs, is a shorebird that’s hard to miss. Its slender, long, bright-yellow legs and loud alarm calls, combined with its deliberate high-stepping […]

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Wandering Tattler Tringa incana ~ Tuntussiik

April 29, 2020 Comments Off on Wandering Tattler Tringa incana ~ Tuntussiik
by Frank Keim If you happen to be in the Andreafsky Mountains or any other mountains in northern Alaska during the summer months you might be lucky enough to see this rare sandpiper. Or, you […]

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Earth Day 2020

April 22, 2020 Comments Off on Earth Day 2020
by Frank Keim Our planet Earth has been having a hard time of it lately. But reflecting over the past 50 years since a small group of us put together the first organizational committee to […]

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Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia ~ Qalqaruq

January 15, 2020 Comments Off on Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia ~ Qalqaruq
by Frank Keim If you happen to see a large black and white bird on the ground with long tail feathers and a walk that looks like a swagger and a strut, it’s a Black-billed […]

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White-winged Scoter Akacakayak, Cetuskaq

November 13, 2019 Comments Off on White-winged Scoter Akacakayak, Cetuskaq
by Frank Keim In the spring this diving duck looks a little like its cousin, the Surf scoter. One of its Yup’ik names Akacakayak, is even the same. As with its cousin, it too looks […]

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Surf Scoter Akacakayak or Cingayak

September 18, 2019 Comments Off on Surf Scoter Akacakayak or Cingayak
by Frank Keim One of the Yup’ik names, Akacakayak, for this crazy looking duck describes its odd appearance perfectly. The male’s nose in spring does indeed look like a bird who has “overturned accidentally,” and […]

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Gadwall Uqsuqaq

June 14, 2019 Comments Off on Gadwall Uqsuqaq
by Frank Keim For gleaming colors, the male of this species is unremarkable, but for the visual texture of his plumage, there is no other duck that is comparable. The combination of the black and […]

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Bonaparte’s Gull Nacallngaq

May 1, 2019 Comments Off on Bonaparte’s Gull Nacallngaq
by Frank Keim Athough the Bonaparte’s gull is Alaska’s smallest gull, I’ve never seen a feistier one, and I suggest not picking a fight with it.* This means, if you approach their nest or their […]

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Snow Goose Kanguq ~ Anser Caerulescens

October 3, 2018 Comments Off on Snow Goose Kanguq ~ Anser Caerulescens
by Frank Keim Every fall while teaching in Scammon Bay in the 1980’s I used to hear Snow geese “barking” high in the sky as they wended their way east then south during migration. This […]

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Common Raven Tulukaruq

August 8, 2018 Comments Off on Common Raven Tulukaruq
by Frank Keim Ever wondered why the Raven is called Tulukaruq in Yup’ik? Well, all it takes is a little imagination and a little twisting and turning of your tongue, mouth and vocal cords, and […]

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Wilson’s Snipe ~ Capella gallinago Kukukuaq

May 16, 2018 Comments Off on Wilson’s Snipe ~ Capella gallinago Kukukuaq
by Frank Keim Listen carefully high above you in spring (and sometimes even in fall) and you may be lucky enough to hear the Wilson’s snipe’s haunting winnowing call, woo-woo-woo-woo. You won’t mistake this sound […]

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Death of the Thunderbirds

November 16, 2017 Comments Off on Death of the Thunderbirds
by Frank Keim A long time ago two giant thunderbirds used to have their nest in the mountains above Ohagmiut. They were always very hungry, and people were warned not to wear their parkas with the […]

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Gray-cheeked Thrush Yuulerviaguq/Suulerviaguq

July 25, 2017 Comments Off on Gray-cheeked Thrush Yuulerviaguq/Suulerviaguq
by Frank Keim The Gray-cheeked thrush is probably the shyest of all the brown-backed thrushes. You won’t see them very often during their migration, because they do so at night, although since the boreal north […]

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Trumpeter Swan (Caqulegpak)

May 9, 2017 Comments Off on Trumpeter Swan (Caqulegpak)
by Frank Keim If you’ve watched Trumpeter swans, there are two things you notice right from the get-go: their enormous size and their loud resonant call, which reminds me of, well, a trumpet. Trumpeters are […]

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Red-necked Grebe Aayuli/Aarayuli

February 20, 2017 Comments Off on Red-necked Grebe Aayuli/Aarayuli
by Frank Keim The Yup’ik names of the Red-necked grebe describe this bird well. Both of the above names mean, “the one that really knows how to moan and scream loud.” Yes, indeed, they are […]

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All Stars lead LKSD to second at NYO state meet LKSD All-Star 2 foot high kicker Isaiah Charles of Newtok is captured in this split-second shot where he connects with the sealskin ball at 86". The NYO State Championship was held April 21-23 in Anch.
All Stars lead LKSD to second at NYO state meet LKSD All-Star 2 foot high kicker Isaiah Charles of Newtok is captured in this split-second shot where he connects with the sealskin ball at 86″. The NYO State Championship was held April 21-23 in Anch.
Spring Skies over Bethel A rainbow and the tundra are overshadowed by a spectacular looking downpouring cloud on May 3rd, 2016 in Bethel with the setting sun giving it a fiery glow.
Spring Skies over Bethel A rainbow and the tundra are overshadowed by a spectacular looking downpouring cloud on May 3rd, 2016 in Bethel with the setting sun giving it a fiery glow.
Extreme Biking Ben Kuntz of Bethel and his faithful dog Ruby were out on a fat biking excursion on the frozen Kuskokwim River last Sunday. The big tires of the Surly fat bike make it fun to ride on extreme terrain, such as the snow-covered river.
Extreme Biking Ben Kuntz of Bethel and his faithful dog Ruby were out on a fat biking excursion on the frozen Kuskokwim River last Sunday. The big tires of the Surly fat bike make it fun to ride on extreme terrain, such as the snow-covered river.
Slamtastic! Jessica Mute of Bethel (at right) tips the ball over the net during their match with Kotzebue at the Slamtastic Volleyball tournament held last weekend. Teams from Nome, Wasatch Academy, Chevak, and Hooper Bay played in the event.
Slamtastic! Jessica Mute of Bethel (at right) tips the ball over the net during their match with Kotzebue at the Slamtastic Volleyball tournament held last weekend. Teams from Nome, Wasatch Academy, Chevak, and Hooper Bay played in the event.
Qiuryiit/Agyat in Bethel The Milky Way fills the night sky as the aurora borealis or qiuryiit glows in the distance from a secluded spot in the outskirts of Bethel.
Qiuryiit/Agyat in Bethel The Milky Way fills the night sky as the aurora borealis or qiuryiit glows in the distance from a secluded spot in the outskirts of Bethel.
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