After traveling for almost two months, we took a break and camped for a week on the bank of a small glacial pond on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. It was a beautiful spot with dynamic weather and lots of rain. It was nice to have the time to watch the activity of the wildlife in the area. This is a female Barrow’s Goldeneye that was very protective of the pond. The duck couple was nesting along the banks of the pond and were on alert the whole time we were there. The day before I took this photograph, we watched this female make a huge fuss at a moose that was getting too close to her ducklings. Sometimes it’s nice to spend an extended time in one place.
Michael Fuchs Photography 
These are both such clear, beautiful photos! I love the reflection of the mountains on the pond, and I can zoom in on the duck and really get a good, detailed look at her.
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I loved how pleased she was at running the moose off… when in reality it was just a really noisy human child that convinced the moose to plod along. She was sooooo pleased with herself!!
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