Wild shots

Jessica Gozelski sits at Lena Point as the sun sets on April 17.

Drenched in rain, a red huckleberry is captured along the Rainforest Trail in Juneau during summer.

Benefitting from the work of an organized woodpecker, this squirrel raids sapsucker holes on a local tree in Juneau.

Pausing long enough for a photograph, this spruce grouse was captured last fall in the Yukon. A bird of coniferous forests, the spruce grouse inhabits much of Canada and portions of the northern United States. Inconspicuous and relatively quiet, it feeds largely on the needles of spruces and other conifers, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

A pair of swans moves through the waters of Rotary Park in Juneau this April.

A black oystercatcher walks along the tideline at Point Louisa on April 15.

A pair of bald eagles rest in February atop a pier structure.

A pair of sea lions prowl the waters near Sitka this spring looking for a meal of herring.

A mountain bluebird stands out against the drab background of the Mendenhall State Game Refuge on April 12. These birds are known to perch conspicuously on dead limbs, tree tops, fences and utility wires.

Looking like it's ready to burst, a dandelion prepares to bloom on East Street in Juneau on April 24.