Nicolas Dory - Wildlife and Nature photography

Who says end of the year says… retrospective! Here are some of my favorite moments of the year 2011 in the Yukon Territory and in Alaska.

January

Pine Grobeak

February

Gray Jay in flight

March

Red fox yawning

Super Full Moon (March 20th, 2011)

Stretching lynx

April

Male Barrow's Goldeneye

May

Solitary Sandpiper in snow

Chilkoot Lake (Haines, Alaska)

June

Grizzly crossing the road

Bald Eagle in the rain

July

Pacific Loon

Hoary marmot

August

Collared Pika

September

Woodland Caribou at twilight

October

Scout Lake

November

Bald Eagle eating a salmon

Kathleen Lake Ice Plates (Kluane National Park, Yukon)

Looking for a Christmas gift for a friend? Or maybe a little something for yourself? Perhaps this book “Yukon: A Wilder Place” by award-winning photographer Fritz Mueller and writer Teresa Earle will fit the bill.

Years ago, Fritz Mueller began to photograph and investigate the wild landscapes near his adopted Yukon home. He is now one of Yukon’s most accomplished Nature photographers. His wife Teresa Earle, is a writer, editor and consultant. She has written for such magazines as Canadian Geographic and Explore.

This book is divided up into a series of five chapters, each one exploring a different aspect of the Yukon Territory: “Light”, “Patterns”, “Flows”, “Systems” and “A Wilder Place”. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay with a collection of superb images following immediately.

With almost 130 photographs within the 160 pages of this book there is plenty to look at. All the photographs are displayed without clutter, this makes them appreciably enjoyable.

This is a good book for anyone interested in this part of Canada and would be particularly useful to someone intending to visit and wants to have some idea of what to expect.

Fritz Mueller and Teresa Earle work can be viewed and purchased online at their website. This book will make the perfect gift for any Canadian North lover!