Silhouette of mama bear and her three cubs high in the treetop on East Glacier Trail on May 3. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Silhouette of mama bear and her three cubs high in the treetop on East Glacier Trail on May 3. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska

Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all photos include the name of the photographer, a description of what is shown in the picture, when it was taken and any other pertinent information. Images will run as space allows.

Baby bear scurries down the tree on East Glacier trail. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Baby bear scurries down the tree on East Glacier trail. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Resembling a fuzzy teddy bear, this bear cub pauses high on a tree branch. East Glacier trail on May 3. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Resembling a fuzzy teddy bear, this bear cub pauses high on a tree branch. East Glacier trail on May 3. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Purple mountain saxifrage on Perseverance Trail on April 22. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Purple mountain saxifrage on Perseverance Trail on April 22. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Bat Star found at low tide. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

Bat Star found at low tide. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

Photo taken at Sheep Creek on April 24. (Photo by Steve Hamilton)

Photo taken at Sheep Creek on April 24. (Photo by Steve Hamilton)

Beautiful Northern blue butterfly is seen on April 22. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Beautiful Northern blue butterfly is seen on April 22. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Raindrops keep falling on my head: Rufous hummingbird on a rainy day, April 24. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Raindrops keep falling on my head: Rufous hummingbird on a rainy day, April 24. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

A red-breasted sapsucker pokes his head out of a nesting hole on April 27. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

A red-breasted sapsucker pokes his head out of a nesting hole on April 27. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Gulls hover above the Antler River while searching for spawning eulachon in Berners Bay on Saturday. (Photo by John Hudson)

Gulls hover above the Antler River while searching for spawning eulachon in Berners Bay on Saturday. (Photo by John Hudson)

Black Oystercatchers on the shores of Lynn Canal in late April. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Black Oystercatchers on the shores of Lynn Canal in late April. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A bird chick seen on April 30 in the photographer’s yard. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A bird chick seen on April 30 in the photographer’s yard. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Sea lions bask on Benjamin Island as seen on the Audubon Berner’s Bay Cruise April 29. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Sea lions bask on Benjamin Island as seen on the Audubon Berner’s Bay Cruise April 29. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A vibrant sunstar at low tide on April 27. (Photo by Gina Vose)

A vibrant sunstar at low tide on April 27. (Photo by Gina Vose)

Three Rock Sandpiper Pribilof Subspecies take flight at a low tide on Eagle Beach. (Photo by Gillfoto)

Three Rock Sandpiper Pribilof Subspecies take flight at a low tide on Eagle Beach. (Photo by Gillfoto)

When tide was out at Eagle Beach, three Black-bellied Plovers feed on mudflats. (Photo by Gillfoto)

When tide was out at Eagle Beach, three Black-bellied Plovers feed on mudflats. (Photo by Gillfoto)

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