Chocolate lilies abound in Cowee Creek meadow on June 7. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Chocolate lilies abound in Cowee Creek meadow on June 7. (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.

A trio of pink lupine in Cowee meadows on June 3. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

A trio of pink lupine in Cowee meadows on June 3. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Hanging on for dear life by Treadwell Ditch on June 9. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Hanging on for dear life by Treadwell Ditch on June 9. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Streaming down steep cliffs, the waterfall tumbles into Tracy Arm on June 1. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Streaming down steep cliffs, the waterfall tumbles into Tracy Arm on June 1. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Humpbacks bubble net feeding on June 10. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

Humpbacks bubble net feeding on June 10. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

Baby bears and Lupine can’t get any better than that. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

Baby bears and Lupine can’t get any better than that. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

So many layers of beauty in Tracy Arm. (Photo by Steve Halama)

So many layers of beauty in Tracy Arm. (Photo by Steve Halama)

Sea lions are seen on a trip to Tracy Arm. (Photo by Steve Halama)

Sea lions are seen on a trip to Tracy Arm. (Photo by Steve Halama)

Whale Hello There: An energetic Whale Waving to the boat as it leaves the fjord at Tracy Arm. (Photo by Steve Halama)

Whale Hello There: An energetic Whale Waving to the boat as it leaves the fjord at Tracy Arm. (Photo by Steve Halama)

A baby junco being fed by mom on June 4. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

A baby junco being fed by mom on June 4. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Contented toad in Cowee Meadows on June 7. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Contented toad in Cowee Meadows on June 7. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Bear cub in the meadow at the Mendenhall Glacier on June 8. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Bear cub in the meadow at the Mendenhall Glacier on June 8. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Ariolimax columbianus or banana slug, a gastropod common in Southeast Alaska. This specimen was seen on Pt Louisa trail mid-summer. (Photo by Anthony Pope)

Ariolimax columbianus or banana slug, a gastropod common in Southeast Alaska. This specimen was seen on Pt Louisa trail mid-summer. (Photo by Anthony Pope)

Cloud reflections in Dredge Lakes, early June. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Cloud reflections in Dredge Lakes, early June. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A porcupine peers down from its perch near the Mendenhall Campground in early June. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A porcupine peers down from its perch near the Mendenhall Campground in early June. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A wood bison enjoys the sun at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage in late May. Wood bison were reintroduced to Alaska in 2015 near the village of Shageluk in western Alaska and are so far surviving. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

A wood bison enjoys the sun at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage in late May. Wood bison were reintroduced to Alaska in 2015 near the village of Shageluk in western Alaska and are so far surviving. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

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