A cinnamon black bear (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) grazing on white northern oxytrope (Oxytropis comaestris), along the Alaska Highway near Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory Canada.

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First dusting of autumn snow on the Cathedral Mountains.

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No deicer for his eyelashes, I often wonder if they ever get momentarily stuck shut when he blinks, the way mine do in cold weather.

A lumberjack (Perisoreus canadensis) aka gray jay, Canada jay, camp robber, the friendly corvid of the northern boreal forests.

I believe this bird is the winning candidate for Canada's national bird, voted by Canadians, chosen by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. To this, I am pleased! I hope the federal government of Canada adopts this bird, definitely the favorite of those who voted.

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society introduces Canada's National Bird

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On the slopes of Sheep Mountain on a stormy spring day, on the south end of Kluane Lake, Yukon Territory Canada. (Ovis dalli dalli)

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North American Coyote (Canis latrans) in the Yukon Territory of Canada.

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