These geese make the water around the pier look so appealing. #chicago #wildlife (Taken with Instagram at Navy Pier)

Russian River red. #alaska #wildlife (Taken with Instagram)

Mother of the year. A mama moose guards her young in spite of injuries to her legs likely caused by a wire fence. #alaska #wildlife (Taken with Instagram at Coastal trail)

A bugs life 2. #alaska #wildlife (Taken with Instagram at Akimoff North)

I call this guy the Charlie Brown beetle. For obvious reasons. #alaska #wildlife (Taken with Instagram at Akimoff North)

When the tundra wakes up and you stop long enough to watch it. #alaska #wildlife #olloclip (Taken with Instagram at Flattop Park Trail)

The diversity found in just a square inch of tundra will blow your mind. #alaska #wildlife #olloclip (Taken with Instagram at Glen Alps Trailhead)

The tundra is starting to bloom as the last of the snows melt away. #alaska #wildlife #olloclip (Taken with Instagram at Flattop Park Trail)

The tundra is alive. #alaska #wildlife (Taken with Instagram at Glen Alps Trailhead)

A bug’s life. #alaska #wildlife (Taken with Instagram at Akimoff North)