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Claude photographed this young ring-necked plover when it was likely not more that a day old. June 23, 1928
Claude photographed this young ring-necked plover when it was likely not more that a day old. June 23, 1928
Yukon Archives: #7133
Claude the Wildlife Photographer
 
Wildlife photographer

Ruffed grouse starting to drum, ca. 1928.
Ruffed grouse starting to drum, ca. 1928.
Yukon Archives: #7232
Claude and Mary were both wildlife enthusiasts, and it was inevitable that he would turn his camera on some of his furred and feathered northern neighbours. Though he appears to have been more fascinated by the fleeting human dramas, he was also an avid nature photographer. Imagine the impact of ‘live’ movie film footage of a grizzly bear back in the era before television made such shots commonplace. However, he usually turned his still camera on smaller, safer subjects and was particularly fond of photographing birds.

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