On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Took a short walk down to the park today to take a picture of the angel-wing fungus. It’s getting noticably cooler. Weather: It felt pretty chilly today. The pattern of periodic rain showers moving through continued from yesterday. The difference was today between showers the sun actually appeared at times. Birds: I did not spend … Read more
After only fleeting or distance glimpses of non-Bald Eagle raptors around Sitka, I seem to have finally made it into the club these last couple of days. Well, the young Sharp-shinned Hawk section of the club, anyway. Tuesday, I got my first reasonably close photo of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Wednesday I had the chance to … Read more
Took a walk to the park today this afternoon with Kitty LaBounty and someone else who was interested in finding out about what’s going on as Fall comes to Sitka. Weather: It rained over 3 inches yesterday, and while it was nowhere close to that today, it was still pretty wet. Showers were periodic, with … Read more
I did manage to get in a short walk through the park today early in the afternoon and a more leisurely walk through later in the evening. Weather: It was fairly wet today with a little bit of wind. Birds: I saw quite a few birds today. There were lots of sparrows around the neighborhood, … Read more
Weather: After yesterday’s brief reprieve, rainy weather returned. Winds were mostly calm around campus and on the water in Crescent Bay. Birds: I was able to get out on the water a couple of times to get a closer look at the storm-petrels. This morning around 8am, the birds seemed to all be out in … Read more
I heard about a number of interesting birds being seen over the weekend, so I took advantage of the dry weather to go see if I could find any of them. Weather: After the stormy weather for the last couple of days this mostly cloudy day was a welcome respite. Birds: I went through Totem … Read more