On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
As I sat on the step at Marge and Tedin’s house and watched the birds (mostly Pine Siskins and Common Redpolls), they seemed to get fairly comfortable with me. The Pine Siskins were the first to get close, but eventually some Common Redpolls also seemed to loose their concern. Several birds came within inches of … Read more
This morning I stopped by Swan Lake, Marge and Tedin’s feeders, and Eliason Harbor to see what birds might be about.
Given the poor quality of the photos, this may be a hopeless cause. I figured it was worth a shot though. At worst, maybe I can narrow the possibilities down a little bit and learn something in the process. The two photos I got were both blurry and from some distance, but they do give … Read more
In the last few days, I have seen three different birds that are not commonly seen around Sitka during the winter. Tuesday I saw a female Northern Pintail at Swan Lake. Later in the week I saw one at Starrigavan which is probably the same one that had been at Swan Lake. Also on Tuesday … Read more
I made a trip out to Starrigavan late this morning in hopes of getting some decent photos of the Black Oystercatchers that have been out there recently. There were not many people there when I showed up, but by the time I left a little over an hour later, there were quite a few more … Read more
A trip out to Starrigavan to see the swans (with an unexpected sighting of a Dunlin) was followed by a stop by Marge and Tedin’s to look for Hoary Redpolls.