On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Fledgling Song Sparrow at Swan Lake Yesterday I thought the young Song Sparrow I saw standing on a branch outside the nest wasn’t really developed enough to be a fledgling, but Connor said when he visited the lake today, there were no birds in the nest. It’s possible that a predator came along and grabbed … Read more
I was a little surprised (and a touch excited) to see this striking, boldly patterned black and white moth fly in front of me and land on some dirt in my yard the other evening as I headed out. I grabbed a container and was able to catch it. Last year was the first time … Read more
Two Marbled Godwits – the one in the foreground is distinctly paler than the more typically colored one in the background I got up relatively early (at least compared to my recent rise times) and biked over to the Turnaround in hopes of seeing the godwits that had been reported there. I got a report … Read more
The past few days have been overcast with occasional light rain showers, and today was no different. Sometimes the cloud layer has been down low on the mountainsides, obscuring the rapidly melting snow higher up. Other times just the tallest peaks have been partially obscured by tendrils drifting down from the continuous layer of clouds. … Read more
Photos recently sent to the SitkaBirds e-mail list by Eric Parker.
Another overcast day, with some light rain showers (which was nice). I spent a bit of time on a walk around the park this morning, but other than that did not spend too much time outside. The tide was out a ways, but I did not notice any shorebirds. Greater White-fronted Geese continue to be … Read more