On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
By mite standards, this one was probably pretty big. After all, I could actually see it and most species are microscopic. That said, I could only just see it, and it approached the lower limits of what I might try to document (especially in the field). As per usual for creatures of such diminutive size, … Read more
When I was young, there were many occasions I spent playing down on the beach between Totem Park and the Sitka Sound Science Center. Although I saw many things, there are not too many that I remember noticing and/or being aware of during my childhood. Although I wouldn’t have been able to tell you any … Read more
A late June trip to the bird viewing platform at Starrigavan was good for seeing some young birds. Among them was this juvenile Ruby-crowned Kinglet. One of at least 4 or 5 begging kinglets scattered throughout the trees, I initially noticed it because of calls that sounded much too close. As I looked for the … Read more
Today’s weather was brought to us by a low pressure center that had moved south along coastal BC. At least if I understand what the forecast discussion was saying, we were getting a bit of the wrap around with clouds coming from the east. This made for relatively warm and dry weather, though there was … Read more
Recently we visited Magic Island (out at Halibut Point Rec) during a low tide and I took advantage of the opportunity to photograph some of the more obvious tidepool denizens which, for whatever reasons, I had not really spent much time with before. Prime among these are the giant green sea anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica). As … Read more
Download Radio Show The 20 July show featured a conversation with Cascade Sorte and Matt Bracken, visiting scientists at the Sitka Sound Science Center. They study intertidal/marine ecology and have been investigating some of the potential impacts of climate change (including temperature and acidity, both of which they are looking at in a experiment they … Read more