On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Animals
Today while on tour, we had the pleasure of watching a humpback whale breach multiple times over a relatively short period of time.  We had seen the whale near the entrance to Redoubt Bay and watched it there for a few minutes before moving south to view some Sea Otters at Fragrance Island.  While we were watching it the first time, it was behaving in a manner that seems typical for … Read more
I had two tours today with Allen Marine. Â Both of them were Sea Otter and Wildlife Quest tours, so we did not have any beach walks. Weather: Â It was overcast this morning, with some partial clearing in the afternoon. Â Winds seemed to be pretty calm. Â On the way back in to Jamestown Bay after the … Read more
Weather: Â Overcast with rain. Birds: Â This morning I saw a hummingbird at the foxglove flowers in the back yard. Â It hung around for awhile, but seemed to be camera shy and disappeared shortly after I went out to try and get a picture. Later in the day I saw a woodpecker (Hairy or Downy) in … Read more
After spending the better part of the day inside, I left for a walk in the late afternoon.  I went up to Indian River near the trail head then followed the river down to Totem Park.  The water was fairly high, so I could not walk the river, but I did try to stay near it. Weather:  There were only a couple of brief rain showers … Read more
I saw this eagle at Totem Park today. Â I do not recall seeing plumage quite like this before. Â I am uncertain whether this is a fairly typical phase of transition between immature and mature plumages, or if this bird is quite different.
Rain, lots of rain.  The day is not even done and there has already been over an inch of rain. I haven’t spent much time outside today, but I did managed to update the Sitka Bird Photos so the list now includes the bird photos I have taken through the middle of May.