Black-billed Magpies in Alaska

Oct 15, 2015 | Birds, Corvids

You can learn about magpies from this article by National Geographic http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birding/black-billed-magpie/ And from the National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/black-billed-magpie.htm This one is from the Cornell...

Frugivory in Alaska

Oct 7, 2015 | Thrushes

This video is meant as a introduction to the importance of berries in Alaska. By looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frugivore you can get a sense of this importance. Also by looking at page 26 and 27 of Natural Connections in Alaska you can get a sense of the...

Crow Eating the Eye of a Salmon

Oct 1, 2015 | Corvids, Salmon

The Northwestern Crow actually helps prepare salmon carcasses for insects by providing an area in which they can lay their eggs. Insects, such as blow flies, can now enter the eye socket. Eventually their larvae, called maggots, can begin the process of eating the...

A Domestic Mallard

Sep 30, 2015 | Birds, Waterfowl

This video was fun to put together. Fortunately this pair of domestic mallards were feeding in amongst the native...