Mar 16, 2017 | Mammals, Otters
River Otter feeding at Twin Lakes shows an otter feeding on Starry Flounders and grooming itself. It also fed on a Staghorn Sculpin and a stocked King Salmon. For information on Twin Lakes look at /sites/default/files/Twin%20Lakes%20and%20Pioneer%20Marsh%203_2.pdf For...
Mar 15, 2017 | Flowers and Plants, Other Mammals
A Couple of Hours with Dot Spot the Whale is a video of a whale in Auke Bay that was first seen in Juneau in 2008. Other creatures that fed along with the whale include Common Mergansers, Bald Eagles, gulls, and Marbled Murrelets. For information on how to identify...
Feb 18, 2017 | Mammals, Seals
Steller’s Sea Lions and Harbor Seals at Auke Bay is a short sequence showing sea lions and a Harbor Seal going after Pacific Herrring. This video was taken with a gopro...
Feb 10, 2017 | Goats, Mammals
Goats at Nugget Falls on February 9, 2017 shows several clips of them feeding. It seems fairly obvious that they were eating lichens, moss, and alder but not sure what the brush like vegetation was. To learn about their ability to use lichens as food look at this...
Feb 2, 2017 | Goats, Mammals
This video of Mountain Goats feeding could be used as a discussion about the types of food available for them in winter. In this video they appear to be eating moss, alder, and old grass or sedge. For good information on Mountain Goats in Southeast Alaska look at ...
Jan 31, 2017 | Goats, Mammals
Nanny and her kid in winter is a series of video clips that can be used to tell the story about Mountain Goats and their Kids in winter. At least for the first winter the nannies take care of their kids in winter. They lead them to food and safe places to forage....