Varied Thrush Feeding on Salt is a video I took this winter on Cohen Drive in Juneau. I am not sure that salt is what this bird is eating — but the size and color appears to be a salt product. This winter I have seen several groups of these thrushes feeding on...
Gulls Taking Advantage of the Surf shows gulls foraging for items that the surf dislodges in Juneau, Alaska. A good question to ask would be what items could the gulls be eating? How do they deal with the...
Goldeneyes Taking Advantage of the Surf was filmed on January 18, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska. When looking at the video try to consider and answer the following questions. How could high surf waves benefit the goldeneye ducks getting food? What do you think the goldeneyes...
Mallards Taking Advantage of the Surf is a video I made on January 18, 2020 in Juneau, Alaska. Of major interest in this video is what are they feeding on? The high surf and the eddies it creates may concentrate certain food items floating on the water. Also the surf...
Blow Flies and Juvenile Birds is a video in progress which tries to show the relationships between salmon, bears, blow flies and their maggots. When several species of birds leave their nests as juveniles they no doubt have a steep learning curve in discovering the...
Dolly Varden at sea in winter shows the fish in saltwater in the Juneau area. This may be the first real documentation of these fish at sea in winter. When I studied Dolly Varden in Southeast Alaska at Eva Lake on Baranof Island no Dolly Varden entered the weir...
