Goats in Juneau, Alaska by Richard Carstensen shows the behavior and habitat of goats near the city of Juneau from September 1 to December 28, 2021. For more information about Juneau’s Goats and great information about nature in Juneau go...
Looking for Snow Midges at Nugget Falls shows Diamesa midges as adults and larvae. A stream flowing from beneath a glacier is a very inhospitable place for life. Compared to others, glacier-fed streams are very fast, very muddy, and very cold. Like the water, some...
Snow Sedge shows one walking on the snow in Mendenhall Glacier area in Juneau, Alaska on December 5, 2021. The snow sedge Psychoglypha subborealis. Sedge flies, or caddisflies, belong to the insect order Trichoptera and are best known for the portable cases...
Why do Snow Midges emerge in Winter shows them near Nugget Falls in Juneau, Alaska. A stream flowing from beneath a glacier is a very inhospitable place for life. Compared to others, glacier-fed streams are very fast, very muddy, and very cold. Like the water, some...
Bald Eagle Eating a Bird shows one eating a small whitish bird in Juneau on November 27, 2021. I could not tell for sure what species of bird it was eating. The only two whitish birds that visit this area are Bufflehead Ducks and Marbled Murrelet. It appears to be a...
Beaver working on a Cottonwood Tree in the Snow was taken in Juneau, Alaska. This beaver worked for one hour and 21 minutes on this cottonwood tree. It started about 2 a.m. in the morning. There was about a foot of new snow on the ground and the temperature was about...
