Fern-leaf Goldthread

Fern-leaf Goldthread

Fern-leaf Goldthread is a plant that blooms very early in the year — often by mid-April in the Juneau area. Of special interest is this plant appears to blossom under the soil and snow and emerges in full bloom. For information about these plants in Juneau look...
Surviving the Winter

Surviving the Winter

Surviving the Winter is about how beavers, that do not hibernate, find enough food to maintain themselves over winter in Alaska. It is organized so you can discuss what may be going on without narration and interruption. For information on this subject look at Beavers...
Red-breasted Mergansers eating Sculpins

Red-breasted Mergansers eating Sculpins

Red-breasted Mergansers eating Sculpins shows both the male and female eating a sculpin. I have seen this quite a bit and I suspect most of the ones they are eating are the Staghorn Sculpins. These sculpins have “sharp horns” that make them very difficult...
The Periwinkle Dance

The Periwinkle Dance

The Periwinkle Dance shows a pair of Mallards moving their feet up and down in an intertidal area. In this area periwinkles were very abundant and their leg movements causes them to detach and float upward making them easier to catch. Periwinkles are a very important...