Steller Sea Lion Images in Juneau, Alaska is a series of photos I took of them on November 5, 2021. They seemed very relaxed and friendly with each other. I wondered if they were mostly females, females with offspring, or just young ones. So far in searching through...
What am I shows a tiny creature that I saw under some moist leaf litter near Mendenhall Lake. I sent the photo to BugGuide Net and Bugs and Plants of Alaska and learned that it is a fly larva, probably from the Family Fanniidae For interesting and fun information...
Arctic Tern and Black Oystercatcher shows images of terns that have occurred in Alaska and images of the life history of both Arctic Terns and Black Oystercatchers. For information about the courtship of Arctic Terns look at this article by Mary...
Western Blackheaded Budworm in Juneau, Alaska is a video about their behavior. I raised three of the larva to the adult stage and then sent the adult images to Moths and Butterflies of North America for verification. They were verified as Acleris gloveranus –...
One Hour with a Long-jawed Orb Weaver shows this spider among the exuvia of Arctic bristletails and what happens over a one hour period. I filmed this in Juneau, Alaska on September 19, 2021. This spider was identified by Joey Slowik as Tetragnatha versicolor. To...
We Stash Our Food shows Chestnut-backed Chickadees and Red-breasted Nuthatches taking sunflower seeds from a feeder and flying off to store them. Most of the birds were going to a Western Hemlock Tree which has lots of cracks in the bark and places for them to store...
