Sharing a Salmon Carcass, perhaps!

Sharing a Salmon Carcass, perhaps!

Sharing a Salmon Carcass, perhaps! shows the behavior of ravens, eagles, and gulls when feeding on a carcass in Juneau, Alaska on August 4, 2021. I videod this event for about 1.5 hours and then extracted about 20 minutes of interesting events.  This could be used as...
There is Not Enough Water

There is Not Enough Water

There is Not Enough Water is a video showing a chum salmon gasping for oxygen in a shallow stream. In the early part of a salmon run some of the fish are ready to spawn and try to enter streams even if they don’t have enough water for them to spawn.  This is...
Western Blackheaded Budworm Larva and Pupa

Western Blackheaded Budworm Larva and Pupa

Western Blackheaded Budworm Larva and Pupa is a project in progress. There is an outbreak of them in the Juneau area this year (2021). My goal is to document their behavior.  For information about them look...
Bear Digging Up an Ant Colony

Bear Digging Up an Ant Colony

Bear digging up an ant colony shows a black bear digging into a colony of ants in Juneau on July 13, 2021. Over the years I have noticed many diggings into rotten trees and at the base of rotten stumps in the Juneau area. I have assumed it was mostly bears doing this....
Bumblebees on Marsh Cinquefoil

Bumblebees on Marsh Cinquefoil

Bumblebees on Marsh Cinquefoil is a video of them at the Very Beary Berry Wetlands in Juneau, Alaska. Marsh cinquefoil likes wet, boggy places, fens and peaty meadows. When it is in flower, between May and July, it is a good source of food for nectar-loving insects,...
Crab Spider Catches a Bumblebee

Crab Spider Catches a Bumblebee

Crab Spider Catches a Bumblebee Crab Spider Catches a Bumblebee is a video I have been trying to get many times over a three year period. This is a female crab spider and they require a fair amount of nutrition in order to successfully lay their eggs and produce...