The Mysids are Swarming

While filming Harbor Seals underwater I noticed lots of mysids in the video footage as the tide was advancing. In many places in the world freshwater mysids can be a very important food for fish but sometimes they can cause harm. For information on this look...

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 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...

Queen Bumblebees on Early Blueberry Blossoms

Queen Bumblebees on Early Blueberry Blossoms shows the queens getting pollen from these blossoms in the Juneau area in late March of 2019. This video was taken with the Panasonic FZ1000 camera set at 120 frames per second to help illustrate their behavior better. The...

Queen Bumblebees visit Early Blueberry Blossoms

Queen Bumblebees visit Early Blueberry Blossoms shows the queens getting pollen from these blossoms in the Juneau area in late March of 2019. This video was taken with the Panasonic FZ300 camera set at 120 frames per second to help illustrate their behavior better....