Birds
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An Arctic Trifecta
I ventured out to Uluksan Point this afternoon, as pods of Narwhal are still hanging around in Adam's Sound. Everything was a long way off, but this photo contains 1) Narwhal; 2) A small flock of eider; and 3) and iceberg. As a bonus here is a slightly better photo of a Narwhal splashing in
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Late season longspurs
Out the other day, I found a couple of juvenile Lapland Longspurs that were still hanging around. I would have suspected that they would have headed south already, but apparently not all of them. I tried to get a couple of photos of them but they left a lot to be desired. I'm at the
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We and the Bird
I'm late to this party. And it is one I shouldn't have missed. Liza Lee Miller, a wonderful blogger from California, friend, and frequent visitor to the House, is the current host of I and the Bird. Really I should have contributed a post (and if memory serves me I missed another time she hosted
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One Hundred and Ninety-five
There are one hundred and ninety-five King Eider in the flock that whirls about Arctic Bay these days. One ninety-five and growing.
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Fledgling Horned Lark
As we headed down to a small lake with land locked Char, in order that Travis could get in some more fishing, this little fledgling revealed itself. It is a young Horned Lark and in keeping with tradition my photos of it were all poor. This being the sharpest of the lot. The parents were