tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.comments2023-11-28T07:30:41.943-09:00Sporadic Bird from Seward, Alaska Carol Griswoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01883412801969720091noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-83618054109678182402018-01-24T00:45:23.280-09:002018-01-24T00:45:23.280-09:00Very cool pics!Very cool pics!northierthanthouhttps://northierthanthou.com/2017/11/13/you-otter-see-the-whales-in-sitka/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-7888947310510146552017-11-13T10:28:23.790-09:002017-11-13T10:28:23.790-09:00Hello Carol-- A male Costa's and a female Anna...Hello Carol-- A male Costa's and a female Anna's have been at our house recently. They were there yesterday, Sunday, Nov. 12th, and I expect to see them today again, since the weather has not changed for the worse. <br /><br />Connie Akers, HomerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-56272600201334317902017-09-22T07:26:55.466-08:002017-09-22T07:26:55.466-08:00nice write up of swallow rescuenice write up of swallow rescueAmauq PIll-ɑk 'ɑ ſ 'ſeвв Ayɑrɑlpiɑhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149361069274154926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-69731343327930080642017-09-07T09:09:15.255-08:002017-09-07T09:09:15.255-08:00It's good to see your post about the hummer,.
...It's good to see your post about the hummer,.<br />i really like it,<br /><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CJCG3_BWTqs" rel="nofollow">Greener Blast Hummer</a>stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549835762464509108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-13335853090870428212017-06-14T20:53:55.835-08:002017-06-14T20:53:55.835-08:00Carol, thank you for the kind write up for Ghost a...Carol, thank you for the kind write up for Ghost and Flame. Also, thanks for the feedback on missing out on talking about the website. We crossed a lot of territory at different times. Check out http://aroundanchoragr.blogspot.com Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-52262288351957986292017-06-13T10:49:24.722-08:002017-06-13T10:49:24.722-08:00Nice post and photos Carol. I was at the Yak Tern ...Nice post and photos Carol. I was at the Yak Tern Festival also to include the dinner and speakers Kayla and Julia afterwards. Both were very informative. What a nice festival this is. I feel it's one of the best in Alaska. The weather was really cooperative. I'll definitely will be returning.Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-78556473608533584992017-05-21T15:05:36.837-08:002017-05-21T15:05:36.837-08:00This is actually fine for Sooty Fox Sparrow, based...This is actually fine for Sooty Fox Sparrow, based on the brown (not gray) back. Northern Sooty forms show a lot of gray in the face and all forms show red tones in the wings and tail (especially in good light, which they tend to avoid). All Fox Sparrows have yellow in the bill in winter, which becomes pinkish in summer. Slate-colored have much more pale gray in the face, no brown in the crown, obvious gray backs, and more bright orange tones in the wing and tail. See the cover photo at the Fox Sparrows Facebook group for Slate-colored and Sooty side by side. https://www.facebook.com/groups/447117322159681/ <br />Steve Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368210254331782680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-57076603644675075942017-02-27T21:43:56.441-09:002017-02-27T21:43:56.441-09:00Carol,
Great story. A friend in Chugiak had much ...Carol,<br />Great story. A friend in Chugiak had much the same experience with a Saw Whet hunting under his bird feeders in the winter. On a very cold Anchorage winter day, I once watched a magpie perched on my tray feeder under a big spruce tree. The feeder had 4" legs, so it stood just above the hard packed snow. I was concerned because the magpie stood motionless for the ten minutes that I had been watching it. Sitting on the corner of the feeder, its beak pointed downward, very still. Was it sick? Injured? Hypothermic? Just as I thought through these scenarios, the magpie erupted in a blast of wings and beak, snatching a red backed vole that ventured out from under the tray feeder. It quickly beat the vole against the wooden frame of the feeder until it quit struggling. Then, the magpie settled down for lunch. All was well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253627219388550824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-56041375116562523432017-02-27T18:20:06.851-09:002017-02-27T18:20:06.851-09:00CAROL,
What a great encounter with the owl.sleepin...CAROL,<br />What a great encounter with the owl.sleeping away,very sound sleeper. I love.the part about tying the chicken to.fishing pole. I understand, you have to make it real for them.<br />Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653847606001444870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-4027018638876003842017-02-18T04:14:36.105-09:002017-02-18T04:14:36.105-09:00Nice post.
Thanks for sharing the AncientNice post.<br />Thanks for sharing the AncientNeil Whitinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745145209473323562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-41368849648088086462017-02-13T00:50:38.486-09:002017-02-13T00:50:38.486-09:00Nice photo of the McKay's! Here in Cordova I s...Nice photo of the McKay's! Here in Cordova I should be on the lookout tomorrow for the odd auklet too, thanks for the reminder.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247485788628921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-57331800976693565982017-01-19T19:18:18.081-09:002017-01-19T19:18:18.081-09:00The jar of sand made me think maybe you could heat...The jar of sand made me think maybe you could heat it well in an oven and then cover with acouple of socks" use it as another heat source. Rocks might work too. J PatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529595051675632761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-84345612331146741392016-10-26T21:56:46.420-08:002016-10-26T21:56:46.420-08:00I wonder if the smallest size aquarium heater subm...I wonder if the smallest size aquarium heater submerged into the top of the feeder would work? Aquarium heaters have a thermostat and are very good at keeping a steady temperature. Note that they have to be at least mostly submerged, not half out of the liquid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-43708893743999443042016-10-26T10:09:15.131-08:002016-10-26T10:09:15.131-08:00I've been following your posts. I'm from ...I've been following your posts. I'm from Seattle and we have a couple of Anna's that have been overwintering for the past five years at our place. The feeders are good until it gets below 27 degrees at night thanks to the sugar concentration. I used the same set up as yours, but with a regular household 60 watt bulb and then tin foil making a "chimney" tube up to the base of the feeder. That more than did the job and the sock is a great idea too. 60 watts and keeping the cold air flow away from between the bulb and the feeder bottom is the trick. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-73296642259187863862016-08-18T05:30:15.107-08:002016-08-18T05:30:15.107-08:00Great photos and another fantastic report!Great photos and another fantastic report!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586999842594033559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-10457444292915809952016-08-18T05:27:11.836-08:002016-08-18T05:27:11.836-08:00Thanks for another great story, Carol!
Leilani
P...Thanks for another great story, Carol! <br /><br />Leilani<br />PalmerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586999842594033559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-39394502374098765182016-08-13T06:02:38.254-08:002016-08-13T06:02:38.254-08:00Every time my email contains one of your reports, ...Every time my email contains one of your reports, I read them with such joy! It is like I'm in Seward enjoying all your reports in person! I've visited the swan family each time I've been down this summer and have been lucky enough to have them sometimes in camera lens view. I'm happy to hear they are now progressing to flight. Yesterday as I was driving along Palmer Hay Flats, imagine my surprise to see a swan family walking in a nice straight line behind Mom and Dad. I'm hoping they made it down this treacherous route safely to wherever they were heading. No pic as I was caught in the 65 mph traffic. They reminded me of a line of school kids following their headmaster to assembly. All those big chests waddling along. Keep up the reports and thanks for making your reports so fun to read!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586999842594033559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-15245703053892634372016-08-07T16:49:19.277-08:002016-08-07T16:49:19.277-08:00I went to the Sea Life Center a week and a half ag...I went to the Sea Life Center a week and a half ago. It is amazing how much the male King Eider changed in its moult and how much the Red-legged Kittiwake has changed in such a short time.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-13939186567002387952016-08-07T06:38:54.941-08:002016-08-07T06:38:54.941-08:00Such a wonderful place to visit and "get your...Such a wonderful place to visit and "get your bird fix!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586999842594033559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-58406204725089018372016-07-13T13:26:06.023-08:002016-07-13T13:26:06.023-08:00When I lived in Northern Arizona, The 4th of July ...When I lived in Northern Arizona, The 4th of July was when Rufous Hummingbirds first showed up at my feeder. Males arrived, and left first, then females and juveniles. They were all gone by the first of October.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008523039059312800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-61533674746126803272016-06-04T07:48:57.630-08:002016-06-04T07:48:57.630-08:00So very sad! Thank you for writing about it and fo...So very sad! Thank you for writing about it and for your continuous dedication.Beatrice Woodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-22021787511910627762016-05-30T05:54:01.784-08:002016-05-30T05:54:01.784-08:00Great story! Without seeing the pics, I could visu...Great story! Without seeing the pics, I could visualize the mass of feathers! Cool!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586999842594033559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-35566516066679717722016-03-25T15:09:03.674-08:002016-03-25T15:09:03.674-08:00What an amazing sequence of photos. I'm glad y...What an amazing sequence of photos. I'm glad you were in the right place too. I especially love the water droplets coming off the eagle in the last photo!pinetreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817183650474745096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-62323459002451014712016-03-16T21:36:57.331-08:002016-03-16T21:36:57.331-08:00Great Captures/Blog Here! I initially noticed your...Great Captures/Blog Here! I initially noticed your "Cormorant vs Wolf Eel" shot. That looks like a huge (and pretty pattern!) eel staring down its captor's throat here! So could the bird really manage to win the struggle and gulp that whole thing down entirely okay?? Does the eel (aren't they endangered?) put up a good fight, if eaten, does the poor prey get swallowed wriggling all the way down as well??<br /><br />Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05284276008664985128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165794974633135501.post-92154721575207899782016-02-28T14:46:47.429-09:002016-02-28T14:46:47.429-09:00Wow, what an amazing thing to capture. Thanks for ...Wow, what an amazing thing to capture. Thanks for sharing the story. It was exciting to read. You made me feel like I was there.pinetreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817183650474745096noreply@blogger.com