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Dropping In: Mallard prepares to stick the landing.
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography, winter

Dropping In: Mallard prepares to stick the landing.

Hues of blue and purple flash in this mallard drake’s green head as it puts on the air brakes and … Continue reading Dropping In: Mallard prepares to stick the landing.

A Snow Flurry in Shorebird Heaven
Alaska Birds, birding, nature, photography

A Snow Flurry in Shorebird Heaven

There were more birds than I could reliably identify. Godwits, dowitchers, sandpipers of several varieties. Also, plovers of at least … Continue reading A Snow Flurry in Shorebird Heaven

Love in the Willows
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography

Love in the Willows

A pair of willow ptarmigan paused for the camera last week in Southcentral Alaska. Members of the grouse family, willow … Continue reading Love in the Willows

One Good Tern Serves Another …
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography

One Good Tern Serves Another …

… oh, and the red-necked grebes are back in town. One day you’re on snowshoes chasing willow ptarmigan in the … Continue reading One Good Tern Serves Another …

Ptarmigan Ptuesday
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography

Ptarmigan Ptuesday

I hadn’t visited the mountains in search of ptarmigan since the third week of March. Then, deep snows had settled … Continue reading Ptarmigan Ptuesday

The Tough Guy with the Goldeneye
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography

The Tough Guy with the Goldeneye

Text and photos by Ken Marsh. Goldeneyes are hardy birds. Stout and solidly built, they’re “Alaska tough,” waterproof by design … Continue reading The Tough Guy with the Goldeneye

Sound the Trumpets!
Alaska Birds, Alaska Travel, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography

Sound the Trumpets!

Photos by Ken Marsh Part the icebergs, trumpeter swans are returning to Southcentral Alaska. These first-of-spring arrivals form the point … Continue reading Sound the Trumpets!

Mallards in the Snow
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography, Uncategorized, winter

Mallards in the Snow

Not all Alaska ducks fly south for the winter. If food and open water are available hardy waterfowl such as … Continue reading Mallards in the Snow

Waxwing Poetic
Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature, photography, winter

Waxwing Poetic

Behold the bohemian waxwing, a lovely bird deserving much better than my reckless punnery. Common this time of year in … Continue reading Waxwing Poetic

Spring Wings
adventure, Alaska Birds, Alaska Wildlife, birding, nature

Spring Wings

More than 300 Pacific Flyway bird species funnel through Southeast Alaska each spring, crowding the skies in numbers sure to … Continue reading Spring Wings

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