Start of Spring Migration

Animated .gif of the radar images from 17-18 March. Red/green represent stuff in the atmosphere moving away from/towards the radar station set in the middle of the image. There’s a clear pattern of movement along the outer coast of Baranof Island from south to north. When migration is at its peak, this pattern will show … Read more

Swan Lake

This entry is part 53 of 133 in the series 2011 Photojournal

This time of year gulls start showing up in larger numbers. Many loaf around Swan Lake, accepting hand outs from people there to feed the ducks. It’s been a cool March so far, and the lake remains mostly frozen – concentrating what birds are there to the open area of freshwater at the inflow from … Read more