On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
The following photos have been submitted recently to the SitkaBirds e-mail list, but were too large to pass through to the whole list. From: “Sunrise Abel Obomsawin” Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:24:02 -0800 There’s a Godwit of some sort down by the skate park as the tide is coming in. Date: Wed, 20 Apr … Read more
Download Audio While visiting Low Island recently, I was able to observe and record this Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) singing. It sounded a bit different than the sparrows I’ve been hearing around town – I guess I should try to record some of them for comparison. Brant (Branta bernicla) and Black Turnstones (Arenaria melanocephala) can … Read more
See Sit Spot Challenge at Kamana.org for more about the challenge. Time of sit: 7:45-8:05pm The neighbors appeared to be having a get together, as there were 7 or 8 additional cars parked along the drive during my sit. However, they were all inside and the neighborhood was quiet. There seemed to be little or … Read more
Time of sit: 7:45-8:05pm Spent another evening just post sunset. Birds were a bit more vocal this evening. I could easily hear many gulls south of me on the beach near Totem Park. They were more vocal than yesterday and I wondered if perhaps some herring were getting stranded on the outgoing tide. A robin … Read more
See Sit Spot Challenge at Kamana.org for more about the challenge. Time of sit: 7:45-8:10pm The sun had set shortly before I began my sit on the front step. Skies had cleared a bit after overcast conditions earlier, so there was still plenty of light left in the day. It started out fairly quiet around … Read more
Somehow most of a month has slipped by with very limited posting, despite my intentions to keep up with nearly daily posts. I’ve started to fill in some of the missing days with photojournal entries (see side bar for recent updates there), though in most cases it’s been long enough that I have forgotten what … Read more