Tag Archives: local songbirds

A Squirrel’s Breath

Saturday we experienced one of those ineffable Southeast Alaska spring mornings: calm, cool air, fragrant with alder blossoms; sun rising clear over the Coast Range to the east, illuminating the pod of sea lions pursuing fish—relatively quietly, for them—in the … Continue reading

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Pacific Wren Nest

A while back, Michelle found a bird nest while trimming tree limbs. It’s an interesting ball of plant material, about the size of a soft ball, with a small entry hole. At first we didn’t know what kind of nest … Continue reading

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