A Steller's jay is a stellar performer.
Frosty binoculars at 33 Mile Roadhouse Cafe in Haines, Alaska.
Chilkoot Lake near Haines, Alaska.
Growing up in Minnesota, the bear was more important than the beer
For a moment, I was Soap Suds Al.
A view from my bedroom in Haines, Alaska.
The Hammer Museum in Haines, Alaska
The letters are made from hammers.
Wouldn't you rather drive a Pope?
From a 1904 issue of Collier's magazine.
Yapping on the radio
My new sounds: Albatt11152016 soundcloud.com/kmsu/albatt111… on #SoundCloud
Seen while birding in the shower.
My breakfast table.
And another on the Alaska Ferry.
The double-headed eagle with heads facing east and west, symbolizing the geographic position of Russia.
All bird feeders make me smile.
This one makes me laugh.
A couple of thoughts.
A milkweed bug never bugs me.
Other than home, small-town cafes are my favorite places to eat. Great grub and remarkable conversation.
A spider wraps up a lady beetle job.
A lovely sphinx moth. A hummingbird wannabe.
A hover fly is a clever mimic of bees.
Your favorite bird?
I walked the college campus. The weather fit what I was wearing. It was a merely a coincidence. Weather reports don’t matter much. It’s a crapshoot in the fall.
I’ve been fortunate to have taught countless classes on birds. Often, I ask the participants to tell me what is their favorite bird. I did that again, recently. I got the usual answers--cardinal, loon, bald eagle, chickadee, hawk, owl and others. One man answered, "Fried chicken."
I find the opossum to be a handsome animal.
But then I grew up reading Pogo.
