After hazing and avian flu: Will the last colony of Caspian Terns in the...
The Caspian Tern colony, the one across the bay from the Port Townsend waterfront, was just wiped out by avian flu. Nearly. An overflight...
Beach Eggs – PART 4
For the final episode in my series on Beach Eggs, we’ll look at some quite unusual ones. First, a couple of echinoderms and sea...
Beach Eggs – Part 2
PART 2
TOP: Frilled Dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa)
This second in a four-part series on beach eggs will look at some unusual marine snail eggs, starting with...
Beach Eggs – Part 1
Cover Photo - Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)
In this four-part series we’ll look at some little known wonders of the Salish Sea by examining the...
Insectivore Birds Part 2
Here’s the second of a two-part series on insect-eating birds. In Part 1 I wrote of the importance of insects, and described some of...
Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
The Delightful Harbor Seal
One of the delights of my Port Townsend life is watching harbor seals. Looking out at the sea while walking along a beach, I...
Our Pescatarian Birds – Part 2
Part 1 of this two-part series included gulls, crows, a merganser, a tern, an auklet, and a guillemot with their fish. Now we’ll take...
Our Pescatarian Birds Part 1
Cover photo: Great Blue Heron with Fish
Birds have evolved to eat all kinds of food— insects, seeds, grains, nuts, seaweed, worms, other birds, and...
