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...
Why “The Blob” was a Bigger Deal Than We Thought
Heatwaves in the ocean? We call it Earth even though 71 percent of it is water. We interchange “weather” and “climate” in the context...
The Book John Steinbeck Almost Wrote About the Pacific Northwest
Reprinted from Post Alley, used by permission.
The marine biologist, philosopher, and pioneer ecologist Ed Ricketts is well-known to fans of John Steinbeck as the...
Cocco….what? The Secret Lives of Puget Sound Plankton
Last weekend, folks in the Port Townsend area found themselves gawking at Discovery Bay, wondering what to make of the strange turquoise color that...
Becoming a Citizen Scientist
Citizen scientists brave a hailstorm. Photo by Wendy Feltham.
After a career as an elementary school principal, I moved to Port Townsend and surprised myself...
Beautiful Banded Brant
Photographer and naturalist Wendy Feltham from Port Townsend helps us better understand the geese that we so often take for granted.
River Otters
Was that a sea otter or a river otter you just saw swimming offshore? People often think they see sea otters foraging on our...
Insects on the Peninsula: Part 3
Damselflies, Dragonflies, Beetles and Grasshoppers
In this final photo essay about local insects, we’ll look at Damselflies, Dragonflies, Beetles, and Grasshoppers.
Years ago, as a beginning...
Insects on the Peninsula: Part 2
In the second of a three-part series on Olympic Peninsula insects, we’ll look at some flies, a sawfly, a wasp, a few bees, and...