Wouldn’t you?
My favorite
one gull
seeing double
gull on a hot tin? roof
another of the ubiquitous mallards of the world
of course i looked for birds while i was there
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Ann – the lottery says “you have to play to win” and I think that birding is similar. Seek and ye shall find; seek not and find not.
Tom – glad you like the photos – I had fun taking them.
Con – I stalked him all over the grounds of the federal building in downtown Anchorage. If I tried that today, I’d probably end up in jail.
robin – I did not see the plovers, but I saw lots of other interesting birds. and yes, it is worth the trip for the birds.
deborah – I like the “Saskatchewan eagles” You’re right, we don’t have them here in the eastern US
Oh I miss those chatty magpies! We had them all the time in Alberta, but don’t know how fast east they range, off the top of my head. (Just checked the range map, looks like they don’t venture E. of the US plains, or northwestern Ontario.) My friend from Regina used to call them “Saskatchewan eagles”!
Did you see any black-bellied plovers in Alaska? They are quite beautiful in the summer in their breeding plumage. I told Roger the other day, I could almost see going to Alaska just to take a look at the birds.
The magpie looks seems to be showing you his “good side”.
Wren: Those are some neat captures of the birds you saw. thanks for sharing.
Oh yes, I always look for birds, and find that activity a tangent of any trip anywhere, whatever the purpose. I like your gulls asleep on the posts. There is something about the sea that attracts me and the often frenzy of gulls abounding are often a bit tantalizing for tho I am not good at identifying them I love the sense of ownership they portray about their belonging there. Lovely pictures.
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