Magnificent Frigatebirds: 9-6-18

Females

Immatures

The ultimate glider that can stay aloft for hours and hours and hours with out every flapping its wings.

Males

Cormorant Foraging Prowess: Bird Survey, 9-6-18

Double-crested Cormorant tending to those all-important feathers

The most common and most widespread cormorant in the US

Down the hatch!

Now he maneuvers the fish into a headfirst position so the fins of the fish won’t rip his digestive track on the way down.

Moose in SE Alaska

Babies

Mama and her babies

They are huge, horse-sized animals with long, thin legs and a pendulous snout.

An albino (NOT my pictures)

Males have enormous, flattened antlers and a prominent neck “bell” of skin and hair.

They are largely solitary animals that are crepuscular, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk.

Glaciers in SE Alaska

Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, Alaska

We enjoyed spectacular views of Mendenhall as we watched shorebirds feeding on the marsh

Calving glacier