Anima Rising

Well, another Christopher Moore book arrived and has been read. And as withh all of his books it was entertaining and funny (sometimes). Moore has the ability to interweave history and fiction successfully. In this book there are the many historical figures such as Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung among othersContinue reading “Anima Rising”

Piping Plovers at Whitefish Point, Michigan

This year there was another successful Piping Plover nest at Whitefish Point. The point itself has been expanding after an early winter storm took out the point in the recent past. I think that this is a molting female plover, she still has some black feathers. This bird was not very far from the hatchingsContinue reading “Piping Plovers at Whitefish Point, Michigan”

Bald Eagles in Michigan

First, second, third and fourth year Bald Eagles (left to right) sketches by me. During migration there is a progression of age classes of Bald Eagles. Early migration is dominated by adult birds and second year birds. Then as migration progresses there is a steady increase in first year birds. Third year birds are leastContinue reading “Bald Eagles in Michigan”

Western Canada: Day-8

We started our day early, got breakfast then went to the Dawson City airport for a flight to Inuvik in the Northwest Territory. Since the weather for the next day looked iffy we decided to drive to Tuktoyaktuk as soon as we could, which was a great decision. We made it all the way toContinue reading “Western Canada: Day-8”

Western Canada: Day-7

This is the day that we went up the Dempster Highway to Kilometer-159 This highway is a beautiful gravel road through boreal forest. We found a pair of American Dippers collecting nesting material. We found several caribou with collars. We also had great looks at moose. Susan making sure that we were on the rightContinue reading “Western Canada: Day-7”