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And it’s a wrap….

10,000 Birds

While California Quail are quite common all around North America, getting a really nice shot, out in the wild is always a challenge. While in Kodiak Alaska, I did get a few very nice Kodiak Grizzly Bear shots. This large bear was chasing salmon, and paid me little or no attention.

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A Day in Anchorage

10,000 Birds

Because when you’ve painstakingly built your life list over the years, visiting the corners of North America for specialties and pushing your ABA list to 600 or so, Alaska almost always remains as the last place a birder can visit where bucket-loads of lifer, the sort of haul you really only get in the early years, are still possible.

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