Birds of Glacier Bay, part 2

OK, here is part two of my Birds of Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. First an foremost is the bird I most hoped to see in Alaska, the Tufted Puffin. I saw a few of these. Some swimming and some flying. The next is one of a bunch of Pacific Loons we saw. This guy was hell bent on out swimming the ship.

The Toad Lily

Meet the newest member of our lily family. The Toad Lily. also known as Tricyrtis. This flower isn't but three quarters of an inch across.

Perdix Fire Company, No. 1

Perdix Fire Company No. 1. 2 Firehouse Road, Duncannon, Pa. Perry County Company 11. Penn Township passed an ordinance in January of 2010 to abolish the fire company. Duncannon Fire Company now provides protection to the entire township.

You Are My Sunshine

Some of the many flowers at Green Grove gardens in Greencastle, Pa.

Intersection of Clifton Hill and Falls Avenue

9:30 at night in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The night was just getting started. Clifton Hill, the Niagara Boardwalk, is to the right. The Niagara River is half a block to my left. The hard Rock Cafe is behind me and the Skylon Tower and the Casino are lit up out there in front of me.

Launch Time

 

This was our third trip to Green Grove Gardens in Greencastle, Pa. to watch the hot air balloons launch and glow. The first two two trips it was under the banner of Balloon Fest. This trip it was now Summer Sky Festival. But unlike the last time the window of opportunity presented itself and off they went. It was a little on the breezy side so some of the flights were quicker but farther.

Birds of Glacier Bay

Part one of two of the birds I saw in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.  Granted that I didn't get pictures of all the different birds I saw, these are just some. First there is the Palagic Cormorant. There a little different than the double-crested cormorants we see at the beach or at Conowingo Dam. They're mostly black with the white at the base of their wings. Then of course you'll see the ever present Bald Eagle. We saw them everywhere. We did, by the way, see some Golden Eagles from the bus in Denali. And finally for today, is the Black-legged Kittiwake. Yeah, I though it was just another gull, too.