Chignik Lake, August 15, 2018
My favorite fish is the Coho Salmon. I am absolutely fascinated by Lady’s Slipper Orchids. It’s difficult to name a “favorite” anything, and as I reflect on the matter it becomes apparent that it might be even more difficult to explain Why a given something is a favorite. The phrase “an integral part of the journey” flashes in my mind. The species in the above photo is the reason I became a serious birder and threw myself into photography. Oncorhynchus, Cypropedium, Lanius…
What is it in your life that has pulled you into travel, adventure, personal growth, new understandings?
JD
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It was actually the various Alaska ducks that first piqued my interest in birds, though while we lived there, I was too busy with work to become a birder, which didn’t happen until after we moved away. Now I wish I could go back to learn about all the amazing avifauna which heads to Alaska each summer, as well as the resident birds.
Huge shorebird festival every May in Cordova. Millions of migrants. This will be our first opportunity to participate, now that we live here. You might like to check it out!