Savannah Sparrow on a lupine near Seward, Alaska.
This sparrow had a mouth full of some sort of insect. After posing nicely in one of the most colorful patches of lupine, it flew back to the woods – to a nest I assume.
Exciting News!
Last winter I shared the original version of this photo in my Seward comes to Los Angeles post, and talked about how it was going to appear on billboards in the Los Angeles area over a 12 week period – this is how the actual billboard looked.
What I didn’t know; this was a test market, and fortunately the test went well. So now Nature Valley and their ad agency liscended the image for unlimited billboard use nationwide for one year! It will appear primarily in hispanic markets in major cities across the U.S. Pretty cool.
Cow Moose
A cow moose in first morning light near Seward, Alaska.
Newborn moose should be dropping any time right now, if they haven’t already. I made the rounds early in the morning, but did not find any new calves. This female still had last years calf with her. It was good to see a yearling; young moose have a difficult time surviving a deep snowy winter like this past one.
American Road
American Road cover.
This image has been on a bit of a roll lately by also appearing on the cover of this year’s The Milepost.
Cordova Homes
A small house on the coast in Cordova, Alaska. Forgetting the 167 inches of annual average rainfall for a second – could you imagine waking up this the 180 degree ocean and Chugach Nattional Forest view!
I’m amazed at the high number of beautiful waterfront properties you see as you drive around the Cordova area. You see, Cordova has a number of miles of road accessible coastline, along with a large road accessible lake and river (Eayak Lake and Eyak River). Couple this with a population of only a couple thousand people and less then 1,000 households, and I would venture to say this town may have more waterfront property per capita then any town in America.
Copper River Reds
Cordova Boat Harbor, Alaska.
Unfortunately the service that handles our email subscriptions has been having trouble lately – hopefully this one will go out.
Weather permitting, the commercial salmon season will open tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:00 am near the entrance to the Copper River. When we were in Cordova, the harbor was bustling with activity as fishermen prepared their boats. You see, not only is this the first fresh salmon to hit the market every year, it is also the best tasting due to its high oil content.
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