Nesting Magpies

Look what I discovered in one of the trees outside my bedroom window – a pair of Magpies are building a nest. As you can see from the above photo, they’ve already collected quite a few twigs for their nest. They’ve been spending a great deal of time pulling twigs out of the pile and [...]

Bohemian Waxwing

On my walk home from work today, I spotted a flash of color among all the bright whiteness of the surrounding snowy landscape. Upon further investigation, I discovered that it was a Bohemian Waxwing sitting on the ground. It seemed alert, and even moved it’s head around as I talked to it, but for some [...]

The Calm Before The Storm

After a very snowy weekend, it turned out to be a beautiful day here today. The clear blue sky and abundant sunshine is most welcome after the snowy and near whiteout conditions from the past couple of days. However, our beautiful weather is not meant to last because the weather forecast is calling for high [...]

Refreshing Key Lime Cookies and Feathered Friend Friday

What a beautiful day we have here in Anchorage today! The temperature is currently 30 degrees, the sky is blue, and there is a slight breeze blowing. I know to some of you that might not sound too pleasant, but when I walk outside – it feels like a spring day to me. It must [...]