This is just a note to explain my absence here. It's spring/summer and that means I am out picking up litter along the Seward Highway every day I can.
To date, my friend Mary Mcdonald (sic) and I have cleaned up almost 24 miles of highway, including a number of really trashed pullouts. Plus, we continue to pick up new litter in the areas we already cleaned.
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Tern lake.
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In other news, the Tern Lake trumpeter swans are nesting and we should be seeing cygnets soon. They changed their nesting place to a site farther from the highway, so it will harder to see if their eggs have hatched.
Likewise with the regular pair of red-necked grebes, who chose to build their nest close to the highway so I can keep an eye on them. I wish them the best. Last year, they "lost" two clutches of eggs so there were no cute babies.
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| Yes, this is the nest. |
My favorite Alaskan birds, the American dippers, have hatched their eggs.
Some pics from my litter journeys:
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| Yellow-rumped warbler. |
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Orange-crowned warbler.
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Northern shovelers. Those wide bills explain their name.
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Ruby-crowned kinglet. They are tiny, tiny little birds that don't hold still for a nanosecond.
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Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Well, Blogspot is giving me uploading problems, so I'll sign off for now.
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Well Gullible, I was rocking, and I was rolling, right on down your above Post, when I got to, and I read:
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Oh My.. Oh My.. I may be one of your very few current readers who can fully relate to, and who can fully understand (Well, Blogspot is giving me uploading problems, so I'll sign off for now.) your dilemma !!
What is it that "THEY SAY".. Misery Loves Company.
Well Misery Loves Not Being All Alone with such challenges (Well, Blogspot is giving me uploading problems, so I'll sign off for now.) Cap and Yes Patti, who has lived through some of my own nail-biting Blogspot Challenges.
We, of course, have been checking your site every day. I figured you were busy litter pickin!! 24 miles picked, and some sites that got return visits.. WOW. Nice that you have your friend Mary along with you. You've been at this for many years now. You enhance our beautiful Alaska for the summer visitors, and many Alaskans, including us, appreciate your dedication Thank you Gullible, a LOT!! Patti and Cap
ReplyDeleteA big thank you to you and Mary for keeping Alaska clean. I know you have been busy litter pickin, but I check your blog almost every day. These are some great photos.
ReplyDeleteAs always, wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing them. I loved the little open beaks of the babies. The grub hub delivery comment was very funny, and of course appropriate. (There is company called Grub Hub and they deliver orders from a variety of restaurants.) The ruby crowned kinglet is adorable.
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