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A Part of JAWS

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JAWS Wind Sensor Location Between Sunny Point and Lemon Creek

The wind sensors at the top of the steel pole are part of JAWS, the Juneau Airport Wind System which together with other wind sensors and Doppler wind profilers, provide information on winds, wind shear, and turbulence in the three dimensional space over [...]

Preening Great Blue Heron

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Preening Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock

Picture by David Kent, 4:44 p.m. ADT, July 25, 2009, © 2009

Flying Bird - Spruce - Robin

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Flying Bird - Sitka Spruce - American Robin

Light rain at the time, Mt. Roberts in the background.
Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 4:32 p.m. ADT, June 21, 2009, © 2009

Looking Skyward

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American Bald Eagle

Picture taken from the house.
Picture by David Kent, 1:24 p.m. AST, January 22, 2009, © 2009

Immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk in the Backyard

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Immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk in the Backyard

Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 11:27 a.m. AST, January 13, 2009, © 2009