Rufous Hummingbird

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Rufous Hummingbird Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 4:35 p.m. ADT, July 23, 2010, © 2010

Immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk Support for the West Juneau Weather Station Instrument Enclosure at the left. Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 8:16 a.m. ADT, August 21, 2010, © 2010

A Long Neck

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock Mt. Roberts in the background. Picture by O. Richard (Dick) Kent, 12:49 p.m. ADT, July 13, 2010, © 2010

A Part of JAWS

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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 … Continue reading "A Part of JAWS"

Preening Great Blue Heron

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE Preening Great Blue Heron in a Mountain Hemlock Picture by David Kent, 4:44 p.m. ADT, July 25, 2009, © 2009