Wildlife and Mystery Blog
I admit I love fish. I grew up in Kansas, and every summer, my family…
TAGS: Alaskan Fish, Fish, Halibut, North pacific Fish
Botanists consider water hemlock the most poisonous plant in North America. Just a bite of…
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Witches smear monkshood root on their bodies and broomsticks, swallow a few drops of…
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A baneberry is a perfect, beautiful, little berry but it is also deadly poisonous. “Bane”…
I have always been fascinated by poisonous plants. I write murder mysteries, and what better…
I mentioned last week in my post about sea stars that beaches on Kodiak teem…
Visitors to our lodge are often surprised by the large number of brightly colored sea…
A year ago, I posted about my friend, Tony Ross, who is the Northcentral Regional…
I write wilderness mystery novels set in the remote, untamed wilderness of Alaska, and I…
TAGS: Alaska, Alaska Peninsula, Becharof Lake, killer, Wild Man, Wilderness
FBI Special Agent Nick Morgan first appeared in my novel, Murder Over Kodiak, when he…
Park Ranger Liz Kelley discovers the body of a young woman while making her rounds…
This excerpt from my upcoming novel, The Fisherman’s Daughter is told from the viewpoint of…
For those of you who read one or both of my previous novels, Big Game…
Last week, I wrote about my next novel, The Fisherman’s Daughter, and I promised some…
The working title for my next novel is The Fisherman’s Daughter. Like my other two…
One of the main reasons Kodiak bears grow so much larger than inland grizzly…
ike and I just returned home after six weeks on the road. We had a…
FUR A Kodiak bear’s coat may range from dark brown to nearly blonde. Bears…
Bears, like all animals, depend on their senses to survive. They use their senses for…
Summer Friends at Amook Pass is a post by my friend, Marcia Messier. I love…
An eagle can rise on thermals and gain altitude until it is only a speck…
If you look up on a windy day on Kodiak Island, you will likely see…
Female bald eagles are slightly larger than males. Males range in body length from 30…
Two species of squirrels live on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago. The Arctic ground…
Our suitcases are packed, and we are headed off on our winter getaway! Part of…
TAGS: Alaska, Kodiak, Winter Getaway
Last week, I wrote about the biology and habits of the black oystercatcher, and I…
ematopus bachmani The black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) with its black body and bright orange bill…
The Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) is one of three species of terns found in Alaska.…
Happy New Year, and welcome 2017! I’ll admit I am sad another year has flown…
Happy Holidays from Kodiak Island! For many people, this is a busy time of year…