Wildlife and Mystery Blog

Whales have been on my mind lately; probably because I’ve seen some nearly every time…

My December bear story is more than a bear tale. It describes a memorable 18…

My tragic bear tale occurred in the mid-1980s during our summer bear-viewing trips. My husband, Mike,…

This week I am posting the first of my three-part series on Kodiak Bear Tales.…

Autumn on Kodiak Island is a beautiful time of year, but I’ll be honest, it…

The Munsey kids usually had domestic cats, but they also had many wild pets over…

When I hear my husband and his siblings talk about their experiences growing up in…

“The List”is another guest post by Marcia Messier.  In case you missed her earlier posts,…

Living in the Kodiak wilderness is not a lifestyle most people would choose. Over the…

Kodiak Time is another guest blog by Marcia Messier. I think she perfectly captures the…

Mid-Summer 2015 is the post I wrote for our Munsey’s Bear Camp website. I love…

It has been estimated that marine mammal entanglement results in the deaths of hundreds of…

The New Cook Arrives in a Fog is a story by my dear friend Marcia…

  Park Munsey became a pilot in the late fifties, and in the 1960s, he…

  By the1960s, the Munseys spent most of the year at Munsey’s Bear Camp, their…

Pioneers aren’t easy to find anymore, and I sometimes think that the pioneer-spirit has been…

  This summer, the Kodiak Historical Society and the Baranov Museum in Kodiak are working…

This week I am excited to share with you a book review from a reviewer…

My second novel, Murder Over Kodiak, is based on Kodiak Island, Alaska, where I live. Most of…

Artic terns are our most punctual spring visitors. Their arrival at the rookery near my…

Puffins arrive in Uyak Bay in May, and it is a welcome sign of spring…

  Spring is an active time for Sitka black-tailed deer, red fox, and mountain goats…

This past week I took a rare trip to the town of Kodiak. I’ve been…

This week, I want to talk about krill.  Kodiak Island is known for its big…

Three orphaned cubs unexpectedly entered our lives two weeks ago. You may remember in my…

Experts will tell you that the mating season for Kodiak bears occurs from mid-May to…

  I am taking a break this week from my “Springtime on Kodiak” posts to make…

Bears exhibit two notable springtime behaviors.  The first is emergence from their dens, and the…

The piercing, high-pitched call causes me look up at the sky, where I see two…

I’m sitting next to the heater and looking out the window at a blizzard, so…