At The Heart Of It
by Jim Cook
Title
At The Heart Of It
Artist
Jim Cook
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
While travelling in Alaska we were in Homer Spit and took a day trip to Seldovia an island in Lower Cook Inlet. Along the way we passed this rocky formation known as Gull Island. In this safe bird sanctuary are several species of birds that during the summer months build nests, and chicks out. Among the species are Pelagic Comorants, Red faced Comorants, Horned Puffins, Black Winged Kittiwake, Common Mure, Glaucous-Winged Gulls, Tufted Puffins, Pigeon Gillemot. As many as 20,000 seabirds build nests here with hundreds of seagulls among them. This is the most visited seabird rookery in the bay. Owned by the Seldovia Native Association. Public is not allowed on shore. The Pratt Museum does have a camera on site that provides a live feed. Even though you do not go ashore you do get close enough to be overwhelmed by the sound of so many birds in one place, the island itself is to me a kind of magical, mystical place. If travelling to this part of Alaska (Kenai Peninsula) and Homer in particular you will be treated to post card views of snow capped mountains ,four active volcanoes, and the gigantic Harding Ice field. Rivers teem with spawning salmon. Bears, eagles, moose are in abundance. Homer itself offers premier fishing for halibut, salmon, and lingcod. Homer is also home port for F/V Time Bandit of the popular television show Alaska Deadliest Catch.
More of my work can be seen http://www.jimcookphotography or here in FAA at http://1-jim-cook.artistwebsites.com/
Uploaded
July 5th, 2014
Statistics
Viewed 1,370 Times - Last Visitor from Cambridge, MA on 04/26/2024 at 6:10 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
