The Arctic Tern was a common species in the area around Nome, Alaska. This one was fiercely defending a nest, not only making contact with my head, but leaving a messy deposit there as well.
The Flycatcher
To describe my lifelong fascination with flight and with creatures that fly I like to echo the words of John James Audubon who in 1839 wrote of himself as "...one who never can cease to admire and to study with zeal and the most heartfelt reverence, the wonderful productions of an Almighty Creator."
Saturday, June 25, 2005
The Arctic Tern was a common species in the area around Nome, Alaska. This one was fiercely defending a nest, not only making contact with my head, but leaving a messy deposit there as well.
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