Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Alaska. The skies were clear and the sun was shining! We took a nice drive around the back side of base to enjoy the scenery. It was a tad chilly at 18 degrees, but the truck was nice and toasty.
This is the small end of Six Mile Lake on
Elmendorf AFB, and a great spot to bird watch. These are Common
Golden Eye sea ducks. They come by the name naturally, because their eyes are a very pretty golden color.
These ducks are amazingly well insulated. As we watched, they would dive under the sheets of ice, and stay under for a very long time. The largest one stayed under about twice as long as the smaller ones did. At one point, I was sure he was stuck under there and couldn't get out.
These ducks are amazingly well insulated. As we watched, they would dive under the sheets of ice, and stay under for a very long time. The largest one stayed under about twice as long as the smaller ones did. At one point, I was sure he was stuck under there and couldn't get out.
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