Tag: Alaska Sealife Center

• Kenai Peninsula with Friends

  

  After just 2 nights at our home in Healy, we were on the road again, headed south for fishing and meeting up with friends.  We caught a few fish, saw another American Dipper on the Russian River, and visited the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center before picking  D&A up in Anchorage. We were able to show…

  Melissa Rudacille

  August 2, 2025

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, travel, Wildlife

  alaska, Alaska Sealife Center, fishing, glacier, Kenai River, moose photos, travel

• Whales, Otters, and Birds

  

  May 5 we headed south to Turnagain Arm, hoping to see whales chasing hooligan (small fish that spawn in May).  That night, as well as May 6, we saw lots of people, gulls, and bald eagles catching hooligan, but no luck with the whales. May 7 we got up early and headed to Seward to …

  Melissa Rudacille

  May 9, 2025

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, travel

  Alaska Sealife Center, Alaska Wildlife, Bird Watching, fishing, Homer Spit, Kachemak Bay Adventures, Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, Sea Otters

• Bore Tide, Puffins, and Coho III

  

  Seven nights:  Seward,  Swanson River,  and Sheep Creek Slough Our second attempt to see the Turnagain Arm bore tide was spectacularly successful.   The August 21 wave was much bigger than July 25 (https://roaming-nature.com/2024/07/27/bore-tide-and-bears-sockeye-ii-2024/) This time we could see the wave even before Beluga Point!  As we were pulling the trailer we didn’t have the flexibility…

  Melissa Rudacille

  August 30, 2024

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife, Birds, Camping in Alaska, Fishing in Alaska, Wildlife

  Alaska Sealife Center, Alaska Wildlife, bore tide, fishing, running water, Trumpeter Swans

• Alaska Sealife Center

  

  While in Seward last week I managed to go to the Sealife Center three times.  I especially liked the bird habitat where the birds are used to people and let you get really close. After months of trying to identify unfamiliar birds that won’t sit still, I greatly enjoyed this exhibit.   If I lived…

  Melissa Rudacille

  September 6, 2023

  Alaska Activities, Alaska Wildlife

  Alaska Sealife Center, Alaska Wildlife