Pribilof Islands - Part III

 While those tiny islands, stuck in the middle of the Baring Sea are most notable for their Wildlife, particularly birds, there are also other very profitable businesses going on alongside. St Paul's, my destination for a full week, was also reknowned for featuring in the TV documentry

DEADLIEST CATCH
 which featured the King Crab Fishermen of the Island but out of season during my stay.

However, what was in progress at that time

were the Long-Liners
(seen here coming alongside to off-load their catch)

focused on
HALIBUT.

cranes at the ready

it was almost in the blink of an eye

that the almost bursting hold were emptied

and immediately dispatched to the
Processing Factory
again maned almost exclusively by Philipino workers.

with very few or any

restriction on viewing before heading off

Back into Town

to visit both the

CATHEDRAL

MUSEUM

being shown around by a most attentive
WENDY

Lighthouse Lens

Unfortuneately, being mesmerized we forgot to take many more images.

Elizium - Fields of the Nephalim

They are Goths as well and worth a listen!

With overnight temperatures having now captured 'double figures' expectations have been high with medium rewards!

THE GOTHIC

reached the exclusivity of the
First For the Year Club

joining another recent addition by way of

FROSTED ORANGE
(just couldn't resist this second showing)
along with the most dainty of

CRANEFLIES

A brief stop at the Main Pond saw the return of the
MUTE SWAN FAMILY

still in tact and featuring as ever the

ALBINO / LEUCISTIC CYGNET
or whatever catagory it may come under?
While again considering them to have abandoned ship a small

SQUADRON

of

MISTLE THRUSH

were found among the Solar Panels,

while at home the

GUINEA FOWL

(maybe better behind bars, continue to thrive) while the

ROSE HIPS

are close to bursting, while it was only a sudden and unexpected 'rush of blood to the brain' that brought about the
La Piece de la Resistance!
Leaving early to flash up the Moth Traps on the Heath we did a full inventory and while the county (Dorset that is) is showing a few specimens across the board we located our very own

WRYNECK

a bizarre member of the Woodpecker family

and our 4th over the last 4 years with the appearances of 2008 and 2009 being a
4 Woodpecker Day, the others being Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker, considered quite an event, while we end with an Archive Shot of one being

processed at the Portland Bird Observatory - bet you remember that event Martin!

Wagging That Tail

 With not a song-bird to be heard at dawn the chorus of the same name was dominated by just

MEDITERRANEAN GULLs

along with

LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLs

seemingly flocking inland to continue their fight for survival.
(images from the archive for illustration)
With nothing of interest from any of the 5 Moth Traps it was fortuitous that during the afternoon a wave of migrants decided to visit the tennis court and nearby stables starting with the

BEST

a small pod of

YELLOW WAGTAILs
scarce here at any time but never having knowingly visited the garden before,

with the cherry on the cake including this 'ringed' individual from which we could see no detail.

Likely of more local stock

a decent gathering of juvenile

PIED WAGTAIL
and to complete the trio

GREY WAGTAIL

both juvenile

and

adult and of course the mandatory

and of course the mandatory
STARLINGs