Blue Snowflakes by Simyra Taback ©

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Blue Snowflakes 3

Simyra Taback ©

Kaleidoscope Wetness

Cold Red Nose

Catching Snowflakes

by Karen Case

 

Weather: Thursday, 03.01.12

March Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer
Webcams:  Live 24/7
Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline-at webcam hospital)
Homer Birdcam  (online)


HOMER
Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Cloudy with snow. Temperatures: 21F to 30F (-6.1c to -1.1c) with windchill around 14F (-10c)   
Visibility:   10 Miles  
Ceiling:   7,000'  
Wind:   NE 5 to 15 mph  
Barometric Pressure:   29.32 Falling  
Outside Humidity:   78%  
Tigger Forecast:   cold and wet ~ now watching birdfeeder  
Actual Sunrise:   8:01 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:35 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:20 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:17 PM  
Moon Rise:   10:47 AM  
Moon Set:   4:25 AM  
Moon:   Waxing Gibbous, 57% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   11h 57m  
Length of Day:   10h 34m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 24s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:   March 1, 1879 -
HMS Osprey arrived at Sitka from Victoria, B.C., in response to a call for help inspired by fear of an Indian uprising. The ship remained at Sitka until the arrival of the USS Alaska on April 3 /more: osprey class sloop and native AK-Military relations 1867 to present and more history     
AURORA FORECAST:   Moderate (3)  
AURORA LIVECAM
METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22
*Welcome to the first day of Meteorlogical Spring!
click here for storm chaser information

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W
Weather Conditions:   Cloudy with snow. Temperatures: 19F to 28F (-7.2c to -2.2c), with windchills: 10F to 1F (-12.2c to -17.2c). Wind today ENE 10 to 15 mph, with gusts to 30 mph, then tonight becoming NE 5 to 10 mph  
Actual Sunrise:   8:16 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:51 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:35 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:32 PM  
Moon Rise:   11:04 AM  
Moon Set:   4:40 AM  
Have a Safe Day!

HALLO BAY BIRD LIST • ALASKA BIRDS

KACHEMAK BAY BIRDING • SHOREBIRD FESTIVAL

Snowflakes 2 by Simyra ©

Snowflakes 2

by Simyra Taback ©

Beautiful feathery flakes of snow

Over the woodland and field they go

Making a blanket so warm and deep

Over the flowers that lie asleep

Unknown 

Snowflakes by Simyra ©

Snowflakes

by Simyra Taback ©

"Announced by all the trumpets of the sky,

arrives the snow."

by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Weather: Wednesday, 02.29.12

February Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer
Webcams:  Live 24/7
Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline - camera at hospital!)
Homer Birdcam  (online)


HOMER
Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Mostly cloudy with chance of snow today, possible rain tonight. Temperatures: 18F to 23F (-7.8c to -5c)   
Visibility:   1.0 miles  
Ceiling:   unlimited  
Wind:   today less than 5 mph, then tonight becoming NNE 5 to 10 mph  
Barometric Pressure:   29.61 Steady  
Outside Humidity:   100%  
Tigger Forecast:   cold and wet - now kitty-napping! 
Actual Sunrise:   8:04 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:33 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:23 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:14 PM  
Moon Rise:   10:02 AM  
Moon Set:   3:28 AM  
Moon:   First Quarter, 48% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   11h 51m  
Length of Day:   10h 28m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 23s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:   February 29, 1944 -
The Juneau Lumber Mills sawmill burned /more: historic notes    
AURORA FORECAST:   Low (2)  
AURORA LIVECAM
METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22  

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W
Weather Conditions:   Partly cloudy, with a chance of snow after midnight. Temperatures: -4F to 5F (-20c to -15c). Wind today NNW 5 to 10 mph, then tonight becoming 5 to 15 mph  
Actual Sunrise:   8:19 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:48 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:38 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:30 PM  
Moon Rise:   10:18 AM  
Moon Set:   3:43 AM  
Have a Safe Day!

HALLO BAY BIRD LIST • ALASKA BIRDS

KACHEMAK BAY BIRDING • SHOREBIRD FESTIVAL

Simyra and the Eagle

Simyra Bonding With The Eagle

...plus having a wee-chat about her kitties!



Tigger and the Eagle

Tigger and the Eagle!

Hey Eagle, This Is MY Yard!

Let's Have A Little Chat

About Who Gets To Land Here!

Yeah, Stay Over There!

Tigger has her own views

about who gets to come into

her yard, and who can't.

Tigger is our weather cat

and is excellent about

predicting bad weather.

The eagle?

Well, ...who knows.

Catch of the Day! ©CAndersonTX

Catch of the Day!

Chris AndersonTX © Hallo Bay Bear Camp

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Species:  BROWN BEAR  Ursus Arctos

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"What we seem to want

is a statistically homogenized picture of a species,

 when we really need to look at bears

 as dynamic, living mechanisms."

Dr. Barrie Gilbert

Weather: Saturday, 02.18.12

February Weather Report
Hallo Bay * Homer
Webcams:  Live 24/7
Homer~Kachemak Bay (offline)
Homer Birdcam 


HOMER
Lat/Lon: 59.7° N 151.5° W
Weather Conditions:   Cloudy with snow. Temperatures: mid 20F to mid 30F (-3.9c to 1.7c)  
Visibility:   10 miles  
Ceiling:   13,000'  
Wind:   NE 5 to 20 mph today, becoming NNE 5 to 15 mph tonight  
Barometric Pressure:   29.43 Steady  
Outside Humidity:   78%  
Tigger Forecast:   cold and snowy!  
Actual Sunrise:   8:35 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:05 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   7:52 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   6:48 PM  
Moon Rise:   7:01 AM  
Moon Set:   2:37 PM  
Moon:   Waning Crescent, 10% of Moon illuminated  
Length of Visible Daylight:   10h 55m  
Length of Day:   9h 29m  
Tomorrow will be 5m 20s longer      
THIS DATE IN ALASKA HISTORY:   February 18, 1884 -
Peter French was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs for Alaska with headquarters at Sitka  /more: news article    
AURORA FORECAST:   Moderate (3)  
AURORA LIVECAM
METEOR SHOWERS:   Lyrids: April 21~22  

HALLO BAY
58º 34’10.10 N, 153º 53’57.58 W
Weather Conditions:   Mostly cloudy with snow and rain showers. Temperatures: mid 20F to upper 30F (-3.9c to 3.9c). Wind: ENE 10 to 20 mph, with gusts to 35 mph today, becoming ESE 5 to 20 mph tonight   
Actual Sunrise:   8:50 AM AKST  
Actual Sunset:   6:20 PM  
Civil Twilight Sunrise:   8:07 AM  
Civil Twilight Sunset:   7:03 PM  
Moon Rise:   7:16 AM  
Moon Set:   2:54 PM  
Have a Safe Day!

HALLO BAY BIRD LIST • ALASKA BIRDS

KACHEMAK BAY BIRDING • SHOREBIRD FESTIVAL

Mother and Cubs, A Little Family Time! ©CAndersonTX

Mother Bear and Cubs

A Little Family Time!

Chris AndersonTX © Hallo Bay Bear Camp

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Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Species:  BROWN BEAR  Ursus Arctos

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"The fate of bears in many areas of the world will be decided in the next 10-20 years. The future of several species is in serious doubt. The elimination of bears from 50-75 percent of their historic range has already occurred and the remaining range will decrease unless serious efforts are focused on bear conservation."

Dr. Chris Servheen

biologist, 1990 Report on the Status of Bears