Raven and Sun Totem at Saxman Totem Park outside of Ketchikan.

Raven and Sun Totem at Saxman Totem Park outside of Ketchikan.

A sunset in Upper Cook Inlet taken from the bow of the FAIRWEATHER.

Upper Cook Inlet.

The bane of Chesapeake Bay swimmers, the stinging sea nettle, Chrysaora quiquecirrha.

The bane of Chesapeake Bay swimmers, the stinging sea nettle, Chrysaora quiquecirrha.

Marsh snails, Littorina littorina.

Two types of marsh snails. The one on the right is Littorina littorina.

A Northern Water Snake basking along the river bank in early fall.

A mature blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, captured in a net.

Class B pair of horseshoe crabs.

Class B pair of horseshoe crabs.

Turkey vultures on a Patuxent River pier.

A purple winter nettle in the shallows of the Patuxent River.

A young Northern Water Snake.

A young Northern Water Snake.

A flock of Buffleheads cruising the Patuxent River.

Cormorants drying their wings on old steamboat landing piles.

A Great Blue Heron and Turkey Vultures sharing a Patuxent River pier.

Gulls on a pier.

A Great Black Backed Gull on a piling. Obviously not scared of the owl.

A Caspian Tern perched on a pole.

A young Laughing Gull.

Possibly Forster's Tern perched on a piling.

Possibly an immature Forster's Tern.

A Laughing Gull.

Turkey Vultures and Black Vultures taking a break from searching for carrion on a Patuxent River fence.

A Great Egret along the bank of the Patuxent River.

Great Blue Heron nesting area, or as it is called, a heronry.

Great Blue Heron nesting area, or as it is called, a heronry. Yes, that is a person's head peering out from the tree. Why he was there is unknown.

A Great Blue Heron on the banks of the Patuxent River.

A Great Blue Heron trying valiantly to swallow a large fish. He finally had to give up.

Resident Canada Geese - the ones who "forget" to fly home for the summer. Resident Canada Geese put additional stress on the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.

A flock of young mallards.

Sea gulls on a Patuxent River beach.

Gulls on a pier at sunset.

Gulls on a pier at sunset.

Sea gulls on a Patuxent River beach.

Sea gulls on a Patuxent River beach.

Green algae growing on a rock in the shallows of the Patuxent River.

Sea squirts washing ashore.

Sea squirts.

Young snapping turtles being released into the wild. The one on the left is underwater.

Crayfish found in a salt water pond near the Patuxent River.

Crayfish found in a salt water pond near the Patuxent River.

Crayfish found in a salt water pond near the Patuxent River.

Crayfish found in a salt water pond near the Patuxent River.

Crayfish found in a salt water pond near the Patuxent River.

Sea gulls on a deserted osprey nest.

Crow footprints in the sand.