When Shakespeare wrote, “Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo,” the playwright had no idea what those words would mean to Juneau, a community that fell in love with a black wolf named Romeo.
Romeo love to socialize with Juneau dogs. Photo by Nick Jans.
On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Dr. Emily Kane, composer William Todd Hunt and writer Nick Jans talk about their hopes to keep memories of Romeo alive in music, art, dance and literature, through the Orpheus Project.
Also on Friday’s show: the birds of Juneau, through the eyes of 19-year-old Jessica Millsaps, who has been photographing birds since she was ten-years-old.
Rufous Hummingbird. Photo by Jessica Millsaps, who volunteers to band hummingbirds for a Juneau Audubon Society research project.
Jessica Millsaps photographed this Mountain Bluebird at the Mendenhall Golf Course.
The Great Horned Owl, seen hiding in some cottonwoods, is hard to photograph because it’s a nocturnal bird. Jessica Millsaps says she photographed this bird after a bunch of Steller’s Jays, upset about a predator in their midst, made such a racket and suddenly she realized why.
Jessica Millsaps spotted this Greater Yellow Legs on the beach at Echo Cove.
Jessica Millsaps photographed this Song Sparrow last summer while banding hummingbirds. She says the bird was part of a group of birds, who watched her out of curiosity.
Jessica Millsap says Wilson’s Snipes are hard to photograph, because you usually come across them when they burst out of the tall grasses and take you by surprise.
Arctic Tern photographed at Mendenhall Glacier last summer. Jessica Millsap spotted it hovering over the water as the sun came up over Thunder Mountain.
This Pacific Wren was sitting on a log along the Outer Point Trail on Douglas Island, when Jessica Millsaps and her brother, Cody, spotted it. Jessica was surprised that the bird allowed her to approach for a closer shot. Usually they hide under logs.
This Ruby Crowned Kinglet, with its tiny red cap, was spotted dashing through the trees. Jessica Millsaps says this photo was a real challenge, because this bird rarely sits still for long.
Juneau Audubon Society’s Birds of the Week:Male Mallard Duck. Photo by Jessica Millsaps.
Juneau Audubon Society’s Birds of the Week: Female Mallard Duck and chicks, photographed by Jessica Millsaps.
Juneau Audubon Society’s Birds of the Week: Savannah Sparrow, which looks a lot like a Song Sparrow. Photographed by Bob Armstrong.
Juneau Audubon Society Birds of the Week: Bonaparte’s Gull. Photographed by Bob Armstrong.
Listen to a compilation of interviews for Friday’s show:
Part 1. Photographing Juneau’s Birds. Guests: Jessica Millsaps and Brenda Wright, Juneau Audubon Society.
Part 2. Remembering Romeo, a wolf that came to Juneau. Guests: Dr. Emily Kane, William Todd Hunt and Nick Jans.
Please note: due to technical problems, we are unable to bring you the third interview on Friday’s program about the Sealaska Heritage Foundation’s teacher’s conference. We’ll revisit that topic next Friday.
During the summer Juneau Afternoon airs three days a week: Wednesday, Thursday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO Juneau 104.3, online at ktoo.org, and repeated at 4:00 p.m. on KRNN 102.7.
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