akpeac's galleriesBorn and raised in Anchorage, I've been lucky to have been able to share my life in one way or another with birds. I spent my college days at Washington State University where I received my Bachelor of Science. Being passionate about the plight of companion parrots, I started the Anchorage chapter of Parrot Education & Adoption Center ( <a href="http://www.akpeac.org">PEAC</a> ) in June 2002. In 2005 I joined the organization International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, and in 2006 I obtained Certified status as a Parrot Behavior Consultant. When not on parrot duty, I work as an IT administrator and paralegal for a local law firm.
I owe many thanks to fellow smugmugger John Gomes - for camera/lens advice, photography tips and inspiration, and so much more. Please stop by and check out <a href="http://johngomes.smugmug.com">John's photos</a> (it's definitely worth your time!)
Any skill I seem to develop over the years is likely the result of taking classes from Johnathon Green of Starlight Studio in Anchorage. Unfortunately for us, Johnathon recently purchased a photography studio on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Check him out if you're there! Email him <a href="mailto:starlightstudio@hawaii.rr.com">here</a>
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to <a href="mailto:akpeac@gmail.com">Email me</a>http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Other/My-Weird-Stuff/kareniris/234362817_X8qhZ-Ti.jpghttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/2009-10-13T18:08:34ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugGreat Blue Heron<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Great-Blue-Heron-1/9963052_qB3Wf">Great Blue Heron</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Great-Blue-Heron-1/9963052_qB3Wf" title="Great Blue Heron"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Great-Blue-Heron-1/IMG8956/680509198_G8n7P-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Great Blue Heron" title="Great Blue Heron" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-10-13T18:08:34Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Great-Blue-Heron-1/9963052_qB3WfDog walk 10-12-09<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Dog-walk-10-12-09/9950254_u3nL6">Dog walk 10-12-09</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Dog-walk-10-12-09/9950254_u3nL6" title="Dog walk 10-12-09"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Dog-walk-10-12-09/IMG8862a/679257987_j4gPw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Dog walk 10-12-09" title="Dog walk 10-12-09" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-10-12T15:11:50Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Dog-walk-10-12-09/9950254_u3nL6Haley's First Birthday!<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Haleys-First-Birthday/9823930_K7Thp">Haley's First Birthday!</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Haleys-First-Birthday/9823930_K7Thp" title="Haley's First Birthday!"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Haleys-First-Birthday/IMG8803/667513846_cqAoh-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Haley's First Birthday!" title="Haley's First Birthday!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-10-01T15:31:36Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Haleys-First-Birthday/9823930_K7ThpA Day at the Dog Park<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/A-Day-at-the-Dog-Park/8099922_CdWUA">A Day at the Dog Park</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/A-Day-at-the-Dog-Park/8099922_CdWUA" title="A Day at the Dog Park"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/A-Day-at-the-Dog-Park/IMG7866/527940106_iWbdn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A Day at the Dog Park" title="A Day at the Dog Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-05-03T17:36:45Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/A-Day-at-the-Dog-Park/8099922_CdWUAGrow a Puppy<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Grow-a-Puppy/7234718_T8xg7">Grow a Puppy</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Grow-a-Puppy/7234718_T8xg7" title="Grow a Puppy"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Grow-a-Puppy/2514weeks/464860042_dyjuL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Grow a Puppy" title="Grow a Puppy" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-21T06:35:51Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/Grow-a-Puppy/7234718_T8xg7ASCA Conformation<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Conformation/7627305_NC3FT">ASCA Conformation</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Conformation/7627305_NC3FT" title="ASCA Conformation"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Conformation/IMG7441/493176824_wVUti-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ASCA Conformation" title="ASCA Conformation" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-16T16:57:04Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Conformation/7627305_NC3FTBirds in Alaska<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-in-Alaska/4075940_Xo7sX">Birds in Alaska</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-in-Alaska/4075940_Xo7sX" title="Birds in Alaska"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-in-Alaska/IMG7193/478931469_Lynr4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Birds in Alaska" title="Birds in Alaska" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-22T11:11:58Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-in-Alaska/4075940_Xo7sXPEAC Open House 2008<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/PEAC-Open-House-2008/6850943_hWDGW">PEAC Open House 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/PEAC-Open-House-2008/6850943_hWDGW" title="PEAC Open House 2008"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/PEAC-Open-House-2008/IMG6495/438092894_ABxpc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="PEAC Open House 2008" title="PEAC Open House 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-12-16T10:24:06Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/PEAC-Open-House-2008/6850943_hWDGWASCA Herding<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Herding/5339018_TJ7pd">ASCA Herding</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Herding/5339018_TJ7pd" title="ASCA Herding"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Herding/IMG9963a/326348651_ojWp3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="ASCA Herding" title="ASCA Herding" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-05T18:04:06Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Pets/ASCA-Herding/5339018_TJ7pdCosta Rica 2008<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2008/4556695_8RfZZ">Costa Rica 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2008/4556695_8RfZZ" title="Costa Rica 2008"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2008/IMG3709Amigosdelasaves/268525299_X7kjx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Costa Rica 2008" title="Costa Rica 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-03-25T15:25:57Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2008/4556695_8RfZZEagles in the Wild<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Eagles/Eagles-in-the-Wild/4233978_5eXHN">Eagles in the Wild</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Eagles/Eagles-in-the-Wild/4233978_5eXHN" title="Eagles in the Wild"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Eagles/Eagles-in-the-Wild/IMG3198/247671237_CUnp5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Eagles in the Wild" title="Eagles in the Wild" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-01-26T13:03:40Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/Eagles/Eagles-in-the-Wild/4233978_5eXHNPet New Year 2008<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/Pet-New-Year-2008/4125453_SsmSp">Pet New Year 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/Pet-New-Year-2008/4125453_SsmSp" title="Pet New Year 2008"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/Pet-New-Year-2008/IMG2695/240680773_QWGY4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Pet New Year 2008" title="Pet New Year 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-01-06T15:54:18Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/PEAC-Events/Pet-New-Year-2008/4125453_SsmSpMammals in Alaska<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Animals/Mammals-in-Alaska/4110083_JzWqY">Mammals in Alaska</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Animals/Mammals-in-Alaska/4110083_JzWqY" title="Mammals in Alaska"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Animals/Mammals-in-Alaska/brownbearPICT0178/239658421_a4kwQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mammals in Alaska" title="Mammals in Alaska" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-01-04T06:49:28Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Animals/Mammals-in-Alaska/4110083_JzWqYAlaskan Landscapes<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Alaskan-Landscapes/4110161_uhQiY">Alaskan Landscapes</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Alaskan-Landscapes/4110161_uhQiY" title="Alaskan Landscapes"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Alaskan-Landscapes/sandhillcraanerainbowPICT0780/239664126_NEt83-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Alaskan Landscapes" title="Alaskan Landscapes" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-01-04T06:46:00Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Alaskan-Landscapes/4110161_uhQiYCosta Rica 2006<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2006/4026635_fWW7g">Costa Rica 2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2006/4026635_fWW7g" title="Costa Rica 2006"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2006/CMToucan/234387887_nV6uY-Th.jpg" width="115" height="150" alt="Costa Rica 2006" title="Costa Rica 2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2007-12-20T05:44:06Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Travel/Costa-Rica-2006/4026635_fWW7gMy Weird Stuff<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Other/My-Weird-Stuff/4026367_ScMSw">My Weird Stuff</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Other/My-Weird-Stuff/4026367_ScMSw" title="My Weird Stuff"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Other/My-Weird-Stuff/kareniris/234362817_X8qhZ-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="My Weird Stuff" title="My Weird Stuff" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2007-12-20T03:28:52Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Other/My-Weird-Stuff/4026367_ScMSwThe Birds of PEAC<p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com">akpeac</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/The-Birds-of-PEAC/4023053_BQHRk">The Birds of PEAC</a>'</p><p><a href="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/The-Birds-of-PEAC/4023053_BQHRk" title="The Birds of PEAC"><img src="http://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/The-Birds-of-PEAC/gus/234154973_CuUXa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The Birds of PEAC" title="The Birds of PEAC" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2007-12-19T09:34:35Zakpeachttp://akpeac.smugmug.comhttp://akpeac.smugmug.com/Birds/The-Birds-of-PEAC/4023053_BQHRk