Taking Flight Metal Print

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This bald eagle adult is captured at the moment it deploys its wings for launching from the evergreen branches where it is perched. I watched this bird in Juneau, Alaska hop among these branches for ten minutes before it eventually took flight. I had made it to a craggy perch high above the Gastineau Channel and found myself at eye level with this eagle when I reached the top.

Long ago when I was in high school, two passions began to wrestle for dominance inside me, the world of science and the world of art. In particular I was drawn to biology and oil painting at the same time. I struggled to merge these conflicting realities of facts and emotions, trying to determine which should prevail in my life. After many decades of internal "war," the best I've been able to do is merge a career as a field biologist with habitat engineering, and also pursue painting as a pastime. I'm happy to report that some time ago I found the secrets to resolving my early conflicts between art and science. I am forever grateful for having the privilege of devoting myself to the arts, sciences and humanities in the way I did, for...