Kodiak Island would be a great place for you to visit since you mention you like to watch animals and birds. The land mammals native to the Kodiak Archipelago are the Kodiak brown bear, red fox, short-tailed weasel, little brown bat, tundra vole and river otter. Other species include the snowshoe hare, mountain goat, Sitka black-tailed deer, arctic ground squirrel, Roosevelt elk, muskrat, red squirrel, snowshoe hare and beaver. So there is plenty for you to photograph.
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Things to do to do on the island such as wildlife viewing, sight seeing, hunting, fishing, hiking and camping. Also there are Adult and youth sporting activities include volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, football and golf. They also have a ten lane bowling alley, a 300 seat movie theater and a teen center with two racquetball courts as well as figure toning salons and a fitness center.
As far as the weather is concerned Kodiak Island enjoys generally mild coastal weather patterns. There may be occasional high winds and a little rain but it is only a slight drizzle once in a while. During the summer months the long days and comfortable temperatures help to make your vacation on the Emerald Isle as enjoyable as it is beautiful.
To get to Kodiak you can take a ferry from several ports usually in Anchorage but that will depend where you are staying in Alaska. However wherever you are it shouldnt be difficult to find a ferry going to Kodiak