Blowout

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There is a reason I call this the Brown Water Journal.

A heavy rain caused the river to rise.  It was blownout!  There was so much runoff the river stayed very brown and turbid for several days.  Not so good for fishing.

Nature keeps going on.  I decided to paddle upstream to see how things were going.

Off in the distance I saw a blue heron - but there was something peculiar about his head...

Look like it was  having a bad hair day!  It must have just caught a fish.  It kept its mouth open the entire time I was watching him.  I wonder if it was now going down well.

There were more blue herons about.

The ducks were still waking up.

Though I wasn't fishing, I was so lucky to get a shot of a green heron...

... and a kingfisher.  What a treat!

The osprey were on the nest taking care of the young.  We have seen 2 young birds,

Such beautiful birds.

A killdeer was nosing around the shoreline.

There are times you come across scenes in the river.  I guess someone likes to sit in the river - maybe some evening fishing?

This heron was being very sneaky lurking under a bridge.

Off in the distance I saw several large birds.  Coming closer I saw they were vultures.

Another blue heron.  He had just caught a fish.  He dipped it into the water a few times, and then...

... it was down in a single gulp!

The Canadian geese are about with there babies.  As the goslings get bigger, the geese group together in large family groups (we have seen as many as 60 at once)!

I was surprised to see such a young family.

So cute!

A beautiful day!

Enjoy!