March 05, 2008

Signs of Spring Along Byrne Creek

It was a beautiful sunny day today and I took advantage of it for a long walk along Byrne Creek.

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Sun splashing off the water.

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Red alder -- I'm allergic to the pollen -- dominates the spawning channel.

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Mayfly larva in a pool -- there's a photo of a hatched mayfly in yesterday's blog entry.

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Pileated woodpecker in Byrne Creek ravine. I love these flashy birds.

This was a hand-held shot in a forested ravine with my Canon S5 IS at its maximum 432mm telephoto (35mm camera equivalent), so don't look too closely :-).

Posted by Paul at March 5, 2008 02:52 PM