Tuesday, September 20, 2011

When the fish aren't biting




We spent the afternoon on the Yaquina River, fishing for salmon. Although we saw many small coho salmon jumping out of the water, none was interested in our bait.

All along the river, we encountered several bird species that also fish. Many of them were resting, but we saw pelicans and loons catching fish, and egrets and herons fishing. Gulls were flying high, chasing aero-plankton (probably swarming carpenter ants).

The photos show cormorants, brown pelicans, and gulls hanging out around the oyster house and it's nursery piers.

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