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The salmon migrate up the rivers on the North Shore to spawn during this time of year. I stopped at both the Cross River and Cascade River to watch as several dozen salmon worked their way over the rocks and through the swift shallow current. The salmon are easily seen in the water on clear sunny days.

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Osprey Carrying Salmon 001

As we watched the salmon on the Cross River in Schroeder we heard a noise upstream. An osprey dropped into the river gorge and snatched a small pink salmon from the shallow water. He flew right overhead as we watched in awe.

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I almost fell off the rock I was standing on as I panned my camera backwards over my head capturing about half a dozen images of the osprey with his talons filled with flopping salmon.

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