Waiting for the Lakes to open
The Lower Chukuni River that flows from Red Lake does not completely freeze over all winter. And it is the first to open right up in the spring.
I been out 4 times now in the past two weeks and this time I remembered the camera. The ducks and gulls are gathering there in huge numbers. Tonight I saw what I am sure was some Herons and even a Loon. There are Mergansers, Mallards and even a few Bald Eagles in the mix too. Last time out I had a Bald Eagle fly 20 or 40 feet over the canoe. Very very cool!
Here are some photos.
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A piece of ice floating downstreamhttp://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...5_123508_n.jpghttp://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4608318_n.jpghttp://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1183164_n.jpghttp://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...9_917807_n.jpg
A cloud that looks like a dragonflyhttp://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5328392_n.jpg
And then the sunset shots...
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