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Cariboo-Chilcotin

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Spawning pair of sockeye salmon in breeding colours on a shallow gravel bed, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Sockeye salmon swim hundreds of miles up into the interior of British Columbia to spawn and die. They reach the Mitchell River via the Fraser River, the Quesnel River and Quesnel Lake. The dead and dying salmon feed a rich community of bears, wolves, eagles and other wildlife, who drag their bodies into the forest to add nutrients to the plants that grow there. Plants flourish when they take up nutrients from the decomposing bodies of salmon, and they attract song birds and other species to the dense growths of wild berry bushes and the increased numbers of insects near the salmon rivers.<br /> <br /> Other photos from the local area can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/s0hcIc">http://goo.gl/s0hcIc</a><br /> <br /> 27/11/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
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Spawning pair of sockeye salmon in breeding colours on a shallow gravel bed, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia

Sockeye salmon swim hundreds of miles up into the interior of British Columbia to spawn and die. They reach the Mitchell River via the Fraser River, the Quesnel River and Quesnel Lake. The dead and dying salmon feed a rich community of bears, wolves, eagles and other wildlife, who drag their bodies into the forest to add nutrients to the plants that grow there. Plants flourish when they take up nutrients from the decomposing bodies of salmon, and they attract song birds and other species to the dense growths of wild berry bushes and the increased numbers of insects near the salmon rivers.

Other photos from the local area can be seen here: http://goo.gl/s0hcIc

27/11/13 http://www.allenfotowild.com

CaribooChilcotin RegionBritish ColumbiaMitchell Riverspawning sockeye salmon

  • Fresh snow at higher elevations and yellow aspens among the evergreens, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Fall colors with fresh snow on the peaks, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia<br /> <br /> You can actually see the snow line, below which the precipitation fell as rain. <br /> <br /> Other photos of the beautiful fall colors and the Cariboo Mountains can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/93RDeD">http://goo.gl/93RDeD</a><br /> <br /> 25/11/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Two female sockeye salmon in breeding colours on a gravel spawning bed in Mitchell Creek, British Columbia<br /> <br /> The sockeye salmon die after spawning and feed the local ecosystem including bears, wolves and eagle.
  • Dead male and female sockeye salmon, post-spawning, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin country, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Sockeye salmon swim hundreds of miles up into the interior of British Columbia to spawn and die. They reach the Mitchell River via the Fraser River and Quesnel Lake. The dead and dying salmon feed a rich community of bears, wolves, eagles and other wildlife, who drag their bodies into the forest to add nutrients to the plants that grow there. Plant species that efficiently take up nutrieints from the decomposing bodies of salmon flourish, and attract more song birds to the dense growths of wild berry bushes and the increased numbers of insects near the salmon rivers.
  • American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Other photos from the region can be seen here, including a spawning sockeye salmon: <a href="http://goo.gl/v5UDED">http://goo.gl/v5UDED</a><br /> <br /> 26/12/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Sunrise on a frosty morning on the creek near Llkely, British Columbia<br /> <br /> The white frost on the grasses and the low hanging mist on the water gave an interesting, almost ethereal, look to the image that is best seen at the largest sizes.<br /> <br /> Other photos of the area (spawning sockeye salmon, mountains, snow, fall colours, grizzly) can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/kx60c4">http://goo.gl/kx60c4</a><br /> <br /> 21/12/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Spawning pair of sockeye salmon in breeding colours on a shallow gravel bed, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia<br /> <br /> Sockeye salmon swim hundreds of miles up into the interior of British Columbia to spawn and die. They reach the Mitchell River via the Fraser River, the Quesnel River and Quesnel Lake. The dead and dying salmon feed a rich community of bears, wolves, eagles and other wildlife, who drag their bodies into the forest to add nutrients to the plants that grow there. Plants flourish when they take up nutrients from the decomposing bodies of salmon, and they attract song birds and other species to the dense growths of wild berry bushes and the increased numbers of insects near the salmon rivers.<br /> <br /> Other photos from the local area can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/s0hcIc">http://goo.gl/s0hcIc</a><br /> <br /> 27/11/13 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Battered female sockeye salmon on the gravel spawning bed, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Mitchell River with fall colors and fresh snow on the Cariboo Mountains, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Snow covered Cariboo Mountains as seen from Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Sockeye salmon sushi for grizzly bears, fresh snow, Cariboo Mountains. Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Late day shadows on the snow, Cariboo Mountains, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Western red cedar tree with epiphytes, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin region, British Columbia
  • Cariboo Mountains and the Michell River
  • Sockeye salmon remains left by a grizzly bear, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia
  • Lichen-covered red cedar, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia
  • Snow-covered Cariboo Mountains and evergreen trees, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia
  • New snow, Cariboo Mountains, Mitchell River, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia
  • Snow-line above Mitchell Creek, Cariboo-Chilcotin Region, British Columbia
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