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The trip up the Roque river is more than just a boat ride. Our skipper, Kevin, kept an eye out for varous wildlife that we came across with explainations of their habits and how they fit into the ecology of the area. In this case, the rock we are looking at has a cormorant sitting on it. They dive to catch fish. | We had been watching osprey dive for fish in the river while at the RV park. This is an osprey nest with an osprey in it. They like the tops of tall trees. | Here is a much larger osprey nest. Note the size of the nest relative to the size of the osprey sitting on the edge of the nest. Osprey mate for life and come back to the same nest each year and add a little more to the nest. This nest shows that it has been used for many years. | Then we have the ever popular Turkey Vulture! They help to keep the world clean. |
Back to speed you can see that Carlton Camrye has to hold onto his cap to keep it from blowing off. Joe, his son, is behind the hair to his left. | This was the largest osprey nest that we saw. | And here is a closer view of an osprey. | Why are we all looking at the bridge? It doesn't seem particularly spectaclar does it. Well, its claim to fame is that in 1964, a very wet year, this bridge became the measure of the highest stream flow ever measured on the Roque river as water flowed over the bridge deck. look again and try to imagine how much water that would be! |
And on up the river we go. | Here you can tell the speed that we are going up the rapids. | ... and then our first sighting of a Bald Eagle. They migrate south each fall and return in the spring. | And on up the river we go. Larry is hanging onto his hat to keep the wind from the speed of the boat from blowing his hat off. |
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