Nov 13, 2014 | Mammals, Salmon
There are many connections in nature with salmon. This video on Salmon and Blow Flies documents a few of them. Without any captions or narration to help — try to think about some of these connections and their possible benefits. Also look at this video by Deep...
Nov 13, 2014 | Mammals, Salmon
Note: this video on Salmon and Blow Flies in Alaska has narration with it and will be easier to see the various connections. You can also go to Natural Connections in Alaska And look at the information on pages 48 and 49 to get some more ideas. Salmon and Blow Flies...
Nov 12, 2014 | Herons, Herring
Pacific Herring Spawning and Great Blue Heron Takes Advantage of It! from Bob Armstrong on Vimeo. These Pacific herring females were laying their eggs on mussels in Auke Bay, Juneau Alaska. Of interest is there did not seem to be any males taking part. This Great Blue...
Nov 12, 2014 | Mammals, Salmon
This video shows the actual spawning act of chum salmon and part of the process of excavating the nest and covering the eggs. Salmon nests are typically called redds. The female salmon does all the work of preparing the redd for depositing her eggs. Her goal is to...