Bald Eagle with a Pink Salmon

eagle salmon knight inletThe Grizzly Bears aren’t the only ones who enjoy the abundant salmon run.  Birds such as eagles, Great Blue Herons, Gulls, Kingfishers and Mergansers are often seen in the river areas.  What isn’t eaten by the animals is flushed into the estuary, providing food for other marine creatures such as crabs, sculpins, cod and Halibut.  Finally the rotten fish is distributed into the forest by Bears and other animals providing natural fertilization to the forest floor.  These wild salmon truly are the backbone of our coastal ecosystem.