Eagles in Carmacks

A couple of eagles were eating a salmon near the rec centre the other day. They were on a sand bar about 25m from the boardwalk.

There were a few fish near town that were done spawning and were now feeding the birds and occasional bear, fox, wolf

Start of Spring breakup in Carmacks

A little late with posting these, from about two weeks ago, plus 18 no the ice. River was opening up but with crampons the ice was still navigable, though not recommended for crossing. The ice came out last Saturday night by town, more of a slow whimper of a melt than a bang. Not at all like the Mackenzie by Inuvik. small channels developed then slowly merged together until the main channel of the river cleared out. Shore ice still on the banks in many places though it is going fast. There was a breakup lottery that you could enter but the actual opening of the river was so vague that one would wonder how the actual time was documented.

Aurora Borealis / Carmacks at night

Some shots down by the river early one morning a whirl ago, before the leaves all fell off. A beaver was not too impressed that I was on the bank of the Yukon River at night and kept slapping his tail. The river doesn't have a large sediment load like the Mackenzie in Inuvik so it's refreshing to see the bottom with the aurora reflected on the surface. Strong displays just before the sun came up - so patches of green with a brightening sky in the background. The last set of pics are quite atmospheric due to wood smoke drifting along the river.