Eel migration - waiting for mouth to open by gilbertwood

Eel migration - waiting for mouth to open

On Sunday I was at the Hopkins River mouth where it meets the ocean. Again it is closed (occurs regularly) but with high tide it nearly gets there! This shows you how close. And now after the rain, it is time for the eels to migrate down the river and out into the ocean. There were a few eels waiting to make the trek :)
Sam
How interesting! I didn't know eels migrated!
March 28th, 2017  
So what do they do if they can't make it out to the ocean?
March 28th, 2017  
Oh my.
March 28th, 2017  
@gigiflower They spawn up in the Coral sea, then the juveniles swim all the way back and up the river - even UP the waterfall :)
@terryliv Fishermen catch them! They can wriggle across the sand, but this is usually done at night time.
March 28th, 2017  
lovely ...
March 28th, 2017  
@gilbertwood Well that's not fair.
March 28th, 2017  
Interesting info Denise. I have never thought about eels migrating :)
March 28th, 2017  
How cool. Hope you get a chance to capture when it happens.
March 28th, 2017  
Lovely images. Looks nice and warm there.
March 28th, 2017  
Interesting capture!
March 28th, 2017  
Super triptych and really interesting information. I didn't know that eels migrate.
March 28th, 2017  
so interesting
March 28th, 2017  
Lovely images, I had no idea that eels migrated 😀
March 28th, 2017  
Interesting set of images.
March 28th, 2017  
Wonderful series of shots
March 28th, 2017  
I learned something new today! It's a good set of images to tell the story.
March 28th, 2017  
Nice collage of shots and interesting info.
March 28th, 2017  
Lovely triptych panel full of interest and colour Denise:)
March 28th, 2017  
A super triptych and interesting info
March 28th, 2017  
Ours do it to. We make entrances into the dikes to let them go in and out. So sorry there are less every year.
March 28th, 2017  
wow I did not know this about eels at all. nature is just so stunningly amazing and weird! love the triptych - this is a fav for me :)
March 28th, 2017  
Bep
Very interesting. I recently saw an item on TV about eel migration.
March 28th, 2017  
lovely
March 29th, 2017  
Beautiful images. Here's hoping those eels make it out to sea.
March 29th, 2017  
So interesting! Wonderful shots!
March 29th, 2017  
I did not know eels migrated- or at least some eels do. Beautiful sea shots.
March 29th, 2017  
Cool ocean shots.
March 29th, 2017  
It's an eely interesting series of photos!
March 29th, 2017  
Nice captures of this natural occurrence.
March 29th, 2017  
Great collage, beautiful images
March 29th, 2017  
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