Consumers of salmon

The return of salmon from the ocean to their natal habitat directly benefits many freshwater and terrestrial consumers.

Juvenile bald eagle foraging in a salmon stream.
Juvenile bald (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) eagle foraging in a salmon stream.
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Bald Eagle Bird Chordata Class Aves Haliaeetinae Haliaeetus leucocephalus Phylum Chordata South Central Alaska United States Vertebrate chordate stream topside wild
Black bear
A black bear (Ursus americanus) eyes me in its foraging area, a salmon stream.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Autumn Chordata Clade Eutheria Class Mammalia Cordova Eyak Lake Order Carnivora Phylum Chordata Prince William Sound South Central Alaska United States Ursidae Ursus americanus Vertebrate black bear chordate mammal topside wild
Grizzly in salmon stream
Grrizzly bear (Ursus arctos) looking for a meal of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in an Alaskan spawning stream.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Clade Eutheria Class Actinopterygii Class Mammalia Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Order Carnivora Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Ursidae Ursus arctos Ursus arctos horribilis Vertebrate brown bear chordate grizzly bear mammal nature stream topside underwaterphoto wild
Grizzly in salmon stream
Grrizzly bear (Ursus arctos) looking for a meal of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in an Alaskan spawning stream.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Clade Eutheria Class Actinopterygii Class Mammalia Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Order Carnivora Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Ursidae Ursus arctos Ursus arctos horribilis Vertebrate brown bear chordate grizzly bear mammal nature stream topside underwaterphoto wild
Lunch in sight: Bald Eagle next to salmon carcass
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) on lake shore next to Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) carcass while another swims by with fins protruding above the waters surface.
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Bald Eagle Bird Chordata Class Actinopterygii Class Aves Cordova Eyak Lake Haliaeetinae Haliaeetus leucocephalus Infraclass Teleostei Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Prince William Sound Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate chordate nature stream underwaterphoto wild
Glaucous-winged Gull dining on a spawned-out male Sockeye Salmon
Glaucous-winged Gull (Larus glaucesens) dining on a spawned-out male Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) carcass.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Bird Charadriiformes Chordata Class Actinopterygii Class Aves Glaucouswinged Gull Infraclass Teleostei Laridae Larus glaucescens Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Summer Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy carcass chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water gull lotic migratory nature semelparity semelparous stream underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Grizzly Bear on the look-out for salmon
Grizzly (a.k.a. Brown) Bear (Ursus arctos) hunting salmon in a south-central Alaska spawning stream. There is an open wound just posterior of its right foreleg; most likely from another bear.
Alaska Alaska wild salmon Chordata Clade Eutheria Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Phylum Chordata South Central Alaska Summer United States Ursidae Ursus arctos Ursus arctos horribilis Vertebrate brown bear chordate grizzly bear mammal stream topside wild
American Dipper with Sockeye salmon egg
American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) with Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) egg in bill perched on willow (Salix sp.) over a salmon stream.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon American Dipper Angiosperm Bird Chordata Cinclidae Cinclus mexicanus Class Actinopterygii Class Aves Eudicot Infraclass Teleostei Kingdom Plantae Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Order Malpighiales Pacific salmon Passeriformes Phylum Chordata Plant Red Salmon Salicaceae Salix sp.Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Spring Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei United States Vertebrate Water Ouzel Willow chordate dipper nature salmon habitat songbird stream topside underwaterphoto wild
Caddisfly larvae feeding on Sockeye Salmon carcass
Caddisfly larvae perched on a dorsal fin ray of the Sockeye Salmon carcass they are feeding on. Aspect ratio = 4:5.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Arthropoda Chordata Class Actinopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Insect Invertebrate Neopterygii Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Arthropoda Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Trichoptera United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromy arthropod biosphere caddisfly larvae carcass chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater in situ lotic marine life migratory naturalworld nature salmon carcass semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild salmon
Coho Salmon fry feeding on Sockeye Salmon carcass
Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) fry feeding on Sockeye Salmon (O. nerka) carcass. Aspect ratio = 4:5.
Actinopterygii Alaska Alaska wild salmon Arthropoda Chordata Class Actinopterygii Coho Salmon Infraclass Teleostei Insect Invertebrate Neopterygii Oncorhynchus kisutch Oncorhynchus nerka Pacific salmon Phylum Arthropoda Phylum Chordata Red Salmon Salmonidae Salmoniformes Salmoninae Seacam underwater housing Silver Salmon Sockeye Salmon South Central Alaska Subclass Neopterygii Teleost Teleostei Trichoptera United States Vertebrate anadromous anadromous fish anadromy arthropod biosphere caddisfly larvae carcass chordate diadromous diadromy fresh water freshwater fry in situ lotic marine life migratory naturalworld nature salmon carcass searun semelparity semelparous stream under fresh water underwater underwater photography underwaterphoto wild wild salmon