Thursday, March 29, 2012

Trout Stairs


Trout Stairs
Shepard of the Hills Fish Hatchery
Branson, Missouri
March, 2012

Did you know that trout like to climb uphill?
The trout will jump up these steps to get to the stream
that takes them to the river below.

I am linking this post to Alphabe Thursday
This weeks theme is the letter S

I am linking this post to This or That Thursday 

14 comments:

  1. It's clever, this idea. I'm not sure I've come across trout stairs, only salmon leaps - a similar idea.

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  2. The instinctual drive to survive and reproduce is an amazing thing. Very nice photo Rita.

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  3. This is a great post for letter S. I love when I come to the different blogs and see things I have never come across before. What a treat to see this.

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  4. It keeps them fit I suppose, but if it was me I would be tempted to take the lift.

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  5. I knew salmon went up stream, but I didn't know trout could climb stairs.

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  6. I have visited the salmon stairs in Oregon. So cool!!!

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  7. That's cool. I HAVE wondered about those climbing fish. Pretty amazing the things they do!

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  8. I knew Salmon like that but not trout...cool.

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  9. Great shot Rita...looks like a trout exercise machine :)

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  10. We've visited several fish ladders (that's what we call them Out West -- same thing though) but I've never ever got such a great picture. Thanks --

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  11. that is so neat! I've never seen this before, but I'm not a big fisherwoman... Love to see it in action! {:-D

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  12. This is So neat... I have heard of fish Swimming up Stream but never up Stairs!!!

    Great post for the letter "S"!

    Thanks for linking.

    A+

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