2011

NT4427 : A leaping salmon at Murray's Cauld near Selkirk

taken 13 years ago, near to Philiphaugh, Scottish Borders, Scotland

A leaping salmon at Murray's Cauld near Selkirk
A leaping salmon at Murray's Cauld near Selkirk
This salmon is valiantly trying to negotiate the fast running water at this weir on the Ettrick Water in order to progress upstream to breeding grounds. The Ettrick Water has a spring and autumn run of salmon. For a view across the cauld from the south bank, see NT4427 : Murray's Cauld.

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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage other tags: Salmon Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Autumn Run of Salmon [11] · Leaping [6] Title Clusters: · A leaping salmon at Murray's Cauld near Selkirk [2] ·
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NT4427, 73 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Walter Baxter   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 7 October, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 14 November, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 4489 2744 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:32.2531N 2:52.4864W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 4491 2740
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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