Kenai Wetlands | Golden Hour
- over 4 years ago
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I got to go to Kenai for a work project. I took 4 quads but only got to fly this one pack, the first day. I got delayed because the highway was closed due to a forest fire that has been burning since June. Super smokey, but this location was fairly clear that day. It has been an unusually dry summer, so these wetlands are not as wet as they normally would be. #drought #dryweather. Filming at 30fps and 1/60th of a second, with ND8 filter and getting some nice motion blur over the grass. The small park at the Warren Ames Memorial Bridge gives foot access to the south bank of the Kenai River and the extensive marsh that reaches five river miles to the sea. In early May, thousands of Sandhill cranes and other migrating waterfowl feed in the sedge and grass communities to the west. Shorebirds work along the banks. Caribou forage in this area from June through August. Moose browse along the edges. Several species of owls patrol the flats. Watch for coyotes afoot and northern harriers aloft, both seeking avian snacks in the sedges. Cultural Connection The Kenai River Special Management Area begins here and extends upriver. The Dena’ina Kenaitze Indian Tribe operates an educational salmon fishery for tribal members at a traditional site on Birch Island a quarter mile upstream from the bridge. Viewing Tip The ebbing tide draws shorebirds to the newly exposed beach and stimulates salmon to migrate upstream in the current. Moose browse early and late in the day. Watch for caribou crossing the flats, especially east of the highway on the north side of the river. Investigate the boardwalk and viewing scopes located north of the river on the west side of the highway. Music- Artist: dvine Title: Eternal State Quad- Frame: MB Epic Cinematic 7 Motors MB Primo 2208/2150kv Props: HQ 7x4x3 Battery: CNHL 2200mah 5s GoPro Hero 7, 2.7k, 30p, superview, hypersmmmooooooth Kenai Wetlands, Kenai Alaska.