A chinook salmon jumps into the air, barely clearing the white-water as it crashes down Skutz Falls on the Cowichan River.

A chinook salmon jumps over the first step of the fish ladder at Skutz Falls on Vancouver Island.

A chinook salmon extends it's body as it goes airborne, leaping into the oncoming rush of whitewater at Skutz Falls in the Cowichan River.

A little girl and her dog stand out against a backdrop of fall-colored trees as they watch the salmon swim upstream to spawn in the Cowichan River.

Last batch of images from the Chinook Salmon migration at Skutz Falls on Vancouver Island.

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Closeup of a leaping Chinook salmon as it attempts to clear the first step of a fish ladder at Skutz Falls in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island.

Two Chinook salmon forgo the fish ladder and try to go airborn to clear the main falls at Skutz Falls on the Cowichan River.

A photographer finds a perch above the salmon ladder at Skutz Falls.

A great blue heron stands fully upright on a moss-covered rock, searching the Cowichan River for treats.

A few more shots of Skutz Falls and the annual Chinook salmon migration happening in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island.

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