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PHOTOS: Beginning of spring at Silt Island Park

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Katherine Tomanek
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New florals coming in next to the remains of leaves from last autumn at Silt Island Park at midday on Saturday.
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Beetles are foraging in the water, spiders are building small mud-hole homes, and ducks are flying across Silt Island Park as days warm quickly in an early spring. Flowers are budding among dead leaves and bringing color to bare branches.

Insects are active at Silt Island Park, with some living among the rocks near the Colorado River.
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Small green leaves come up the trellis stem at Silt Island Park on Saturday.
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Flowers are coming in with early warm days at Silt Island Park on Saturday.
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Bubbles come to the surface of the river, looking either like soap residue or round pieces of silver at Silt Island Park.
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Mallards are in the Colorado River at Silt Island Park, enjoying the cool water on a warm Saturday.
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Some berries left over from what the winter chickadees missed, but new growth is happening already for next winter on Silt Island Park.
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Through the growing foliage, a man fishes on the opposite end of Silt Island Park, hoping for a catch on Saturday.
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What looks like scratches are actually the paths of baby dragonflies above the pond water at Silt Island Park in a long exposure shot.
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