A crow carries a freshwater mussel onto a dock in an attempt to break it open by dropping it at Cultus Lake's Main Beach on Tuesday.

A crow carries a freshwater mussel onto a dock in an attempt to break it open by dropping it at Cultus Lake's Main Beach on Tuesday.

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A crow carries a freshwater mussel onto a dock during a warm autumn afternoon at Cultus Lake's Main Beach.

A crow carries a freshwater mussel onto a dock in an attempt to break it open by dropping it at Cultus Lake’s Main Beach on Tuesday.

Chilliwack has been experiencing, not only sunny, but unusually warm autumn weather lately.

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