Catkins - a sure sign of spring

My Mallard photo and this catkin photo definitely don't have the colour backgrounds that I would have chosen : ) However, this was the water colour at this spot in the pond.

This photo was taken at a wetland in SW Calgary yesterday, 10 April 2016, when I called in for just a very quick visit. The weather forecast had been for mainly sunny, but the day turned out to be mainly cloudy with a bit of sun. That made me cancel my plans to do a longer drive somewhere, which left me longing to get out with my camera. The temperature this morning is -2C, but supposed to soar to 17C this afternoon. A few days ago, it got up to 23C! Crazy for early spring.

Willows can be very difficult to identify, so I'm not sure if this is this is Beaked Willow, Salix bebbiana, also known as Bebb's Willow, or something else.