Favoritos de spinescence

I don't know how to identify willows very well. I think this might be S. lasiandra or S. scouleriana. Any help with how to identify them or what should be photographed to help identify them would be appreciated.

Last photo was taken Feb. 24, 2023 to show how the leaf scar and bud without leaves.

Elsie Mae, #1285, returned to Fidalgo Island on June 16th and has remained at this beach since then. So far she does not show signs of molting. She enters the water sometimes to cool off and emerged yesterday draped in kelp & sea lettuce.

This is was one of my favorite encounters in a long time. This coot got separated from a large flock and this young harrier tried its best to get a meal. I don't think it was at all expecting the coot to fight back, as it didn't seem to have any idea how to deal with the coot turning on its back and kicking/flapping its wings. I've never seen a coot do this to a predator before, usually they just try to repeatedly dive. I'm guessing it's because the coot wasn't particularly intimidated by the harrier (coots/large birds aren't harriers favored meals). The whole encounter lasted about 2 minutes before the harrier gave up and perched right next to the now very proud coot. The coot meandered back to its flock, unbothered by the events just prior (I realize the last pic doesn't show it, but the coot was completely unharmed).