Hey, we made it to another year in spite of Nostradamus. A few quick edits a new edition through the press and they will be good for at least another year of doomsday prophecy. I hope everyone had a safe and fun Eve and kept the roads dry for the safety of others. It is another year and true to my previous summary, I am going to continue with this little side project for sometime longer. Keeping with my new goals (it is still early in the resolution season), today’s topic is more graphic. Actually, it was so graphic the post was broken into two parts. Unfortunately, the second part has some images of graphic violence but I think they you will still like them unless you are from PETA and don’t understand that violence in nature exists every day – hunter vs. prey has been around since the world decided plants taste like crap.
On the first day of 2009, I bring you America’s Pride:
While Linda and I were in Davenport, IA over the holidays, we stopped down at the Bettendorf locks to snap a few shots of these majestic birds. Every winter they migrate down (think that is right) to the Quad Cities area to feed off the Mississippi River. It is absolutely stunning to witness these birds first hand and not have to look at an injured one through glass or chicken wire. It is obvious they know they are at the top of the flighted foodchain. Here is a view from the side that gives a better perspective of the weapon that obviously demands respect wherever they roam.
Since I have a lot of pictures today, I’ll go ahead and let you follow the jump to see the rest of them instead of overwhelming my home page.
