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The Eagle-eyed Weatherman

My eagle eye inspects the sky

To ferret out the chill,

And now I’m left to wonder why

The snow came down at will.

 

I know it’s colder in the heights,

And all the air was wet,

So pondering that, I knew by rights,

That snow was what we’d get.

I’ve fluffed my feathers up a tad

To keep the warmth inside,

I’ll check the depth of snow we’ve had,

And take a chilly glide.

I hope you’re hibernating, all

You creatures of the hills,

You must have known this snow could fall,

It’s testing all our wills.

 

But worry not, the rain will pour,

And wash the ice away,

Then soothing days will evermore,

Bring sunshine every day.

 


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The Lunch Menu

 

“What to do? What to do? Which ones should we go after, Dad?”

“That’s a tough one, Son. So many dinners. So little time….

I guess we watch for a cripple, or a loner, like always.”

 

Poised

Over

Fields of geese

Eagles search out

 Opportunity,

Eyes open for cripples,

Some lone, wandering straggler,

Any kind of anomaly

Lacking the protection of the flock,

A victim to be whisked away for lunch.


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You and Me and Rain on the Roof

A young eagle on one of his first outings.

Hmm! Great view from up here.

Kind of windy though.

Yikes! That gust nearly unseated me.

I wonder if I should find a better place. A bit exposed here….

Help! Eeeeek! Eeeeek! Mom!

My feathers are getting all ruffled up.

Starting to rain too.

Here comes the rain. Tiny drops are gathering on my feathers. And then there’s that wind. I think I should find another place to hang out. Lots of trees out there with branches for a better grip.


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A Taste of the Good Life

Our old trailer has seen better days, but I can’t think of many that were better than this one.

The lake was peaceful, fresh, and beautiful.

An eagle patiently waited for a trout to be caught. Maybe there would be a little “something” left for him.

But first lick went to Emma. This trout fishing was new to her and she seemed to like it.

The next trout had Ruby interested. It was her turn.

Water lilies at the edges added tranquility to the scene.

Time to go ashore and stretch our legs.

Ruby and Emma found all kinds of wonderful smells there.

But right nearby, where even I could smell the animals that had been there, was the evidence of elk that had visited not long before.

A lot of peaceful moments, but never a dull one.


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Beach Picnic

Sure are a lot of seagulls down there. Family day at the beach? Or is it because the sun finally came out?

Hmm…. They seem to be all talking at once, and with their mouths full too. Ill-mannered scavengers.

Ahh … I see. It’s poor man’s caviar time. The herring have spawned near the beach.

I might try a lick or two when those pesky seagulls move along.

*Herring roe and seagull photos by Paul Knettig.