Some cranes, most likely the elders of the of the group, show a form of confidence that can only come through years of trial mixed with the tribulation of overcoming most everything. They are, or should I say, become, an incredibly durable bird. Migration flights of thousands of miles. Enduring all kinds of weather, from … Read more
It doesn’t happen every year, but sometimes, at our local lock and dam near Muscatine, you’ll find a particular eagle that dominates the lock chamber. There’s water in there…it’s calm, and it get’s a fish coming through now and then…and this big bird takes advantage of that. Due to it’s size and demeanor I’m pretty … Read more
I’ve been practicing social distancing, long before it became a buzzword, and a new way of life for most people these days. Thing is, it’s not really a new thing at all…nature uses it all the time. Take for instance this happening from a few years ago. You have a really popular perch…and a fair … Read more
Some Sandhill cranes are downright playful. It’s not uncommon to find them grabbing stalks and sticks and just tossing them as high into the air as they can….or jump with some object in their mouth and just fling it upward with what appears to be an almost gleeful attitude. I guess in a sense, Nebraska … Read more
You have to hand it to the eagle…sometimes they just aren’t picky. From observation, I think some birds prefer fresh fish…they’ll wait patiently for the right opportunity to hunt a live and floppy fish, plucked right from the water. In other cases, some individuals are a lot less finicky. Fish, long expired, but trapped in … Read more
It’s important, I think, with regards to our current state of affairs, to focus more on the small, but good things that are around us. If not now, when would be a better time? Is it delusional to turn off the news and to feed one’s mind with other things? Only you can be the … Read more