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Mississippi River eagles - Mississippi River eagles, Iowa/Illinois, January 2009.
Bald eagle roosting along the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle roosting near the Mississippi River, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois. This image available for licensing.
 Bald eagle roosting near the Mississippi River, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle roosting near the Mississippi River, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois. This is why you get a car with a moonroof.
 Bald eagle vocalizing near the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle carrying a fish from the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
Bald eagle vocalizing near the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa.
 Juvenile bald eagle snatching fish from the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle carrying a fish from the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle (juvenile) snagging a fish attracts attention, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle (juvenile) carrying a fish from the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
Bald eagle launching, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle launching, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle gliding over the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with fish, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
Bald eagle with fish, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle with fish, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle with a fish, Keokuk, Iowa. The lighting is horrible so we’ll just call it artistic.
 Bald eagle over the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa. The bridge to Illinois is in the background.
 Bald eagle snatching fish from the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle carrying a fish from the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.
Bald eagle sets up for the catch, Keokuk, Iowa. See next photo for the result.
 Bald eagle gets a small fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle gliding over the Mississippi River, Keokuk, Iowa.

South Dakota - Across South Dakota, Spring 2009. Burrowing owls, eagles, meadowlark, bluebird, elk, pronghorn, marmot, turkey, bison, woodchuck, woodpecker, some robins under my deck, and a balloon launch in Sioux Falls.
Burrowing Owl, Lower Brule, South Dakota.
 Burrowing Owls, Lower Brule, South Dakota.
 Golden eagles in nest near Quinn, South Dakota.
 Golden eagle chick two weeks after previous photo, near Quinn, South Dakota.
 Golden eagle chick, near Quinn, South Dakota.
 South Dakota pheasant.
A huge South Dakota jackrabbit, Custer State Park.
 South Dakota meadowlark.
 Sandpiper, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Upland Sandpiper, somewhere south of Pierre, South Dakota.
 Mountain Bluebird, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Black Hills Bluebird		 Mountain Bluebird, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Elk, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Elk captured by a trail camera, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Pronghorns sprinting across the prairie, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Pronghorns, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Pronghorn, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Marmot, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Woodchuck climbing a tree, Big Sioux Recreation Area, Brandon, South Dakota.
 Wild turkey jumping a creek, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison calves, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison calf, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Bison calf, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison calf, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison calves, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison calf, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Bison calves, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Young prairie dogs, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
Young prairie dog, Custer State Park, South Dakota.
 Badlands National Park at dusk, South Dakota.
 Elk taken with trail cam, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Elk taken with trail cam, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota.
 Red-headed woodpecker, Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota, 2009.
 Robin nest under the deck.
Robin nest under the deck.
 Robin nest under the deck.
 Robin nest under the deck.
 Robin nest under the deck.
 Robin nest under the deck.
 Fledgling robin.
Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.
 Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.
 Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.
 Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.
 Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.
 Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.
Balloon launch, Great Plains Balloon Race, Sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls Air Show - Blue Angels and Heritage Flight, July 25-26, 2009 , Sioux Falls, SD.
P-38, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Heritage flight, F-22 and P-38, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Heritage flight, F-22 and P-38, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 P-38, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angel F/A-18, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angel, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 Blue Angels, Sioux Falls Air Show.
C-130 transport, Sioux Falls Air Show.
 P-51 Mustang "Gunfighter", Sioux Falls Air Show.
P-51 Mustang

Black Hills - Custer State Park, Dec. 5-6, 2009. Bighorns in the snow.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
Black Hills Bighorn		 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorns, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram and ewe, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe digs through the snow to feed, Custer State Park.
 Hawk, perhaps a red tail, Custer State Park, September 2009.
 Bald eagle, Custer State Park, December 2009.
 Golden eagle, Custer State Park, December 2009.
Fat prairie dog, Custer State Park, December 2009.

Top 10 (+) Bighorn Sheep images from Black Hills of South Dakota - Favorite Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep images from Black Hills of South Dakota 2007-17 and beyond. Locations include Custer State Park and Cleghorn Springs State Fish Hatchery in Rapid City.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn ram tasting the air for ewes, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaps 4-foot fence, Custer State Park.
 Rocky Mountain Bighorn ewe leaping a creek, Custer State Park.

Top 10 (+) Bison and Pronghorn images from South Dakota - Favorite Bison and Pronghorn images from South Dakota 2007-17 and beyond. Locations include Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park.
Bison calf, Custer State Park.
 Pronghorns, Custer State Park.

Top 10 eagle images from South Dakota - Favorite eagle images from South Dakota 2007-17. Locations include Custer State Park, Ft. Randall dam, and a nest near Quinn.
Golden eagle, Custer State Park.

Top 10 other mammal images from South Dakota - Favorite images of "other mammals" from South Dakota 2007-17, not including elk, bison, bighorns and pronghorns.
Marmot, Custer State Park.
 Woodchuck climbing a tree, Big Sioux Recreation Area, Brandon.

Top 10 (+) big bird images from South Dakota - Favorite images of big birds (other than eagles) from South Dakota 2007-17 an beyond.
Burrowing Owl, Lower Brule.
 Wild turkey jumping a creek, Custer State Park.
 Upland Sandpiper, somewhere south of Pierre.
 Robin nest under the deck.
 Fledgling robin on my deck.

Top 10 small flying things images from South Dakota - Favorite images of little birds and butterflies from South Dakota 2007-17.
Mountain Bluebird, Custer State Park.
[Blog entries for 2009]

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