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Kansas Cosmosphere - Kansas Cosmosphere in Hutchinson July 2005, with followup visits in 2007 and 2018. Historic space vehicles Apollo 13 command module Odyssey, Gus Grissom's long-lost Mercury capsule Liberty Bell 7, and the Gemini X capsule.
The Apollo 13 capsule in 2018 at the Kansas Cosmosphere.
Apollo 13		 The Gemini X capsule in 2018 at the Kansas Cosmosphere.
Gemini X		 Lunar rover in 2018 at the Kansas Cosmosphere.
Lunar Rover

Mississippi River eagles - Mississippi River eagles, Iowa/Illinois, January 2018. Bald eagles eating fish. Also see YouTube video.
Bald eagles, Keokuk, Iowa. This image was taken with Canon M100 on 500mm lens. The following image was taken with Canon 5D Mark III on same 500mm lens.
 Bald eagles, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with a fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with a fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle swooping in, Keokuk, Iowa.
Bald eagle is successful, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle pulls the fish out of the water, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 A pelican cruises by, Keokuk, Iowa.
A pelican cruises by, Keokuk, Iowa.
 A pelican cruises by, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle screeching, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle with fish, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagles on the Mississippi River ice, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
Bald eagle flies in front of the dam, 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.
 Juvenile bald eagles sparring for some reason, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 A pelican floating among the bald eagles, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
Bald eagle, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle with fish, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Sometimes the fish fits in the beak, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle with fish, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle takes off, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagles, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
Juvenile bald eagle makes first attempt, 1 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle misses, 2 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle swings around for another try, 3 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle starts second attempt, 4 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle locks in, 5 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle yanks the fish out of the water, 6 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
Eagle fishing
Juvenile bald eagle with fish, 7 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle with fish, 8 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle with fish, 9 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle with fish, 10 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle with fish, 11 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Juvenile bald eagle with fish, 12 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
Juvenile bald eagle checks his catch, 13 of 13 in sequence, Lock and Dam 18, Illinois.
 Bald eagle grabs a big fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle with a fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle struggles to lift big prize, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle finds a spot to enjoy dinner, 1 of 7 in sequence, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle eating fish, 2 of 7 in sequence, Keokuk, Iowa.
Eagle dinner
Bald eagle eating fish, 3 of 7 in sequence Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle eating fish, 4 of 7 in sequence, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle eating fish, 5 of 7 in sequence, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle eating fish, 6 of 7 in sequence, Keokuk, Iowa.
 I canīt believe I dropped it, 7 of 7 in sequence, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle grabs a fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
Bald eagle with a fish, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Bald eagle, Keokuk, Iowa.
 Gone fishinī, Keokuk, Iowa.

Trailcam Inferno - Forest fire captured on trailcam, and a few wildlife images.
My trail cameras were located at the bottom of this hill in Wind Cave National Park 2012-18.
 Turkeys along the road in north-central Nebraska.
 Fort Niobrara NWR semi-frozen waterfall.
 Fort Niobrara NWR semi-frozen waterfall.
 Bighorn ewe, Badlands National Park.
 Badlands National Park touched by snow.
Deer racing along flats above the Badlands.
 Deer in the Badlands.

Black Hills and Badlands - Custer State Park and Badlands National Park, May 2018. Bison, bighorns, pronghorns, meadowlark, and I found what was left of my trailcam that got destroyed by fire.
Custer State Park May 2018 showing the effects of the November 2017 fire.
 Tree almost undercut by 2017 fire, Custer State Park May 2018. Many trees were scorched on one side and undamaged on the other side.
 The remains of my Moultrie trail camera, destroyed by fire in December 2017 in Custer State Park
 Bison endure a downpour, Custer State Park.
 Bison with calf, Custer State Park.
 Three bison calves, Custer State Park.
Bison posing for a nickel, Badlands National Park.
 Pronghorns, Custer State Park.
 Pronghorn, Custer State Park.
 Meadowlark, Custer State Park.
 Meadowlark takes flight, Custer State Park.
 Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
 Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
 Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
 Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
 Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
 Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
Group of bighorn ewes, Badlands National Park.
 Badlands National Park.

4th of July parade - 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT, 2018.
4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 4th of July parade, Red Lodge, MT.
 Sunset near Red Lodge, MT.

4th of July fireworks - 4th of July fireworks, Red Lodge, MT, 2018.
Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fireworks, Red Lodge, MT.

Trailcam images - Trailcam images, mostly near Red Lodge, MT, 2017-18. Several moose shots day and night, elk, deer.
Deer near Jewel Cave, South Dakota.
 Deer near Jewel Cave, South Dakota.

Loess Bluffs NWR - Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri, December 2018. Eagles, snow geese.
Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Missouri Eagles		 Bald eagle, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle gathering nesting material, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle returning to the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle returning to the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle returning to the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle leaving the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle leaving the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
About 20 bald eagles on the ice keeping an eye on the ducks, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle trying to stir up the ducks, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle carrying nesting material, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. This looks like an older juvenile perhaps attempting to nest for the first time.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Juvenile bald eagle takes flight, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Juvenile bald eagle, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Eagle near nest, west loop of Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. (This is a different nest than most of the images in this slide show.)
 Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles taking a break from nest building, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle landing in nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle lands in the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle lands in the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle lands in the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle placing stick in the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle placing stick in the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle leaves the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle leaves the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Bald eagle leaves the nest, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Bald eagle eating something, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri. If you look closely, you can see what looks like a duck foot.
 Trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
Trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Hawk, perhaps a red-tail even though the red isnīt evident here, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Hawk, perhaps a red-tail, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Hawk, not sure what kind, Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.
 Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri.

Trailcam update - Trailcam images, Luther, MT, 2019, including a glimpse of a mountain lion, a bear, and the usual deer.
Deer, Luther, MT.
 Deer, Luther, MT.
 Deer, Luther, MT.
 Deer, Luther, MT.
 Deer, Luther, MT.
 Deer, Luther, MT.
Deer, Luther, MT.
 Deer, Luther, MT.
[Blog entries for 2018]

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