Majestic Bald Eagle
by George Buxbaum
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Majestic Bald Eagle
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George Buxbaum
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On a recent adventure on the Kenai Pennisula in southern Alaska, I had the opportunity to raft down the Kenai River toward Skilak Lake. There were several dozen eagles in the tress along the Kenai River waiting for their opportunity to snatch a salmon from the river. This one particular male eagle seemed really interested in our raft and watched us intently and directly for a long time.
It is said the eagle was used as a national emblem because, at one of the first battles of the Revolution (which occurred early in the morning) the noise of the struggle awoke the sleeping eagles on the heights and they flew from their nests and circled about over the heads of the fighting men, all the while giving vent to their raucous cries. "They are shrieking for Freedom," said the patriots. Thus the eagle, full of the boundless spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful in his might, has become the national emblem of a country that offers freedom in word and thought and an opportunity for a full and free expansion into the boundless space of the future.
--Maude M. Grant
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August 22nd, 2014
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