Posted on 06/28/2011 3:31:52 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
It was a crow that first caught Frank Glick's attention. It was flying around erratically, so Glick got out his Nikon camera and followed it. It was around 6 a.m. on a hazy spring day and he was driving through Fort Snelling National Cemetery because he was early for a training meeting at Delta Airlines, where he works.
Glick is an amateur photographer, but he always carries his camera, just in case. So he followed the crow, in some cultures a symbol of good luck and magic, until he saw it: a huge eagle perched on a tombstone, its eyes alert, its head craned, looking for prey. In the foreground, dew glistened on the grass.
Glick got his shot.
He didn't think too much about the photo, until he showed it to a co-worker, Tom Ryan, who e-mailed it to his brother, Paul.
Paul wondered whether a relative of the soldier might want a copy. The tail of the eagle partially covered the man's name, but Paul did some research and looked up the soldier's name in newspaper obituaries. The eagle had landed on the grave of Sgt. Maurice Ruch, who had been a member of the St. Anthony Kiwanis Club, the obituary said.
(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...
A very haunting photo. Tombstones that seem to stretch out to eternity in the mists with the eagle on the tombstone near the front.
Agree.
Why is my screen all blurry all of a sudden?
It’s been happening to a lot of folks on this thread..
Did you see this one, Jim?
Awesome...
That is truly a big bird.
Magnificent picture.
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Magnificent photo. Just magnificent.
Thought you’d like this.
Wow..
BOOKbump
Now THIS would be the cover on LIFE.
There’s an update to the story that ran this week.....
“Photo of eagle on Fort Snelling gravestone touches hearts, goes viral”
http://www.startribune.com/local/127347018.html
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