[mou] Might makes Right!
Ron Green
rongreen@charter.net
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 06:23:53 -0500
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I was up on a hill photographing a georgeous Great Egret along the =
Mississippi in Winona on this last Sunday. I was fairly successful at =
getting one fish after another. It seemed to have located a fertile =
feeding spot. Anyway, as I was standing there with my camera on its =
tripod, I saw a fishing boat coming towards me. The Egret was right =
around the bend opposite of me. As the men approaced, they looked at me =
and then rounded the corner, looked at the Egret, and then they headed =
straight for it. Of course, it then flew a short ways down stream and =
landed on a stump at the edge out of the water. Soon, it was back in the =
water fishing. I then moved down stream and resumed taking pictures of =
it. The fishermen also were fishing at were they stopped up stream. =
However, within about 10 minutes, here they come down to where I a at =
and to my surprise, they then made a bee line for the bird. This of =
course made it fly. Maybe all this was coicidence, or just my =
imagination, but it sure appeared that their actions were deliberate and =
a form of harrassment! As I packed up and drove away, I started =
thinking, "I wonder if the scenario been a river in Alaska with a =
grizzly or Alaskian brown bear in the Egret's place, would the fishermen =
have made different choices that morning?" For their sake, I would hope =
so! Anyway, it seems to be a sad commentary on our humanity that we just =
don't grasp the past lessons that on the short term, "might may dictate =
right", but we ultimately pay on the long term for exercising that =
option. And, unfortunately, we never seem to do a good job of =
associating the consequences with our past behaviors and choices. So we =
just keep on repeating our selfish choices without regards for the well =
being of others, including birds and other creatures around us! I =
apologize for the rambling, I guess I needed to get the frustration off =
my chest! By the way, I did get some nice images (which I will post in a =
few days), so this is not a complaint that I missed some shots.
Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was up on a hill photographing a =
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successful at getting one fish after another. It seemed to have located =
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fertile feeding spot. Anyway, as I was standing there with my camera on =
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tripod, I saw a fishing boat coming towards me. The Egret was =
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the bend opposite of me. As the men approaced, they looked at me =
and=20
then rounded the corner, looked at the Egret, and then=20
they headed straight for it. Of course, it then flew a short =
ways down=20
stream and landed on a stump at the edge out of the water. Soon, it =
was=20
back in the water fishing. I then moved down stream and resumed =
taking=20
pictures of it. The fishermen also were fishing at were they =
stopped=20
up stream. However, within about 10 minutes, here they come down to =
where I=20
a at and to my surprise, they then made a bee =
line for the bird.=20
This of course made it fly. Maybe all this =
was coicidence, or=20
just my imagination, but it sure appeared that their=20
actions were deliberate and a form of harrassment! As I packed =
up and=20
drove away, I started thinking, "I wonder if the scenario =
been=20
a river in Alaska with a grizzly or Alaskian brown=20
bear in the Egret's place, would the fishermen have made=20
different choices that morning?" For their sake, I would =
hope=20
so! Anyway, it seems to be a sad commentary on our humanity that we =
just=20
don't grasp the past lessons that on the short term, "might may dictate =
right",=20
but we ultimately pay on the long term for exercising that option. And,=20
unfortunately, we never seem to do a good job of associating the =
consequences=20
with our past behaviors and choices. So we just keep on repeating=20
our selfish choices without regards for the well being of others, =
including=20
birds and other creatures around us! I apologize for the rambling, =
I guess=20
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