Check out this amazing narrative.
Sonny spots Mr. Osprey scoping the river for any breakfast that might be out there.
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Before making his play, Osprey scouts above to see if he himself isn't being stalked. He's heard there's been some trouble coming from above.
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Deciding it's "safe enough," the Osprey decides to go after that silvery shadow he saw down near the river's surface.
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The claws are out, and the forecast isn't looking good for somebody in the river.
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The sad loser of today's lottery-of-existence is Mr. Blue-Back Herring.
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His catch secured, Mr. Osprey turns back to his nest to show the Missus that he isn't that useless after all.
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But wait!! Arriving from nowhere, previously sensed by Mr. Osprey but until now unseen, comes Mr. American Bald Eagle. "Fuck you, Mr. Osprey!" he cries. "Gimme that herring!! I know Trump!!! America first or something!"
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A couple of mornings ago, Sonny was following some herons with a camera when a car stopped on the bridge over him and tossed a kitty into the river. Sonny is a passionate man, and forced to choose between going in after the cat and chasing down and killing the driver of the car, I imagine he briefly thought of the latter, but he went for the cat instead, reached her alive, and pulled her to safety.
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Today, he reports that, after a clean bill of health from the vet, his daughter has adopted the rescue-ee — now named Penelope — and promises to spoil her.
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