People say there’s a dinosaur in the Congo. Mokele-mbembe.
Trouble is, sightings are by guys who don’t have cameras. Or who aren’t lucky with them.
I thought about this when I heard about shots of a Snowy Owl battling a Peregrine Falcon near Chicago’s lakefront. Taken by a guy who had luck with his camera.
They appeared on a popular birding website, and made the site even more popular overnight by going viral.
Take a look, and read the guy’s story, if you’re interested.
http://www.nabirding.com/2012/02/12/when-a-snowy-met-the-locals/
My sons used to ask me: who’d win in a fight, crocodile or shark, grizzly or lion, boxer or Ninja. Good, solid two-fisted questions.
To this list, we can add the falcon and the owl. Both have talons and speed.
Lucky for us there was a guy with talent and speed who captured the action.
Too bad he hadn’t been in the Congo when mokele-mbembe kept showing up.
At least we’ve got his pictures on North American Birding. And besides, as we know, birds are dinosaurs.