Ch'aak' Kooyéigi

We found this eagle 20100612, lying on the trail by Auke Rec, among small plants and grasses in the forest. It appears to have been injured, possibly hit by a car on a nearby road, and helpless to get food or water. What puzzles me is how long it had been dead. As you can see, the plants had already been growing around and even through the feathers, indicating that it had been dead for at least two or three weeks. By this time, it should be nearly dead, but it was almost perfectly preserved. Even the eyes were still in the sockets and totally intact! I felt I needed to pray for this eagle and give it courage to travel to the spirit world and rest in peace. I felt like it needed to be helped to finally end the suffering and sadness by encouraging the eagle's spirit to move on.

This picture was taken by Aaron Baldwin.