This Osprey Is a Better Fisherman Than You

But you probably can't see as well as he can. And you probably don't have talons. 

This is just a video of an osprey catching fish, but it's kind of mesmerizing.

This is how you fish with style.

Saturday Morning Open Thread

Welcome to Saturday. You made it. I haven't done a news roundup in awhile, so it's about time:

1. Balloon guy turns back after 12 hours. According to the piece, it's due to a "technical issue". I think that "technically" crossing the Atlantic via helium balloons was a stupid idea.
2. Happy Birthday to the Star Spangled Banner. On this day in history, Francis Scott Key composed the lyrics that ultimately became our national anthem.
3. Columbia City Council ignored the advice of their own lawyer in Bull Street Deal: The City's own lawyer stated he had an "ethical duty" to advise that the deal exposed the City to "significant  legal and financial risks". Hey, what could that guy possibly know? He's just a lawyer, right? The City Council members can always just raise our taxes and solve the problem!
4. US and Russia announce an agreement on Syria: Russia has negotiated us into giving up the right to use force. UN sanctions will be the enforcement mechanism. I'm sure everything will work out just fine.
5. The Gamecocks try to rebound against Vanderbilt: I'm hoping for a good showing from the defense. They could use a good game after the poor showing against Georgia.

That's all I've got for you. Today's post brought to you by Hemingway's Fishing Charters.

Gone Fishin'

Have a good weekend.

Shark Attacks Redfish Video

Amazing video of a shark attacking a fish [Courtesy Garden and Gun.] I think this is why my wife doesn't like swimming in murky water.

Government Confiscates Tuna

What should this guy have done differently? It seems like he did everything right, and the Government still took the fish away. Doesn't NOAA have anything better to do?

[H/T Uncle]

Caption Contest Winner

Can you do better?

You see Elizabeth? These are fish. We go out on boats and use nets to catch them. We bring them back and pack them in ice and sell them. Its called working for a living. Maybe someday you will do the same.

[Via Instapundit]