Turtle rabbit

Opossum.

Raccoon.

Armadillo.

We counted roadkill on the Oklahoma roads. An armadillo lay belly-up, with only the curve of its shell terra-bound.

As we passed the armadillo a bald eagle circled ahead, making slow moons above the armored animal the Aztecs call turtle rabbit.

I saw the eagle in the rear-view mirror drawing down upon its prey.

Good omen.

3 November Native American Heritage Month

Drawing by Julianne Snider at http://exhibits.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/dasypus.html