ENVIRONMENTAL DISPLAY FOR THE E & E COMMITTEE

by Sarah Cox

The Environment and Ecology Committee was treated to a rare environmental display at its meeting Saturday morning, June 28. Host and Committee Co-Chair Ken Regner had thoughtfully arranged for one of the local eagles to swoop in from the lake during the middle of the meeting in full view of the attendees, carrying a fish it had just snatched out of the lake. The eagle veered to one side and perched on the boat canopy of Ken's neighbor (how clever of Ken to advise the bird to stay off Ken's canopy!) to eat the fish, after crushing it for a minute or two in its talons. After (most of) the fish was consumed, the eagle stomped around for a minute or two on the canopy (I don't think I had ever seen an eagle walking before; they look much more elegant flying) and then flew away to the south.

Thanks, Ken! Nice lake show!