Last week Sun photographer Nathan Merkel and I (Drew Weidman) took a kayak trip down the Swatara Creek with the hopes of capturing a photograph of a Bald Eagle.
There has been numerous sightings along the creek in Sun Country and we were determined to make a serious attempt to get a photograph. We didn't have any luck, but did see many interesting sights along our trip.
Among those were a King Fisher, a Great Blue Heron and a flock of floating ducks that followed our kayak for a couple hundred yards. (see video below).
One of the most surprising things about our voyage was the depth of the creek, which at times was no deeper than one foot in the midlle. For those thrill seekers looking for rapids, you're just as well off kayaking in your backyard pool, because there are none. But we still had fun.
If you do happen to spot the Eagle, I urge you to do one of two things: Call The Sun at 566-3251, and we'll be there faster then the Eagle can do two shakes of his tail feathers. Or take a photograph and email news@thesunontheweb.com and we'll run it in our next week's issue!
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