Subject: Montlake
Date: May 31 11:20:32 1996
From: Glenda Pearson - pearson at u.washington.edu


Hi,
A bit off-topic from "purple peril" but do any of you folks know if there
are beaver around the Montlake Fill? We were out canoeing just before
sunset last night, enjoying the disneyesque tame fauna (canoe perching
mallards and redwinged blackbirds), the occasional muskrat, but no
turtles, darnit, when something BIG splashed a hundred yards or so away.
We paddled over to investigate, and a large head appeared, distinct ears,
brownish color. It was easily as curious about us as we were about
him/her. We would get within a certain distance and then the beastie
would sort of roll up and almost out of the water and then dive, slapping
the water as it went under. Then it would resurface and peer at us again.

Way too big to be a muskrat.

It was a very beautiful evening, and almost empty of other boaters.

Glenda Pearson
Suzzallo Library