Eagle views Santa Barbara Zoo as a cafeteria

Reporting from Santa Barbara -- It started with the toucans.

Nobody knew why the birds were making such a terrible racket but soon it became clear.

A bald eagle had winged its way into the Santa Barbara Zoo and started evidencing great interest in some of the zoo's smaller, perhaps more delectable, inhabitants. He swooped low over the flamingos and perched on a rooftop just above the achingly cute meerkats, waiting. He showed no fear of humans.

"At first we were thrilled to see it," said Sheri Horiszny, the zoo's director of animal programs. "But then we had to be a lot less excited when it seemed he might be here for the long haul."   More

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