so, i encourage everyone to go on to that eagle cam and watch the excitement of the mom and dad, whose names are ron and rita. in the two eaglets, our one and our two. that's our local story of the ball legal. let's introduce you to our author. jack davis it's an environmental historian who is a pulitzer prize winning author with the book, the gulf, the making of an american sea. but i also want to tell you about his other books. everglades providence. marjory stoneman douglas and the american environmental century. and, of course, now, the bald eagle: the improbable journey of america's bird. in this book, jack tracks the history of our great national symbol and its ups and downs, along with the history of america and our relationship to the natural world. with these titles, as no surprise that jack lives right here in florida. and it is with great honor that i introduce the roffman family chair in the humanities at the university of florida, which is my alma mater. let's welcome, jack davis. >> [applause] >> thank, you joe. by the way, 1947 when, as you know, when tropical audubon was started, was