birds
Birds abound
Apr 16, 2025
Lake City photographer Ben Threinen captured images of three bird species (a bald eagle, a cormorant, and a pair of wood ducks) on the Mississippi River over the last week. Lake City is in the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, a major seasonal migration route for birds. According to the Audubon...
Learn to attract birds at library on April 13
Apr 3, 2024
The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a slide show and discussion with birdwatchers Terry and Joyce Grier on Saturday, April 13, at 10 a.m. This event is free and open to the public.
Attendees will learn how to attract a variety of birds to their backyards. The Griers have...
Library hosts live bird program on Feb. 22
Feb 14, 2024
The Lake City Public Library will host a live bird program presented by Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 4 p.m.
This program is free and open to the public. No registration is needed and all ages are invited to attend.
The program is taking place as part of the...
Ohl: Those foul fowl
Jul 5, 2023
If you happen to wave at me when I am out walking, don’t be offended if I fail to wave back. You see I seldom notice anything except the ground before me. No, I am not searching for a lost button or coins. I developed this manner of walking as a farm boy where we had chickens roaming about.
I do...
Vultures stretch their wings
Jun 7, 2023
Members of a flock of vultures occupy the branches of a shoreline tree with their wings outstretched on Friday, June 2, in this photo submitted by Sonda Featherstone. The internet can’t seem to agree on a term for a group of vultures: some sites say it’s a “wake” of vultures, others claim “venue,”...
Eagles compete over fish
Apr 5, 2023
Lake City photographer Ben Threinen captured the scene of a competition between eagles over a fish on the Lake Pepin ice. It was April 1, but these birds weren’t fooling around.
Hawk appears bemused by the snowfall
Jan 25, 2023
Local photographer and filmmaker Ben Threinen took this photo of an immature red-tailed hawk waiting out the snowfall on the morning of Jan. 19. “Looks cold!” Threinen said.
Charm of goldfinches at local feeder
May 18, 2022
Some of the over 20 goldfinches that gathered Sunday, May 8, for a meal at a feeder on West Elm Street in Lake City. A group of goldfinches is called a “charm.” Abby Peterson and Mary Lou Dirksen took several photos of the charm, including this one.
Springtime bird sightings at Hok-Si-La Park
Apr 6, 2022
Lake City photographer Ben Threinen sent these photos of birds at Hok-Si-La Park last weekend. At left is a downy woodpecker. At right is a pair of sandhill cranes along Highway 61.
Blue heron lets one get away
May 12, 2021
Lake City photographer Ben Threinen submitted this photo of “a blue heron practicing catch and release before the Saturday fishing opener.”
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