Eagles

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.

Letter: Eagle tree besieged by sea

Feb 21, 2018

To the editor: In follow up on a letter submitted last week, the 60’s and 70’s were good old days for me. Fortunately the phrase is subjective and each of us gets to decide the time period based on their own experiences. My reason for writing has little to do with the above. It’s just to remind...

Best efforts can't save injured bird

Oct 19, 2017

An eagle that appeared to have been struck by a vehicle in Lake City on Oct. 16 has died. James Rainwater of Lake City said a woman discovered the injured bird shortly before noon near the center median on the 1000 block of North Lakeshore Drive. The woman waited with the injured bird for about a...

Birds above, birds below

May 3, 2017

Photographer Ben Threinen was down by the Department of Natural Resources offices on South Oak Street taking photos of a flock of pelicans that had gathered there when he noticed two eagles battling for supremacy in the skies above.

Eagles Galore!

Mar 16, 2016

This is the time of the year for eagle watchers up and down Lake Pepin but people have been stunned by their profusion this winter. River watcher Larry Nielson reported seeing an estimated 300 bald eagles on the lake one day last week. Photographer Ben Threinen caught this bunch of them perched on...