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Don Severson

Juncos are hardy little souls, often over-looked “snow birds.”

Bald eagles congregate on the ice, near an open stretch of the Mississippi River, below Lock and Dam No. 4 on Jan. 2, 2021, in Alma. During winter, much of the river freezes up and so bald eagles congregate near areas where the water is not frozen in order to hunt for food, including fish, which are a large part of their diet.

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