The six faithful readers of this blog (and thanks to all of you) know I can't resist streams and fish. I should probably be reminded that I write for Madison Audubon, not the Izaak Walton League. But I recently visited a special place where you can watch some of the most spectacular fish and birds in Wisconsin.

You can walk a beach to the dam on the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac. You'll notice the star bird right away—American White Pelicans. They swim, rest, soar, and fish in small and large groups. They fly majestically. You have a good chance of seeing Great Blue Herons near some of the dam's outfalls or on the shore. Bald Eagles fish there regularly and enough fish perish to bring in Turkey Vultures.

Photo by Arlene Koziol