photo of the week

Germaine Beers took this photo of a mother duck having a swim in her pond at 905 Skyline Drive in Alexandria. “Dad was staying close by, waiting,” she said. If you have an item for “Photo of the Week,” email it to aedenloff@echopress.com or drop it off at the newspaper office...

Dave Blom of Alexandria took this picture of a hummingbird hovering near a feeder at the Gooseberry Cabins on the North Shore. Trying to stop the motion of the bird with a camera can be tricky since its wings flap between 50 and 200 times per second. They are the smallest birds in...

Charlie Olson took this scenic photo from his home on Lake Henry in Alexandria this spring. “There is a rainbow coming out of the rain cloud on the lower left side,” he noted. If you have an item for “Photo of the Week,” e-mail it to aedenloff@echopress.com or drop if off...

Michele Edwards, the daughter of Byron “Mike” Edwards took this photo of an osprey having a fish lunch – check out its talons – on Easter weekend on the south end of Lake Taylor near the Edwards’ home in northwest Alexandria. “The bird seems to be feasting on local walleye...

Craig Hillman at the Dairy Queen South Grill and Chill in Alexandria took this photo of one of his customers and a Saint Bernard, Carl. “Wow, Carl really grew,” Hillman said, noting that the dog came to the DQ last summer as a puppy but is now up to 130 pounds. “He loves DQ!”...

Linda Maiers of Alexandria took this photo of Lake Victoria “waking up.” The ice is retreating on area lakes, thanks to mild temperatures that soared past 60 on Saturday and hit 75 on Easter Sunday. If you have a submission for “Photo of the Week,” e-mail it to aedenloff@...

Keven Jansen took this photo of the so-called “Blood Moon” at 2:50 a.m. on Tuesday from his front yard by East Lake Geneva. The Earth’s shadow put the moon in a total eclipse and refracted sunlight made the moon appear red. If you didn’t see it this time around, other opportunities...

Mark Bennett’s game camera took this photo of a bald eagle in a field on his family’s farm near Kensington. If you have a submission for “Photo of the Week,” drop it off at the newspaper office at 225 7th Avenue East, Alexandria or e-mail it to aedenloff@echopress.com. Remember...

Shirley Saathoff of Brandon took this photo from her front porch a couple of weeks ago. She called it, “First warm day, sunset on Burr Lake.” If you have a submission for “Photo of the Week,” e-mail it to aedenloff@echopress.com or drop it off at the Echo Press office at 225...

Local resident Lois Henningsgaard took this photo of a friendly deer in her neighborhood. For the last month, the deer has been coming right up on her deck and eating corn and even pancakes that she puts out for the birds. She said it seemed very hungry. If you have a submission for...

Here’s a sign of spring – puddles. Stephanie Goldenhis took this photo last week of her grandson doing, she said, “what he absolutely loves to do every spring, splashing in every puddle he can possibly find.” She added that he came across a perfect puddle right in front of...

Morris Wirth of Alexandria took this picture from his patio window of two pileated woodpeckers on a very small suet feeder. If you have a submission for Photo of the Week, e-mail it to aedenloff@echopress.com or drop it off at the newspaper office at 225 7th Avenue East, Alexandria....

This should get some readers to at least start dreaming of spring. Dion Dolva of Fort Collins, Colorado took photos last summer of Greta Oldenkamp water-skiing on Lake Burgen, east of Alexandria. “These are helping me get through this crazy long winter,” said Tim Oldenkamp. If...

Sharon Pedersen of Alexandria took this photo last week of a great horned owl that was perched in her back yard. “It rested all day in the evergreens,” she said. If you have a submission for “Photo of the Week,” e-mail it to aedenloff@echopress.com or drop if off at the newspaper...

Last week’s cold weather triggered a number of sundog sightings in Douglas County. Glen Lunblad took this photo just before sunset near Lowry on February 13. If you have an item for “Photo of the Week,” e-mail it to aedenloff@echopress.com or drop it off at the newspaper office...