Lake Sinissippi Improvement District

Lake Sinissippi Images

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Seasons Around Lake Sinissippi Several local amateur photographers have agreed to share their favorite images of Lake Sinissipi here.

A (very) early morning sunrise in early spring.	Birches usually change color first in the fall.	Two lone geese cruise the lake during a spectacular early morning sunrise.

An aerial view (about 300' up!) from northern Lake Sinissippi in winter.	Just before winter, a birch stretches its limbs against a clear blue sky.	A hazy summer sunrise promises a hot mid-year day.

A marvellous view of a double(!) rainbow.	Winter sunrises are among the most spectacular.

Flora

Lake Sinissipi is home to numerous native grasses and flowers.

Compass Plant
(Silphium laciniatum)

Pearly Everlasting
(Anaphalis margaritaceae)

Turks's Cap Lily
(Lillium superbum)

Common Violet
(Viola sororia)

Fauna

Recent annual visitors to Lake Sinissipi include the American White Pelican, Bald Eagle, and Great Blue Heron.

White Pelicans
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

Lisa Rees caught this image of a six-point buck ...

... swimming (or tiptoeing!) across 100 meters of open water near Spearhead Trail.


Over 150 White Pelicans have been spotted at the Horicon Marsh...	and White Pelicans are commonly seen on Lake Sinissippi.	Thanks to Jim and Denise Rasche for these close-up pictures of magnificent birds!

Operation Osprey

Larry Sullivan took these pictures during the erection of the osprey nesting platform at the southwest end of Lake Sinissippi in December 2002.

The nesting platform is manuevered to the waters' edge ...

... swung slowly into upright position ...

... and becomes a new lookout post for a waiting osprey.