City Birds & Scenes of Duluth, Minnesota

July 22, 2010 -- Duluth Minnesota and San Francisco have many similarities.  Both are hilly cities and both are near cold bodies of water -- San Francisco enjoys the cold Pacific and Duluth enjoys cold Lake Superior.

Duluth has snow in the winter.  San Francisco has cold Spring/Summer weather with Duluth averaging temperatures five to 25 degrees warmer than San Francisco from late Spring to early Autumn.

Duluth is a geographically large, well forested city with an abundance of wildlife, including a wide variety of birds.

This post illustrates scenes of the city and some of the things tourists and other travelers find attractive about Duluth, Minnesota.

Duluth city birds featured in this post include Robins, Tree Swallows, Canada Geese, Gulls and Mallards.

A Mid-afternoon Scene of Downtown Duluth, Minnesota

A Shoreline Scene Looking Toward the Duluth Civic Center

The Eastern Side of Downtown Duluth, Minnesota

A Scene of the Central District of Duluth, Minnesota

The Same Central Duluth Scene at Dusk

An Autumn Scene of the Old Fashionable Part of Duluth

A Duluth Robin Chick Out of the Nest

The Same Robin Chick Begging to be Fed

Watchful Robin Parents Guard Their Chicks

A Juvenile Duluth Robin Enjoying a Warm Summer Day

Tree Swallows Help to Reduce the Insect Population

A Tree Swallow Arrives with Food Caught in Mid-air

Time for the Tree Swallows to Eat

We See the Shipping Canal, Aerial Lift Bridge & Park Point

The Busy Aerial Lift Bridge at Duluth's Shipping Canal

A Gull Enjoying a Fine Duluth Summer Day

Tourists Love the Man-made and Natural Beauty of Canal Park

Ring-billed Gulls Looking for Handouts at Duluth's Canal Park

Beyond Canal Park are the Sandy Beaches of Park Point

Another View of Beautiful Park Point

Sailing And Boating are Popular in Duluth

Close-up of a Duluth, Minnesota Mallard

A Duluth, Minnesota Mallard in Flight

Duluth Canada Goose Preparing to Take Flight

Canada Geese Flying Over Duluth Minnesota

Duluth Gulls Congregating on Rocks

Late Afternoon a Freighter is Entering the Shipping Canal

The Aerial Lift Bridge is Up to Allow the Ship's Passage

Lighthouse at the Duluth Minnesota Canal

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