 Well, the J. Quay Art Museum in Aiken has gone to the birds. Its current exhibit features a wide variety of area birds captured in many different ways by Minnesota artists. For this week's In Focus, Mel Meyer took a tour to see what has swooped into the center. If you folks want to come up and see this show, please do. The exhibit isn't just for the birds, but the many people who also call Aiken home. Many people recognize their little downy woodpeckers. Angie Barnhart says the thought was to pay tribute to Aiken County, which has become a birding hotspot in central Minnesota. So that was kind of an incentive for us to have a show that was specifically for the birds. This is the first time the center has devoted the exhibit to this subject, but its namesake, Francis Lee J. Quay's, was a renowned wildlife artist. Every picture in this exhibit has a bird in it somewhere. So some locals might recognize other names in the exhibit as well. Sheriff Turner is a really good sheriff, but he's also a great bird photographer, and that's kind of his passion. He was able to capture a grouse, loon family, and chickadee in some spectacular shots. Mama or daddy loon there with two babies, and a cute little chickadee. And while he has since moved out of the city, Aiken High School alum Brad Snodgross' award-winning decoys can also be found here as well. As a young boy, he wanted to carve his own decoys for hunting, but then it just progressed into this wonderful, wonderful art that he does. Each artist brings something unique through their different mediums, even if the subject is somewhat similar. Of all the paintings we have here, we don't have any portrayal of a human being. Barnhart says bird and art lovers alike will enjoy the many works. Bruce O'Brien dropped by to check out the exhibit with his wife. He enjoys wood carving and was impressed by the pieces. A lot of the artists are very good, colors are vibrant, all the paintings, you know, and they're displayed well, and it's just a nice little place to be. The bird exhibit is free and open to the public from now until April 1st. In Aiken with this week's In Focus, I'm Mal Meyer, Lakeland News. The center will host a presentation featuring Sheriff Turner on Thursday, March 16th at one o'clock in the afternoon. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.