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Birds in Our Backyard-A closeup look at the backyard bird cam
Hi nature lovers. Did you have a good weekend? Megan and I rounded out our Sunday with a trip to the OSU campus to watch the basketball buckeyes take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Well, we came away wit...
A few more Birds from Dillon Lake
I'm not a serious birder, but I do enjoy bird watching while I'm out looking at Ohio's natural areas. I came across a few interesting things at Dillon Lake State Park that I need help with.A pair of ...
Dillon Lake State Park, Just Downstream from Blackhand
And you thought my day was long with just the blackhand pictures! This past Saturday, after my gorge visited, I decided to follow the Licking River down further down into Ohio's hill country and visi...
Birding Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve and Dillon Lake State Park
Greetings!Megan and I are staying at the Cherry Valley Lodge in Newark, Ohio, this weekend. We just had to get away from the city. Well, this is not completely true, since Megan is here attending th...
More from Hoover Dam
The one in Ohio, not Arizona and Nevada!Tom ...
Blendon Woods Metropark- A Bird Photo Essay
Whenever I need a quick bird photography fix, Megan and I head to Blendon Woods Metropark on the northeast side of Columbus. We drove there today and spent the last 45 minutes of the day's sunlight w...
Bird Cam Day #3
Today, I added a suet feeder to the mix, but it doesn't look like any birds gave it a try. A few more cardinals have been frequenting the feeder. Megan and I will be traveling tomorrow to northeast O...
Highlights from the Backyard Bird Cam
This morning, I thought I set up the webcam to capture an image every thirty seconds and store those images on my computer. Well, I did this, but it only saved 10 images before it erased the 10th and...
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Before last night's rain (it never got cold enough to freeze), a few hours of sunshine fell at our house here in north Columbus. In the morning, I re-filled the "no-no" sunflower feeder after about a...
Irruption- The Red-breasted Nuthatch
I've been looking for a red-breasted nuthatch ever since Jim McCormac said he had seen a few at our ODNR offices here in Columbus about a month ago. I struck out at work, but did manage to finally se...
Dedication
I'm glad to see that someone recognized what a very unique place Kenney Park is: ...
Birds in the Backyard
This afternoon, just before the Cleveland Browns Game,I popped outside to see what I could do with the birds in our backyard. Our neighbors have several feeding stations that mostly attract non-nativ...
What I saw
A cool, clear night............Led to a very birdy, cool and crisp morning:Tom...
Natural Areas Conference
Howdy All,I've been staying for the past few days in downtown Cleveland while attending the national Natural Areas Conference. Its been great fun listening to presenters speak about all topics natura...
Red-winged Blackbird Poses in the Backyard
Notice the sharp claws. Ouch! ...
More Ohio Birds
Tonight, I bring you three more species of birds that I photographed right here in central Ohio. Where did I find all these birds? Read on and find out!The ovenbird A ruby crowned kinglet ...