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Some Midwestern Landscapes
A recent project had me going through scads of photos, and in the process I came across a number of landscape images. Some of which I really like, and maybe you will, too. Some of these photos have...
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Turkey Vulture
I always have scads of images in reserve, most of which never appear here. This series of Turkey Vulture photos was among them. I liked the way the shots came out, and as this is one of my favorite...
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Miscellaneous birds
This old farm in Adams County, Ohio was where I started my New Year's Day, bright and early. My primary intent was to submerge into the vast Shawnee State Forest, which is in neighboring Scioto County,...
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Excellent new Native Fishes of Ohio book
COLUMBUS DISPATCHJanuary 4, 2015NATUREJim McCormacBook about way more than bassAbout half of the world’s more than 62,000 species of vertebrate animals are mostly hidden from view — the fishes, which...
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Tree & Shrub Workshop: February 28
The expansive Army Corps of Engineers Visitor Center at Caesar Creek Lake in Warren County, Ohio. This building, and its location, is picture-perfect for hosting natural history events. And it is here...
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In my last post, I announced the upcoming Tree & Shrub Workshop to be held Saturday, February 28 at the Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center in Warren County. For details, either scroll down to the...
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Lapland Longspurs, galore!
A flurry of Lapland Longspurs noshes on specially ground cracked corn. All birds should have it so good.Last winter - the "polar vortex" freezeout - I wrote about a fantastical place in Delaware...
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Annual winter Raptor Day at the Wilds
Our group pauses along a little-traveled road through wide open spaces on American Electric Power land bordering the Wilds. We were looking for various raptors, Short-eared Owls, and whatever might...
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The bizarre world of the supranivean zone (snow insects)
Yesterday was a work day, more or less. I left before the crack of dawn to meet other planning committee members who are involved with organizing Mothapalooza. We spent a good chunk of the day at the...
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Wildlife Diversity Conference: March 11
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 11. That's the date of this year's Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference, hosted by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. This is the BIG one - about 1,000 nature...
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Birds in Flight
Yesterday was a rare blue (mostly) sky day here in wintertime central Ohio, and I took the opportunity to go to some local hotspots and point the camera skyward. While I took a lot of shots of many...
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Horticulture Symposium: The Living Landscape
On Saturday, February 21, the Indianapolis Museum of Art will host an interesting event that's all about native plants: Horticulture Symposium: The Living Landscape. For all details and registration...
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Heron inhales large fish
The tail waters of Hoover Reservoir in northern Franklin County. The dam impounds a large reservoir that extends north into Delaware County, and when it freezes, the open waters below the dam teem with...
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OSU Museum Open House! This Saturday!
If you're looking for a fascinating way to spend part of a day - and who isn't? - stop by the Ohio State University Museum of Biological Diversity this Saturday, February 7. From 10am to 4pm, the...
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Rough-legged Hawk
Teed up like an angel ornament crowning a Christmas tree, a Rough-legged Hawk surveys its surroundings from atop a scraggly locust at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County. Students of...
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Wildlife Diversity Conference: A perk for attendees
I recently wrote about the upcoming Ohio Wildlife Diversity Conference, which will take place in Columbus on March 11. CLICK HERE for that post and additional conference details.It is customary to...
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A gorgeous winter sunset
A fading sunset paints the sky in warm hues, reflected off interesting cloud formations. Big Island Wildlife Area, Marion County, Ohio, February 7, 2015.
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Cooper's hawk is songbird assassin
Cooper's hawk is a songbird assassinCOLUMBUS DISPATCHFebruary 15, 2015NATUREJim McCormacFew visitors to backyard bird feeders are as polarizing as the Cooper’s hawk.Many songbird lovers have recoiled...
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Vanilla Ice meets Cooper's Hawk
This is the front page of one of the sections of last Sunday's Columbus Dispatch, and I was pleased to see my column, Nature, got the banner treatment. As did my Cooper's Hawk photo. This isn't the...
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The Gadwall, a study in understated aesthetics
The tail waters of Hoover Dam, northern Franklin County, Ohio, last Monday. There was a wee bit of a nip in the air - it was about 10 F - creating a steam cloud from the flume of warmer water exiting...
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