Talk tonight: Photographing moths!
Join Westbridge Camera Club on Monday, April 4, 2022 for a unique and informative presentation by Jim McCormac on: Photographing Moths - A New FrontierMeeting Starts at 7:00pm, Zoom Room opens at...
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Red Eft
An especially bright Red Eft, the juvenile stage of the Red-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), poses nicely on a lichen-covered rock on a forested slope in Shawnee State Forest in Scioto...
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Amphibian Big Day 2022: Part I
Last year, John Howard, Kelly Capuzzi and I conducted our first Amphibian Big Day. Maybe the first for Ohio; we don't know of another attempt. It's an effort to find as many of Ohio's 37 amphibian...
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Nature: 'Mammals of Ohio' features facts, figures and more about Ohio's furry...
"Mammals of Ohio" (Ohio University Press, 437 pages, $38.22) by John D. Harder and Guy N. CameronNature: 'Mammals of Ohio' features facts, figures and more about Ohio's furry denizensColumbus...
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Black River Audubon is hosting an event this Saturday at the Carlisle Reservation in Lorain County (Ohio). Known as the Jack Smith Outstanding Speaker Series, it runs from 10 am to 2 pm. There is an...
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Amphibian Big Day: Part II
Busy, busy, busy lately, with travels, writing, prep for talks, etc. But finally, I am circling back to our Ohio Big Amphibian Day. I gave an overview of this year's effort RIGHT HERE. Kelly Capuzzi,...
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Old male Eastern Fence Lizard
Last Friday, April 22, was Earth Day - first held on 4/22/1970 - and I went afield in southern Ohio with a nice, knowledgeable group of friends. We found many interesting animals and plants, not the...
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Blue Grosbeak
A Blue Grosbeak (Passerina caerulea) sings on a nippy 36 F morning. Yesterday morning I stopped by a Ross County site where I've seen this species in year's past, and this male was immediately evident....
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Nature: More than two dozen species spotted during 24-hour amphibian watch
A Kentucky spring salamander was found on Jim McCormac's recent 24-hour quest with Kelly Capuzzi, John Howard, and Aaron Crank/Jim McCormacNature: More than two dozen species spotted during 24-hour...
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A piebald robin
As always, click the photo to enlargeA striking leucistic American Robin. The animal has a genetic condition that suppresses melanic pigments, creating a "piebald" effect. Karen and Don Stose,...
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Eastern Fox Snake
An Eastern Fox Snake (Pantherophis gloydi) keeps an eye on your narrator. I had just set up my tripod near a ditch when I noticed the snake loafing near the water's edge. He was over four feet in...
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A yellow Scarlet Tanager!
A yellow Scarlet Tanager! I saw this bird from afar, and my first impression was Baltimore Oriole. A quick glance through the bins proved that wrong. He allowed me to approach for shots, but never...
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Nature: Tiny, endangered Walter's violet once found growing in Franklin County
A tiny Walter's violet grows in an Adams County woodland/Jim McCormacNature: Tiny, endangered Walter's violet once found growing in Franklin CountyColumbus DispatchMay 15, 2022NATUREJim McCormacViolets...
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Cave and Green salamanders
Cave Salamander, Eurycea lucifugaAt the recent New River Birding & Nature Festival, I was introduced to a sandstone cliff face with interesting inhabitants. Paul Shaw, Jodi French-Burr and I...
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Mississippi Kites nesting in Shawnee State Forest
A male Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) lands atop his mate. Seconds later, he mounted her.Last weekend the Midwest Native Plant Society hosted a wonderful conference at Shawnee State...
View ArticleBird photography talk: June 8, Lloyd Library in Cincinnati
I'm giving a program about birds, their photography, and the power of imagery to create conservation interest, in Cincinnati on the evening of June 8. It's free and all are welcome.The venue is the...
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Nature: Patchwork-patterned piebald robin with mostly white head an...
A piebald male American robin/Jim McCormacNature: Patchwork-patterned piebald robin with mostly white head an astonishing creatureColumbus DispatchMay 29, 2022NATUREJim McCormacThe American robin is...
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Barn Swallow in flight
As always, click the image to enlargeA Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) rockets past my position. These charismatic birds are no harder to shoot than about anything else when perched, but their true...
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Nature: Puttyroot orchids can grow stalks up to two feet high, bedecked with...
Puttyroot (Aplectrum hyemale), West-central Ohio/Jim McCormacNature: Puttyroot orchids can grow stalks up to two feet high, bedecked with colorful flowers Columbus DispatchJune 5, 2022NATUREJim...
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My yard, the "fawnery"
A doe White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) stands guard over one of her two fawns. I made this shot May 31, and I think the fawn was about two days old. I believe this one and its sibling were...
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