...we've been blessed with several sunny days this week, and I still have photos to share from my recent trail walk. The image at the top of this page is a view of the river with snow-covered rocks in the foreground. It's a view I never tire of. Here are a few more views of …
Almost the end of summer
Last week, when our oldest daughter and son-in-law flew in from Phoenix for a short visit, climbing the Emergent Tower at Holden Arboretum was included on the list of "things to do and places to visit." Monday was a beautiful day, so off we went to Holden and had a great time. After we all …
The Canopy Walk and Emergent Tower
The third and last post with pictures from my visit with Michael to the Canopy Walk and Emergent Tower at Holden Arboretum.
Walking the trails in Holden Arboretum
This is the second of three posts about a trail walk I took with my grandson on a beautiful July morning.
‘Tis the season
In my photographer's mind, summer is the season for photographing dragonflies as they skim through the air over ponds and rivers, but this is what I read when I looked up dragonfly in the dictionary in preparation for writing this post: drag·on·fly ˈdraɡənˌflī/ noun plural noun: dragonflies a fast-flying long-bodied predatory insect with two pairs of large transparent wings that …
Adversaries!
I watched in amazement as a drama unfolded in the bog this afternoon. I was too far away to capture good quality pictures, but decided to share the action anyway. Sitting peaceably on a branch high in a tree, the red-tailed hawk wondered what hit him... ...and then hit him again. And a few more times for good …
Trumpeter swan: a first for me
The trumpeter swan, the largest waterfowl species native to North America, was at one time considered an endangered species. They had been hunted to near extinction for their feathers, skin, meat, and eggs, and by 1900 the species had greatly declined in numbers, until, by 1970 fewer than 70 were known to exist in the wild. …
Tufted titmouse
There's no doubt about the identity of this grey and white beauty. It's a tufted titmouse. Wearing a dark grey cap with a crest and sporting a white eye ring, he is pretty easy to identify.The "tuft" or crest on top of his head also helps to identify this little bird. Although he is not a …
Hard to miss!
The red-winged blackbird, a native of North America, is hard to miss. One of the very early sign of spring in northeast Ohio, they are likely to be heard long before they are seen when their spring migration brings them back to our park. Once they arrive, they make their presence known with raucous calls, just as …
Change of pace
I think this little bird that I spotted wading in the bog on my trail walk yesterday is a chipping sparrow. (Although if anyone knows a better ID, I would be glad to hear about it). It was such a cold day, all the birds seemed to be in hiding, and I didn't blame them. …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 