For the last few years the cedar waxwings have been most noticeable for their absence along the trail I often walk in Chagrin River Park. They have finally returned.
A bothered and bedraggled blackbird
Scenes from a very wet afternoon at the "back yard bird buffet"
Penitentiary Glen
Penitentiary Glen is another of the Lake County MetroParks. I don't go there often because it is on the way out to the Arboretum, which is where I usually end up when I head in that direction; however, it has some good trails. I only had enough energy for a short walk, so the trail …
Spring trail walk in Holden Arboretum
Today's visit to the Murch Canopy Walk and Kalberer Emergent Tower marks my fifth time to experience these special features at the Arboretum. Links to those earlier visits can be seen here and here. One of my favorite sights in the rhododendron garden is the gazebo pictured above. Sometimes, when I want to just enjoy the peace …
Announcement: the wrens have returned!
House wrens were showing up all over the place this morning...at least all along the trail I was walking. I'm really not sure how many different wrens I saw, but I'm sure there was more than one. Wrens apparently are cavity nesters, and for several years I have watched them go in and out …
Back Yard Birding and more
I know some people take their feeders down when spring arrives, but we still like to keep some food and water available for these little creatures. So the other day I parked myself on a back yard bench to decide how to rearrange the feeders, and here are a few of the visitors that stopped …
Mother Goose and her family
It's not easy to raise your family if you are Mother Goose. You may start with 10 or 12 little ones, but life in the bog can be very dangerous for a flock of little goslings. Yesterday when I saw Mother Goose swimming in the bog with her babies and another adult goose (presumably Daddy Goose), …
Turkey on the trail
It's not "Turkey Day" here in Ohio. That comes around in November when we celebrate Thanksgiving with feasts that usually include roast turkey; however, I was having a not-so-great photo day in the park...until this turkey crossed the trail. He was almost close enough to step on my toes, so I figured he had to …
Just because it’s May!
...and just because today is cloudy, windy, and only 49 degrees in northeastern Ohio, I decided to post a gallery of 10 cheerful orange and yellow birds that I recently photographed on a (much warmer) trail walk in Chagrin River Park. Maybe they will help me remember that it is still spring. That's it for today's trail …
They’re back!
I glanced out the kitchen window this morning and was delighted to see the first hummingbird of the season at the feeder. Our weather is still cloudy and cool, and it doesn't feel like May, or at least not like I think May should feel, but the hummers are back, and that makes all the …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 