As I mentioned in the last post, the biologists collected data from the birds that were captured. This little downy woodpecker was not happy with being handled and spent a fair amount of his time letting the room know. At one point he also latched onto the fragile bit of skin on the inside of [...]
Hike in Winter
January 3, 2013 by ·
It is true! You can go hiking in the winter. It is one of the best times to go. The snow dampens any noise you make and you are more likely to see a variety of critters. On New Year’s day we went for hike at Sugarcreek MetroPark in Dayton, Ohio. The kids had a [...]
Spiders in Winter
January 2, 2013 by ·
Okay, are you sitting down? Because, you are going to need to be sitting down. Especially, If you are Afraid Of Spiders I’m not afraid of spiders. In fact, I am the official spider killer for our home. I am summoned by shrill voices of odd hours of the day to come “Get [...]
When Snakes Attack
July 13, 2012 by ·
When my daughter was about three years old and her sister was one, we went to the park to play in the morning and then, before it got too hot, we drove over to the Cincinnati Museum Center to play inside in the Children’s Museum. As we were turning into the parking lot my oldest [...]
Hummingbirds!
July 12, 2012 by ·
Look for hummingbirds feeding on trumpet creeper and honeysuckle vines. Beware of planting this in your yard, since trumpet creeper will grow and grow and grow and…well, you get the idea. Other red or reddish tube shaped plants to entice hummingbirds are columbine, lilac, jewelweed, bee balm, and salvia. You are most likely to see [...]
Young Peregrine Falcons Fledge
July 9, 2012 by ·
A while back ago several major cities became the makeshift nesting grounds for peregrine falcon reintroduction programs. The peregrines where “hacked” (raised until they showed signs of starting to fly) from a box on top of a tall downtown building. Once the birds began stretching their wings the boxes where opened and the birds ambled [...]
Hello Happy Hikers!
January 19, 2010 by ·
Welcome and I’m glad you stopped by – I’m the author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Cincinnati. To answer a few quick questions (the ones I get at every book signing and interview): I used a Garmin GPS 60Cx and Delorme mapping software to create the base of the map the cartographer made it all-sorts-a [...]
