20 July 2024 Wildlife at West Woods

It was a perfect warm summer evening to visit West Woods. There were at least eight ducks in this surprise sighting.

Frogs were plentiful on the water.

We topped the walk a great sighting of this cedar waxwing.

17 July 2024 Summer Marches On

It was a blue sky day with perfect weather for a visit to Sunny Lake for a walk with the camera. A hawk on a utility line and a great blue heron fishing for an early evening meal were on offering.

Purple coneflower brightened the trailside while beebalm offered a bed for a weary bee to rest.

20 May 2024 Moebis Nature Preserve

18 May 2024 Allegany State Park... ASP Geobash

We spent the day with a few friends and a lot of nature.

Beaver work zone...

Low-cost osprey nesting platform

It was a prefect woodland spring day for early wildflowers.

Finding ammo cans and other geocaches in the woods is a fun, enduring activity, but being in the outdoors is the true moment of joy.

One last view of a beautiful park on a perfect spring day.

12 May 2024 Rose-breasted Grosbeak

One Rose-breasted grosbeak in the lawn is a treat.

Two are a gift.

17 March 2024 Walking the Rookery

One can't always choose the weather. Today was a cold, wet day to visit Geauga Park's Rookery. The visit started off well with a spotting of a chipping sparrow.

Skunk cabbage was up as an early spring flower.

The blossom of the skunk cabbage was visible from with the zoom.

The day never got very bright with the sun mostly hidden behind cloud cover.

An elusive kingfisher stayed well outside my camera's range for a long zoom.

27 February 2024 Lunchtime Park Walk

It was a beautiful, spring-like day for a lunchtime walk in a local park. I was hoping to spot a few birds that made early arrivals, but this peaceful pair of geese on the water were my only sightings.

21 October 2023 Fall on a Preserved Wetlands

We started our walks at Burton Wetlands.

I was able to spot a pair of great blue herons in the sea of color.

A bench welcomes vistors on the trail through the woods.

Overcast fall sky couldn't dampen our adventure and we made a second stop to see the beauty at the Blue Heron Rookery.

5 October 2023 After Work Walk at Sunny Lake

This trio of cormorants looked like a band of pirates sitting on a small outcropping.

I never flew radio control planes as a youth. My experience working in a hobby shop had too many tales of the plane lost on the water. This nice looking rc Navy plane looked great on the water. It looked great skimming for a water landing. Then came the flip. I hope they managed a recovery, but this was still on the water as I made my way around.

Meanwhile, back on a land focus, the bees were busy with the last gathering on the new england aster in the fields before winter arrived.