31 May 2024 Heron Rookery

Troy Wetlands in Geauga Parks is a special place to visit in the spring. The wetlands area annually hosts multiple heron nests in a sizable rookery. Each spring nine to twelve heron nests will provide a homes for nesting birds. The wetlands provide fertile fishing grounds for the parents to feed the hatchlings.

26 May 2024 An afternoon at Hinkley

It was a perfect afternoon to visit Cleveland Metroparks Hinkley Reservation. This ebony jewelwing was one of our first sightings.

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sir Toad

Common Whitetail dragonfly

25 May 2024 Visiting Redbrook Metropark

We stopped at Redbrook to find a few geocaches while on the trails. The labrynth was a peaceful journey before we began geocaching.

Lupines were in bloom to add to our journey.

A small satyr moth on the leaves of flowers.

Maybe this isn't the safest way to reach the river...

Monarch butterfly on our journey.

24 May 2024 Visiting Blue Heron Preserve

Blue Heron Preserve is an old quarry that has been preserved as a wildlife area. With plenty of water and plants to sustain the visitors, this popular park often delivers great birding.

A lone male wood duck was visible on the far reaches of the smaller pond today.

A yellow warbler stopping at a branch overhead

Daisies along the trail

When you gotta scratch, you gotta scratch. This swan made for a ungraceful model as we finished our walk.

22 May 2024 Lunchtime Birding Walk

I don't generally eat a lunch. The day beckoned for a visit to Sunny Lake Park. The walk started with a great blue heron fishing for a meal.

A pivot and a splash...

The capture is made.

Lunch is served

Heading into the shelter of the vegetation. The female is almost out of sight.

A great looking phoebe.

For me, orioles are rare images.

20 May 2024 Moebis Nature Preserve

19 May 2024 A Spring Day in the Allegheny National Forest

As the years fly past, the beauty of each day in the woods takes a special meaning.