1 May 2024

The spring flowers have been plentiful this spring. We have bouquets of trilliums this spring.

Pawpaw blossoms are not common.

Jack-in-the-pupits in bunches.

We left time for a walk along the river.

A beautiful sunset approaches

30 April 2024 Canada Geese and Hatchlings

Geese are not a bird I seek to capture in images, but the chicks are cute and they are dedicated with the hatchlings.

29 April 2024 Birds and Wildflowers at Mentor Lagoons

Mentor Lagoons is a haven for great blue herons when they are summering in the north. The beautiful creatures can frequently be seen fishing in the channel.

Red-winged blackbirds were making their familiar call while they perched on trees along the edge of the shore.

A focused predator looking for the next meal.

A red trillium in bloom in the nature preserve area

Jack-in-Pulpit with a spring bloom

Wood Poppy

28 April 2024 Killdeer

Killdeer have their own style of personality. They will squak and fuss if you are too near, Other times they will walk in front of you. This evening was the walking-in-front, quiet killdeer.

27 April 2024 Squirrel Corn and Forget-Me-Nots

25 April 2024 Visiting Sheldon Marsh

We try to visit Sheldon Marsh annually in the spring. Besides the variety of birds, the is always a variety of wildlife and plants. This visit started with a pair of purple martins.

A male and female pair of bluebirds continued the blue spottings.

Ducks were dabbling.

Mergansers on the water

An egret and little green heron sharing a big branch.

This frog was a bit of a chonk.

Great Blue Heron

Beautiful Wood Duck

21 April 2024 Spring at Walter C Best Wildlife Preserve

The Best Sand Preserve is part of an older sand quarry. When Walter Best passed the family donated about 100 acres to Geauga Parks to create a wildlife preserve. It was a quiet place this evening, but I was able to spot a very nice goldfinch.

As I ended my walk and was leaving, there was a beautiful full moon rising.

20 April 2024 Spring Wildflowers at The Rookery

The old interurban bridge which prvided crossings to visitors of this then very rural park still stands tall.

The stream was at flood stage.

Trout lilies rounded out our journey.