Seasons
A FLUKE: THE STORY OF THE LONE OHIO WINTER ROBIN & THE CULTIVAR HAWTHORN TREE
Robins overwinter in Ohio only when it’s a mild winter — which it has been until lately. I normally see these birds at the end of February. However, I’ve had this lone Robin here all week.The second oddity— it’s the first and only time I’ve seen any birds at all eat the berries from the Winter King Hawthorn
Read MoreGREY DAYS AND SUNFLOWERS IN OHIO
Grey days & sunflowers-in-wait in Ohio: explore this peaceful juxtaposition of life & death in my backyard landscape.
Read MorePollinator Gardens and Season Change in Ohio
A quick and cute video to show the seasonal change of one of my pollinator gardens. The bed of native plants, like Cupplant & Narrow -Leaved Mountain mint are intermingled with heirloom annuals like Zinnias- a butterfly favorite!
Read MoreNorway Maples are Invasive Trees in Ohio
Once they take hold in our forests— and they are – they cause serious trouble for our native ecosystems.
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