During this season, most animals have made their preparations for cold winter months and are laying low, only to be seen on the occasional sunny day searching for food. Usually, squirrels can be counted among… Are Squirrels Getting a Bad Rap?
Birds’ eggs…Two simple words that once heard conjure immediate thoughts of warm, sunny weather, cheerful whistling songs and industrious parents gathering food for hungry babies. Certainly, birds incubating their eggs are far from our thoughts… Holiday Hoots
Birds are tough little creatures, enduring harsh conditions that we tend to avoid at all costs. Many birds build up fat stores before winter, which can serve dual purposes. For birds that migrate south, this… Winter Birrrrrrrding
Catfish are an amazing group. Ranging from the tiny candiru of the Amazon, to the 9-foot, 650-pound Mekong giants, they are one of the most diverse and far reaching orders of fish in the world.… Ohio’s Very Own Catfish
In the early-morning hours of March 17, 2014, an oil spill was reported at Great Parks of Hamilton County’s Oak Glen Nature Preserve in Colerain Township. At a little past the six-month anniversary of the… Oak Glen 6-Month Update
I was recently on vacation with my family at a nearby state park. As the week passed my nephew, Max, became quickly known as the toad finder. “Found another one,” he would call out. Having… From Tadpoles to Toads
I once read that birds with a very simple call (think of a blue jay’s squawk) had it prewired in their brain, and birds with a more complicated call (like the melodic call of a… Call of the Wild
Most commonly called fireflies or lightning bugs, these interesting insects are in fact a beetle and members of the family Lampyridae, Greek for “shining ones.” The familiar luminescent beetles are recognized for their nighttime display… Silent Symphony