I had the pleasure of helping lead a Columbus Audubon Birding by Kayak event this Saturday at The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC) facility, Twin Lakes in Powell, Ohio.
Birding by Kayak: 21 July, 2012 Read More »
A Columbus Audubon field trip to Twin Lakes in Powell this morning provided a special opportunity to be out on the water in kayaks. Participants were treated to a different perspective of breeding birds busily caring for families.
Birding by Kayak: 16 June, 2012 Read More »
We all assembled at 8:30 am at the office at Dawes – about 20 of us, all ages and experience levels. But what we had in common was an interest in wildflowers, birds and learning a bit more about both.
Visit to Dawes Arboretum: 19 May, 2012 Read More »
green and blue slivers the dragonflies whirl and dart high and low circles The above haiku is one of many about dragonflies, an insect contemplated in Asian poetry and prose for hundreds of years. But you don’t need to be haiku master Basho to appreciate these fantastic little predators. We in Ohio are blessed with
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I saw the small bird out of the corner of my eye as it hovered only inches from my head, plucking insects from a budding branch. It was a ‘BTG’ or Black-throated Green Warbler; one of the more fearless migrants, and its closeness that spring morning took my breath away. Almost all local birders have
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11/11/11 was indeed an auspicious day for trip leader Mike Flynn and 13 (lucky) participants. Our group visited Jasper-Pulaski in western Indiana to marvel at thousands of Sandhill Cranes en-route from their northern breeding grounds to more comfortable winter climes.
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