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Photo of the week: 12.08.24 — Female blackbird

A sure sign of spring in Central Ohio is the return of the Red-winged Blackbird. And it's a very noisy return, with the male blackbirds perched atop plants or trees attempting to attract females by flashing their red-and-yellow shoulder patches while belting out a call described by bird web sites as a loud, scratchy conk-a-reeeee or o-ka-leeeee.  I have a number of photos of male  …  Continue reading

Featured gallery: December — Fall colors

Every fall, when the leaves begin changing colors, I think about heading out with my camera to get some photos of the fall colors. But one of two things always happens. One, I get busy on something else and don’t get out until the peak colors have passed. Or two, we get some heavy rains or other weather conditions that minimize the color change or force the leaves to fall early. I …  Continue reading