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https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/12/eastern-meadowlark-in-summer-meadow.html?showComment=1323544411911 Red and the Peanut: An Eastern Meadowlark in a summer meadow... I found an online version of "The Complete Prose Works of Walt Whitman" today and read a few passages out of "Specimen Days" (click here f... red and the peanuteastern meadowlark https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2014/03/bladdernut-trees-along-little-miami.html Red and the Peanut: Bladdernut trees along the Little Miami River... Just steps off the Little Miami bike trail near the Peter's Cartridge Factory, a small colony of Bladdernut ( Staphylea trifolia ) trees gro... red and the peanutbladdernuttreesalonglittle https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/painting-99-robin-berry.html?m=1 Red and the Peanut: Painting #99, Robin Berry Painting 99, Robin Berry Acrylic, 16x20 Canvas Do you recognize this American Robin? She showed up in this post earlier in the month. Matty... red and the peanutpaintingrobinberry https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/08/route-of-evanescence.html?showComment=1250306529813 Red and the Peanut: "A ROUTE of evanescence" A ROUTE of evanescence With a revolving wheel; A resonance of emerald, A rush of cochineal; And every blossom on the bush Adjusts its tumble... red and the peanutrouteevanescence https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/10/waterloo-recreation-area.html?showComment=1255550697458&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Waterloo Recreation Area ...continued from the Ann Arbor posts. With only an hour in between hockey games, I didn't have much time to look for birds, but I hit the r... red and the peanutwaterloorecreationarea https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2014/02/red-decides-hes-just-as-clingy-as-any.html?showComment=1396439842828 Red and the Peanut: Red decides he's just as clingy as any Carolina Wren... Around our house, Red and his buddies usually stay off the hanging suet feeder. Red doesn't like to cling to things like nuthatches, wrens, ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/birds-flock-to-huge-tree-at-krohn.html?showComment=1293182570188 Red and the Peanut: Birds flock to huge tree at the Krohn Conservatory... Regional variations are detected! Holiday cheer abounds... A beautiful Great Blue Heron hand painted by a local artist looks up trying to se... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/08/eastern-hognose-snake-with-all-his.html?showComment=1314556066057 Red and the Peanut: An Eastern Hognose Snake with all his antics... Eastern Hognose Snakes ( Heterodon platyrhinos ) are the drama kings and queens of the snake world----they are blustery and filled with air ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/slow-down-and-watch-ordinary-become.html?showComment=1242626280000&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Slow down and watch the ordinary become the extraordinary Matty and I hit the trail on Tuesday right after school. It was warm and very sunny. We were hoping for one more day of spectacular warbler ... red and the peanutslow downwatchordinarybecome https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/02/tufted-titmouse-sitting-pretty.html?showComment=1296663105008&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Tufted Titmouse sitting pretty... Sunday afternoon the snow was fresh along the Little Miami River and covered the hillsides and paths along the way. Winter birds were all ar... red and the peanuttufted titmousesittingpretty https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/02/american-tree-sparrow-in-snow.html?showComment=1265656188982 Red and the Peanut: An American Tree Sparrow in the Snow A little American Tree Sparrow rested in a crabapple tree just outside our family room window Saturday morning. He seemed very pleased with ... red and the peanutamerican tree sparrowsnow https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/10/finally-midland-smooth-softshell-turtle.html?showComment=1318735481442 Red and the Peanut: Finally, a Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica mutica) in the Great... I photographed this very young Midland Smooth Softshell turtle ( Apalone mutica mutica ) last Saturday morning along the sandy banks of the ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/03/american-rubyspots-hetaerina-americana.html?showComment=1332058837419 Red and the Peanut: American Rubyspots (Hetaerina americana) along the Little Miami River ...continued from the previous post ( click here ). Flashy male and female American Rubyspot ( Hetaerina americana ) damselflies were even m... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2013/12/white-throated-sparrow-with-snowflakes_24.html Red and the Peanut: White-throated Sparrow with Snowflakes... I think our little White-throated Sparrow has just settled himself for a long winter's nap. (...or maybe he's watching for Santa!) Wis... red and the peanutwhitethroatedsparrowsnowflakes https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/01/citizen-science-from-cornell-winter.html?showComment=1262921674503 Red and the Peanut: Citizen Science from Cornell: Winter Bird Survival Challenge I just received an email about this citizen science program from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and it sounds fun! Take a look: How are fea... red and the peanutcitizen science https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/02/this-ones-not-cute.html?showComment=1267625702183 Red and the Peanut: ...this one's not cute... A friend mentioned that I only show cute birds doing cute things on the blog and wondered if I ever photographed non-cute birds doing non-cu... red and the peanutthis onecute https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/11/carolina-wren-in-three-different.html?showComment=1289328794343 Red and the Peanut: Carolina Wren in three different styles...for the challenge Painting #72, Carolina Wren in Carmel 9x12 Acrylic Paper, Acrylic I love the rich, carmel tones in this painting, and it's total luck that t... red and the peanutcarolina wren https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/08/ Red and the Peanut: August 2010 A Cincinnati Birding and Nature Journal red and the peanutaugust https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/10/soulful-eyes-of-barred-owl.html?showComment=1319471971941 Red and the Peanut: The soulful eyes of a Barred Owl... ...this morning Matty and I had the rare opportunity of photographing a few of the world's most beautiful and interesting birds of prey. Bei... red and the peanutsoulfuleyesbarredowl https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/03/killdeer-exhibiting-false-brooding.html?showComment=1238329920000 Red and the Peanut: Killdeer exhibiting the False Brooding Display As I was leaving the rookery on Thursday, I noticed movement at the edge of the parking lot near the grass and saw two Killdeer scurry acros... red and the peanutkilldeerexhibitingfalsebrooding https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/09/clouded-sulphur-on-ironweedon-labor-day.html?showComment=1283880970098&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Clouded Sulphur on Ironweed...on Labor Day! Rick and I headed up to Fort Ancient today for a bit of birding, but when we arrived we found locked gates...d'oh! We forgot Fort Ancient is... red and the peanutclouded sulphurironweedlaborday https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/03/scruffy-chicthe-must-have-spring.html?showComment=1332463260309 Red and the Peanut: Scruffy Chic...the must-have spring wardrobe choice for happenin' male... Yet another sign of spring--from the changing of the guard to the changing of the wardrobe... Male American Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) ev... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/09/broken-and-tattered-but-still-beautiful.html?showComment=1284062230803 Red and the Peanut: Broken and tattered, but still beautiful... Eastern Tiger Swallowtails at Fort Ancient Yesterday I slipped out of work early and headed up to Fort Ancient . I was hoping to find a smal... red and the peanutbrokentatteredstillbeautiful https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/08/eastern-hognose-snake-with-all-his.html?m=0 Red and the Peanut: An Eastern Hognose Snake with all his antics... Eastern Hognose Snakes ( Heterodon platyrhinos ) are the drama kings and queens of the snake world----they are blustery and filled with air ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/09/drawing-and-painting-hummingbirdswhile.html?showComment=1315579044448 Red and the Peanut: Drawing and painting hummingbirds...while they are still here! ...the female and juvenile Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are going crazy at our house zooming here and there and fighting at the feeders. The m... red and the peanutdrawing painting https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/11/northern-flicker-munching-on-poison-ivy.html?showComment=1257449987510 Red and the Peanut: A Northern Flicker munching on Poison Ivy berries... ...continued from the post on the Red-bellied Woodpecker eating greenbrier berries along the Little Miami River. I love the call of a Nort... red and the peanutnorthern flicker https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/05/short-billed-dowitcher-limnodromus.html Red and the Peanut: A Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) walking the beach... ...from the Captiva Island, Florida posts. Birding Sanibel Island and the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Shorebird ID is alway... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-yellow-bellied-sapsucker.html?m=1 Red and the Peanut: A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker... ...has taken up residence in our backyard! Wait, what? A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker? We've lived in our home for almost 17 years, and we've ne... red and the peanutyellowsapsucker https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2016/12/new-backyard-birdfemale-pileated.html?showComment=1482934778847&m=0 Red and the Peanut: New Backyard Bird...female Pileated Woodpecker! It's rare to get new species in our yard now. We've lived here since 1999, so our backyard bird list is pretty well set. I hope this one bec... red and the peanutbackyard birdnewfemalewoodpecker https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/painting-99-robin-berry.html?showComment=1293740724271 Red and the Peanut: Painting #99, Robin Berry Painting 99, Robin Berry Acrylic, 16x20 Canvas Do you recognize this American Robin? She showed up in this post earlier in the month. Matty... red and the peanutpaintingrobinberry https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/family-of-downy-woodpeckers-out-and.html?showComment=1243883812757&m=0 Red and the Peanut: A family of Downy Woodpeckers out and about on the trail...(BPW #40) What a sweet sight--about ten feet off the trail, a female Downy Woodpecker was foraging on a tree trunk when out of nowhere her sweetheart ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/03/florida-eagles-arent-shy.html?showComment=1269303585492&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Florida eagles aren't shy.... ...AT ALL! I mean, for heaven's sake, this nest is smack dab in the middle of a condo complex right above a walking trail and just outside s... red and the peanutfloridaeaglesshy https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/05/prothonotary-warbler-exhibiting.html?showComment=1275367288377 Red and the Peanut: Prothonotary Warbler exhibiting courtship behavior and displaying his tail... It's no secret that I do a lot of birding on the Little Miami Bike Trail, and for good reason...every time I'm there I see something cool. I... red and the peanutprothonotary warbler https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/celebrating-winter-solstice-at-krohn.html?showComment=1293070637842&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Celebrating Winter Solstice at Krohn Conservatory We've been celebrating Winter Solstice with my parents for a long time, usually with a relaxed dinner at my house that is quite and unhurrie... red and the peanutwinter solsticecelebratingkrohnconservatory https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/10/beauty-of-haehnle-sanctuarybefore.html?m=1 Red and the Peanut: The Beauty of Haehnle Sanctuary...before the cranes are even there! B i r d i n g a t t he Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Sanctuary Continued from Monday's post on Sandhill Cranes. For the past four or five month... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/02/small-5-inch-mouse-like-bird.html?showComment=1297260885706 Red and the Peanut: "A small, 5 inch, mouse-like bird..." ...so starts the description of the sweet little Brown Creeper in my "Teach -Me About Birds Flash Cards, in full color (by Renwal Products, ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/06/more-suri-alpacas.html Red and the Peanut: More Suri Alpacas... This mama and baby Suri Alpaca were so beautiful together. I couldn't help but put a little time into photographing the two... ...a mam... red and the peanutsurialpacas https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/06/beauty-of-bugs-part-3-butterfly-on.html Red and the Peanut: Beauty of the Bugs Part 3 - Butterfly on Daisy This little butterfly was on the Little Miami Bike Trail. It floated from flower to flower as I slowly walked the path until it finally ligh... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/06/red-winged-blackbird-singing-in-high.html?showComment=1308890842716 Red and the Peanut: A Red-winged Blackbird singing in the High Meadow at VOA Park... Tuesday morning I headed over to Voice of America Park to scout out the Bobolinks, Meadowlarks, and Savannah Sparrows. I was lucky on all ac... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/01/maniacal-belted-kingfisher.html?showComment=1295213495527 Red and the Peanut: Maniacal Belted Kingfisher This male Belted Kingfisher lives on the patch of the Little Miami River I walk often. Every time I'm there, he screams his maniacal call up... red and the peanutmaniacalbeltedkingfisher https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-bird-paintings-for-challenge.html?showComment=1288750039989 Red and the Peanut: More bird paintings for the challenge... Painting #70, Meadowlark Peeking Among Poppies Acrylic, 6x6 canvas paper Painting #69, Three Little Birds Acrylic, 6"x12" canvas paper Matty... red and the peanutbird paintingschallenge https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/04/turkey-vultures-at-clifty-falls-indiana.html Red and the Peanut: Turkey Vultures at Clifty Falls, Indiana When I think of Clifty Falls, I think of Turkey Vultures. Years ago, Rick and I were there and we saw over 40 vultures spiraling over the Oh... red and the peanutturkey vulturesfallsindiana https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-little-miami-conservancy-turns-50.html?m=1 Red and the Peanut: The Little Miami Conservancy is turning 50 in 2017! The Little Miami Conservancy (LMC) is celebrating its 50th year of river conservation, restoration, cleanup and protection of the Little Mia... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/slow-down-and-watch-ordinary-become.html?showComment=1242406620000&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Slow down and watch the ordinary become the extraordinary Matty and I hit the trail on Tuesday right after school. It was warm and very sunny. We were hoping for one more day of spectacular warbler ... red and the peanutslow downwatchordinarybecome https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2014/08/hummingbirds-and-sunflowers.html?showComment=1407609632445 Red and the Peanut: Hummingbirds and sunflowers... We often think of hummingbirds sipping nectar from red, tubular-shaped flowers, but if you've ever spent any time around sunflowers, you kno... red and the peanuthummingbirdssunflowers https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/10/juvenile-tricolored-heron-takes-flight.html?showComment=1287399434994 Red and the Peanut: Juvenile Tricolored Heron takes flight! Birding Hilton Head Island and Pinckney Island NWR, SC ...continued from Saturday's post of the mama feeding the baby Tricolored Heron While... red and the peanuttricolored heronjuveniletakesflight https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/09/broken-and-tattered-but-still-beautiful.html?showComment=1284253011556 Red and the Peanut: Broken and tattered, but still beautiful... Eastern Tiger Swallowtails at Fort Ancient Yesterday I slipped out of work early and headed up to Fort Ancient . I was hoping to find a smal... red and the peanutbrokentatteredstillbeautiful https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/04/sessile-trillium-and-hidden-garter.html?showComment=1303554903885 Red and the Peanut: Sessile Trillium and a hidden Garter Snake Sessile Trillium ( Trillium sessile ) is blooming all along the Little Miami River. To really appreciate its beautiful blossom, get down on ... red and the peanutsessiletrilliumhiddengarter https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/12/walking-winter-woods.html?showComment=1261255842187 Red and the Peanut: Walking the winter woods Quiet and stillness drift through the empty woods in winter, leaving a gentle calmness behind that reminds us to slow down and listen to the... red and the peanutwalkingwinterwoods https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2013/12/staghorn-sumac-is-for-birds.html?showComment=1386194435874&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Staghorn Sumac is for the birds... In early November when we headed up to Toledo for a little birding, we spent one morning at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge . Unfortunat... red and the peanutstaghorn sumacbirds https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/beautiful-white-tailed-deer-on-little.html?showComment=1241783520000 Red and the Peanut: A beautiful White-tailed Deer on the Little Miami Bike Trail As I was watching a Red-eyed Vireo forage and sing in the spring leaves above my head, I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. When I tu... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/01/return-of-american-tree-sparrow.html?showComment=1264052546991 Red and the Peanut: The Return of the American Tree Sparrow Every winter I wait for the arrival of these little brown birds. They have such cute faces, and I love their two-toned yellow and black bill... red and the peanutreturnamericantreesparrow https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2016/?m=0 Red and the Peanut: 2016 A Cincinnati Birding and Nature Journal red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/09/great-blue-lobelia.html?showComment=1316737753577 Red and the Peanut: Great Blue Lobelia ...right after photographing the Red-legged Grasshopper , I shifted to the right where a surprising splash of blue caught my eye. Several ta... red and the peanutgreat bluelobelia https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/birds-flock-to-huge-tree-at-krohn.html?showComment=1293214053190&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Birds flock to huge tree at the Krohn Conservatory... Regional variations are detected! Holiday cheer abounds... A beautiful Great Blue Heron hand painted by a local artist looks up trying to se... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/06/butter-butts.html?showComment=1339899891443&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Butter Butts... This female Yellow-rumped Warbler was flitting through the branches at the edge of the woods. She was low in the trees and very busy lookin... red and the peanutbutterbutts https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/07/hummingbird-clearwing-moth-hemaris.html?showComment=1249126429615 Red and the Peanut: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) and Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird... Birding Hocking Hills in Southeastern Ohio ...continued from the Great Spangled Fritillary post. I remember the first time I ever saw a Humm... red and the peanuthummingbird clearwing mothhemaris thysbesnowberry https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/06/beauty-of-bugs-part-3-butterfly-on.html?showComment=1244817062838 Red and the Peanut: Beauty of the Bugs Part 3 - Butterfly on Daisy This little butterfly was on the Little Miami Bike Trail. It floated from flower to flower as I slowly walked the path until it finally ligh... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/09/21-seconds-in-sanderlings-life.html?showComment=1317085489710 Red and the Peanut: 21 seconds in a Sanderling's life... 8:18:07 - 8:18:28 are the time stamps from the first photo in this series to the last--21 seconds. That's what's cool about photography--fre... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/04/little-miami-bike-trail-and-red-eyed.html Red and the Peanut: The Little Miami Bike Trail and Red-eyed Vireos When Matty got home from school today, we decided to head over to the Little Miami River to see if we could catch any spring migrants. The w... red and the peanutbike traillittlemiamieyed https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/painting-99-robin-berry.html?showComment=1293777951168&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Painting #99, Robin Berry Painting 99, Robin Berry Acrylic, 16x20 Canvas Do you recognize this American Robin? She showed up in this post earlier in the month. Matty... red and the peanutpaintingrobinberry https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/10/up-close-and-personal-with-sandhill.html?showComment=1255309927299 Red and the Peanut: Up close and personal with a Sandhill Crane... What a sweet little Valentine's face! Every time I see a close-up shot of a Sandhill Crane, all I can think about is hearts--I wonder why? .... red and the peanutup close https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/12/walking-winter-woods.html?showComment=1260873961483 Red and the Peanut: Walking the winter woods Quiet and stillness drift through the empty woods in winter, leaving a gentle calmness behind that reminds us to slow down and listen to the... red and the peanutwalkingwinterwoods https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/11/those-beautiful-little-snowbirds.html?showComment=1258502527298 Red and the Peanut: Those beautiful little snowbirds... I love it when the Dark-eyed Juncos arrive. The have such a sweet twittering song, and they look so pretty against the snow. They also help ... red and the peanutbeautifullittlesnowbirds https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/01/learn-to-bird-by-earby-playing-game.html?m=0 Red and the Peanut: Learn to bird by ear...by playing a game! Back in October, I started playing around with Larkwire , an online birdsong app that makes learning bird songs and bird calls almost easy..... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/03/scruffy-chicthe-must-have-spring.html?showComment=1332461736553 Red and the Peanut: Scruffy Chic...the must-have spring wardrobe choice for happenin' male... Yet another sign of spring--from the changing of the guard to the changing of the wardrobe... Male American Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) ev... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-persimmon-seeds-predict-snow.html?showComment=1353767785600 Red and the Peanut: The beautiful common persimmon...tasty and it can predict the weather too! Common Persimmons ( Diospyros virginiana) are such exotic-looking little fruits. They ripen late in the season, slowly turning a pale ora... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2015/12/merry-christmas.html?showComment=1451418517917 Red and the Peanut: Merry Christmas! North Woods Visitor, by Kelly Riccetti red and the peanutmerrychristmas https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/10/soulful-eyes-of-barred-owl.html?showComment=1319413914282 Red and the Peanut: The soulful eyes of a Barred Owl... ...this morning Matty and I had the rare opportunity of photographing a few of the world's most beautiful and interesting birds of prey. Bei... red and the peanutsoulfuleyesbarredowl https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2014/02/red-decides-hes-just-as-clingy-as-any.html?showComment=1392515776263 Red and the Peanut: Red decides he's just as clingy as any Carolina Wren... Around our house, Red and his buddies usually stay off the hanging suet feeder. Red doesn't like to cling to things like nuthatches, wrens, ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/06/beauty-of-bugs-part-3-butterfly-on.html?showComment=1244780505438 Red and the Peanut: Beauty of the Bugs Part 3 - Butterfly on Daisy This little butterfly was on the Little Miami Bike Trail. It floated from flower to flower as I slowly walked the path until it finally ligh... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-chickadee-gathers-seeds-on-early.html?showComment=1349637467278&m=0 Red and the Peanut: A chickadee gathers seeds on an early autumn afternoon... ...cool temps and a gentle breeze seemed to push me down the Little Miami Trail this afternoon, and I was thankful to be out under the tower... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/01/return-of-american-tree-sparrow.html?showComment=1263850673101 Red and the Peanut: The Return of the American Tree Sparrow Every winter I wait for the arrival of these little brown birds. They have such cute faces, and I love their two-toned yellow and black bill... red and the peanutreturnamericantreesparrow https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-persimmon-seeds-predict-snow.html?showComment=1353765401822 Red and the Peanut: The beautiful common persimmon...tasty and it can predict the weather too! Common Persimmons ( Diospyros virginiana) are such exotic-looking little fruits. They ripen late in the season, slowly turning a pale ora... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/12/classic-carolina-wren.html?showComment=1324913773818 Red and the Peanut: Classic Carolina Wren A Carolina Wren makes everybody smile! I recently restocked my mealworm feeder (a tiny birdhouse), and within three days this Carolina Wren ... red and the peanutclassiccarolinawren https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/10/belted-kingfisher-on-little-miami-river.html?showComment=1255645179141&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Finally...a Photo of a Belted Kingfisher on the Little Miami River Almost every time I walk the Little Miami trail, I hear the strident, rattling calls of the resident Belted Kingfisher. Sometimes I even cat... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/06/bluebird-sentinels-of-serpent-mound.html?showComment=1309686538843 Red and the Peanut: The Bluebird Sentinels of Serpent Mound... If you see "Serpent Mound" in the title, you probably have guessed that Matty and I are back at Shawnee State Park doing our week of volunt... red and the peanutbluebirdsentinelsserpentmound https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/07/everyone-loves-pumpkin.html Red and the Peanut: Everyone loves Pumpkin... Volunteering at Shawnee State Park in Southeastern Ohio ...continued from the trailblazing post. Part of our volunteer work at Shawnee St... red and the peanuteveryone lovespumpkin https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/03/oh-sweet-canada.html?showComment=1267704754247&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Oh Sweet Canada... Although there's still snow on the ground, there's not much, and the sounds in the air are definitely beyond just a whisper of spring. Yeste... red and the peanutohsweetcanada https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/01/he-can-wipe-away-grey.html?showComment=1327923596905 Red and the Peanut: He can wipe away the grey! Walking the woods along the Little Miami river today was less than inspirational ( at first ). It was so grey, it felt like the color could ... red and the peanutwipeawaygrey https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-eagles-nest-at-spring-valley.html?showComment=1350015069441 Red and the Peanut: The eagle's nest at Spring Valley Wildlife Area... Sunday Matty and I drove up to the Spring Valley Wildlife Area , a beautiful wetland just past Waynesville, OH (about 35 minutes from our ho... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/bobolinks-at-voice-of-america-voa-park.html?showComment=1242959638435&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Bobolinks at Voice of America (VOA) Park Sunday evening as I stepped out of my car, I heard a bubbly, melodic, and slightly techno-sounding twittering coming from the tall grasses a... red and the peanutvoice of americabobolinks https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/06/wynken-blynken-and-nod.html?showComment=1278083603072 Red and the Peanut: Wynken, Blynken, and Nod... Birding Longboat Key, Florida ...continued from the Snowy Egret post. This little Willet completely captured my heart. He was sleeping hard ... red and the peanutwynkennod https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/03/florida-eagles-arent-shy.html?showComment=1269232969800&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Florida eagles aren't shy.... ...AT ALL! I mean, for heaven's sake, this nest is smack dab in the middle of a condo complex right above a walking trail and just outside s... red and the peanutfloridaeaglesshy https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/09/that-could-poke-eye-out.html?showComment=1251842833414 Red and the Peanut: ...that could poke an eye out! When I saw this photo I laughed. I know I'd think twice before diving into that thing for a seed or two! Study those things long and hard Mr... red and the peanutcouldpokeeye https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/01/he-can-wipe-away-grey.html?showComment=1328055556346&m=0 Red and the Peanut: He can wipe away the grey! Walking the woods along the Little Miami river today was less than inspirational ( at first ). It was so grey, it felt like the color could ... red and the peanutwipeawaygrey https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2014/02/red-decides-hes-just-as-clingy-as-any.html?showComment=1392492353590 Red and the Peanut: Red decides he's just as clingy as any Carolina Wren... Around our house, Red and his buddies usually stay off the hanging suet feeder. Red doesn't like to cling to things like nuthatches, wrens, ... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/slow-down-and-watch-ordinary-become.html?showComment=1242415320000&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Slow down and watch the ordinary become the extraordinary Matty and I hit the trail on Tuesday right after school. It was warm and very sunny. We were hoping for one more day of spectacular warbler ... red and the peanutslow downwatchordinarybecome https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/05/same-butterfly-different-styles.html?m=0 Red and the Peanut: Same butterfly, different styles Painting 145. Yellow Butterfly on Red Geranium II (Watercolor heightened with colored pencil, 10x7 Arches Cold Pressed 140 lb paper) Paintin... red and the peanutbutterflydifferentstyles https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2012/06/take-hikehave-funwin-car.html?showComment=1338883874480 Red and the Peanut: Visit Ohio's natural treasures...and win a car! The Nature Conservancy of Ohio and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. have teamed up for a summer challenge and sweepstakes called the NATURAL TRE... red and the peanutohio s https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/12/birds-flock-to-huge-tree-at-krohn.html?showComment=1293208903354 Red and the Peanut: Birds flock to huge tree at the Krohn Conservatory... Regional variations are detected! Holiday cheer abounds... A beautiful Great Blue Heron hand painted by a local artist looks up trying to se... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/05/red-tailed-hawk-on-little-miami-trail.html?showComment=1243507573236&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Red-tailed Hawk's Nest on the Little Miami Trail About a month or so ago, two Red-tailed Hawks were making a huge ruckus high up in a Sycamore tree on the trail, calling and crying out ince... red and the peanut https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/06/great-blue-heron-mug-shots.html?showComment=1276142007915 Red and the Peanut: Great Blue Heron mug shots... Birding Longboat Key, Florida ...continued from the Osprey post. ...you know I can never resist a head-on shot. What a mug! I don't think th... red and the peanutgreat blue heronmugshots https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2015/10/yellow-rumped-warblers-and-poison-ivy.html?showComment=1446316685687 Red and the Peanut: Yellow-rumped Warblers and poison ivy berries... Butter Butts and poison ivy berries go hand-in-hand in autumn. If you find a large patch of poison ivy berries high in a tree, keep your eye... red and the peanutpoison ivyyellowwarblersberries https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/02/tufted-titmouse-sitting-pretty.html?m=1 Red and the Peanut: Tufted Titmouse sitting pretty... Sunday afternoon the snow was fresh along the Little Miami River and covered the hillsides and paths along the way. Winter birds were all ar... red and the peanuttufted titmousesittingpretty https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/12/eastern-meadowlark-in-summer-meadow.html?showComment=1323367556803 Red and the Peanut: An Eastern Meadowlark in a summer meadow... I found an online version of "The Complete Prose Works of Walt Whitman" today and read a few passages out of "Specimen Days" (click here f... red and the peanuteastern meadowlark https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2009/07/pipevine-swallowtail-nectaring-on.html?showComment=1248526183284 Red and the Peanut: Pipevine Swallowtail Nectaring on Common Milkweed Birding Hocking Hills in Southeastern Ohio ...continued from the Catbird post. While watching a Gray Catbird on the Creekside Meadows trail ... red and the peanutpipevine swallowtailcommonmilkweed https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/12/amanita-muscaria-mushrooms-under-pines.html?showComment=1323215623546 Red and the Peanut: Amanita mushrooms under the pines... One afternoon back in October, I was walking through a stand of pines at Fort Ancient listening for birds. Up ahead I saw several little gol... red and the peanutamanita mushroomspines https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2010/03/oh-sweet-canada.html?showComment=1267791725582&m=0 Red and the Peanut: Oh Sweet Canada... Although there's still snow on the ground, there's not much, and the sounds in the air are definitely beyond just a whisper of spring. Yeste... red and the peanutohsweetcanada https://redandthepeanut.blogspot.com/2011/01/maniacal-belted-kingfisher.html?showComment=1295187297357 Red and the Peanut: Maniacal Belted Kingfisher This male Belted Kingfisher lives on the patch of the Little Miami River I walk often. Every time I'm there, he screams his maniacal call up... red and the peanutmaniacalbeltedkingfisher