Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.

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A female Tree Swallow checks its nesting site in Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor, Ohio.

Photo of the week: 10.18.26 — Swallow at home

I know that winter is over and better weather is coming when I see the first Tree Swallow in the fields in Central Ohio. The birds are hard to miss as they do their aerial acrobatics while chasing flying insects. They will quickly change speed or direction, suddenly dive or at times stop and hover mid-flight to grab their meal. During the rare moments when they aren’t in flight, you can  …  Continue reading

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Featured gallery: October — Chickadees

Chickadees are fun to watch but difficult to photograph. I’ve now seen — and photographed — plenty of chickadees. As funny as the name is (it is thought to have come from its call, which sounds somewhat like “chick-a-dee”), the birds are even more fun to watch. They are always active in their search for food, often hanging upside down from leaves or tree limbs to access seeds, …  Continue reading

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Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.

Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.

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