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Sphinx Moths of Ohio, Part 2
                             Jim McCormac photoAbbott's Sphinx, Sphecodina abbottii 7870. Regardless of the subject matter I post, I always mention that we have favorites...
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Distribution of the Sphinx Moths & Hawkmoths of Ohio: Sphingidae
This is the first of hopefully many comprehensive posts on the distribution and identification of various moth families in Ohio. I have several other groups mapped out, but these take a lot of time (I...
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Ohio Spiders
Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever Richard Bradley can. Well it goes something like that. At the Natural History Conference, I finally got to meet Dr. Bradley. Although retired, he is swamped with a...
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Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Reaches Hocking County
Back in November, several area workshops were given on the threat to our Eastern Hemlocks, Tsuga canadensis, from the latest invasive species, the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, Adelges tsugae. Most people are...
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Get Aboard The May-flower
It's that time of year again. May brings a peak in spring wildflower species. What is different this year is the fact that Ohio colleges switched to the semester system, so I am not used to being off...
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Log Cabin Hollow and Forest Ecology
Of all the local places I like to visit, Log Cabin Hollow is one of my favorites. It's just around the corner from Nelsonville, and one of the non-timber areas of Zaleski State Forest. Before I get...
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Shooting Birds With a Macro Lens
Now why would anyone waste their time trying to photograph birds with a close-up lens? Because I can't afford the $10,000 telephoto that would give me those ooh-ah shots. So it's either give up on...
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Hiking Mahoning County
 As a young student I took a class in Nature Interpretation. Our teacher was one of the first ever state park naturalists in Ohio, the late Bill Price. If anyone knows that name, you know I am really...
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Hiking Hocking County
30 years ago when surveying Ash Cave State Park, I remember seeing a little purple flower called Meehenia. Since them I could never find it to photograph. Turns out my timing was simply off. They are...
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Mothapalooza part 2. More Than Just Moths
There will be no moth pictures in part 2. Hope that doesn't disappoint anyone, but like I said earlier, the field trips encompassed so much more natural history. For someone interested in multiple...
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Mothapalooza-A Success
For those who thought Mothapalooza was going to be for just moth experts, it wasn't, and you missed a good one. For those who thought it was going to be a bunch of moth collectors ravaging the sheets,...
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A Few More Ferns
It's been a few years since I posted anything on ferns. I am way overdue. The first post goes back to when I just started blogging. You can find the other species here, a few fernsWe start our journey...
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Summer Hiking
It has rained in Athens County for 21 straight days!! Yes, someone was counting. It's summer break, and I'm stuck watching movies instead of getting out in the field. So here are a few random shots of...
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A Night at Wahkeena 2013
This Heterocampa Prominent welcomed us to another night of mothing at Wahkeena Nature Preserve. There was nothing I wanted to collect that night, so I spent it helping people with identifications. This...
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Cedar Bog
I recently visited Cedar Bog just outside of Urbana Ohio. The so called 'bog' is actually a fen. In simple terms, a bog is an acid lake with stagnant water. A fen is more alkaline with constant running...
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Gallagher Fen
Unlike Beaver Creek, this is a better representative of a less disturbed fen. The limey muddy marl coats the surface along these narrow streams that originate from underground seeps. Gallagher has...
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Beaver Creek Fen
After visiting Cedar Bog, I wanted to get exposed to more fen environments. Lynn Holtzman and I decided to make a list of places to visit. Lynn spent a couple decades working in this part of the state,...
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Scoopwings, Sackbearers, & Window-winged Moths
                Bob Patterson photoScoopwings, Uraniidae (Epiplemidae), are a small family of moths that also resemble some Inchworms. There are only two species here. 7653...
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Thyatirids, Apatelodids, and Hooktip Moths
There are two species of Apatelodidae moths in Ohio. This is the Angel, Olceclostera angelica. 7665A gray moth with two curvy brown stripes in the wing. Apatelodids sit with their wings flat over their...
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Summer Wanes (updated)
Chestnut Oak, Quercus montana (prinus)The sun sets earlier every day. That means school has started, and my posts will probably dwindle. These are just a batch of photos I've had sitting around for six...
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