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Tag Archives: Toledo
Special Garden Visitors
At the risk of getting ahead of myself before I catch you up to real time in the new native garden series, I want to share some observations from my garden today. As I’ve mentioned before, one of the primary … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Native plants
Tagged bee, fly, gardening, lepidoptera, moth, native species, Ohio, parasite, Toledo, wasp
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Going Native in Toledo — Series Intro
In the spring of 2017 I moved to Toledo, Ohio. I bought a house with a lovely yard where I would finally be able to experiment with native plant gardening. I’m beginning a series of posts to document what I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Native plants, Ohio, Toledo
Tagged biodiversity, gardening, insects, Native plants, Oak Openings, pollinators, Toledo, wild ones
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I’m Exhausted and We’re Just Getting Started
Where to begin? Spring migration has been in progress for a while, but it got a slow start because we had persistent north winds that kept large numbers of birds stuck south of us. That finally changed early last week … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Ecotherapy, Migration
Tagged birds, nature, Ohio, spring migration, Toledo, vireo, warblers
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Wordless Wednesday: I’m Out Watching Warblers!!!
Posted in Birds, Migration
Tagged Best Time of the Year, birds, Migration, Ohio, Toledo
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Wordless Wednesday: Palm Warbler
Posted in Birds, Migration
Tagged Migration, Ohio, Setophaga palmarum, Toledo, Western Palm Warbler
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Oh, How Time Flies
It’s hard to believe it’s been a whole year since I moved to my new hometown. I just looked back at what I wrote as I was in the process of moving and settling into the new house. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness and Gratitude, Toledo
Tagged Glass City, home ownership, moving, positivity, relocating, Toledo, transformation
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City Girl Goes Wild
You may recall that I recently wrote about my desire to plant native wildflowers in the yard at my new home. I also mentioned that I had joined my local chapter of Wild Ones, a national organization devoted to preserving … Continue reading
Posted in Native plants
Tagged biodiversity, Native plants, Oak Openings, Ohio, plant nursery, preservation, Toledo
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No Words, Just Birds (#2)
All photos in this post were taken at Oak Openings Preserve, one of the fine Toledo Metroparks.
Posted in Birds, Migration, Ohio, Photography, Toledo
Tagged birds, Migration, Ohio, Toledo, woodpeckers
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