Archive for June, 2009

Hermit Thrush in the Deep Woods

On the trail between Rose Lake and Cedar Falls at Hocking Hills State Park, I heard an occasional melodic yet haunting song. Thinking that the bird was most likely in the thrush family, I played through my Stoke Bird Songs and was pleased to match it to the Hermit Thrush. To me, the song sounds [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Hocking Hills State Park

Hocking Hill State Park is located in southeast Ohio. Best known for Old Man’s Cave, Ash Cave, and Cedar Falls, the park is also has a wide variety of wildlife for the nature photographer. We visited over the week-end and camped in the state park campgrounds. Our favorite area for camping is on a cul-de-sac [...]

Read the rest of this entry »

Cedar Bog

Last Sunday I visited one of my favorite locate sites for photography, Cedar Bog. The bog (actually a fen) is located between Urbana and Springfield in Southwest Ohio. I started down the trail toward the boardwalk and heard the unmistakable calls of the Yellow-Breasted Chat. These birds are members of the warbler family, although some [...]

Read the rest of this entry »