Bill and Bob explore an old oak tree in Bob’s backyard. Want to use an acorn cap as a whistle? Check out this YouTube video.
Bob’s oak tree
Northern Red Oak
Screech Owl
Screech owl
If you hear a spooky sound at night you just might have a eastern screech owl in your neighborhood. Join us to find out more about this little owl.
Can an owl turn its head all the way around? Check out this video on YouTube. Learn more on the International Owl Center website.
Barred Owl
Barred owl
If you are out at night listen for the sound of the barred owl. “Who cooks for you who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?
How can an owl rotate its head without cutting off its blood supply? Check out this study by John Hopkins.
Great Horned Owl
Uninvited Guests
Do you ever bring in plants for the winter? Maybe you have brought in some uninvited guest and never knew it. Bill will share stories of some exciting guests.
Plants inside for the winter
Gray tree frog
Stink Bugs
Nature Guys delve into the invasion of the stink bug! Bill and Bob will share the history of the stink bug and some tips on what to do if they visit your house.
Brown marmorated stink bug
Bill’s stink bug trap
Loons
Bill and Bob dive into the captivating world of the Loon. This is a bird so talented it helped Henry Fonda win an Academy Award!
Common loon
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Red Eft
Bob brings a treat for Bill that only a squirrel could love. Bill leads a hike and finds a red eft. Learn the fascinating story of this seldom seen creature.
Cooking hedge apple seeds
Red eft
Hedge Apples
Bill and Bob explore the mysteries of the Osage Orange tree. Find out why this is the most planted tree in North America and why it was so highly prized by Native Americans.
Interested in Pleistocene anachronisms? Check out Connie Barlow’s The Ghosts of Evolution: Nonsensical Fruit, Missing Partners, and other Ecological Anachronisms.
Bob concluded the episode describing the difficult (and messy) process of extracting and preparing Osage Orange seeds for a “tasty snack”. Click here for the video.