Nature Guys

Mosquitoes are the deadliest creatures on earth. Find out how to get along with these challenging insects.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Birds Bats and mosquitoes
• Natural Mosquito Repellents
• Do Bug Zappers Kill Mosquitoes?
• Thoughtco Lifelong Learning
• Bobʼs Favorite Insect Repellent is Alpenglow

Bill rarely sees this snake but it is one of his favorites. The hognose snake
has some amazing behaviors. Special thanks to John Howard for the photos!

Related episodes: Black Rat Snake, Red-shouldered or Red-wristed Hawk

Our sources for this episode include:

• Eastern Hognose Snake
• Eastern Hognose
• Hognose Snakes

Mallards are a very common duck that are easy to find. Find out why Bill thinks they may be an invasive species. Special thanks to John Howard for the photos!

Our sources for this episode include:

• Unflappable Facts About Mallards
• Mallard duck facts
• Mallard

This is the most visited park in the United States. It is free and is amazing any month of the year.

Related episodes: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys

Our sources for this episode include:

• Fightmaster Fly Fishing – Rob Fightmaster is a great fly fishing guide. Even Bob and Beth can catch fish with Rob at their side!
• A Wondrous Diversity of Life – Great Smokey Mountains
• Do Cougars Roam the Smoky Mountains?
• 20 Facts to know about the Great Smoky Mountains

If you see a bird on a tree with its head toward the ground chances are good you are looking at a nuthatch. Special thanks to John Howard for the pictures.

Our sources for this episode include:

• White-breasted Nuthatch (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
• What is a Nuthatch?
• 9 fun facts about nuthatches
• How to Attract Nuthatches

Bobʼs neighbor Wayne had a simple question. Why do you have clover in your yard? Bob and Bill decided to do a podcast to explain to Wayne why we both keep and even plant clover in our yards. Bob’s back yard was pure clay due to a construction project before planting clover.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Clover Lawns
• Establishing White Clover in Lawns
• Blades of glory: America’s love affair with lawns

Bill and Bob explore a lizard that started showing up in Cincinnati in the 1950ʼs. Tune in for the fascinating story of how this lizard got to Cincinnati all the way from Italy.

This episode was recorded live at the LL Bean Kenwood Collection Store in Cincinnati.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Revisiting Some Scaly Old Friends
• Bottlenecks and Microhabitat Preference in Invasive Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis
• They came from Italy. Now, they outnumber us all.
• Lazarus Lizards Rise in Cincinnati
• Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR) Conservation Education Materials

Rabbits are fun and sometimes confusing. Bob and Bill will cover everything from legend to fact about a very cool animal that everyone knows.

Our sources for this episode include:

• 39 Most Famous Bunnies of All Time
• 14 Fascinating Facts About Rabbits
• 20 Fascinating Facts About Rabbits
• Imago
• La Soupe Cincinnati

Black Walnut trees are valuable for their beautiful wood. Bobʼs dad sold their big Black Walnuts when Bob was a kid. Tune in to find out all about this amazing tree!

Related episode: Fall Webworms in Summer

Our sources for this episode include:

• A Wild Crop and Backyard Harvest
• Eastern Black Walnut
• Black Walnut Tree
• Mast Tree Network
• Hickory Horned Devil

If you like to kayak or canoe you can find these really cool turtles in streams. Special thanks to John Howard for the great photos.

Related episodes: Painted Turtle and Red-Eared Slider

Our sources for this episode include:

• Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) – Ohio’s 12 Species of Turtles at a Glance
• Facts about Softshell Turtles
• Spiny Softshell Turtle – Diet