Nature Guys

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

When Bill and Bob were kids they had sliders as pets. Tune is to find out where you can find these turtles today. Thanks to John Howard for the excellent picture.

Related episodes: Softshell Turtle and Painted Turtle

Our sources for this episode include:

• Red-eared Slider
• Red-Eared Slider, Map and Painted Turtles – Semi-Aquatic Turtle Care
• Global invasive species list – 100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species

Learn everything you need to know about this very beautiful turtle. Special thanks to John Howard for the great pictures.

Related episodes: Softshell Turtle and Red-Eared Slider

Our sources for this episode include:

• Five Facts You Probably Didn’t Know about Painted Turtles
• Painted Turtle

Bob runs into a snake in Florida that exhibits a behavior that he has never seen before. Tune in the hear all about this very fast snake.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Black Racer
• Black Racer – Deceiving Speed
• North American Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)
• Ohio’s state reptile

Special thanks to John Howard for the amazing photos.

In this edition of Through the Eyes of Nature Guys, Bill shares stories of trips to one of his top two travel destinations in the world – the Galapagos Islands.

Related episodes: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys 

Our sources for this episode include:

• The experiences of Bill on his trips to the Galapagos

The Mourning Dove is easy to find both by sight and by ear.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Fun Mourning Dove Facts
• Mourning Dove
• The Secret Life of the Mourning Dove