Nature Guys

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

This is a bird that is so friendly it will eat out of your hand! Tune in to find out more about this cute little bird that is easy to find.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Black-capped chickadees are amazing little birds
• 10 Interesting Facts About Chickadees
• Carolina Chickadees

This is a bird that is easily identified. It will come to your feeder and is a year round resident in Cincinnati. Tune in to learn more about the little bird with the bad haircut.

Our sources for this episode include:

• What is a Titmouse?
• Titmouse
• Tufted Titmouse

Cordyceps is a fungus that can destroy ant colonies. Tune in to find out how cicadas found a way to use cordyceps to survive.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Fungus turns ‘zombie antsʼ into booby traps
• 6 Benefits of Cordyceps, All Backed by Science
• Cordyceps: The Most Terrifying Fungus Youʼve Ever Seen
• How to Tame a Zombie Fungus – Cicadas have repeatedly turned the infamous cordyceps fungi into indispensable allies.