Step outside and stay awhile
Drew on sled
Bob finds out that not all snowflakes are unique. Bill remembers cutting out snowflakes in class after he walked though the snow to get to school. Bob hopes to take his grandson Drew to the hill he sledded down as a kid. Bill and Bob are excited to go outside and try to find different kinds of snowflakes.
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Bob’s garden groundhog
Bobʼs brother-in-law Al sends an email detailing his encounter with a groundhog in his garden. As Al found out groundhogs will put up a fight for garden vegetables. Photo thanks to Mark Applebaum.
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Woodchuck photo thanks to Mark Applebaum
Bob has a spider friend named Fred that does not survive a visit from relatives. These spiders can be really scary but they are pretty much harmless. They are also called fishing spiders and have interesting ways that they ‘fish’ for food. Photo thanks to John Howard.
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We all live with house spiders! Find out why this is not such a bad thing. These little spiders have been living with humans for quite a long time. Photo taken by Bob in his basement.
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Bill and Bob do their first podcast in front of a live audience at the amazing Roads Rivers and Trails store in Milford, Ohio. Bill brought a bunch of bird feeders from Cincinnati Nature Center and explains how to use them. Bob has a very special low cost bird ‘feederʼ! Listen in to find out what Bill thinks about Bobʼs feeder. Photo thanks to Eve Smallwood.
The main source for this podcast is Bill and his 43 years of experience with birds. Also donʼt miss the last part when our audience asks some great questions!
Bob has two plants growing in his backyard that Bill is not excited about. Bob decides it is finally time to do something about Winter Creeper and English Ivy. Join us to find out how and why these invasive plants are taking over. Photos taken by Bob in his backyard.
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Sassafras is a tree that produces a small blue fruit in the early fall. The fruit comes at the perfect time to help birds get ready for winter. This is a beautiful tree that has four different leaf shapes. Bill of course has a special word for trees that have different shape leaves. Photos taken by Bob at the Cincinnati Nature Center.
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If you are not a birder you might think the yellow-bellied sapsucker is a crazy made up name from some movie. Join us a we explore the world of this wonderful woodpecker. Photos thanks to Mark Applebaum.
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Opossums are really cute or really ugly. It all depends on your point of view. They are great at killing ticks. So they might be a good thing to see in your neighborhood.
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This is a tree that may show up in your neighborhood as a volunteer. It is a great food source for birds. You might even have an old pencil made from this tree. The photo is from Bob’s back yard.
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