Blue Jay Barrens

Twelve years ago a new animal was added to the Blue Jay Barrens list. The Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum , was a species I had read ab...

  These two small pools were constructed in an attempt to encourage toad production at Blue Jay Barrens.  The pool in the foreground is in i...

In late October I came across an industrious group of Harvester Ants.  These ants of the genus Pheidole exhibit dimorphism, having two diffe...

I took a little time to evaluate the success of my earlier efforts to eradicate Yucca from my fields.  Dead stumps where I had cut the stem ...

When actively engaged in management tasks, I’m unlikely to stop to take photos.  Completing the activity of the day is usually considered a ...

Blue Jay Barrens is located in a part of Ohio that has an ever increasing population of Whitetail Deer.  As a result, I commonly find deer b...

I noticed a tiny pink blur floating randomly through the tall grass.  It took a couple of minutes before it finally settled atop an Orange C...