JR: Magee Marsh Dragonflies - Fri, Sep 24, 2010 - my sep 24, 2010 blog post to the oybc facebook page, using the old-style notes functionality. https://www.facebook.com/notes/ohio-young-birders-club/magee-marsh-dragonflies/443556198303 Friday's strong southwest winds caused numerous dragonflies... more>>
- Aug 30, 2016 - #photo #insect #park

JR: Local honey - We buy most of our honey from the Phoenix Earth Food Co-op, which sells at least two options, produced by local farmers who have their beehives in and around Toledo. The product sold in the glass jar is relatively new at the co-op. I mainly buy... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #food #business #health #local #nature #insect #toledo #blog_jr

JR: Late Sep and Oct 2015 Notes - #bird - #home - #nature - #insect Mon, Sep 28 at 7:20 p.m., at least two Scissor-grinder Cicadas are singing around our home. temps still in the mid 70s. calm wind. partly to mostly cloudy sky. good weather to sing if a cicada. love their song. un... more>> 15 min read
- Oct 31, 2015 - #bird #home #nature #insect #rainfall

JR: Western Lake Erie Mayfly Activity on Radar - June is mayfly month. The density of the insects rising up from Lake Erie looks like moderate rainfall on hi-def radar. Activity on the evening, after dark, on Sat, Jun 20, 2015 We don't see many mayflies in West Toledo. I photographed this one... more>>
- Jun 20, 2015 - #lakeerie #nature #insect #photo

JR: Eastern box turtle comment at tt on may 30, 2015 - Nice. That's an Eastern Box Turtle. Found in woodlands throughout Ohio, the box turtle is our most terrestrial turtle. During the heat of summer, this extremely gentle animal spends the day hidden beneath rotting logs, decaying leaves, and ot... more>> 8 min read
- May 30, 2015 - #nature #turtle #insect

JR: Mid to late May 2015 bug - May 23, 2015 I first noticed this bug about a week ago. I don't know how long it has been around. It's quite numerous today, flying about. I've been bitten a few times. I thought that the bug was associated with either our blooming spiraea bushes o... more>>
- May 23, 2015 - #nature #home #insect

JR: Stories to Read - Mon, Aug 4, 2014 - #media - #technology - #programming - #javascript - #mobile - #insect https://github.com/tekknolagi/carp https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8130413 https://ethercalc.org/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?... more>>
- Aug 04, 2014 - #media #technology #programming #javascript #mobile #insect

JR: Cicada wing - On Jul 5, 2014, I found this cicada wing on our driveway. The Scissor-grinder Cicadas began singing around our West Toledo home on June 30. Time to transition from birdsong to insect song. enlarge image When the Scissor-grinder Cicadas begin ... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 07, 2014 - #nature #insect #home #blog_jr

JR: Do nurseries sell plants that are poisonous to honeybees? - I realize that the honeybee is a non-native insect to North America, but if this info is true, and if the situation negatively impacts honeybees, will it also hurt our native bee population? From a Facebook friend's post: I did not know neonic p... more>>
- Jun 25, 2014 - #todo #nature #environment #business #flower #insect #food #blog_jr