2 Nelson's Sparrows Spotted at Wake Robin Trail

Two Nelson’s Sparrows – unusual for this area – were spotted at the Wake Robin Trail at the Mentor Marsh in Mentor Ohio. We were fortunate that other experienced birders were there who were closely watching the birds and pointed them out to us. I managed to get a photo of one of the pair – it’s not the best photo but considering that the birds were far away and hard to spot in t he thick grasses even using my long camera lens, it’s the best I could do.

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Fall Sunset at Mentor Headlands

The fall colors are arriving and the weather has been beautiful. It was a good time to watch the sunset at Mentor Headlands Beach State Park. The dunes grasses were beginning to show warm colors, which made for a nice frame on the dunes trail to the west breakwater lighthouse. The Fairport Harbor Lighthouse and marine museum is also in view from the dunes trail. In some of the photos, the “Belt of Venus” is visible. Here are a few photos.

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Fly Fishing in Virginia

Last week, we had a chance to get away to Virginia for some fly fishing in the private waters of Smith Creek at Susie Q Farm in Virginia. The fishing was guided by Colby Trow of Mossy Creek Fly Fishing, located in Harrisonburg, Virginia.  The weather was cloudy and slightly cool, but those conditions really brought out the rainbow trout. My husband caught so many rainbows that it was as if the fish were happy to be hooked. While he was busy catching fish, I was taking some photos of the lovely, peaceful surroundings.  Here are a few of those photos.  (Click on any image for a larger view.)

 






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An Osprey Soars at Mentor Headlands State Park

While walking the dunes area today at Mentor Headlands State Park (Ohio), we spotted as Osprey flying overhead. Here’s a photo of the bird as it flew over the water near the lighthouse.

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A Morning Double Rainbow!

There’s nothing like looking out your front window and seeing a huge, full double rainbow. It’s even more special when the rainbow is in the early morning and in the west, which seems to happen here in Ohio far less than seeing a rainbow in the east. (Click on image for larger view.)

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Severe Storms And Lightning Strike

We've been in a pattern of severe thunderstorms over the last few days. Last night a storm moved in over Lake Erie and brought in very high winds and heavy rain. The video below shows the storm wind up in intensity as it moved through. The following day, there was more of the same. This time,  I captured a lightning strike. In the second video below, a section of the lightning bolt can be seen striking only a few hundred feet away. (A slow motion video of the lightning bolt is toward the end of the second video,  where the strike is more visible.)

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Cleveland Skyline View From The Tower at Erieview

I used to work in the Tower at Erieview in Cleveland Ohio.  My office had an easterly view which wasn't very interesting, but the west side of the building has a nice view of the Cleveland skyline. I was in the building for a short visit today and while there, I snapped a photo of the west view from one of the lower floors. (Click on the image for a larger view.)

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