House sparrows: Cold-blooded killers
Tami Gingrich explains the devastation house sparrows cause and highlights strategies to protect bluebirds and other native cavity-nesting birds.
Slugs and snails: A bane for gardeners
Tami Gingrich explores the characteristics of common slug and snails in Ohio, highlighting their benefits for wildlife and their difficulties for gardeners.
Spring ephemerals, part 2: Where are they?
Tami Gingrich continues her review of spring ephemerals in the process of making an appearance as spring begins in northeast Ohio.
An ephemeral emergence: Part 1
What better way to usher in the spring than with a breathtaking display of wildflowers? Tami Gingrich provides a rundown of her favorite ephemerals.
Pussy willows — meow!
Tami Gingrich details the characteristics, medicinal properties and benefits to wildlife of the American pussy willow.
Mourning doves: Are they truly full of sorrow?
Tami Gingrich offers a look inside the lives and habits of mourning doves, attempting to answer the question: "Are they truly full of sorrow?"
Signs of spring: Reptiles awakening
There are many traditional signs that spring is here. For columnist Tami Gingrich, there is nothing like spotting that first turtle on a log, basking in the sunshine.
Tapholes and sapsuckers
Early spring is time for maple syrup and yellow-bellied sapsuckers in Geauga County, Ohio.
The Cooper’s hawk
Tami Gingrich has had many experiences with the Cooper's hawk, including banding them, watching one eat her chicken and removing one from her friend's barn.
Trail cameras: An obsession
Tami Gingrich helps readers navigate the basics of choosing and placing a trail camera, so they can enjoy the secret wildlife behaviors they reveal.
