
Metroparks of the Toledo Area Be on the lookout for big bucks this time of year, like this park visitor who captures the moments with his digital camera.
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Photographer Rick Parish is an avid deer watcher at Side Cut Metropark. For many years, Rick could be seen hot on the trail of deer at the Maumee Metropark, always with his video camera, collecting hours of deer footage. ...

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Toledo Tradition Returns December 6-13, courtesy of hundreds of local volunteers.

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Hawk Lineup: Is it a Cooper's or a sharp-shinned.
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Two of the most difficult birds to identify are the Cooper’s hawk and sharp-shinned hawk. These birds often visit bird feeding stations. Here are a couple clues to help you tell one from the other.

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Western Shorebird A Rare Visitor To Toledo Area
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November 17 - The Metroparks are not the only places to find rare birds. On Saturday, naturalist Mark Plessner followed up on a tip from a local birder and photographed this American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana) at Cullen Park, a city park in north Toledo. ...

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Training begins for Glass City Marathon, coming to Wildwood Preserve in April.
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Metroparks of the Toledo Area How is it possible? Holidays In The Manor House opens just three weeks from this Sunday!

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Red-breasted Nuthatches - Large Number Of Tiny Visitors At Swan Creek
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November 9 – The red-breasted nuthatch (this one seen at Swan Creek Preserve today) is an example of an irruptive species. That simply means that the migration of this species often reflects the abundance or lack of abundance of food in the areas where it would normally stay year round. ...

Metroparks of the Toledo Area See some amazing photos entered in this year's contest.
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More than 600photos entered inMetroparks 6th Annual Celebrating Nature Through Photography Contest will be onexhibit beginning with a free opening reception Friday, November 6 at 5 p.m. at the National Center for Nature Photography at Secor Metropark.

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Mary Stockwell, Lourdes College history dept: Ohio’s role in the Underground Railroad Tues., Nov 10, 7 p.m. Metroparks Hall, Wildwood. Free.

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Which Finch?
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October into early November is peak time to see purple finches in northwest Ohio. Can you tell difference between the male and the female, or between the purple finch and the house finch?

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Purple Finches Plentiful Now
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Thursday, October 29 -Volunteer SherryPlessner took this photo of a female purple finch at the Swan Creek Preserve Window on Wildlife today. Although these birds will be around all winter, October and April should be the best months to find them.

Metroparks of the Toledo Area There's still plenty of color left, but you might regret it if you let another weekend go by without hitting the trails.

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Photos Capture The Colors. Send us your best shots (or tag Metroparks in photos that you upload).
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Posted: October 27, 2009 - Local photographer Larry Schuman shot these colorful photos this weekend at the Mallard Lake Area of Oak Openings Preserve Metropark.

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Metroparks of the Toledo Area We had a visitor to the Window on Wildlife this morning.
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Fall is a great time to see deer, but also a time to be cautious when driving near wooded areas. Also remember that feeding deer is unnecessary, unsafe and a violation of Metroparks regulations.























