Metroparks of the Toledo Area
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Toledo, OH, 43615
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Metroparks of the Toledo Area

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.

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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. ...
Jim Staneluis
Jim Staneluis
My personal goal is to get a photo of Rick.
30 minutes ago
Ken
Ken
Jim just ask one of the vacationing deer with a camera around it's neck --- Happy Holiday's
20 minutes ago
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

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

Fran Hendren
Fran Hendren
Visiting the Manor House is a tradition for our group ... it's always an awesome way to start the season. We do, however, miss the preview breakfasts and tour. Perhaps it will be reinstated at some point.
November 20 at 4:29pm
Marcia Westcott Zarecki
Marcia Westcott Zarecki
So beautiful, can't wait to take Dillon.
November 20 at 5:35pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Hawk Lineup: Is it a Cooper's or a sharp-shinned.

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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.
Patricia L. Spears
Patricia L. Spears
We have one of these that frequents the wooded area by our house. Not sure which one it is though...so this info will come in handy.
November 20 at 6:56am
Ernie Fisher
Ernie Fisher
A Coopers Hawk took a rabbit in my front yard last winter. I couldn't get a good picture of him. Pretty bird.
November 20 at 10:51am
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Western Shorebird A Rare Visitor To Toledo Area

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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. ...
Kate Oatis
Kate Oatis
Very cool. Love the nature center exhibit, too. Nice, nice job.
November 18 at 8:45am
Kimberly Kirkham-Kaufman
Kimberly Kirkham-Kaufman
I love loons-I listen to the loons in Maine every summer on Lake Wesserunsett!! love your loon picture Kate
November 19 at 7:11pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Training begins for Glass City Marathon, coming to Wildwood Preserve in April.

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area How is it possible? Holidays In The Manor House opens just three weeks from this Sunday!

November 9 at 2:00pm
Michael J. Young
Michael J. Young
Wildwood is one of the greatest public investments in Toledo history. I loved it when I visited in July. Lovely. GREAT job Metroparks and volunteer staff!
November 12 at 6:14pm
Judy Weiss Lang
Judy Weiss Lang
Well worth attending. I have gone many times!
November 13 at 6:49pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Red-breasted Nuthatches - Large Number Of Tiny Visitors At Swan Creek

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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. ...
Judy Weiss Lang
Judy Weiss Lang
I love watching these little birds come to my feeder and grab a seed, fly to a tree to crack it open and return for more. They are humorous to watch as they travel upside down to go down the tree trunk.
November 9 at 6:50pm
Renee Burrey
Renee Burrey
cardinals are the best
November 10 at 6:20am
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area See some amazing photos entered in this year's contest.

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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.
Vicki
Vicki
very nice photo!
November 5 at 1:50pm
Kathy Hausknecht
Kathy Hausknecht
Great photo. Can you post more? Maybe the top10 photos? I'd love to see more.
November 5 at 6:36pm
Beth Covert
Beth Covert
Making a date with the Nature Center for Friday. Thanks!
November 6 at 5:19am
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

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.

November 3 at 11:40am
Kimberlee
Kimberlee
Anyone with any interest should go, I had the good fortune of having Mary for a History professor and she is a true storyteller. So if you think you might...DO. You won't be disappointed.
November 3 at 4:44pm
Melissa
Melissa
Sounds really great!
November 3 at 6:24pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area
Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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?
Cindy Thigpen-Conley
Cindy Thigpen-Conley
Love our Metroparks in the Fall...and Winter, Spring and Summer too.
November 2 at 2:48pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Purple Finches Plentiful Now

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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

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.

October 29 at 8:03pm
Marianne Britt Duvendack
Marianne Britt Duvendack
Oak Openings is still amazing! I love to be in a leaf shower.
October 30 at 9:42am
Mike Farkas
Mike Farkas
The colors are so beautiful and if you look carefully you may even see some deer.
November 6 at 4:40pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area Photos Capture The Colors. Send us your best shots (or tag Metroparks in photos that you upload).

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
Posted: October 27, 2009 - Local photographer Larry Schuman shot these colorful photos this weekend at the Mallard Lake Area of Oak Openings Preserve Metropark.
Cherith Brooke Warner
Cherith Brooke Warner
how do I tag metroparks in my photos? or where do I send my photos to? I attempted to tag metroparks, and it didn't work
October 27 at 3:19pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area
Metroparks of the Toledo Area
Hmmm. Tagging may only work if you're a friend on our profile page. But you can post photos right here on our wall.

Sorry, our Fan page only recently took off, so we're trying to coordinate between friends and fans. The fan page should be where all the action is at from now on.
October 27 at 6:02pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area 3,000 Facebook fans! Thanks, everyone.

October 27 at 9:26am
Toledo Block Watch
Toledo Block Watch
Metroparks will always be "One of the Glass City's JEWELS!!"
October 27 at 12:55pm
Greg Brace
Greg Brace
and dont forget about the lights at the toledo zoo i will miss that this year
October 27 at 8:34pm
Teresa Newton Harding
Teresa Newton Harding
I am a huge fan, my husband and I got married at Wildwood, it was beautiful! It is one of our favorite places to walk.
October 28 at 10:45pm
Metroparks of the Toledo Area

Metroparks of the Toledo Area We had a visitor to the Window on Wildlife this morning.

Source: www.metroparkstoledo.com
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.
Jeff
Jeff
Yes, those large yards in Ottawa Hills are for keeping distance between them and life.....NOT for Wild Life.
October 26 at 2:51pm
Sharon Acton
Sharon Acton
i get those in my backyard all winter long...about 5 ft outside my bedroom window! :) they're gorgeous!
October 27 at 9:06am