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Geranium maculatum, an Ohio native, is a relative of the common bedding geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum). This list includes plants native and introduced to the state of Ohio, designated (N) and (I), respectively. Varieties and subspecies link to their parent species.
The family Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, bills which are flattened to a greater or lesser extent, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to special oils. Forty-three species have been recorded in Ohio.
Ohio just chalked up another unusual bird sighting. On the heels of the black-bellied whistling-duck and roseate tern comes the American avocet . Here's where you might catch a glimpse of it.
The Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the Americas, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay.The species has been domesticated, and feral Muscovy ducks can be found locally in New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and in Central and Eastern Europe.
The latest Rare Native Ohio Plants Status List cites 271 are endangered. ... Ohio is a crossroads state when it comes to natural history. A convergence of major habitat types comes together in our ...
Black-bellied whistling ducks ingest a wide variety of plant material (including corn, rice, millets, several types of weeds, and other grasses), [17] but also consume arthropods (such as insects and spiders), [17] aquatic invertebrates (such as snails and other molluscs) and tadpoles [17] when available. They often feed on submerged vegetation ...
A nest of Black Bellied Whistling Ducks, a rarity, is at home at a Moreland area pond in Wayne County. You can visit, but be respectful. Rare find: Wayne Amish farm has first recorded Ohio nest of ...
The state fair occupied the site until 1884, when it moved to a new location north of Columbus. With the change, the lot was abandoned. But on May 17, 1886, the site was officially revived when the Ohio State Legislature passed a resolution declaring it open for use as a public park. In 1893, the Chicago's World Fair and Columbian Exposition ...