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May is the time in Ohio when seeds are going into the ground, planted by both farmers and gardeners. And fencing is being constructed this month, as well, to protect the emerging young seedlings so they can grow and become mature plants. But building the wrong type of fencing can be a deathtrap for wildlife, particularly de
With summer in full swing and people spending more time outdoors this time of year, wildlife sightings have been numerous as of late. Below are three of the more interesting critters that readers have contacted me about recently. One has to do with a white deer, and the other two are sightings of gray treefrogs. I
After he read my May 2020 “Woods, Waters & Wildlife” monthly column about state-endangered timber rattlesnakes in the print version of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, Pete Zoretic, a member of South Central Power Company cooperative, sent me several photos of a snake he discovered on his property in Highland County. He believed it just might be a timber rattlesnake because of its behavior: “… the snake was coiling and shaking its tail,” said Zoretic.
