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Feeding one of the four hungry chicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575575671525-7RB0LTUVYSVY3RSUMCFO/Male%2BGreen%2BHeron%2Bleaving%2Bnest%2B8-1-19%2B6.jpg Green Herons The male leaving the nest after delivering a meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575581244013-Z4BUI2B8Q2BFIK9IST4J/Green%2BHeron%2B%2526%2Bchicks6-21-19%2B9.jpg Green Herons June 21. Chicks from the first batch of the above pair start to spend more time outside the nest area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575589389892-YLTSJDHSCLITL9DH6H5T/Green%2BHeron%2BFledglings%2B7-2-19%2B12.jpg Green Herons July 4. A little heron learning to hunt and feed itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572640803402-ZJ5FKFCYGOH6KG01V1D3/Green+Herons+chicks+8-10-19+9+copy.jpg Green Herons Aug. 10. Waiting for parents to bring food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572624422224-G917NIIL2LNOA2FHPSUL/2nd+G.+Heron+Nest+*Best*+7-29-19+15+copy.jpg Green Herons July 29. Green Heron rolling an egg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575582097265-YCX69ZCEUVZ6TBNKL29N/Green%2BHeron%2B6-24-19%2B2.jpg Green Herons June 24. This little heron is branch hopping. An activity that lets them get used to their growing wings and strengthens their flight muscles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575492296972-DA4C41PDIEWG5PH58ACN/G.+Heron+New+Nest+7-28-19+6+copy.jpg Green Herons July 28. Green Heron pair with newly hatched chick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575581608110-ZI6RKXYXG4XQ1OEHM5CD/Green%2BHeron-1%2B6-24-19%2B3.jpg Green Herons June 24. Starting to be more confident about being in the open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575581761896-ZTC1QH6CFQIRXGECWHM8/Green%2BHeron%2BFledglings%2B6-29-19%2B3.jpg Green Herons June 29. The feeding of the chicks by the adult can sometimes be a violent event. The chick will clamp down on the adult beak to keep them from leaving. The other chick is trying to get down to be fed also. At this stage the chicks look like more like a dinosaurs than birds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575589067426-FWG3N7P28ST94DFRVT1T/Little%2BHeron%2Bwith%2Blunch7-13-19%2B5.jpg Green Herons July 13. I was fortunate to see this fledgling nab a dragonfly from mid-air. They are quickly learning to feed themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575575342916-XTPHPSNC47OCP71ADTG0/Green+Heron+on+nest++7-23-19+1+copy.jpg Green Herons July 27. Female sitting on the eggs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572641041869-CUSRV6WIH7C8RVHEJH0K/Baby+Green+Herons+8-22-19+8+copy.jpg Green Herons Aug. 22. Again, waiting to be fed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572641107807-DV7CQ3X2IZKHR9M7PB5Z/Little+Green+Heron+fledging8-24-19+9+copy.jpg Green Herons Aug. 24. First flight for this fledgling. It made an awkward but safe landing across the pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575588810260-292ABKGLKK8WJZAHIE8D/Green%2BHeron%2Bchicks%2Bflying7-3-19%2B1.jpg Green Herons JULY 3. I think these fledglings may have been flying for a day or two but this is the first photo I was able to get of one flying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572624582728-UZKFMPC8MA2KDUHMIT40/Green+Heron+4+in+nest+8-1-19+17+copy.jpg Green Herons Aug. 1. 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Belted Kingfisher taking food into the nest hole in the bank just above the left wing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572894570819-VG3KWJ9ILATQGRHFLKL7/Belted+Kingfisher+6-15-19+7.jpg Belted Kingfishers Kingfisher off to catch another meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572898424123-3S3OMXQMM6NN0WDRFSHO/Kingfisher+6-21-19+7.jpg Belted Kingfishers 6/21. Kingfisher drying off after a dive for food in the pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1572899003376-ASE8Q49O1R7OPWUWA1IL/Belted+Kinfisher6-19+4.jpg Belted Kingfishers Kingfisher returned with yet another meal. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/sandy-ridge-reservation daily 0.75 2020-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1573327167862-10A6VIO9B1TI81J598FA/Swans%26Cranes+5-19+16.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation A Trumpeter Swan family venturing out of their nest area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578798022982-K4YATPRDCFQ6MU62COE9/Little%2BGreen%2BHeron%2Bhunting%25231.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Green Heron searching for a meal in the marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583421328621-PGMLQL5KCSURJJ1E605J/IMG_1270.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Great Blue Heron with a catfish for lunch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1573326419002-UK71Q2OITDNF492CV0E8/Swans%26Cranes+5-19+6.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1573326253418-EQF4UXEP9WQTPLC85XCJ/Swans%26Cranes+5-19+4.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576943323112-H1KOSQPS5UT4F2NTQO8B/Sandy%2BRidge003.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Sandhill Crane up close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583420995018-TYXWBKH1E6QTQ76Q490C/Palm%2BWarbler%2BSandy%2BRidge00110-7-17.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Palm Warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583421834822-UESOH6SMC31JG0YEQA2I/Turtle%2B%2526%2BSnake%25231.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation A Black Water snake and, I believe, a Painted Turtle sharing a log in the warm morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1573326147894-8KO88HWM1BI7SGBCSTPD/Swans%26Cranes+5-19+2.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation A Sandhill Crane wandered into the territory claimed by a Red-winged Blackbird. The Red-winged Blackbird harassed the crane until it hurriedly left the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583420632850-EF5X0S2S1N5OF1QNS6MA/Lincoln+Sparrow+Sandy+Ridge00210-7-17.JPG Sandy Ridge Reservation Lincoln Sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583420398169-2TF3HQCFD24CKCXF8PMT/Song%2BSparrow-1.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Song Sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1573326616461-3VJ7XD3TZADEK9BHRYCF/Swans%26Cranes+5-19+8.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Great Egret sailing across the marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576943507422-2WGG8AEZFIK24TEFVVPD/Lesser%2BYellowlegs%2BSandy%2BRidge00610-7-17.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation A pair of Lesser Yellowlegs working the marsh for a meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574346022126-PTQTEDKY527Y0RTNE55K/Swans%2526Cranes%2B5-19%2B15.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576943094901-BSVOC0GYWVUEEWP1WJP2/Sandy%2BRidge007.jpg Sandy Ridge Reservation Sandhill Crane in full flight. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/cleveland-nature-lakefront-nature-preserve daily 0.75 2020-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574294899602-280L7QA8H4KFF355RQ3N/Golden-Crowned%2BKinglet00710-16-17.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Golden-crowned Kinglet still wet from a bath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574296878425-YPTG7OIGHM0Y384LA3U1/Saw-Whet%252Bowl%252BLakefront0191-10-2018.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Saw-Whet owl. I had been looking for this little own for several days. One morning I was looking high up in a pine tree where it had been spotted the day before. Not seeing it, I turned around to leave the trail and there it was. It was at eye level in a tangle of vines no more than 10-15 feet away. This is my luckiest and favorite owl photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574113122583-Z6YR4LU6D1AUTQQ183MJ/Yellow-rumped+Warbler Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Yellow-rumped Warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576111493830-4HOFJ8B08UG2GOI31LIF/American%2BResdstart0045-5-18.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve American Redstart https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574114053089-LYKP9XAFBJD39IGHC06M/Lakefront01410-16-17.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Chipping Sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574113066569-811CK6BS1YA8NEHO4OHR/CLNP+Brown+Thrasher+singing+1.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve A Brown Thrasher singing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574295598068-3KLQDGWQP8JNO9SRIGNO/Wilson%2527s%2BSnipe00310-21-17.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Wilson’s Snipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574113727820-ZHHQWFABR70X235PMA02/Northern+Waterthrush Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Northern Waterthrush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575321426682-153J8CFYE2WO3UVBSJSF/CLNP%2BSquirrel%2Bin%2Btree%2B2.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve A female Fox Squirrel having a morning snack in the sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574347931007-86TISQNX8TAJMRJWP3LR/Saw-Whet+owl+Lakefront.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve As I was taking these photos, it opened its eyes. At that point, I quickly backed away as not to disturb it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575321946245-QWTLKLIDA9PM2JG7RRTJ/CLNP%2BLagoon%2BCommon%2BLoon%2B1.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Common Loon cruising a nearby lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576112376996-64AARM05ZKWFYL4FEGIW/Hermit%2BThrush00110-16-17.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Hermit Thrush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576112205262-KOJ4OQJATZG2KAPQSGSW/Yellow%2BWarbler0025-2-18.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Yellow Warbler warbling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576111735255-Y4G77EWFKRPEKAHZLH0R/Indego%2BBUnting0065-5-18.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Indigo Bunting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574114273960-2G0RFZHCUMGLAV5F3NSN/Black-throated+Blue+Warble Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Black-throated Blue Warbler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576111866329-CCEAA7VFBQWKAGKW48FY/Northern%2BMocking%2BBird%2Bin%2Bflt0015-6-18.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Northern Mockingbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574295140316-EI3TKIW3DBO1Y0HR5GQB/Lincoln%2527s%2BSparrow00210-21-17.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Lincoln’s Sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575321737709-5PCNHVJBC8HJ5O1ZBETL/CLNP%2BLagoon%2BF.%2BRedmBreasted%2BMerg.%2B2.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Red-Breasted Merganser with a meal in a nearby lagoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1574294739930-MVO8WJTSTJPIQTQ60P7E/Field%2B%2526%2BCHipping%2BSparrow00110-21-17.jpg Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve Top: Field Sparrow Bottom: Chipping Sparrow https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/lower-shaker-lake daily 0.75 2019-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575331961575-I7NMNXYBWR3VPGSY5EJA/Bald%2BEagle%2B9-9-19%2B1.jpg Lower Shaker Lake I watched this Bald Eagle consume a fish on a mud flat and then it walked into the shallows and rinsed off its bill and feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575331007698-B3MU3DCBFCWWZOYIY061/Osprey+in+Flight+9-5-19+7.jpg Lower Shaker Lake This Osprey flew the length of the lake several times. Each time it got closer to where I was standing. These photos were taken in the late evening light on its late flight before it moved on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575331536132-4QF9ECJIIAIDZQKDX9ZZ/Black%252BCrownes%252BNight%252BHeron%252B9-5-19%252B2.jpg Lower Shaker Lake Black-crowned Night Heron waiting for nightfall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575330400905-YWG8HWHS3GV04Q2BAQYT/Osprey%2Bin%2BFlight%2B9-5-19%2B1.jpg Lower Shaker Lake Osprey flying over the lake looking for a meal. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/cedar-waxwings daily 0.75 2020-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575591147886-BXN3RZE6T7Y09CDM373P/WaxwingA7.jpg Cedar Waxwings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581023650426-E9BCFKINZ7ABF45GD69D/XH100592A.jpg Cedar Waxwings One of many Cedar Waxwings feeding along the trail near the old Station Bridge in the CVNP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575591278775-6LFUPB9C903ONE5460WZ/WaxwingA6.jpg Cedar Waxwings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575591486759-YTY8127LOYKE5DPCBNNG/Cedar+Waxwing-+Rockside01310-27-17.jpg Cedar Waxwings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576209434282-4JDDPUTV69A0TOZ7X4L7/DSCF1211.jpg Cedar Waxwings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576617939189-F29Q5SYUY4NG0BGBZXC0/Cedar%2BWaxwing00612-21-17.jpg Cedar Waxwings My favorite Cedar Waxwing photo. This was taken on the towpath leading to Beaver Marsh. A flock of Waxwings were feasting on a berry bush near an old canal lock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581347300666-VZR709JK6OOZVI6M2UPR/WaxwingA4.jpg Cedar Waxwings Feeding along the towpath in the CVNP. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576206432602-1FX45G03AHQ9XDV5DZC5/Cedar%2BWaxwing-%2BRockside02310-27-17.jpg Cedar Waxwings A juvenile Waxwing feeding on berries next to the bridge over the Cuyahoga River near the Rockside Road Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575591461713-BL011QXK5GTAWNS72Y16/Cedar%2BWaxwings%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bsun.jpg Cedar Waxwings https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/eagles-hawks-and-owls daily 0.75 2022-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576013552511-3VSWTO0TBHH1UJVTMO8H/GreatHornedOwl-nest.jpg Raptors Great Horned Owl sitting on her nest in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576031515320-B0LUEDZPP7FC9XPGSNGC/EagletakingFlt%25232.jpg Raptors I never get tired watching Bald Eagles fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575906005970-5DDCL646ACHNPZX0GNAO/Saw-whet%2BOwl%2B1-180007.jpg Raptors The Northern Saw-whet Owl is one of the smallest of owls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1579036180696-KVZ6SDNUBO9BYFIY1APX/Horiz.%2BScreechOwl1.jpg Raptors A little Eastern Screech Owl that frequents an unusual horizontal perch along the towpath trail in the CVNP. It was very shy and the slightest noise sent it back into the safety of the hole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575905247096-WO3NQYBSAE6WCC8R1CYU/GH%2BOwl0073-29-18.jpg Raptors Female Great Horned owl sitting on her nest in the Chagrin River Park. Once the eggs are laid, she does not leave the nest and depends on her mate to supply her with food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576031257062-D83RLEKYHI5KMY9IN43B/Eagletakingflt%2525231.jpg Raptors One of the Bald Eagle pair that have been present in the Station Bridge area of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park for many years. I have been fortunate enough to follow them for three years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581024317778-13LY50O0Q1NTD6R6YHOZ/Snowy+Owl00112-8-17.JPG Raptors 2018 was a good year for Snowy Owls. This Snowy hung out around the Lorain Impound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581122223042-IL6H5FFBZCWHRC9UTJBP/IMG_1889.jpg Raptors An American Kestrel perched above a roadway in Vermont. Kestrels are small falcons about the size of a Mourning Dove but are very fast and deadly for their size feeding mainly on small mammals and insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576205317850-5LPF61DG493J7YA7TOXY/Red%2BShouldered%2Bperched01211-23-18.jpg Raptors A Red-shouldered Hawk perched in the sun right by the path near the old iron Station Bridge. My friend Steve and I had not seen any anything worth photographing and were headed back to the parking lot when we spotted it perched very close to the bridge. Made our day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576034547813-7IPTI2JV2ACX6YX3HTTU/Eagles-Lakefront0102-14-18.jpg Raptors This Bald Eagle pair built a new nest near the confluence of the Chagrin River with Lake Erie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576034142179-BAXYMRKXCPGJ01SWE0AP/DSCF5904-1.jpg Raptors This little Barred Owl is a resident of Forest Hill Park, Cleveland Heights. It frequents this tall stump on occasion and is always a delight to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576032382756-UZY2G6UC00ZHGB0IJMEI/Eagles0763-24-2018.jpg Raptors Another photo of a Station Bridge Bald Eagle. Always an impressive site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1575905788043-N4B68O36NSAEMC3JILFM/Red%2BTail%2BHawk%2Bover%2Brookery0053-25-18.jpg Raptors Red-tailed Hawk soaring over the Beaver Marsh area. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2020-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576108013529-MN0VLI9OU8N1V3143C8X/Tree%2BSwallows0053-25-18.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Tree Swallows sleeping perched above Beaver Marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576109390539-NRS4OD2OGVRWQAQP1E9K/Red%2BTail%2BHawk%2Bover%2Brookery0053-25-18.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Red-tailed Hawk flying over the marsh area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576108935449-Y8P60TM8JQAH6W70LNTS/Frog+w+mosquitos0016-8-18.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Look closely at the frog’s head and you will see a mosquito taking advantage it being out of the marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576181881108-C18V016WPU6KQGCEJL28/Pilieated%2BWoodpecker%2BBeaver%2BM.%2B5-15-19%2B3.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park The wood chips fly when these woodpeckers go looking for grubs in a dead tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576108085890-CZNHY5FKEEXGX4YICV8I/Eastern%2BPhoebe%2Bpair0014-26-18.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park A pair of Eastern Phoebes, Beaver Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576366037948-YHZWGFRVERUQ4APZFKMY/Beaver+M+Perched12-19.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cedar Waxwing perched just above the towpath leading to Beaver Marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576108164480-IA10D01YERO8L2HRISZ1/WIllow+Fly%26Gr.+Heron0079-1-18.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park A Willow Flycatcher perched above Beaver Marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578798661459-TECW4TA0NQGWYYVGU072/Black%2BDuck%25233jpg.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park A flock of Black Duck flying over the frozen marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576109889803-3Y4NHEWX1RPT5NL68FWO/Pilieated%2BWoodpecker%2BBeaver%2BM.%2B5-15-19%2B20.jpg Beaver Marsh, Cuyahoga Valley National Park A beautiful male Pileated Woodpecker. I had wanted to get a photograph of one for 2 years, I’d seen them high in the trees or flying overhead but couldn’t get a photo of one. One morning I ventured down to Beaver Marsh and within 5 minutes on the trail I heard the pounding of a woodpecker. I turned around and there, no more than 15 feet behind me at eye level, was this big guy. I must have taken 50-60 photos and it paid me no mind at all. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/warblers-sparrows-kinglets-etc daily 0.75 2022-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576803095104-Z0FFIDE0OOY0SY2K7DVL/Golden-Crowned%2BKinglet00210-15-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Golden-crowned Kinglet, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576794888385-6GCYEX1Q2GGO1GKMQB9G/Commom%2BYellowthroat%2Bfemale00791917.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Female Common Yellowthroat, Forest Hill Park, Clev. Hts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576795723459-64MD120L7B2LJ5RWQ7KJ/Swamp%2BSparrow0035-6-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Swamp Sparrow, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576804025871-M0AUU0K1YPEK7WXQF7FN/Crdnl-nthtch-chkadees0354-10-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. White-breasted Nuthatch, Chagrin River Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576684524400-HUSC78NL7CYNJYL4U3GE/Wilson%2527s%2BWarbler00591317.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Wilson Warbler in Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576797105148-ZM62LZK29YGXLDE7M95E/Eastern%2BWood-Peewee%25231.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Eastern Wood-Peewee, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576797340919-73RQPHU6HXS2OUUJC7WZ/Yellow-rumped%2BWrbler0015-07-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Yellow-rumped Warbler, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576797782505-RQWZAPZGPWILF7F6RTEL/Blackburnian%2BWarbler0025-9-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Blackburnian Warbler, Magee Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576798606099-T22GSDJJ38N2CZZWIH0G/Magee2019%2B6.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Chestnut-sided Warbler, Magee Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576797638740-N9OA0I5EWINY17Y7BC83/Black-Throated+Green+Warbler0055-9-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Black-throated Green Warbler, Magee Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576802878563-9XWTU17BX0XB92GWB5NO/Dark-eyed%2BJunco00110-16-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Dark-eyed Junco, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576803456208-MLUYKTJMVVEOZ4VG2R5Z/Lakefront01410-16-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Chipping Sparrow, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576630151363-5NUUR3Z5URKRJ2P29RQO/Cape+May+Warbler01591217.JPG Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Cape May Warblers bathing in Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576798723178-RH3G9YVYLNEIA9DH14UP/Lincoln%2BSparrow%2BSandy%2BRidge00410-7-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Lincoln Sparrow, Sandy Ridge Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576803569482-LUTIDVPHFK764W32ZFNS/Ruby-Crowned%2BKinglet02510-16-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. A little Ruby-crowned Kinglet doing some grooming after a bath, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576798118541-E42BR66R88EE8KT260J7/Prothonotary%2BWarbler0025-9-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Prothonotary warbler, Magee Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576797960110-LX6UDS6BXLUL8YBJ3MWF/Magnolia%2BWarbler0015-9-18.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Magnolia Warbler, Magee Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576795278680-2MDCRSTNHHFBFXLTU37S/Common+Yellowthoat+Male00191917.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Male Common Yellowthroat, Forest Hill Park, Clev. Hts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576795439610-ZMAU7ENJDQ8TTNG3L2W1/Olive-sided%2Bflycatcher00791517.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Olive-sided Flycatcher, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576799053651-JK82C141SNZNW2Z15QJK/Song%2BSparrow%2BSandy%2BRidge00210-7-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Song Sparrow, Sandy Ridge Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576798934364-PVASJ5PLRGBEXXKVTUP0/Palm%2BWarbler%2BSandy%2BRidge00310-7-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Immature Palm Warbler, Sandy Ridge Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576794570090-TVAVHPM7CZSQTSZ5I3Q5/Nashville+Warbler00291517.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Nashville Warbler, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576795853530-H0VIXTKQSJ3RIMPYGYLY/WHite%2BThroated%2BSparrow00211-28-17.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. White-throated Sparrow, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576796838354-96AC2JTPG588Q99KCHBR/Eastern%2BPhoebe00791717.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Eastern Phoebe, CLNP https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1576796499503-B7A740DA4UZVE3JCNJHB/Blue-Gray%2BGnatcatcher%25231.jpg Warblers, Sparrows, Kinglets, etc. Blue-grey Gnatcatcher, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Station Bridge https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/river-otters-of-beaver-marsh daily 0.75 2020-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578068842332-HNZ9C66I7WH2H8B2XXN8/Beaver+Marsh+Otters+12-26+52.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh The male checking out the boardwalk full of onlookers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578069609139-ZFCVOWJJ44BEN1BJHSI7/Beaver%2BMarsh%2BOtters%2B12-26%2B70.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh After eating, the female reclined on an adjacent log and groomed herself by rubbing on the rough surface of the log. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578068908820-R0OUOFJP72BNI3V02OYB/Beaver+Marsh+Otters+12-26+66.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh The female casting a reflection as she slides into the marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578195233740-P9ZNLT8B0UAHOPPKFSVL/Beaver%2BMarsh%2BOtters%2BCap%2B1%2B12-26%2B89.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh These otters are adorable but they have a mouth full of wicked looking teeth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578195738752-VSOFORQ2A79AELG0WGLH/Beaver+Marsh+Otters+Cap+1+12-26+45.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh The female feeding on a fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578195541451-GW6R23NFK1Z9NVDCMK4C/Beaver%2BMarsh%2BOtters%2BCap%2B1%2B12-26%2B61.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh I got a pleasant surprise when I downloaded this photo. I had not previously noticed the pup under the log behind the female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578088264097-BK4I40S3VOE0YCIYLSU5/Beaver%2BMarsh%2BOtters%2B12-26%2B47.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578069295280-HCGQV0GIEYRDRMOD76UR/Beaver+Marsh+Otters+12-26+1.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh One of her pups noticed her eating and approached looking for a handout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578069459786-P5CKIZORGV282MG8MS7B/Beaver%2BMarsh%2BOtters%2B12-26%2B5.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh The pup nudged the her trying to get a bite of her fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578197097382-BC4Z4B56XEEY5CMCE4BW/Beaver+Marsh+Otters+Cap+1+12-26+66.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh The female spent a lot of time with the pup on the little island in the marsh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578069913854-WTQ3U0Z1FUAWV8G0DW28/Beaver%2BMarsh%2BOtters%2B12-26%2B36.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh Over a period of an hour or so, we watched the male climb up on the ice and eat two fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1578070033482-3QNGEYMXUF9RIP2QNTIH/Beaver+Marsh+Otters+12-26+48.jpg River Otters of Beaver Marsh After eating, the male rested on the ice for a moment or two before diving back under the ice. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/test-page daily 0.75 2020-02-07 https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/miscellaneous-bird-sightings daily 0.75 2020-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581109994014-WAVWBP7ZUQG9HUKMF7CO/Guardian+Ring-Billed+Gull00112-8-17.jpg A Collection of Birds This colony, squabble, flotilla, scavenging, 0r gullery, of sleeping Ring-billed Gulls has a guardian watching out for predators. In the winter of 2018 there was a Snowy Owl that had taken up residency in the area that preyed on gulls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581107381757-K1NVMWWSDD0NG9DC5D2Q/Cormorants-Wade_pond15923.jpg A Collection of Birds There are several collective nouns for cormorants. Take your pick of a flight, a gulp, a sunning, or a swim, of cormorants on a local pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581109114452-YO71J58UGHA9J244QUU9/XH100452A.jpg A Collection of Birds Robins are solitary birds except in the winter when they gather to feed. This blush, bobbin, breast, carol, gift, riot, reliant, rouge, ruby, or an around of robins gathered to feed on the seed heads of some sumac bushes in the CVNP. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/north-chagrin daily 0.75 2020-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581120992321-1M98NS5YHNVBEMDC5HIU/GB%2BHeron%2B%2526%2BRed-Wing%2Bin%2Bflt0045-28-18.jpg North Chagrin Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581121357340-DLDPJY4DH1VR6TGX2VTX/GB%2BHeron%2B%2526%2BRed-Wing%2Bin%2Bflt0025-28-18.jpg North Chagrin Reservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1581120850165-BE58DPNUZOLFQY9U2A5J/GB+Heron+%26+Red-Wing+in+flt0035-28-18.jpg North Chagrin Reservation One of my favorite challenges is taking photos of birds in flight. I spotted this Great Blue Heron flying across a pond and started taking photos. I didn’t realize it had a Red-winged Blackbird riding on its back until I checked later to see if they were in focus. Red-winged Blackbirds are fearless when another bird invades its nest area. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/new-page-3 daily 0.75 2020-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583248282248-FORVAB0JEBTKL5Q077A5/XH111152.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583419892202-5OC6MXVPIJIGJG838LZ0/XH111241.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583246610808-4W52GTWMJ4IG5F4WVTLS/XH111237.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583419835513-HH72WMO8QGB6JGNTM6QR/XH111242.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583247651264-JNNAEKOL9SEW8DIFWV6B/Observatory-2.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583247863622-VU83E9865GR69YJYL0IN/Observatory-1.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583418587370-HE7HCAO07NJCAYLCTSD7/Observatory-1.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583419695795-AY1T4ZQIY5AGA5V9ONTL/Westinghouse+Bldg0022-9-18.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583419941924-Q13FF70ESIVT14HZPY4L/XH111253.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583419333280-7K6F616740IZV3O7BYWO/Westinghouse%2BBldg0182-09-18.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583420151959-NJSTHWPI5F8LW2R2FD0W/XH111268.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1583419491758-IOX4TRK5CMDBN3GAMG5V/Westinghouse+Bldg0162-09-18.jpg Graffiti & Abandon Buildings https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/antarctica daily 0.75 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1594063955326-U81M0MR9MYFAJZC1T0YL/P1000873.jpg Antarctica 2009 A little Adele penguin on an iceberg. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/chinavilliage-2007 daily 0.75 2022-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1589151869256-BLUVXZ694POSHJCFCRTQ/Villiage%2Bscenes-China00640307.jpg Views from a Chinese Ming Dynasty era Villiage 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1589152027819-CLLV734QJ9AK2E8KGIAP/Villiage+scenes-China01240307.JPG Views from a Chinese Ming Dynasty era Villiage 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1589151500443-QPAMC2MKWV9U4EYINHVA/Villiage%2Bscenes-China00140307.jpg Views from a Chinese Ming Dynasty era Villiage 2007 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1589151726424-9NBNJAJPG9BDIVPZ6WVU/image-asset.jpeg Views from a Chinese Ming Dynasty era Villiage 2007 https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/africa-2011 daily 0.75 2025-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/e656dda4-87ee-4c23-8023-af56e71a2155/IMG_0033.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 - Make it stand out Donna in front of our Pilatus Turboprop that took us from So. Africa to Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and back to So. Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/0fc0b8d2-8dc7-4840-996a-4b9a79c75f8a/IMG_0013.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 Our Pilatus turbojet landing on a road in Namibia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/777b5b54-543b-4547-8f18-c0f9c067bbe3/IMG_0025.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 A Cheeta relaxing in the Cheeta Rescue Fund’s compound in Namibia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/0fdb12fd-c708-4106-9355-a7d0543024c9/IMG_0042.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 A profile of our lodge in Namibia in the sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/fed3d927-038b-4604-baea-9c45d486a7dd/IMG_0206.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 We watched this leopard in a nearby tree feeding on a Warthog. When it needed a break, it climbed down and reset in some nearby tall grass. Londolozi Game Reserve in So. Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/b271d4b8-8ff4-4403-8325-60241ea2d766/IMG_0030_3.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 - Make it stand out During our trip, we all had a chance to sit in the copilot seat. Here is Donna enjoying here time up front. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/676b1dc7-7d0c-43d6-a167-96ed8beddb1a/IMG_0102.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 - Make it stand out An elephant crossing a shallow area of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/d4c3300c-f679-4043-b108-d575091398c4/IMG_0137_2.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 Donna and me in front of Victoria Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/198f73d9-1785-4605-860d-1c8b72440896/IMG_0074_2.JPG Africa-So. Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zambia 2011 A tiny Lilac-breasted roller perched in Botswana. https://www.lorensmithphotos.com/family daily 0.75 2022-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1588642808994-TLODH4QQCBDS3NBU21MO/Alma%2526Ben%2BRamage%2BMoms%2Bparents.jpg My Family- Smith & Ramage Alma and Ben Ramage. My maternal grandparents https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1588643362641-OD4N0UBQX84GSS0WAW52/WallaceLarue%26Vernon1905.jpg My Family- Smith & Ramage Wallace with his sons, Vernon (on his lap) and LaRue (my dad) circa 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1588692373716-FDCMEU6Z37RL9RGTUBVN/Vernon%2B%2528Jazz%2529Smith%2BUncle.jpg My Family- Smith & Ramage My uncle Vernon Smith. His nickname was “Jazz”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1588642295519-KZ64FCMVVPCCOUB0TE7O/Ida+%26+Wallace+SmithWedding.jpg My Family- Smith & Ramage Wallace Edgar Smith & Ida Upp Smith’s Wedding photo circa 1900 My paternal grandparents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1588643671615-TL9GR5K8L5XLGVMTVGIH/WallaceSmith1905.jpg My Family- Smith & Ramage Wallace with large salmon. 1905 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ca76fb711f7841fe54aa255/1588692163263-C3JF8HPI5LDIJK6A9QLO/Ida%2B%2526%2BChildren.jpg My Family- Smith & Ramage Ida Upp Smith with her children. Georgia, Vernon and LaRue. circa 1920? Her husband Wallace died in a hunting accident in 1913.