Birds, Other Animals, and Plants seen in Ohio Parks

My husband Van and I have been taking evening walks in the Metro Parks around Columbus, OH. Though this board is not exclusive to the Central Ohio Metro Parks, they are the places we visit most.
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Focusing on Wildlife
Wood thrush - The wood thrush is a North American passerine bird. It is closely related to other thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico.
Zanesville's Yellow Cardinal, revisited
Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Zanesville's Yellow Cardinal
Leucistic Pileated Woodpecker
Leucistic Pileated Woodpecker by Bill Stewart--Leucistic is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers during development. This results in either the entire surface or patches of body surface haveing a lack of cells capable of making pigment--according to Wikipedia.
Backyard Wildlife Color of the Week: RED - The National Wildlife Federation Blog
This is a great picture!
peaceful eyes
fairy-wren: Prothonotary Warbler (photo by Larry Bond)