Continued Observations at Bernheim

Purple martin chicks ready to fledge - I found these nesting in the garden pavilion

the limbs of a weeping European beech

Bernheim's study skin of the now extinct passenger pigeon - note how it looks like it's sleeping

a wild pig trap found back in the natural area - they are causing untold damage to the native plants and wildlife

Jake cutting down dying trees

an emerald ash borer trap; this insect (native to Asia) has been killing the ash trees in the surround states of Kentucky 

Sam, a regular at Bernheim with his catch of 'crappies' (pronounced 'croppies!)