Nature Guys

This is the most visited park in the United States. It is free and is amazing any month of the year.

Related episodes: Through the Eyes of Nature Guys http://natureguys.org/travel/

Our sources for this episode include:

• Fightmaster Fly Fishing - Rob Fightmaster is a great fly fishing guide. Even Bob and Beth can catch fish with Rob at their side! https://fightmasterflyfishing.com
• A Wondrous Diversity of Life - Great Smokey Mountains https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/index.htm
• Do Cougars Roam the Smoky Mountains? https://gardenandgun.com/articles/cougars-roam-smoky-mountains/
• 20 Facts to know about the Great Smoky Mountains https://www.cabinsforyou.com/blog/advice/20-facts-about-great-smoky-mountains.htm

If you see a bird on a tree with its head toward the ground chances are good you are looking at a nuthatch.

Our sources for this episode include:

• White-breasted Nuthatch (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/White-breasted_Nuthatch/overview
• What is a Nuthatch? http://www.10000birds.com/nuthatches?doing_wp_cron=1550344848.9804060459136962890625
• 9 fun facts about nuthatches https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/sports/outdoors/2016/04/27/9-funfacts-nuthatches/83551868/
• How to Attract Nuthatches https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-attract-nuthatches-386249

Bobʼs neighbor Wayne had a simple question. Why do you have clover in your yard? Bob and Bill decided to do a podcast to explain to Wayne why we both keep and even plant clover in our yards.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Advantages and Disadvantages of Clover Lawns https://dengarden.com/gardening/Clover-Lawns
• Establishing White Clover in Lawns http://versicolor.ca/lawnsoldsite/docs/clover.html
• Blades of glory: America's love affair with lawns https://theweek.com/articles/483762/blades-glory-americas-love-affair-lawns

Bill and Bob explore a lizard that started showing up in Cincinnati in the 1950ʼs. Tune in for the fascinating story of how this lizard got to Cincinnati all the way from Italy.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Revisiting Some Scaly Old Friends https://bygl.osu.edu/node/926
• Bottlenecks and Microhabitat Preference in Invasive Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ap/10?0::NOM10MP10_ETD_SUBIDM89321
• They came from Italy. Now, they outnumber us all. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/08/31/they-came-italy-now-theyoutnumber-us-all/591532001/
• Lazarus Lizards Rise in Cincinnati https://bygl.osu.edu/node/585
• Ohio Division of Natural Resources (ODNR) Conservation Education Materials http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/education-and-outdoor-discovery/conservation-education-project-wild/education-materials

Rabbits are fun and sometimes confusing. Bob and Bill will cover everything from legend to fact about a very cool animal that everyone knows.

Our sources for this episode include:

• 39 Most Famous Bunnies of All Time https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/03/28/39-most-famous-bunnies-of-all-time/
• 14 Fascinating Facts About Rabbits http://mentalfloss.com/article/557234/facts-about-rabbits
• 20 Fascinating Facts About Rabbits https://www.care2.com/causes/20-fascinating-facts-about-rabbits.html
• Imago https://imagoearth.org/
• La Soupe Cincinnati https://www.lasoupecincinnati.com/

Black Walnut trees are valuable for their beautiful wood. Bobʼs dad sold their big Black Walnuts when Bob was a kid. Tune in to find out all about this amazing tree!

Related episode: Fall Webworms in Summer (http://natureguys.org/fall-webworms/)

Our sources for this episode include:

• A Wild Crop and Backyard Harvest https://www.americanforests.org/magazine/article/a-wild-crop-and-backyard-harvest/
• Eastern Black Walnut https://naturewalk.yale.edu/trees/juglandaceae/juglans-nigra/eastern-black-walnut-59
• Black Walnut Tree https://www.wildernesscollege.com/black-walnut-tree.html
• Mast Tree Network http://www.mast-producing-trees.org/2009/11/native-walnuts-of-north-america/

If you like to kayak or canoe you can find these really cool turtles in streams.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera spinifera) - Ohio's 12 Species of Turtles at a Glance https://trekohio.com/2012/07/19/ohios-12-species-of-turtles-at-a-glance/
• Facts about Softshell Turtles https://animals.mom.me/softshell-turtles-3184.html
• Spiny Softshell Turtle - Diet https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/Spiny-Softshell-Turtle

When Bill and Bob were kids they had sliders as pets. Tune is to find out where you can find these turtles today.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Red-Eared Slider http://naturemappingfoundation.org/natmap/facts/red-eared_slider_712.html
• Red-Eared Slider, Map and Painted Turtles – Semi-Aquatic Turtle Care http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatreptileblog/2012/03/06/red-eared-slider-map-and-painted-turtles-semi-aquatic-turtle-care/
• Global invasive species list - 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/100_worst.php

Learn everything you need to know about this very beautiful turtle.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Five Facts You Probably Didn't Know about Painted Turtles https://dickinsoncountyconservationboard.com/2018/03/05/five-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-painted-turtles/
• Painted Turtle https://www.warnernaturecenter.org/animals/paintedturtle

Bob runs into a snake in Florida that exhibits a behavior that he has never seen before. Tune in the hear all about this very fast snake.

Our sources for this episode include:

• Black Racer https://www.acaquarium.com/animals/black-racer/
• Black Racer – Deceiving Speed http://www.beaufortonline.com/black-racer-deceiving-speed/
• North American Black Racer (Coluber constrictor) https://kysnakes.ca.uky.edu/snake/coluber-constrictor