Elevation of Lower Salem, OH, USA

SPRING SONG. PRAIRIE WARBLER Male Setophaga discolor in Washington County, Ohio. Warbler Photo by Peter Wendelken.

HUNE COVERED BRIDGE Spanning the Little Muskingum River in the Wayne National Forest in Washington County in Southeastern Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Second Story View toward Road on a Cloudy Day in May with Oaks, Dogwood and Azaleas. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Contopus virens. 1986. Perching on Branch of Sycamore Tree, Duck Creek, Stanleyville, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken

EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Contopus virens Has Just CAPTURED a DRAGONFLY and is Perching on a Branch beside the banks of Duck Creek, Stanleyville, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken

JEWELED TRILLIUM Trillium simile in the Woods of THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking North across Meadow from Low Point in Driveway. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

Route 26 Mail Pouch Barn

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking Northeast in the Front Yard in May. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

PRAIRIE WARBLER MALE SINGING Setophaga discolor in Spiny Shrub in Overgrown Pasture, Marietta, Ohio. 2008 Photo by Peter Wendelken.

SHELF MUSHROOM on Log on the Banks of the Little Muskingum River in the Wayne National Forest in Washington County in Southeastern Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

WHITE-TAILED DEER FAWN Odocoileus virginianus Lying in the Grass of a Pasture, Washington County, Ohio. 1986 Photo by Peter Wendelken

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Late Flowering, 14 Feet Tall RHODODENDRON in Front Yard. Flowers mid-May to mid-June. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

WILD TURKEY NEST WITH EGGS Meleagris gallopavo in Overgrown Pasture, Washington County, Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

PRAIRIE WARBLER MALE SINGING Setophaga discolor in Small Tree in Overgrown Pasture, Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking Northwest across Front Yard. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

PRAIRIE WARBLER MALE Setophaga discolor Singing while Perched at the Tip of a Twig in an Overgrown Meadow, Marietta, Ohio. 2008 Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). AUTUMN MAPLE, looking west along Drive. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). A Massive Spreading American Beech Tree, Daffodils and Forsythia along the East Border. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking West along Driveway. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY Butterfly Speyeria cybele on Butterfly Weed in Overgrown Pasture, Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

Autumn Landscape

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Forsythia and White Pines along the East Border. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

Route 26 Autumn Landscape

This one's called "A Halt To Emergence," it's a metaphor.

December 2010 Snowacape

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking South across the Meadow from the North Border in May. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Huge Azalea (15 ft wide) Just South of Drive near Entrance in May. Photo by Peter Wendelken.

Fall Landscape

Road to the Sky

Route 26 Autumn Landscape

Mail Pouch Barn Revisited

Route 26 Fall Colors

4th Street Autumn Color

Both Sides Now

December Snowscape

December 2010 Snowacape

Zion Ridge Road Fall Colors

Broughtons Wildlife Education Area

Spring Green

Lang Ridge Road Fall Landscape