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PRAIRIE WARBLER MALE SINGING Setophaga discolor in Small Tree in Overgrown Pasture, Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking Northwest across Front Yard. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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The Williamstown Bridge Nov 2011
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). AUTUMN MAPLE, looking west along Drive. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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View of Buckley Island Nov 2011
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking West along Driveway. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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View of Buckley Island Nov 2011
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GREAT SPANGLED FRITILLARY Butterfly Speyeria cybele on Butterfly Weed in Overgrown Pasture, Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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AMERICAN GOLDFINCH MALE Carduelis tristis on a JOE PYE WEED FLOWER Eutrochium maculatum, Little Muskingum River, Washington County, Marietta, Ohio © 1986 Peter W. Wendelken
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking East Out Driveway - Wide View. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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BLUE-EYED MARY Collinsia verna Cluster in the Woods of THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE Contopus virens. 1986. Perching on Branch of Sycamore Tree, Duck Creek, Stanleyville, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken
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EASTERN BOX TURTLES Terrapene carolina carolina. COPULATION (Male on Top of Female) in the Woods of THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Marietta, Ohio. 1986 Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Forsythia and White Pines along the East Border. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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The Williamstown Bridge July 2011
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Marietta College Campus Fall View
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). A View Looking North from the Drive over the Front Yard in May with numerous Ferns in the Foreground and many Azaleas Farther Away. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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Route 26 Autumn Landscape
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HAULING ASS: FIRE TRUCK RACING PAST THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking Northeast from South Woods just below Driveway in May. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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JEWELED TRILLIUM Trillium simile in the Woods of THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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Early fall Landscape
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Early Fall Landscape
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Buckley Island Fall Landscape
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#Sunset over #Marietta #Ohio.
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Autumn Landscape
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Buckley Island Fall Landscape
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Early Fall Landscape
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View of Buckley Island July 2011
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West Virginia ~ St. Marys
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Early fall Landscape
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking Northeast in the Front Yard in May. Marietta, Ohio. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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October Fall Landscape
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October Fall Landscape
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Huge Azalea (15 ft wide) Just South of Drive near Entrance in May. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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October Fall Landscape
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Fall Landscape
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THE WENDELKEN NATURE PRESERVE (1937 to 2009). Looking South across the Meadow from the North Border in May. Photo by Peter Wendelken.
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Early Fall Landscape