Cincinnati Nature Center

Who made this hole? Use the pinky test to find out! If your pinky easily fits, you may have just found a taphole, previously used for sap collection to make maple syrup. If the hole is smaller than your pinky, it could be the work of the yellow-bellied sapsucker—a small woodpecker that drills holes in straight, horizontal rows to feed on the tree’s sap. Now, if the hole is significantly larger than your pinky, there’s a good chance the culprit is still a woodpecker—especially if the tree is old and decaying. This woodpecker however, such as the pileated woodpecker, was most likely looking for insects under the loose bark. #CincyNature #Woodpecker #MapleSapCollection #MapleTapping #MapleSeason #Holes

What’s the difference between salamanders and newts? #nature #salamander #amphibian #newt #wildanimals

Ants help some spring wildflowers plant their seeds! #plants #ants #wildflower #nature #springbreak

#toad #nature #amphibian #fyp

The American woodcock, aka the timberdoodle, performs an elaborate “sky dance” to impress mates. #birds #nature #americanwoodcock

We ❤️ native 🐝s!! #bee #masonbees #nativebee #spring #cute #nature

Buddy syrup brings the yuck and lets us know when maple season is over. #maple #maplesyrup #buddy #nature #spring

We’ve been so busy preparing for our Autumn Native Plant Sale, that we asked our Gen-Z intern to help us produce this reel. Translation: Introducing native plants into your landscaping supports wildlife, pollinators, and your local ecosystem. Autumn is particular, is a great time to plant! We’re kicking off our Autumn Native Plant Sale this Saturday, September 21 at Rowe Visitor Center, including talks from expert speakers on how to get started and tips for fall planting. Open daily 10 am–5 pm. Sale ends Sunday, October 20. #CincyNature #PlantNATIVE #GenZ #NativeGardening #Autumn #NativeGardening #PlantSale #Facts

Being mindful of trail etiquette is very demure ✨ So is: → Staying on the trail → Composting organic waste → Cleaning up after your pets → Observing nature without disturbing nature → Returning books to the little raptor library → Following the Leave No Trace Principles #CincyNature #Demure #LeaveNoTrace

Do you ever find it silly that we’re frightened of a creature the size of a sesame seed? Maybe ticks aren’t that scary after all. Truth is, ticks have evolved in an assortment of ways to become the sneaky, master predator we know them to be. Sure, they won’t chase you down the trail but they’ll be able to sense you getting closer, and closer, and closer… Join our staff inside Rowe Visitor Center on Saturday, June 15 for our NEW walk-in mini-program all about the lifecycle and unique adaptations of ticks. No registration necessary! Visit our website for more information and upcoming dates. #CincyNature #Ticks #TickMeOff #ScaryStories #TickTok

99.7% of the sun will be obscured by the moon here at the Nature Center during the peak of the highly anticipated solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. For those not traveling to the path of totality, we invite you to come experience this rare event with us! We’ll make “pinhole projectors” and have special eclipse glasses for viewing, plus a solar scope to project the eclipse onto the wall of Abner Hollow Cabin. Visit our website to learn more! #CincyNature #SolarEclipse2024 #Sun #Moon #Eclipse

When you’re a squirrel with super squirrel retrieval senses and can locate every nut and every seed that you strategically buried within one and 25 acres, 5 months ago because you have extraordinary spatial memory and will absolutely lose it if that other squirrel finds your special cache of acorns before you do. #CincyNature #Squirrel #Caching #Acorns #SquirrelHands

Nature, always a quality conversationalist. But how do YOU feel about winter? Was this our last snow fall of the season? #CincyNature #Winter #Seasons #Nature #Snow #Ice

The unusually warm and sunny day today made for a terribly wonderful distraction 😏 Who else felt those antsy “I wanna go outside” vibes today? #CincyNature #GoOutside #POV #SunnyDay #Birding #LongTrip