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Jennifer Even Melton

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Bald eagle pair visits in town
Birds of Berea

Bald eagle pair visits in town

Last year on the 4th of July I was filling my back yard bird feeders in the center of town in Berea and, behold, a pair of bald eagles in the side yard! A neighbor spotted them in town again just the other day. Preferring habitats near large bodies of

Indigo bunting
Birds of Berea

Indigo bunting

The indigo buntings have been offering bright flashes of blue from dawn to dusk as they breed in the Brushy Fork field area. They seem to enjoy serenading passersby with their lively, high-pitched, bouncy songs that have earned them the nickname “blue canaries.” Subscribe now

Birds of Berea: the Barred Owl
Seen and Heard

Birds of Berea: the Barred Owl

This barred owlet, nearing the end of its 4-12 week fledgling stage, is beginning to sport feathers with brown and white barring and less fluffy down. It is one of this spring’s owlets who has left the nest along the Brushy Fork walking path in Berea and is learning

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