Megan Mahon

Where do you roam?

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

This little one was spotted by a volunteer over a trail at the Nature Center recently. When word made its way to our dept, everyone totally freaked out and headed outside to find it.

My coworkers are my type of people and I appreciate their shared enthusiasm so very very much!

[Cincinnati Nature Center @cincynature]

We found an eastern red bat! It’s easy to see why they like roosting in beech trees—camouflaged contentment. At just 4 inches long with yellow-red to red fur, they blend right in with the dried leaves.

Keep your eyes peeled for these migratory #bats hanging around! 🦇

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

White-breasted nuthatches are hilarious. They’re just little shapes.

[Cincinnati Nature Center @cincynature]

Fairy shrimp (Eubranchipus vernalis) can once again be observed at one of our favorite vernal pools here at the Nature Center.

Looking for a little magic?✨ Stop by Marsh Pond, off the Edge Trail, and admire the variety of species that call this little pool home!

#CincyNature

[Cincinnati Nature Center @cincynature]

What’s all of that commotion? Who’s making all of that noise? Let’s head over Lotus Pond and find out!

#CincyNature #WoodFrog #VernalPool #Pond #SpringPeeper #Amphibian

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

frog with anxiety, germany, 16th century

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

what poise, what grandeur, what effortless rhythmic allure! 😍✨

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @schubertspiders]

Happy International Jumping Spider Day! 🕷️ To celebrate, we have another great citizen science discovery. Donna Juanita photographed this undiscovered species on her property and kindly invited us over to sample it. We later found that it also lives in a nearby nature reserve!

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

AS IF turtles couldn't be any more perfect, I just learned about a south American species called the Mata Mata turtle (Chelus fimbriata).
They have adorable snoots, generally look like a clump of leaves, they have a ginormous mouths to swallow up prey... oh, and they SMILE! ☺️

[Joel Sartore @joelsartore]

This Carolina wren looked even rougher around the edges when it was first brought to Wild Bird Rehabilitation Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. The reason for its disheveled appearance? It was caught in fly paper, a common death trap for songbirds.

[Nicky Bay @singaporemacro]

When your gf is a little bit bigger sized than you!

Ordgarius sp. Probably new to science. These are also known as Bolas Spiders. They prey on moths by swinging a ball of glue at the tip of a strand of silk at the moth after releasing pheromones to attract them.

[Audubon Society @audubonsociety]

Grasslands need grazers, but they also need people. Thanks to the Doan family and their Audubon-certified bird-friendly Black Leg Ranch for hosting our September Duck Stamp-affiliated event. Nothing bodes better for grasslands than when people's love for them blooms!

[Elora R. M. Grahame @elora_grahame]

How does a mama Whip-poor-will find her two camouflaged chicks after they scatter to avoid a predator? 🐤👀

Turns out she has a soft call that she uses to "summon" her chicks, and they'll hop on back! (Sound on!)

Video description below...

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

@JeffreyMWard me, busting in the office door at 9am on a monday : GUYS THERE'S A KESTREL OUTSIDE! LIKE SHE'S RIGHT OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW, SERIOUSLY COME LOOK!

*digs binoculars out of backpack and runs back outside

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

This 👏🏻 is 👏🏻 so 👏🏻 AWESOME! 🤯

https://t.co/IfhU8Msc34 via @YouTube

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

@N8Swick

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

me : to everyone, no matter the time or place, always.

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

@nickAD when that last synchronization hits

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

@erinbakara a literal impression of me during a meeting today when cicadas were brought up

[Corina Newsome, M.Sc. @hood_naturalist]

Hey there!

Try something real quick: pause your scrolling, step outside, pick a bird, watch it for 30 seconds.

You will be better! Birds make us better.

[Megan Mahon @megnichon]

SHE'S DONE IT AGAIN 😱💕

[So Wylie @sowylie]

BIRD BEATS: COMMON POTOO.
I know this is a strange beat, but it’s a strange bird so, same energy. They camo themselves into looking like a tree branch, and that’s how I’m about to be post-pandemic during social situations.

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

Me no cry because cookie is finished. Me smile because cookie happened.