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Scott Carpenter
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Sharing photos and information about natural resources in northwest Ohio. Director of public relations at Metroparks Toledo, outdoors writer/photographer. Views expressed by me on social media are my own and not those of Metroparks.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 7h
BIG difference in the fall colors at Secor yesterday compared to only a few days ago.
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#followthefall #OhioFall25 #OhioTheHeartofitAll #FallinOhio
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 1d
Pearson Metropark this morning. - Oregon, OH
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 2d
Great egrets are opportunistic eaters - something the big birds and I have in common. This one was hunting fish at the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Monday.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 4d
Trumpeter swans, back from the brink of extinction, have it pretty good today in protected places like Ohio's only National Wildlife Refuge, where this one was swimming carefree Monday.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 5d
Marsh Master can traverse land, water and the marshy spaces in between. It’s an amphibious tractor used to manage invasive species, among other things. The unique vehicle is the subject of this week’s Metroparks Meetup segment on 13 Action News. www.13abc.com/2025/10/15/m...
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 5d
*Woolly* bear. Typo.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 5d
This wooly bear is forecasting a warm winter, based on the thickness of its brown band. The meteorologist I was with when I came across the caterpillar at Howard Marsh this morning neither agreed or disagreed with that prediction.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 6d
Fall color check in. These sunny days, blue skies and moderate temperatures are making it hard to stay indoors.
#OhioFall25 #OhioTheHeartofitAll #FallinOhio
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 7d
A nice surprise yesterday morning on the wildlife drive at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 8d
The cool morning air and warm water made steam fog, creating these autumn scenes Friday at Wiregrass Lake Metropark.
#OhioFall25 #OhioTheHeartofitAll #FallinOhio
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 9d
Fog off the lake, sun and a blue sky combined for a beautiful morning Friday at Wiregrass Lake Metropark.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 10d
Glass City golden hour last night.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 11d
What are those orange and black bugs on the milkweed? I asked.

Naturalist: Milkweed bugs.

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*If you look closely, there’s also a ladybug.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 12d
This young red-tailed hawk was perched at the top of a dead tree Monday morning, just across the Anthony Wayne Trail from Farnsworth Metropark in Waterville, OH.
#birds #birdsofprey #hawk #redtail #fallmigration
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 12d
www.13abc.com/2025/10/08/m...
Metroparks Meetup: Cooler, fall-like temperatures mean fall colors!
As the air turns crisp, the Metroparks are alive with change. Even the birds know it’s time to head south for the winter.
www.13abc.com
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 13d
Things are looking up for fall color, with these sunny days and cool nights. This sassafras stood out at the Evergreen Lake Area Tuesday morning. - Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
#OhioFall25 #OhioTheHeartofitAll #FallinOhio
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 14d
This scene at the Providence Dam gave new meaning to the Monday morning blues. - Providence Metropark, Grand Rapids, OH
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 15d
A little fall color at sunrise Friday on the Meadow Loop Trail. - Wildwood Preserve Metropark
#OhioFall25 #OhioTheHeartofitAll #FallinOhio
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 16d
Kids hung like bats, danced like fireflies and climbed like flying squirrels at the Metroparks Nature at Night Festival last night at Pearson. The first three photos are my grandkids, Lani, Lilah and Jayvion. - Pearson Metropark
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 17d
Wild turkeys greeted early walkers at Wildwood Preserve Metropark yesterday morning.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 18d
A milkweed seedpod ready to release seeds to the wind. - Oak Openings Preserve Metropark.
#OhioFall25 #OhioTheHeartofitAll #FallinOhio
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 19d
The colors are coming! - Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, Swanton, OH
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 21d
Chasing butterflies last week. Monarch at Glass City, orange sulphur (I think) at Middlegrounds and spicebush swallowtail at Fallen Timbers Battlefield.
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 21d
Kids play in the dry Maumee River bed this afternoon as the severe drought continues. - Side Cut Metropark, Maumee, OH
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Scott Carpenter @toledooutdoors.bsky.social · 23d
It's Komen Race / Walk day in my neighborhood. My favorite shots from this morning. More on the Toledo Warehouse District IG and FB pages.
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