Birds of Kentucky: Song Sparrow 2021-06-05 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. All About Birds has this to say about the Song Sparrow: "Like many other songbirds, the male Song Sparrow uses its song to attract mates as well as defend its territory. Laboratory studies have shown that the female Song Sparrow is attracted not just to the song itself, but to how well it reflects the ability of the male to learn. Males that used more learned components in their songs and that better matched their song tutors (the adult bird they learned their songs from) were preferred." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lunch Break 2021-06-05 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Terry Partin. Terry writes, "Friday afternoon found Partin brothers Jace and Jonas utilizing the nice breeze and cool shade of the Jones Chapel Pavilion for an earned lunch break." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fire Department appreciates donation of pallet of water 2021-06-05 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Donald Hare. Donald writes, "The Columbia-Adair County Fire Department would like to thank David Dudgeon of D and D Towing and Recovery for the donation of a pallet of water. We appreciate your support to our department." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWC New Student Orientation Days 2021-06-04 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Travis Smith. Lindsey Wilson College incoming freshman and orientation leaders gather for games in the Doris & Bob Holloway Health and Wellness Center. Lindsey Wilson College welcomed over 120 incoming freshmen to campus on Thursday and Friday during the college's first two New Student Orientation Days of the summer. The college will host three more orientation days before the start of the fall semester on July 9-10, and on August 13, 2021. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Stream in the Smokies 2021-06-04 - Great Smoky Mountaints National Park - Photo by Graham Waggener. A stream running alongside the road up to Clingman's Dome in the Great Smoky Mountaints National Park. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Prominent Moth 2021-06-04 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Johnny Roemisch. Johnny writes, "This is a neat moth I saw on our house." Note: Lepidopterologists can send identification info using our Comment Form. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Cumberland County Chicken Snake 2021-06-04 - Cumberland Co., KY - Photo courtesy Jason Stailey. Jason Stailey caught this Chicken Snake in the hills of northern Cumberland County last week. He said it needed to live because it is a "good snake" - they help control many other pests around the yard. Jason said, "He was a good sized snake. And they are good to have around. I watched a video of a rattlesnake in a guys yard that he was trying to run off. A large black snake comes along while he's video taping and grabs the rattler then kills and eats it. Most people want to kill any snake they see not knowing many of the non poisonous ones are very helpful." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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