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Posts Tagged → Cleveland

Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve – an Introduction and May Birding Report

posted in Birds, Field Guides, USA on May 31, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 2 Comments

An introduction to one of Cleveland, Ohio’s best kept secrets.

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Eastern Warbling Vireo, in Ohio

posted in Birds on May 26, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

A leisurely stare-off in a Cleveland suburban park.

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Jesse Owens Statue, Cleveland

posted in Pic du Jour, Track & Field, USA on May 11, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Paying our respects to the Olympic and athletics legend during a visit to Cleveland this week.

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20 images from ‘Picasso and Paper’ – Cleveland Museum of Art, 2025

posted in Art, USA on March 14, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

Here are 20 images from the exhibition ‘Picasso and Paper‘ which was held at the Cleveland Museum of Art from Dec 8 2024 to March 23 2025. I was particularly taken by the linocuts. Above is ‘Still Life Under a Lamp’, created in Mougins in March 1962.

Harrison Dillard Sculpture, Berea, Ohio

posted in Track & Field, USA on March 8, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

This is a sculpture of track & field legend Harrison Dillard, the only man to win Olympic titles in the 100 meter dash and the 110m hurdles. And, one of my favorite athletes of all time. The life sized tribute, created by Ohio sculptor David Deming, has pride of place in a pleasantly shaded spot… Continue reading →

Cleveland Museum of Art – December 2019

posted in Art on December 20, 2019 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments
Cleveland Museum of Art, December 2019

A few dozen photos for future reference from a visit on 18 December 2019.

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Headlands Beach State Park, Off Season

posted in Birds, USA on December 18, 2014 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

Briefly chasing a Herring Gull in an afternoon chill.

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Memorial and protest for Tamir Rice, 12-year-old slain by police officer in Cleveland

posted in Featured, Protests on December 5, 2014 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

Below are a dozen shots from a growing memorial for Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was holding a toy airsoft gun when he was shot by a Cleveland police officer at Cudell Commons, a community park on the city’s west side, on November 22, 2014. He died early the next day. Video footage of… Continue reading →

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This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant ones are the global response to the climate crisis and a renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

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