The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

Great photos, Laura. Thanks for sharing.
Nice crock.

He looks happy doesn't he? Yeah. Happy to have you for lunch!

[Laura]

[ConcinusMan]

Cute^^^

[mustang]

If rescuing birds is what you want to do, then destroy all starling nests and eggs you find, and put down any babies or adults when given the opportunity. That is an act of rescue. Newly hatched starling babies make great snake food too, so it need not be a waste. My gopher snake used to love them.

well hey he made a diffference for that one and all the baby birds it COULD have killed...this is a touchy subject....for tech.writing were were given an example (protecting all species) for a persuasive essay and i said as a pro that you eliminate all the invasives and i got into an argument with class and teacher...she pulled me over after class what did i do? i defended my position even more
the point is sometimes people have a fixation of whats right and wrong, good or better, ect. and sometimes its difficult to change it (fyi everyone else (few agreed with me tho or aknowledge me being correct or having a valid point)was hard headed! i you dont kill invasives your destroying what you want to protect(ex. fire ants))

[ConcinusMan]

A fledgling American Robin in my flower bed(actually just weeds and poppies) greeted me this morning. Not yet able to fly, he seemed a bit distressed because he was cornered and couldn't find his way out of the hot sun. I showed him the way (by basically scaring the crap out of him) to the safety of a dense lilac thicket. Later I saw mom feeding him in there on several occasions.

[mustang]

quick put robin on top of bush or somthn (lile under the top that is) so cats wont get it...i caught a baby turtle dove when i was little and my dad sad to let it go near the bush...he didnt want to drive back (we had to go home)sadly when he thought "oh crud the cats will get it...."

[ConcinusMan]

That's where the lilac thicket comes into play. Once he got in there, he was sheltered from the sun and he climbed up off of the ground. He's quite well camouflaged in there too.

I have bird feeders and many birds eat off the ground. I don't really have a problem with cats hunting in my yard. I have 4 yapping pomeranians that are constantly in and out of the yard. Keeps the cats away but my dogs wouldn't hurt a fly. The squirrels and birds know this and aren't afraid of them. The squirrels actually tease and play with my dogs. I'm sure baby robin will be safe where he is until he gets strong enough to fly.

As of just a few minutes ago, he was still in there and his mom is making regular trips to feed him.

[CelestiHel]

So, I'm doing dishes and I look over at my cat. Then I see something at the top of doorway between the kitchen and the living room:



Oh, I see, it's a bit of garter snake!



A little closer:



Right underneath, head to vent:



I kinda love it, but I kinda need to seal these cracks! lol

[ConcinusMan]

Well the good news is, you could have had rodents and bugs visiting through the cracks, but you got garter snakes instead!

[CelestiHel]

Well the good news is, you could have had rodents and bugs visiting through the cracks, but you got garter snakes instead!

Oh, don't you worry, I've got plenty of those, too. If it were just snakes, no problem. But I could do without the hornets and ants!