The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

Unbelievable. Stefan is in freakin Finland for cryin' out loud and he's going herping and finding snakes, while it's too darn cold here. No reptiles to be found. We got thunderstorms with dime-sized hail, snow, and heavy rain yesterday. Still very wet today, the ground is just completely saturated with standing water in many places. It's only around 42 degrees. (5.5 C)

[Stefan-A]

Unbelievable. Stefan is in freakin Finland for cryin' out loud and he's going herping and finding snakes, while it's too darn cold here. No reptiles to be found. We got thunderstorms with dime-sized hail, snow, and heavy rain yesterday. Still very wet today, the ground is just completely saturated with standing water in many places. It's only around 42 degrees. (5.5 C)

It's been cloudy for a couple of weeks here, with only hours of sunny weather. Today it was cloudy. The ground is saturated and there is plenty of standing water. On monday, I drove past a field, which had enough water, that dozens of ducks had been drawn there and were swimming around. The only place where there isn't standing water, is on slopes facing south. And according to the charts, the temperature hasn't been above 4.5 C at any point in (at least) the last 48 hours. It's not the air temperature that matters, it's the surface temperature.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, I get that, but our cool temperatures combined with the fact that there is very thick cloud cover/rain means no snakes for me to find.

Even when we get some sun, I don't start finding snakes basking on the surface around here until the air temperature reaches at least 10 degrees Celsius.

[RedSidedSPR]

I share your pain. I found the first snake of the year yesterday. Big (not really) black racer. I couldn't catch him, 'cause he went up a tree. That was kinda the only warm day we'll have for awhile, so It'll probably be awhile before I see anymore. I'll post some pics later. It was awesome.

[ConcinusMan]

Finally, the crappy weather is coming to an end here. Starting tomorrow, no rain for 5 days, plenty of sunbreaks and highs around 60 degrees forecasted. That'll do. I'll have to return to the garter den and get some more photos and video.

[Joachim]

I hope the dime-sized hail, snow, and heavy rain didn't hit too hard on you.
I am also feeling with you, I know how hard it can suck.

You know what is even worse, it might be 70 degrees where I live,
but there is nothing to herp out here!
Only those ugly toads, a few brown frogs and some unfindable(at this time) salamanders, NO SNAKES!!
So that's a consolation I hope it is!

Good luck now the crappy weather is gone!

[ConcinusMan]

No vipers?

[Mommy2many]

Here in Connecticut, no snakes, no salamanders, no buggies (oh, except the freaking infestation of flying ants in my foyer the past 2 days ) I HATE BUGS....

No froggies, not yet. But, we are hopeful for something soon, maybe in a week or two.

[ConcinusMan]

It's been cloudy for a couple of weeks here, with only hours of sunny weather. Today it was cloudy. The ground is saturated and there is plenty of standing water. On monday, I drove past a field, which had enough water, that dozens of ducks had been drawn there and were swimming around. The only place where there isn't standing water, is on slopes facing south. And according to the charts, the temperature hasn't been above 4.5 C at any point in (at least) the last 48 hours. It's not the air temperature that matters, it's the surface temperature.

Got 1.46 inches of rain today. It was relentless.

[Joachim]

No vipers?

Yes very few vipers, but not in my region maybe 50-100 miles away in some reservate. But most times you can't find one at all.