The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

Here are some pictures I took a recently at a park nearby.

Nutrias I love them!

Me too. Delicious. Especially when made into a spicy sausage. yummy.

They are so destructive and invasive to the native ecosystem that in many places around the western U.S. masive efforts are underway to hunt down as many as possible. But they don't let them go to waste. The meat is properly harvested and used mostly to feed needy families/homeless. I'm even starting to see ground nutria meat in grocery stores. It's good. It really is.

[BUSHSNAKE]

@Emily the first one is Nerodia cyclopion the second one is Nerodia rhombifera which you were right on

[ConcinusMan]

Hey, that reminds me. Since they are rodents, I wonder if we can feed nutria meat to our garters once in a while, if they'll eat it that is.

[ProXimuS]

Thanks BUSHSNAKE I really like the first one. I'll have to see if I can find more!

I haven't ever had a nutria. I just think they're cute At that park you can see all the damage they've done. There was even a tree that had fallen into the water and you could tell it was from them eating out the bottom of the roots.

[kibakiba]

Took this from the window next to my office. That's my back yard.

[ProXimuS]

I'm so jealous! That's awesome

[kibakiba]

Yeah, I have food right in my back yard! But I can't eat it. Lol.

[ProXimuS]

Here is random pictures of a spine I found by work....Again I'm kind of hoping someone can help me with some identification.

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I know it may seem weird...But I know people here have alot more wildlife experience than I do. So the first pic has like the edge of my shoe in it for a slight reference(accident/I wear a size 9 in women, so my foots not too small...) In this area we have birds, squirrels, and rabbits(all abundantly). There are also some bobcats, coyotes, snakes, and deer(not seen often though....but doesn't mean they're not there). The spine seems to be about 1.5 ft all together(but also may not be complete). One thing I don't understand is, why do these vertebrae seem to be perfectly round? I thought most vertebrae look more like this: http://www.biology-blog.com/images/b...tebra-3431.jpg Any inisight would be greatly appreciated! I've shown quite a few different people, so I've got a few others interested in an answer, too.

[ConcinusMan]

Took this from the window next to my office. That's my back yard.

[CelestiHel]

Here's a couple of the juvenile American Bull Frogs I've been catching in my basement. It's always something...;P

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