The Nature Photography Thread

[ConcinusMan]

I think I would end up in jail if I saw some being cruel to a turtle.

I know I would but it would be worth it. And knowing the judges here there's not any that would hesitate to give me the minimum sentence, and suspend the jail time once they knew the reason behind it.

One might ask "why not just call enforcement/turn them in". Because it rarely, if ever does any good around here. Nobody gets punished unless caught red-handed in the act by an officer w/evidence and/or video and they would take hours to come out after the fact. And if the animal is a non-native or otherwise not protected, (such as a garter snake or red-eared slider) then what? Nothing happens (unless it's a domestic animal) even though there's still no excuse to treat an animal that way. Basically there's a huge bunch of loopholes and enforcement problems they can slip through, and most often do.

[NickB]

Sweet. Chelydra serpentina- common snapping turtle
They are such a shy creature, they just want to be left alone (unless we're talking about Tank)

I'm trying to think of names for a few of my snakes, hence my post in the other thread. I'm DEFINITELY stealing tank for my kingsnake, describes him down to a T lol

[infernalis]

I won't even look. I can imagine what was done. I think I would end up in jail if I saw some being cruel to a turtle. Especially a snapper.

Good thing Steve. I saw the photo in the Field Herping face book group. You don't want to see it.

[infernalis]

OK, back on to cheery things. Pictures!!!

Nowhere else on the planet I would rather be on a sunny day.



My baby pine tree, Named it "woody"

[mikem]

look at this lucky find, an elk calf!

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[CelestiHel]

Wow! That IS lucky. Did mama tun you off?

[mikem]

She was grazing no more than 15 feet from the little guy. She was closer to the baby than I was. I snapped a few pics as she stood by and watched, then I backed away. It's moments like this that I wish I had a real camera and not my phone!

[kueluck]

look at this lucky find, an elk calf!

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Amazing. Where did you get to see THIS??

[ConcinusMan]

One place i like to herp near Portland Oregon ' is just basically a patch of untouched habitat surrounded by urbanization and I've seen deer there. The train/lightrail tracks go right along side of it. Well, on June 11th, it was on the local news that a railroad employee stopped the train to remove a fawn sleeping on the tracks!

[mikem]

Amazing. Where did you get to see THIS??

I saw this little one in Cataloochee, NC. They reintroduced elk back in 2001, I believe.