The Nature Photography Thread

[CelestiHel]

I am so excited! After searching since I was a kid, I happened upon my first Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) yesterday. I could only snap a phone pic at dusk, so it's not the best evidence but it was enough to report to the reptile & amphibian survey! In Vermont (US) these are considered uncommon and very localized, with a medium conservation need. They want to hear about every animal found. Better still, I was with three other people, two of which had never seen a wild snake so close, and none of us had ever had the pleasure of watching a watersnake swim. Magical. This one is a young adult, 2-3 ft. in length. Very healthy looking, even with our very late spring.

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[guidofatherof5]

Very nice and good to see you on the forum.

[jwolfe152]

Nice find i like them a lot because they resemble a copperhead when you can see the markings. I mean if you know what your looking for you can tell the difference but they are similar

[CelestiHel]

Totally, both lovely snakes but this far north we don't have to worry about copperheads. We only have one venomous snake (Timber Rattler) in VT and you REALLY have to go looking for them, they're very rare. Truly, we only have 9 snakes at all, so it would be difficult to confuse them!

Nice find i like them a lot because they resemble a copperhead when you can see the markings. I mean if you know what your looking for you can tell the difference but they are similar

[kueluck]

Last week was our yearly spring camping trip to Pettigrew State Park here in NC. This is my little piece of paradise on earth & I look forward to this trip every spring.
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Baby Leopard frog, Rough Green snake, female Southern Toad, Moccasin Trail, and the Scuppernong River. Plus tons of wildlife was seen and touched during our visit.

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Very Nice Gail!

[guidofatherof5]

I saw something I found funny this morning. As usual I opened the front patio door to check the weather and listen to the birds. It was a cold morning here as we were in the mid 30's. Like clockwork I had a Robin sitting in the neighbors tree giving his dawn song.
I stood there and listen to the wonderful song and then saw something I've never seen before. As the beautiful bird sang I could see his breath. I'm 55 years old and have never seen that before. I called my kids to the door so they could see it. No need them waiting 55 years.
The American Robin - Turdus migratorius is my favorite bird. As a teen I had a flightless(injured by cat) robin as a pet. Bird was very young when I rescued him and he stayed with me for 12 years. We were best buddies. I took him everywhere. I made a place for him to ride on the dash of my 1973 Mach I Mustang. He slept in the headboard of my bed. Very intelligent bird. He died blind and bald. My Vet. said he was probably the longest lived Robin. To this day I still carry a photo of him in my wallet.


American Robin | National Audubon Society Birds

[jwolfe152]

I bet that would have been a cool sight with its breathe. For some reason i could imagine clearly a robin driving your mustang and you in the passenger seat holding on lol...i liked the story though it seems you've always had a way with animals

[BLUESIRTALIS]

very nice story.

[mikem]

FINALLY!