The Nature Photography Thread

[Garter_Gertie]

oOOHHH. That is a very pretty snake. Neat that it doesn't have markings on its back.

[adamanteus]

Very nice!
Did she have a meal or is she gravid?

It's a big meal in there, Sjoerd... maybe a frog (I thought I could see it's knees sticking out)!

[Stefan-A]

It's a very nice find, James.

[adamanteus]

It's a very nice find, James.

She was a big girl too.... I must confess I was a little tempted, but I resisted!

[anji1971]

I probably wouldn't have been able to resist!

[Sid]

Congratulation on a great find, James. Beautiful specimen.

[anji1971]

I was out in the garden again!
My baby mantids are growing.........


This guy is working his way through my butterfly weed. It's a monarch caterpillar.


I ordered these lilies this spring, and they're just starting to bloom. I'm very pleased with the result.


And I also found a couple of "water monsters" in my pool!

[Lori P]

Ok, I'm honestly not a morbid person... I swear!! But the other side to the beauty of nature is death, right? And this week all of these things presented themselves...

First, a black widow and.... her ex-mate???!!!!


Then, a magnificent hawk that Jamie saw get hit by the car in front of him as it swooped for something on the road... he picked it up hoping to save it but it died as he reached it. I just thought, even in death, it was so noble and beautiful...




Look at those claws!!!



And this morning I woke to a whole new group of baby ducks, but then found this... wonder why he died before he made it out?? Can you see the little beak?




Ok! No more death pics, I swear! Someone post more flowers, quick!!!!

[adamanteus]

First, a black widow and.... her ex-mate???!!!!

That's not her deceased mate, Lori, that just her exuvium (sloughed skin).

[Stefan-A]

Shouldn't a male be much smaller than that anyway?