The Nature Photography Thread

[drache]

I wish I had a zoom
they're alway flying off - high up there . . .

[drache]

to give a little perspective:
the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is part of New York City
that thing in the background there is the Empire State building



oh yeah - and there are snowy egrets too



this is where the terrapins hang out when they hang out



some pretty berries

[drache]

here's what happens when you rub yellow and red berries on a piece of shell



that's it
we had a great walk
the air was brisk and sea-weedy smelling
it's a great habitat and if I were truly dedicated, I could even get there with public transportation, but it's a heck of a lot faster with a car . . .

[mtolypetsupply]

Here's some from my trip to Belize back in 2005. Nice to be able to trot these out again:

A fisherman we met on the river with his catch:


My best friend in front of a GIANT fragrant plant whose name I forgot. I was impressed because I got one from a flower show, and it only got about 4 leaves on it and died.


An Iguana we saw several times in our island explorations


A baby saltwater crocodile, man were we glad Mama wasn't around!

[Stefan-A]

Very nice photos, Rhea and Stephi.

[Snaky]

Nice pictures

[Lori P]

Rhea, I didn't know there was a nature preserve there. Very cool! The geese were nice, but loved the egrets. (I have no egrets)(Snicker snort)

[Sid]

Very good photos, Rhea and Stephi. Thanks for sharing those with us.

[drache]

Rhea, I didn't know there was a nature preserve there. Very cool! The geese were nice, but loved the egrets. (I have no egrets)(Snicker snort)

it's okay to have no egrets, as long as you've got a heron

[jitami]

I too loved the egrets Rhea... and the berries...very nice

Great pictures Steph! Sounds like an awesome trip!