The Nature Photography Thread

[GarterGeek]

Oh my gosh, those signs of spring are so heartening! I am so sick of winter. Thank you!

[Stefan-A]

Today, the temperature was above the melting point of water for the first time since October. It'll take another couple of months to get rid of the snow.

[mustang]

I knew a kid when I was growing up. Got shot right in the heart with a .22. He ran 6 blocks before he died. I don't think he ever did go unconscious before he was through.

few questions 1. who shot him 2. why was there no adult supervision (unless someone planned to kill him)3. GUNS SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND MENTALLY UNSTABLE PEOPLE....AND STUPID PEOPLE!

[ConcinusMan]

Yesterday it was sunny and the temperature was 64 F (17.8 C). But the sun and warmth is usually short-lived so I had to hurry. I just happened to be near a favorite concinnus hotspot. It's impossible to drive there without trespassing so I walked nearly 4 miles to get to it.

It was a place where I sat under a tree one spring day and a large concinnus female (about 3 feet long) came right up to me, followed by 2 excited males, hot on her tail.

It's gone. All gone. It looks nearly like a moonscape now, scattered with debris and mud. Not sure what happened but needless to say, there wasn't time to go to another spot and there was no habitat for them within a few miles. It's all gone and so are the snakes, beaver dams, vegetation, etc. everything is gone. Nothing but mud, silt, logs, etc. The supporting wetland habitat near there is gone too. Condos. It's all condos now. That's a picture I don't want to show you.

Delays, delays...

However, today; right on schedule, trees are blooming everywhere. Huge canopies of flowers everywhere. I'll post pics soon.

[Calift]

I love finding these little guys in the woods. Although they have been plentiful this season, I haven't seen many frogs or snakes....yet









I recently went to a talk on conservation photography, so I feel the need to add a link for anyone is interested in seeing inspiring photographs (with a purpose)!

http://www.icpawards.com

on amphibians/reptiles:
http://www.parcplace.org/how_you_can_help.html

[Calift]

[Stefan-A]

Very nice finds and excellent photos.



Here, the first snakes were spotted last week crawling around on the snow.

[Snaky]

Some great pictures, nice finds

[ConcinusMan]

Very nice finds and excellent photos.



Here, the first snakes were spotted last week crawling around on the snow.

WTF? now that's something I would have to see for myself. I would think it's not warmth above that brought them out. more likely that they were flooded out by melting snow (drainage blocked by ice?) and were lucky enough to have the strength and body temperature to move and find their way out. They were probably thinking "now what?"

[Stefan-A]

WTF? now that's something I would have to see for myself. I would think it's not warmth above that brought them out. more likely that they were flooded out by melting snow (drainage blocked by ice?) and were lucky enough to have the strength and body temperature to move and find their way out. They were probably thinking "now what?"

Pictures would otherwise be easy to show, but the gallery on the Finnish herp forum crashed a few weeks ago. There used to be a bunch of pictures from previous years, of snakes crawling around in the snow.

The south slopes here are free of snow, but most of the ground is still covered.