The Nature Photography Thread

[PINJOHN]

That can be a pain in the butt.
Sorry, I just had to go there. Not there there but there to the joke.

bum joke steve:i must ASSume you REARly could not think of a better one
i am surprised the moderator didn't ARSEk you to can it

[ConcinusMan]

Got good laugh out of that comment Steve.^^^ Told my brother what you said and he ROTFL too!

[ConcinusMan]

This is encouraging. From my backyard yesterday...



Bulbs blooming under the protection of an Alberta Spruce tree. Like the spruce, they stay very small.

I never did know what kind of flowers these are. I do know they look like tiny daffodils and they are the first thing to bloom around here. The actual daffodils and tulips are still in bud. These little yellow flowers will come up and bloom through snow cover if necessary. They don't seem to care what the temperature is like. They only go by the calendar and they are telling me winter is over.

[CelestiHel]

How to Overcome the Fear of Spiders - wikiHow

Why does the answer always have to be exposure therapy. Can't they just make a pill! lol. I love spiders but am absolutely terrified by wasps/hornets/yellow jackets. Not as much of honey/bumble bees, but that's because they're cute and purposeful. There isn't a thing that wasps can do that can't be done by frogs or bats or any number of more adorable predators ;P

[CelestiHel]

I thought folks might be interested in this article from the BBC News about declining herp populations in the UK:

Adders, toads and lizards are disappearing from UK

I participate in our herp surveying whenever possible. It's so easy to help, especially if your out there looking under logs and taking pictures anyway. I find that The Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas and the New York Herp Atlas Project are fun for planning herp trips.

Does every state have something like that?

[ConcinusMan]

There are world-wide herping clubs you can join that usually organize herping trips for various States or regions. The members are usually naturalists and photographers with a wide interest in nature, not just herps.

Field Herp Forum • Index page

[ConcinusMan]

Why does the answer always have to be exposure therapy.

Because it works.

[kibakiba]

Not for me, I'm "exposed" to them on a daily and nightly basis and they still make me cry. Not everyone reacts the same way to therapies, sometimes it doesn't work and sometimes it does. That's one thing I've learned since starting therapy 2 years ago. I'll try things my therapist suggests, tell her if they work or not and she fits a plan based on what does or doesn't work. You can't really say one therapy will work for everyone.

[CelestiHel]

Because it works.

Sure, it works, but it takes sooooo long ;P I've been working up exposure therapy to those nasty critters for going on a decade. I can't say that it hasn't worked, it just hasn't worked very well ;P Oh well, I'm young, I've got a whole life left to figure it out!

[ConcinusMan]