The Nature Photography Thread

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Not sure I've never sen one like that before I was more interested in the Adder TBH

[guidofatherof5]

The Adder was sweet. Vipera berus, the common European adder, correct?

[-MARWOLAETH-]

Yep good ol beris. That was actually only the second wild snake I've ever seen. The first one was a beautiful orange that conveniently chose its moment to sod off,hissing into the Ethin bush just as I got the camera out of its bag. But I was cheered up a bit by finding the one in the pictures five minutes later

[jwolfe152]

i would like to see one in the wild i love the way the adders look the dorsal patterns

[infernalis]

[ConcinusMan]

Some photos I took July 28th-31st while camping in Oregon along the Willamette River in Marion County.

Toxicodendron diversilobum (poison Oak) seems unusually abundant this year. It's spreading into areas I have never seen it before including urban parks and waysides. In wild areas where it was common but somewhat hard to find, it is now extremely abundant and plots/individual plants are huge. One plant I encountered was 12-15 feet tall. Where I used to have to search for it, now I can hardly avoid it. I've come in direct contact with it on several occasions but I have never had a reaction to it.




Hirundo rustica (barn swallow) standing guard over the nestlings.



Mate returns to feed the young. The one standing guard simply flies over to a nearby perch until feeding is done, then returns to stand guard. I presume this close guarding is necessary because "An unmated male Barn Swallow may kill the nestlings of a nesting pair. His actions often succeed in breaking up the pair and afford him the opportunity to mate with the female"



Tamias amoenus




Quercus garryana (Garry Oak) estimated to be about 170 yrs old


Native prairie.

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice Richard.

[ConcinusMan]

Wild Aster

[Mommy2many]

Nice pictures, Richard. Thank you for sharing.

[ConcinusMan]

Found some more I missed when transferring from the camera.





Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)