Clip Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 14 hours ago, smskelton said: I get up early at our summer home in the Oregon Cascades, or the Stellar's Jays will sit on my railing looking in the windows reminding me it's time for the feeder to get attended. In the fall we get some nice sunrises primarily because the days grow shorter and it's still dark when we get up to see them happen. This should in landscapes topic. Beautiful!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 @SeanbirdsHow are your tadpole id skills? Photo taken near El Dorado Springs, CO in late June 2015. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smskelton Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 50 minutes ago, Clip said: This should in landscapes topic. Beautiful!!! Sorry, I'm pretty new to this site and have not figured out where all things go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 minute ago, smskelton said: Sorry, I'm pretty new to this site and have not figured out where all things go. It is perfectly alright! It's not a problem! 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Clip said: @SeanbirdsHow are your tadpole id skills? Photo taken near El Dorado Springs, CO in late June 2015. What’s the habitat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 20 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: What’s the habitat? Water.😁 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, smskelton said: Sorry, I'm pretty new to this site and have not figured out where all things go. I didn't mean it wasn't okay here. Just that it would be a great addition to the Landscape topic. Sorry about the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: What’s the habitat? If memory serves it was no more than a puddle on the side of the road/hiking trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 28 minutes ago, Clip said: If memory serves it was no more than a puddle on the side of the road/hiking trail. But what habitat was that in? It’s relevant because you’ll only find tadpoles where there’s adults of the same species around, and they often require a certain habitat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 15 hours ago, Johnd said: Some frogs and bugs leave stuff like that on plants but never seen that much of it. It's ice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 8 hours ago, hbvol50 said: It's ice! Oh i didn't think of that.it looked like some type of foam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 3:36 PM, smskelton said: I get up early at our summer home in the Oregon Cascades, or the Stellar's Jays will sit on my railing looking in the windows reminding me it's time for the feeder to get attended. In the fall we get some nice sunrises primarily because the days grow shorter and it's still dark when we get up to see them happen. Lovely photo. We sure have been having some good ones lately - yesterday and today's were nearly full color 360 degrees to the point if you didn't have a reference you'd have a hard time telling which way was E vs W. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 19 hours ago, Seanbirds said: But what habitat was that in? It’s relevant because you’ll only find tadpoles where there’s adults of the same species around, and they often require a certain habitat. Foothills/mountains pine forest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 On 12/1/2021 at 7:44 AM, Clip said: @SeanbirdsHow are your tadpole id skills? Photo taken near El Dorado Springs, CO in late June 2015. I’m guessing they’re *probably* Boreal Chorus Frog tadpoles, but Northern Leopard Frog is somewhat of a possibility as well, though Chorus Frog seems quite a bit more likely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 36 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: I’m guessing they’re *probably* Boreal Chorus Frog tadpoles, but Northern Leopard Frog is somewhat of a possibility as well, though Chorus Frog seems quite a bit more likely. Thank you! I would not have even known where to start figuring them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Old photo where you can barely see the snake (Racer I think) eating a mouse. If memory serves the mouse was screaming it's head off. The noise of course caused me to look for the source. June 2015 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Clip said: Old photo where you can barely see the snake (Racer I think) eating a mouse. If memory serves the mouse was screaming it's head off. The noise of course caused me to look for the source. June 2015 Yup, racer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heme42 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Surprised to see this cottonmouth out yesterday, December 1st. North Alabama. Was a warm day with temp in upper 60s. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, heme42 said: Surprised to see this cottonmouth out yesterday, December 1st. North Alabama. Was a warm day with temp in upper 60s. Snakes can generally be found whenever it gets above 55 degrees or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 12:58 PM, hbvol50 said: Only seen this once before. Not sure what causes it spittlebugs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Wasn't exactly birding with this one. Hard to not have motion blur without a trigger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 A few other recents 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smskelton Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 11/30/2021 at 7:39 PM, Johnd said: Some frogs and bugs leave stuff like that on plants but never seen that much of it. I have seen this quantity of the white foam produced by frogs in Africa to protect their eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 13 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Snakes can generally be found whenever it gets above 55 degrees or so. I learned this after seeing our first and only so far Pygmy Rattlesnake here in Florida. It was a cool day and I told my husband we didn't have to worry about snakes as we entered a trail that was pretty over grown. Darned if I didn't almost step directly on the snake. I don't recall exactly who I got the info from later but they said the exact same temperature of 55 degrees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, Clip said: I learned this after seeing our first and only so far Pygmy Rattlesnake here in Florida. It was a cool day and I told my husband we didn't have to worry about snakes as we entered a trail that was pretty over grown. Darned if I didn't almost step directly on the snake. I don't recall exactly who I got the info from later but they said the exact same temperature of 55 degrees. Neat! Do you have pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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