Johnd Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 my first really good shot of a wild canine 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Thomas 2.0 Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 A few from a big hike I did in Guadalupe Mtns. Nat'l. Park last weekend... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Emmerzaal Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I have a few that would fit here nicely Love the bread he has ? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Emmerzaal Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I am still amazed how this snake (Western Fox Snake? in Rochester, MN) got so high up in the tree! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Tim Emmerzaal said: I have a few that would fit here nicely Love the bread he has ? I love that first photo! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gry Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 When you go out birding, and your best photo of the day is a painted turtle... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, Gry said: When you go out birding, and your best photo of the day is a painted turtle... You don't need such a fast lens that way? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 8:25 AM, Tim Emmerzaal said: I am still amazed how this snake (Western Fox Snake? in Rochester, MN) got so high up in the tree! Snakes can climb far better than you would think, just looking at them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Okay, herpophiles, a little help here, please. Lee State Park, central SC; May 8, 2022. A wet-to-swampy hardwood bottomland. The snake was about 2 to 2.5 feet long, in a clear area of water in otherwise heavily shrubed swamp. It never moved in the three or four minutes I watched it. Is that a slitted pupil I see? Is there a pit in front of the eye? Immature water moccasin? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Meet Junco Jr? ... He was out for more of an adventure than his scolding parents had agreed to? This really should be titled 'The bird I saw while doing other things' Out today in the rain and wind testing sprinkler systems and getting soaked from every direction in spite of a full suit of rain gear. I see a Junco flush out of a shrub obviously annoyed and I suspected that I spooked her off a nest but when I went looking I found this little guy exploring out on the lawn. He ran around for a while and then took shelter under this flower. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 4:12 AM, Clip said: @Seanbirdsis this a Penisula Ribbon Snake? Photo taken yesterday in Southern Georgia. Yes! (Nice photo) Remember though, it's a SUBSPECIES of the Eastern Ribbonsnake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 10:49 PM, Avery said: Thank you! Here are the other shots of #2 I got Didn't get any other shots of #3. Shots of #4 are same angle For future reference, what are good pictures to take for ID? I'm not sure what I should be looking for to try and ID turtles. Also, is there a good field guide you would recommend for herps? Looking closer, I think it's a Coastal Plains Cooter. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 11:15 PM, Avery said: Sorry to lump this on as well, but in my ignorance last summer I called this a Painted Turtle… Where? It looks like a Peninsula Cooter but unless this was in Florida that's not correct. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 8:43 PM, Birding Boy said: First bat and first herp of the year, Little Brown Bat (Not sure?) and the usual Green Frog. Looks like the bat could also easily also be an Indiana Myotis, possibly a Northern Myotis or Big Brown Bat, or maybe even a Eastern Pipistrelle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 4/20/2022 at 6:37 PM, Connor Cochrane said: I believe this is a Common Spotted Whiptail. At Sa. Ygnacio Texas, I'm sure @Seanbirds can confirm. Looked different than many of the other whiptails I've seen. You are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 10:11 PM, Birding Boy said: I think I found a herp lifer, a Shorthead Garter snake the other day in Rochester, NY. @Seanbirds any thoughts? Its about 100 miles east and 20 miles north of the nearest cluster of sightings on iNaturalist. Probably better sources out there to track their distribution though. Crappy pics, I was a tad low on time... Sorry, but this is a Common Ribbonsnake (Northern Ssp.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 1:18 PM, Avery said: Are these all the same species? (There's 5) sorry for low quality Looks like they're all Common Watersnakes. Where are you located again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/3/2022 at 1:23 PM, Avery said: Muskrat or something else? Didn't see tail, but it was very small. Muskrat is correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 57 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Where? It looks like a Peninsula Cooter but unless this was in Florida that's not correct. Murfreesboro TN 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Looks like they're all Common Watersnakes. Where are you located again? Nashville TN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 7:25 AM, Tim Emmerzaal said: I am still amazed how this snake (Western Fox Snake? in Rochester, MN) got so high up in the tree! Western Foxsnake is right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 5:16 PM, Charlie Spencer said: Okay, herpophiles, a little help here, please. Lee State Park, central SC; May 8, 2022. A wet-to-swampy hardwood bottomland. The snake was about 2 to 2.5 feet long, in a clear area of water in otherwise heavily shrubed swamp. It never moved in the three or four minutes I watched it. Is that a slitted pupil I see? Is there a pit in front of the eye? Immature water moccasin? Definitely a Cottonmouth. Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, Avery said: Nashville TN Well, the two smaller ones MIGHT be Plain-bellied, but I'd have no way of knowing for sure. I would just call them Commons (Midland ssp.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, Avery said: Murfreesboro TN All right, then I think it would have to be a River Cooter. Something really helpful for turtles in-hand is to take a look at the plastron (underside). Just a handy tip for if you ever catch another. Take a pic of the belly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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