Monthly Archives: June 2011
Sunday Mourning Dove
Pictures for Friday June 24th 2011
A self-supporter in the rain.
My son Mike spotted this monster right when I was getting ready to fold this tarp.
That is one big spider!
I decided that I really didn’t need to fold this particular tarp, right this instant.
Anybody know what type of spider this is?
Catbird perched in a shady spot.
A self-supporting communication tower near New Market, Maryland.
Fort McHenry Tower Demo
Bovinian Rhapsody
Birdhouse Eviction
I recently went to clean my Bluebird house from the nest of Wrens that produced 7 healthy fledglings.
But it wasn’t empty.
A new tenant had taken up residence.
A small snake had made the empty Wren’s nest home.
I didn’t recognize what type of snake he was but I knew we didn’t want him in the birdhouse.
So I grabbed an arrow and knocked the nest to the ground.
The snake quickly slithered away into the nearby woods.
Later I looked him up by comparing the pictures I took to snakes native to the area. Turns out he is a juvenile Eastern Rat Snake (Scotophis Alleghaniensis).
It will mature into a large constricting snake that will be 6 feet in length or greater and be shiny black in color. Eastern Rat Snakes are not venomous, but may bite if handled carelessly. Rat snakes are relatively slow moving and will most often freeze when first encountering danger. This is why so many are killed on our roadways. They are excellent climbers and do get quite long. I’ve caught and handled these snakes in the past and just thought of them as Black snakes. Learn something new every day…
Quote for the Day
Tuesday’s Path
Waiting to cross the highway on my way home, this little whistle pig completely ignored me.
Storm clouds gathering.
Almost Home
What can Brown do for you?
Betty’s Boyfriend treats her well.
Pictures for Monday June 13th 2011
Bob’s House, Late at Night…
Image by XKCD