10,000 Birds

JULY 27, 2016

So, you can imagine my excitement when my first Greater Roadrunner nearly walked right up to me as I sat in a blind observing Costa’s Hummingbirds sitting on a nest. They are quite capable of killing and eating the venomous rattlesnakes of this desert region.

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Rattlesnake Mexico Coyotes United States 100

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2011

Maybe you are hoping for an encounter with Crotalus horridus , otherwise known as the Timber Rattlesnake ? The twig going across the bird’s body was annoying so I moved to my right and, of course, as soon as I was about to take another shot the wood-warbler made a break for it and started foraging in some very thick foliage.

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Rattlesnake Deer New York Bears 161

4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 1, 2011

But mean as a rattlesnake,” Barb’s sister said. And you said a poodle, right?”. Then I noticed that several family members were also nursing bleeding wounds. This is ridiculous,” I said, more to myself than my family. He’s only about the size of a rat.”. I’m calling animal control,” I said finally. Not a standard?”. “No, A poodle.”.

Pit Bulls 100

Pit Bulls AKC Rattlesnake Shelters 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 25, 2015

We ended with 7 species of mammal, including River Otter, Gray Fox, and Marsh Rabbit, but the highlight may have been a little Canebrake Rattlesnake crossing the road at the Bodie Island lighthouse, a lifer herp for me. Canebrake Rattlesnake, the coastal subspecies of Timber Rattlesnake. “Heron high going right!

North Carolina 150

North Carolina Rattlesnake Sparrows Owls 150

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 31, 2011

You can see two adult males, one in the middle and one on the right side of the screen and an adult female running up to the foraging group from the cover at the edge of the yard. The family stays very close to cover for several weeks, getting bolder as the young develop. The family group pictured below has been visiting my yard recently.

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California Eggs Gophers Rattlesnake 224