Geobirds ::

Seen by	Joanne_B	Larger >>
When	April 29, 2008 at 20:42
Details	COMMON (LOW NUMBERS)
Notes	This was was really up high..... had to crop the picture. Seen in our river valley forest.
Weather	WARM !!!! Yippeeee! Sunny and about 20 C !!!

Comments

TawnyOwl15, Apr 29 2008

Phenomenal picture!! And the bird is just breathtaking! The only place near my house that has these incredible creatures, is infested with Cottonmouths this time of the year.

Joanne_B, Apr 29 2008

Thanks - it was a bit of a hunt.... me and the 3 dogs in the forest after a warbler - lol! He stayed waaay up high but at least I was able to get a shot of him! Oh my gosh...... cottonmouths! Those are deadly snakes right? Stay out of those places..... I guess one plus we have here is in the frozen north is a lack of things-poisonous.... but I still would love to be in a warmer climate! Today was beautiful though..... snow almost all gone and ice melting on the pond! Joanne

kittyhawk, Apr 30 2008

Wow! What a beuatiful shot!

kittyhawk, Apr 30 2008

Ooops! Typo: that should be beautiful shot!

TawnyOwl15, Apr 30 2008

Yes, Cottonmouths are VERY venomous snakes! I have pictures of them that I took, but this being a birding website, I won't post them. I wish that I didn't have to stay out of there. I got to see Common yellowthroats, Sora rails, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and tons of other interesting things! It drives me crazy when I have to have a bird spotter, and a snake spotter! The warmer temperature is nice here. One time, it was 70 degrees in the morning, and snowing by the afternoon!! That's St. Louis for you!

Joanne_B, Apr 30 2008

Oh I would love to see the pics of the cottonmouths..... I'll send you my e-mail address - cool ! Lol - we often get extreme temp. variations too.... in fact it's supposed to snow again tomorrow.... wah! Joanne