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- January 26th, 2019, 5:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
Re: U.S. field guides
Thanks for that detailed info FrogO, and sorry for the late reply. For some reason I've been unable to log into the forum for around a couple of months. I immediately emailed Scott and he said he would look into it. Just yesterday I got another email from him telling me about the forum update and to...
- January 26th, 2019, 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2018 EOY Recap
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11631
Re: 2018 EOY Recap
OMG, that alterna with the thin red crossbands and some triple alternates is a stunner! I also love your nighttime shots with the sky and stars in the background. I really miss my annual 2 week West Texas trips back in the '70s/'80s. Awesome photography Frank, thanks for the trip.
- October 20th, 2018, 9:17 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Google Earth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16654
Re: Google Earth
Thank you both very much! I was thinking it was Google Earth
- October 19th, 2018, 11:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Google Earth
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16654
Google Earth
Another cry for help :roll: I remember reading somewhere in the past that someone, or several of you, used an app to scout local areas for terrain, old buildings, trash piles, etc. Was that Google Earth, or something else? I've never used it or any similar apps but would like to give it a go. Thanks...
- October 14th, 2018, 6:30 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
Re: U.S. field guides
Thanks Bill!
- October 13th, 2018, 3:18 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
Re: U.S. field guides
Thanks for the input guys. Bill, are you saying you like the third edition more than the fourth?
- October 12th, 2018, 7:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
Re: U.S. field guides
OK, I've looked at the Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, fourth edition online, but it states "over 100 color photographs". Doesn't sound like a photo of every species and subspecies? Which Peterson guide do I need? Sorry to be a pain, bu...
- October 12th, 2018, 6:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
Re: U.S. field guides
Excellent, thanks Bryan. And thank you for your input also FH.
- October 12th, 2018, 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
Re: U.S. field guides
Thank you Bryan, can you tell me a little about that guide? Photographs vs drawings, maps showing delineation of subspecies, range maps on same page as the animal?, etc,? Thanks in advance!
- October 12th, 2018, 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: U.S. field guides
- Replies: 13
- Views: 22645
U.S. field guides
Hi all. After living in Australia for 13 years I'm back in the U.S.A., currently living in south-central Florida (top end of Lake Okeechobee). I need field guide help. I just ordered the Audubon Society Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of North America from Amazon. com. Hate it - hate the layo...
- September 30th, 2018, 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Northeast North Carolina Alligator
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9694
Re: Northeast North Carolina Alligator
Nice find! And excellent pics to boot.
- September 9th, 2018, 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Cruising advice for NorPacs, Gophers, and Rubber Boas
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14527
Re: Cruising advice for NorPacs, Gophers, and Rubber Boas
Nice video. I'm still trying to figure out what looks like a blue color on the first rattle segment. Is it marked as a study animal, or just an artifact from the filming, or am I losing it?!
- September 9th, 2018, 10:53 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: And Then... I Found Myself In The Desert (after the storm)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20016
Re: And Then... I Found Myself In The Desert (after the stor
I'm intrigued with the dorsal shot of the horned lizard - looks like a couple of crocodile heads in my vivid imagination LOL.
- September 9th, 2018, 10:45 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Introduction, and my favorite finds from 2017-Current
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15663
Re: Introduction, and my favorite finds from 2017-Current
Your pics are already high quality! Welcome to the forum, and I concur on your choice of macro lens . I've been using the older, pre VR version for years and I love the quality it gives me.
- September 6th, 2018, 1:17 am
- Forum: Image Lab
- Topic: Nikon Coolpix P900 Thoughts?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 19253
Re: Nikon Coolpix P900 Thoughts?
I realize this is a rather older post, but I'll put in my two cents worth anyway. I bought this camera about 6 months ago and have nothing but good things to say about it. Even at full optical zoom I feel no need for a tripod and have achieved some very crisp shots of birds. My former current SLR ge...
- August 15th, 2018, 1:23 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Alien Lizard Identification Needed
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10506
Re: Alien Lizard Identification Needed
BillMc, that one takes the cake! That is so awesome that could have happened.
- August 2nd, 2018, 5:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Back to Borneo, part 2: Mulu National Park
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11731
Re: Back to Borneo, part 2: Mulu National Park
Outstanding stuff, as always Ribbit! Both your commentary and your photography are A1, and the humor is a bonus. I wish there were about 15 more installments coming, but I'll settle for the 5 total :-). I loved the juvie Aplopeltura boa - comical and beautiful at the same time. And, being an insect ...
- May 23rd, 2018, 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 131601
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
Haha, and as long as we're at it - it's TOO distracted, and TOO slow... Yeah man, and as long as we're at it. Grammar, spelling is an unimportant artifact to the intellectual content. Attacking someone's grammar is a straw grasped at after being outclassed on all points of relevance. Its a very imm...
- May 22nd, 2018, 3:52 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 131601
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
E-squared actually makes a good point, even if (as so often) he missed his actual target ( & confidential 2 ernie, i've tried to tag lats snout ... I'm right on target. As is always the case. Perhaps it might not appear that way to those to distracted or to slow to follow. About the dopes that ...
- May 21st, 2018, 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: OMG, she did'nt!
- Replies: 51
- Views: 131601
Re: OMG, she did'nt!
Nice one Porter! Haha, surely that woman was speaking with tongue in cheek - surely nobody could possibly be that stupid!
And as far as the comment above, I guess it's a tough crowd here sometimes... so much negativity though, it really starts to grate on one's nerves.
And as far as the comment above, I guess it's a tough crowd here sometimes... so much negativity though, it really starts to grate on one's nerves.
- May 15th, 2018, 4:31 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: What do you call this lilac salamander...?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14797
Re: What do you call this lilac salamander...?
Porter, the word you're trying to remember is leucistic (adj.), hence leucism (the condition). Kelly, why not leucistic instead of amelanistic in this case? In my old age and forgetting chit, I can't remember the exact differences between these two conditions.
- May 6th, 2018, 9:43 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: 2 Days in the Central Valley - We Like Snakes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12325
Re: 2 Days in the Central Valley - We Like Snakes
Really nice post Porter, with lots of cool animals and pics. That Diadophis is an absolute stunner! Many years ago in southern Arizona, when I kept a few herptiles, I caught a very large regalis and had him in captivity for over 20 years - now that I'm older and, well, whatever, I can't imagine brin...
- May 4th, 2018, 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thailand, Bali, Komodo - Spring 2018 PART 2
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6585
Re: Thailand, Bali, Komodo - Spring 2018 PART 2
Neil, what can I say? You da man!! And your bro too! What an interesting (and perilous) assortment of hobbies you guys embrace - makes me wanna go back to my youth and try more shit than I already did LOL. Your two part post has been one of the most enjoyable I have read. BTW, that head on shot of t...
- May 4th, 2018, 7:40 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Thailand, Bali, Komodo - Spring 2018 PART 1
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3952
Re: Thailand, Bali, Komodo - Spring 2018 PART 1
Tremendous stuff Neil, and great photography to boot! I'm off to part 2 now ...
- April 21st, 2018, 7:54 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Elaphe conspicillata
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5589
Re: Elaphe conspicillata
Awesome as usual Lou, that's a pretty cool snake. And I see that the old adage still holds true - "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". You're still herping in flip flops LMAO!!!
- April 13th, 2018, 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My close call with a venomous snake (let's hear your stories
- Replies: 28
- Views: 15457
Re: My close call with a venomous snake (let's hear your sto
Years ago while mountain biking with a friend in southern AZ (Santa Catalina Mtns. near Tucson) and a short distance in front of him , I rounded a bend which immediately dropped down a short steep section. About 20' ahead was an adult Blacktail lying right across the single track trail. Immediately ...
- April 13th, 2018, 10:01 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My best Find of 2018
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8304
Re: My best Find of 2018
About how long was that beaut Lloyd?
- April 5th, 2018, 11:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Field Herper of the Year!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8357
Re: Field Herper of the Year!
Congrats Lou! I must give credit where credit is due - you ARE the herper video king, and I enjoy each and every one of your vids. Of course being a pilot who flies worldwide helps a bit, haha. I also must say that I have a soft spot in my heart for you and all of rest of you vid peeps on this forum...
- March 1st, 2018, 9:36 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Cheap and awesome birding camera
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20735
Re: Cheap and awesome birding camera
Way!! lol....
- March 1st, 2018, 1:43 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Cheap and awesome birding camera
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20735
Re: Cheap and awesome birding camera
Haha, did you see my same day post directed to Brian Hubbs? Great minds think alike! OK, thought I would direct this post to Mr. Brian Hubbs, since he is solely at fault for making me spend a fair amount of money :-). Ever since you answered my question about what camera you were using for your exce...
- February 27th, 2018, 9:38 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: HELP! Two binocular questions
- Replies: 18
- Views: 38858
Re: HELP! Two binocular questions
Hey Hans, how are you travelling? You, like Brian Hubbs , are being held responsible for "making" me spend money :-) (see the birding forum). I've been using my cheap little Nikon Travelite V 10x25 binocs for quite awhile, and they've actually sufficed for my birding purposes - or so I tho...
- February 27th, 2018, 9:23 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: A few of my better bird shots
- Replies: 20
- Views: 56380
Re: A few of my better bird shots
OK, thought I would direct this post to Mr. Brian Hubbs, since he is solely at fault for making me spend a fair amount of money :-). Ever since you answered my question about what camera you were using for your exceptional bird photos I've been studying the Coolpix zooms. Well, 2 days ago, after muc...
- February 4th, 2018, 10:30 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Gila Monster on Google Street View
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12993
Re: Gila Monster on Google Street View
OK, that's it Brian! Just when I was siding with you Sigh, and I gotta admit, I've seen a LOT more mojaves on Ajo Way than in the SNP itself.
- February 4th, 2018, 12:19 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Utah 2017 Review
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11528
Re: Utah 2017 Review
Outstanding pics! That mink is an amazing shot. Is it melanistic? I've only seen a couple in Ohio and they were both much browner.
Re: test
Don't worry about it - just sit back and see how many views it attracts LOL! At least you know that your post was successful. Now let's see some pics!! And,,,, welcome to the forum.
- January 24th, 2018, 9:16 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Gila Monster on Google Street View
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12993
Re: Gila Monster on Google Street View
Out of curiosity, hat makes you think that's a Mojave and not a Western Diamond-back? The latter seem a lot more common in Saguaro in my experience and that picture's way too low-res for any of the diagnostic features I know to look out for. Yeah, I tried saving the image and blowing it up, but it ...
- January 24th, 2018, 9:09 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Taiwan 2017 roundup
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17080
Re: Taiwan 2017 roundup
Great stuff numpty! That was a supersized helping of eye candy for sure. I was especially captivated by the exquisite "paint job" on the face of the Ovophis, which you captured beautifully in the last two close ups.
- January 2nd, 2018, 5:13 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Days of Yore
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2685
Re: Days of Yore
Your link tells me that I don't have permission to view...
- December 24th, 2017, 2:33 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Birds, of course...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22084
Re: Birds, of course...
Sorry, but not to my knowledge . Merry Christmas Brian...
- December 20th, 2017, 9:58 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Basically I was called full of mierda...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26194
Re: Basically I was called full of mierda...
Haha, thought this one was dead. Steve, Gordon, thanks for your commiseration. Brian - bite me, LOL. Gordon, loved your above post regarding the SRS .
- November 27th, 2017, 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madagascar Herping Nov 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3201
Re: Madagascar Herping Nov 2017
Hi Neil, looks like you had a great trip! Loved all the pics in your link, may have to PM you .
- November 9th, 2017, 10:41 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madagascar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5473
Re: Madagascar
Hi Mitch, and thank you for your response. This article was in the local (Adelaide, South Oz) newspaper last weekend. What do you think? Sorry about the upside down stuff when a pic is double clicked, still learning how to attach pics...
- October 26th, 2017, 10:03 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madagascar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5473
Re: Madagascar
Ok stlouisdude, quit trying to cheer me up! LOL, just kidding. I DID however do a search regarding your info and it IS interesting: http://www.who.int/csr/don/02-october-2017-plague-madagascar/en/ Sounds like some normal infectious diseases going on, although they seem to be spreading and becoming m...
- October 23rd, 2017, 6:23 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Madagascar
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5473
Madagascar
Hi all, looking for info regarding Madagascar. I did do a search and see that a number of you have had experiences there. Rather than go through all of the posts I thought I'd be lazy and just ask a few questions. My wife and a friend from the U.S. want to meet up and go somewhere "exotic"...
- October 14th, 2017, 11:32 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Birds, of course...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22084
Re: Birds, of course...
Well, get yo arse over/down here - my wife and I will lend you the spare bed room .
- October 13th, 2017, 6:46 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Birds, of course...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22084
Birds, of course...
Hey Brian, here are the three pics I tried to send you via PM...
- October 9th, 2017, 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Japanese Corn Snake
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6185
Re: Japanese Corn Snake
Enjoyed your video as usual LouB. Coincidentally, here's a short item from the local (Adelaide area) Saturday newspaper...
- September 25th, 2017, 1:27 pm
- Forum: Reading Room
- Topic: TURTLES OF THE WORLD
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16578
Re: TURTLES OF THE WORLD
Hi Ronquillo08 - just found your post and I too thank you for steering me to this wonderful freebie! Have a beaut day mate ☺
- August 31st, 2017, 12:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Herp Nation Magazine question and some recent shots
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5243
Re: Herp Nation Magazine question and some recent shots
Zach, I knew you had a gift for placing artificial cover objects to find herps. But tell me, how close to the water's edge did you place the cover object in order to attract the fish (flounder?) ? Hah Richard F. Hoyer :lol: :beer: And Zach, what the hell is that garter?! That's one of the most stun...
- August 31st, 2017, 12:36 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arizona recap: July 8-18
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6962
Re: Arizona recap: July 8-18
@JohnMartin I was so excited to see just about everything. Here in Michigan, getting skunked is 100% possible even on what looks like a perfect day. I was born and raised in central Ohio, so I can feel some of your pain. I spent nearly all of my herping time in southern Ohio, where diversity was pr...