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- April 19th, 2014, 7:16 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Arid Central Australia
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3721
Re: Arid Central Australia
Enjoyed all of it alot, lots of creatures featured that I hope to see someday. Really good photography all around as well. Another abundant though legless gecko, was the Western Hooded Scaly Foot, with 20 being seen in just one night. I never realized it was a gecko, this sentence sent me scrambling...
Re: OUCH!
Scolpendrids are responsible for 'some' deaths. You don't really have to worry about dying though as that is not very likely to happen. I have read it is an extremely painful experience , but this this varries by species. The Giant Asian species are said to the worst. Everyone has always told me th...
Re: OUCH!
I recently read a paper that stated that centipedes made up a decent proportion (I forget how much) of the diet of western massasaugas and desert massasaugas. I can't remember the details, but I was surprised to learn about it. There aren't alot of critters out there that give me the heebie jeebies ...
- April 18th, 2014, 9:31 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: I'm looking for a new photo host
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3726
Re: I'm looking for a new photo host
I am currently disappointed with Photo Bucket. In my 3 part Australia series, the pictures no longer show because the 10GB bandwidth limit was exceeded for the month. Not sure when the month ends but the pictures will apprently reappear when the new month starts. Sorry for the hassle. Do other phot...
- April 18th, 2014, 9:24 am
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
- April 15th, 2014, 6:31 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Duck ID Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3202
Re: Duck ID Help
Thanks guys for the additional clarification, always appreciated! an easy way to tell the males is they look a bit like a female Mallard but have a black butt and rump. I'll be sure to remember that! Wait until you see a male Gadwall swimming in good light, maybe not the showiest of ducks, but reall...
- April 14th, 2014, 8:22 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Duck ID Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3202
Re: Duck ID Help
Left to right... Mottled Duck (? - where were you?) might be a female wigeon. American Wigeon female Gadwall male Gadwall male Gadwall female Gadwall Thanks alot! These are in WI, so that first one must be a female widgeon. And as for the gadwalls, Huh well its not the most climactic way to see a n...
- April 14th, 2014, 7:25 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Springtime in the Adirondacks
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1636
Re: Springtime in the Adirondacks
Thats really cool (no pun intended). I'm surprised they would be active on ice like that, last week I came across a snapper that had hauled itself to shallow water on a sunny day here in WI, it never even opened its eyes and its only movement in ~20 min was to raise its head slightly in order to bre...
- April 14th, 2014, 7:00 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Duck ID Help
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3202
Duck ID Help
Hi all, I snapped this shot just over a week ago and I have been having some trouble with IDing all the ducks in the photo. So using my bird guide I IDed one as an American Widgeon, it was my first time seeing one of those so it was pretty cool. I had assumed the others were mallards but the two dar...
- April 10th, 2014, 9:23 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
My one and only reptile so far this year, a snapper basking in the shallows on a sunny day. It was still fairly cold out with ice on certain parts of the same pond the snapper was in. It barely moved in the 20 min or so that I watched, it would occasionally raise or lower its nose above or below the...
- April 10th, 2014, 8:43 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Whooping Crane Question & photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11155
Re: Whooping Crane Question & photos
Thanks guys, Yeah I won't let it bother me, initially it bothered me a bit but the feeling has passed. One aspect that bothered considerably is that a few of the FB posts and blog posts thank OM and Heather Ray for educating me and as one comment put it help me become a better conservationist.... In...
- April 9th, 2014, 11:22 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Whooping Crane Question & photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11155
Re: Whooping Crane Question & photos
You saw your reactions/responses over on operation migration, right? Yikes, no I had not seen that. Thank you for bringing it to my attention so I can defend myself. I wrote up a lengthy response to the post and several comments and posted it, lets see if it gets past moderation. Incase it does not...
- April 9th, 2014, 8:08 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo Dispatches #77: A Spring Collection
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6162
Re: Borneo Dispatches #77: A Spring Collection
Nice post yet again, you certainly found yourself a fascinating corner of the world to reside in. So much cool stuff its hard to pick what to comment on.... but I'll start at the beginning; the color in that kingfisher is incredible! Its interesting that there's alot of tarantulas at this time of ye...
- April 9th, 2014, 11:03 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Whooping Crane Question & photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11155
Re: Whooping Crane Question & photos
So I actually found the database. http://www.bringbackthecranes.org/PopList4March2014.pdf And I was able to ID the cranes I saw, I'm stupidly excited about it. Introducing Nougat and Grasshopper! http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/crane/11/BandingCodes1118D.html http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/crane/...
- April 9th, 2014, 9:58 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Snake Road trip
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6159
Re: Spring Snake Road trip
Awesome, thanks for the info.NickAsher wrote:THey are moving
- April 9th, 2014, 7:24 am
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Whooping Crane Question & photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11155
Re: Whooping Crane Question & photos
Clearly a banded one migrating north. Do you have any clearer of his bands? That's an i.d. you can see what group he belongs to and what year/age. etc. I actually do have some shots where the bands are more visible. Is there a database I can access to ID the individuals? 1st bird: L -green, red R -...
- April 8th, 2014, 9:53 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: Tips for night photography?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4193
Re: Tips for night photography?
Posting some of the shots in question would help, But to echo the others... a diffuser is almost necessary when photographing wet amphibs On a related note: How much does a polarizing filter generally help with reflections in everyones experience? I have never had a polarizer so when I saw one on sa...
- April 8th, 2014, 9:14 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: North West Ecuador Part 1
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2247
Re: North West Ecuador Part 1
Good stuff, Ecuador is a herp goldmine. My favorite was that Agalychnis.
Could try FlickrAny suggestions on better photo hosting sites?
- April 8th, 2014, 9:08 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: My first Caecilian!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2428
Re: My first Caecilian!
Fantastic! Nice shots and cool finds! Finding a caecilian would be a huge event for me. Is the caecilian and the snake mimics of each other? What advantage would that give either one? At least some Caecilian species secrete poison in their skin. I imagine it would make them unpalatable to certain pr...
- April 7th, 2014, 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Spring Snake Road trip
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6159
Re: Spring Snake Road trip
Anyone been out to the road yet, is anything moving? Considering a family trip down there, maybe even this next upcoming weekend.
- April 7th, 2014, 5:27 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Whooping Crane Question & photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11155
Re: Whooping Crane Question & photos
Thanks for the feedback guys. Why it might work: That crane was in all likelihood raised by people in giant white suits. It shouldn't associate a white suit with danger. Yeah, this was my thought process as well. Why it might not be a good idea: It is a federally listed bird, one of the most endange...
- April 7th, 2014, 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Noob questions re: technique, safety, etc
- Replies: 38
- Views: 9431
Re: Noob questions re: technique, safety, etc
That sounds like BS to me. You're not going to get tagged because a snake senses your body heat, you're going to get tagged because you step on or next to a snake and it bites defensively. A decent sized Fer-de-lance will probably go through rubber boots like butter. They are good to wear because r...
- April 7th, 2014, 9:38 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lets See Some Green Snakes
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12784
Re: Lets See Some Green Snakes
Bornean Keeled Green Pit Viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7305/11826713836_602887ae83_c.jpg :shock: :shock: :shock: That is possibly the coolest snake I've ever seen! Thanks! I was pretty ecstatic when I saw it, if I recall correctly the striping indicates its a you...
- April 7th, 2014, 7:35 am
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: Game camera recommendations?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5695
Re: Game camera recommendations?
Thats pretty awesome, i'm envious you can see such cool wildlife in your own backyard, if it was there once then it'll be there again is the way I see it. Good luck on getting images!I guess we should have left the game camera set up right here in our yard!...
- April 6th, 2014, 9:51 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Whooping Crane Question & photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11155
Whooping Crane Question & photos
Alright so I wanted to ask the opinion of some bird savvy folk about an idea thats popped into my head... Its kind of silly, feel free to laugh or tell me if its a bad idea, thats why I am asking. So I know of an general area where a whooping crane is hanging out, i saw him/her 2 weeks ago and then ...
- April 6th, 2014, 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: A bit of everything: 2013 Narrative and Photos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2960
Re: A bit of everything: 2013 Narrative and Photos
Great stuff, I was particularily interested in the philippine section, we dont see many posts from there and im extra interested in the herpetofauna from there as ill be there in just over a month! Good luck with the crocs, hope your gamble pays off! not sure if it's just my crappy computer/monitor....
- April 6th, 2014, 7:44 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Singapore... uh...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4341
Re: Singapore... uh...
Great finds!
My fieldguide says they are known to parachute and glide between trees for distances up to 3 m.Does that Frilly Gecko parachute like Ptychozoon?
- April 5th, 2014, 7:14 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Lets See Some Green Snakes
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12784
Re: Lets See Some Green Snakes
Green is certainly a beautiful color for snakes to be, I always get a little extra excited when I come across a green snake of an sort. I have photos of a few.... Smooth Green Snake https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3139/2552282905_752451b4ce_o.jpg https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3085/2553102156_f7553b8...
- April 5th, 2014, 7:00 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
Anton, I love everything about this shot except the tilted horizon! That always bugs me for some reason. Haha Believe me I know, no matter how many times I see that shot the first thing that jumps out at me is the tilted horizon, I have a version somewhere on a harddrive where its fixed in photosho...
- April 5th, 2014, 7:19 am
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
That's an awesome shot! Nice wide angle use for environment incorporation Thank you! It was actually a shot I envisioned before I even made it down to Mexico (where this was taken), while doing research on the area I started picturing this type of shot with a croc in the foreground and the lake beh...
- April 4th, 2014, 10:27 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Australia trip Part 3
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9151
Re: Australia trip Part 3
Incredible work all around, your 3 posts are the stuff dreams are made of. I'm really impressed by your bird, mammal and herp photography as well. How in the world did you spot the leaf tailed geckos? I feel like I could closely inspect a specific tree trunk with one on it and still miss it half the...
- April 4th, 2014, 4:10 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
An older shot that I like quite a bit.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] ... 4396674709

https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected] ... 4396674709

- April 4th, 2014, 11:39 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Borneo Dispatches #76: Mean Green Ratsnake Machine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3509
Re: Borneo Dispatches #76: Mean Green Ratsnake Machine
Fantastic find, seems like you made the most of it and had a great encounter and the snake didnt even get to maul you. Nice post.
- April 4th, 2014, 11:33 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: help ID a snake from a camera trap in central nicaragua
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1658
Re: help ID a snake from a camera traps in central nicaragua
For those of you who are initially confused (like I was) look at the bottom right corner of the images. Its tough to say from this kind of image but yeah im guessing coral or one of the mimics. Its always cool when snakes show up in camera trap images, there are some photos floating around on the ne...
- April 2nd, 2014, 6:43 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Bimini - A shark lover's paradise
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7954
Re: Bimini - A shark lover's paradise
Anton - Good luck in the philippines. My recommendation would be to get certified before leaving so you don't have to waste dives there on your 4 open water dives. That being said, your options in the winter are probably slim to none so I understand why you are probably doing it how you are. Thresh...
- March 28th, 2014, 12:04 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Vietnam 2013: Part 3
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3652
Re: Vietnam 2013: Part 3
Another fantastic post! I'm in love with that green cat snake, that thing is gorgeous. And i'm very jealous of your pangolin encounter, I spotted one running off deeper into the jungle at one point and after a few seconds hesitation took off after it myself but in those few seconds I hesitated it di...
- March 27th, 2014, 7:31 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
- March 26th, 2014, 8:16 am
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
I'm jealous of all you guys posting herps from this year,we thought spring was here but just got dumped on with snow again a few nights ago. Lizards at night tend to be pretty easy to get in-situ shots of, this lizard never budged while I was photographing him. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/10...
- March 25th, 2014, 3:19 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: New Flickr
- Replies: 70
- Views: 31938
Re: New Flickr
They finally did it, I have been switched to the "new experience" with no way to revert back to the old way. I am not thrilled about it.
- March 25th, 2014, 7:28 am
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Royal Tree Snake (Gonyophis margaritata)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7681
Re: Royal Tree Snake (Gonyophis margaritata)
That snake is gorgeous, I remember seeing it in one of the fieldguides I was looking at while in Borneo and being awestruck. Interestingly enough I just looked at the pocket field guide I do have and it doesn't have this species, must be so uncommon they decided not to include it in the pocket versi...
- March 24th, 2014, 4:00 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) subspecies?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11019
Re: Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) subspecies?
Andy, thanks alot for your help! This would indeed be M.m. hudsonica then as it was found in the central part of the state. Subspecies info is hard to find for anything other than herps - unless the subspecies are very unique or hunters and fishermen care. Yeah I was surprised by how little info I w...
- March 23rd, 2014, 8:24 pm
- Forum: Mammal Forum
- Topic: Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) subspecies?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11019
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) subspecies?
So I have seen plenty of Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the past but earlier today I finally managed to photograph one. I was a bit surprised to learn that there are 13 subspecies of Mephitis mephitis, this led to me trying to figure out how the subspecies were defined, seems like size and we...
- March 23rd, 2014, 7:55 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Australia trip Part 1
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8907
Re: Australia trip Part 1
Great photography work and looks like you turned up a lot of nice critters!
- March 23rd, 2014, 7:11 pm
- Forum: The Forum
- Topic: Rough-necked monitor lizard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1568
Re: Rough-necked monitor lizard
Wow, very nice work and very interesting observation. I wonder if this one could possibly be the same one you saw 4 years ago? Probably not, but I dont know enough about these lizards to say one way or another. This is high on my wishlist for when I return to SE Asia in a few months.
- March 23rd, 2014, 4:46 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: What was your last lifer?...
- Replies: 381
- Views: 340675
Re: What was your last lifer?...
I saw my first Whooping Crane today!! Didn't get any decent photos, still kicking myself.
- March 21st, 2014, 4:20 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: Winter Ducks
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3360
Re: Winter Ducks
especially Red-breasted Mergansers Yeah there were a number of dead mergansers about, I didn't photograph the dead ducks much but when I saw that the two ducks previously shown were going to fly by the merganser I tried to get a shot with all 3 in frame. Really sad to just see them out there like t...
- March 21st, 2014, 10:27 am
- Forum: News
- Topic: Tortoise cozies
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4003
Re: Tortoise cozies
I'd be delighted to hear others' recommendations for news sources, too! Does anyone look at Mongabay? The site is described as "Tropical rainforest conservation and environmental science news". I like to go on there from time to time, there is usually some interesting stuff. http://www.mongabay.com/
- March 21st, 2014, 7:04 am
- Forum: Board Line
- Topic: Global warming effecting Amphibians (true or false)
- Replies: 189
- Views: 136340
Re: Global warming effecting Amphibians (true or false)
I'm trying to abstain from joining this argument, mostly because it seems like the majority of folks posting more or less have similar views as my own and are able to express them more eloquently than I. But this statement tickled my funny bone: As for the "scientific consensus", it really only exis...
- March 20th, 2014, 10:14 pm
- Forum: FHF Image Lab
- Topic: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thread..
- Replies: 212
- Views: 201439
Re: It's been too long since we've had an in situ theme thre
One thing that surprised me about Gopher Tortoises were how wary they were of people, it was surprisingly tough to snag a photo of one going about its business, they would spot me and make a dash.


- March 20th, 2014, 8:21 pm
- Forum: Bird Forum
- Topic: I don't often shoot birds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2857
Re: I don't often shoot birds
Nice work, I also particularly like the eagle. You did really well with a 300mm, my biggest lens is a 400mm and I know thats still painfully short for many bird shots.